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From Design to Long-Term Sustainability In Part 1 of this series, we focused on building a strong user experience (UX) foundation. That post covered understanding users, mapping real-world workflows, simplifying navigation, and improving dialog clarity so FileMaker solutions feel intuitive from the very beginning. In Part 2, we shifted the focus to user interface [...]
From User Experience to User Interface In Part 1 of this series, we focused on the foundation of great FileMaker solutions: user experience (UX). That post explored how understanding users, mapping real-world workflows, simplifying navigation, and refining dialog messaging all contribute to applications that feel intuitive instead of overwhelming. If you haven’t read it [...]
Designing with the User in Mind Great FileMaker apps don’t happen by accident - they’re designed intentionally around how people actually work. This post is Part 1 of a three-part series on UX & UI Best Practices in FileMaker, where we break down how to design solutions that are intuitive, efficient, and genuinely enjoyable [...]
Surcharge logic is one of those things that always starts simple… and then becomes complicated the moment you support multiple card types, ACH fees, or inclusive calculations. Most systems end up with surcharge rules duplicated across scripts, fields, and UI logic. PaymentSurcharge solves this by providing a single, predictable JSON object that returns both [...]
Managing sales tax in complex environments can be challenging—especially when multiple rates, mixed taxability, and inclusive vs. exclusive pricing all intersect. In real-world systems, these tax rates are often driven by external tax engines to ensure accuracy and compliance. In our Claris FileMaker solutions, we use the TaxJar api to dynamically retrieve the correct [...]
Hey everyone! This post is a little different from my usual ones, but I think it will give you something to think about. We love building custom solutions that fit the way our clients work—but if you’re like me, some tasks are repetitive, just in a different context. That’s where modular coding in Claris [...]
In my last post, I covered Claris FileMaker 2025 – JSON Parse. Today, I'll highlight two more new features that I’ll be using regularly: GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet function and the Go to List of Records script step. GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet Let’s start with GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet. What does it do? In simple terms, this function pulls record IDs from the [...]
If you haven’t already heard, Claris has released FileMaker Pro 2025… or is it FileMaker Pro 22? Whatever you want to call it, it’s the new version—and it comes packed with some great new features. In this post, I’m going to focus on one of them: JSONParse. Quick note: the demo file uses the [...]
I mentioned at the end of my last post Execute FM Data API Performance Test - Part 2 that I would demonstrate a use case where I feel that the Claris Execute FileMaker Data API excels is universal multi-selection picker scripts. Some housekeeping. You may feel like this is a guiltless plug, a broken [...]
Previously, I wrote a blog series on how to use write operations with the Execute FileMaker Data API script step in Claris FileMaker 21. If you haven't read them or are new to this script step, you can find the links below: Execute FileMaker Data API – Part 1 – Create Execute FileMaker Data [...]