{"id":2959,"date":"2018-06-13T09:03:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2018-06-13T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:03:22","slug":"filemaker-17-adds-new-features-and-starter-apps-software-business-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/filemaker-17-adds-new-features-and-starter-apps-software-business-it\/","title":{"rendered":"FileMaker 17 adds new features and starter apps &#8211; Software &#8211; Business IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bit.com.au\/news\/filemaker-17-adds-new-features-and-starter-apps-493249\">FileMaker 17 adds new features and starter apps &#8211; Software &#8211; Business IT<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\">The latest version of the application creation tool has enhancements for both non-experts and developers.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"metadata singleline\"><span class=\"byline\">Stephen Withers<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Can\u2019t find business software that\u2019s suitable for you? It is possible to create your own, as we explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bit.com.au\/guide\/successful-digital-transformation-can-be-a-diy-affair-490040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our case study on juice maker Summer Snow<\/a>, which used FileMaker to create its own suite of custom applications.<\/p>\n<p>Now there\u2019s a new version of the database development platform, FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced, which comes with half a dozen starter apps designed to give users worthwhile functionality in a form that can be easily understood and extended by non-expert developers.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the starter apps make it easy to add more data tables without requiring an understanding of relational database schemas.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, master-detail layouts simplify the creation of apps to display hierarchical data, such as the names and details of contacts at a business&#8217;s customers, or the options available for each of its services.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/filemaker-17-adds-new-features-and-starter-apps-software-business-it\/0_0_480_1_70__news_filemaker17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17.jpg?fit=480%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,373\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17.jpg?fit=480%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0_0_480_1_70__News_FileMaker17.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: FileMaker 17 adds new features and starter apps &#8211; Software &#8211; Business IT The latest version of the application creation tool has enhancements for both non-experts and developers. Stephen Withers Can\u2019t find business software that\u2019s suitable for you? 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