FileMaker® Pro 9: Level 2 (Macintosh)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084285
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will create a database model based on relationships between
tables that hold data. You will automate tasks based on scripts and work with
functions and data found in external data sources. In addition, you will publish
your database on the web and provide utilitarian features to users.
Target Student: This course is for students who have some experience using FileMaker
Pro and are aware that their need for managing data exceeds their current
capabilities. In addition, this course is for the FileMaker Pro 9 user who
needs to share databases with other users on a network or over the Internet.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should have completed
the FileMaker® Pro 9: Level
1 (Macintosh) course. In addition, they should
be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system.
Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying, pasting,
and formatting text, and so on.
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student
and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum
hardware configuration:
- PowerPC G3, G4, G5, or Intel-based Mac
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
- Access to one of the following: a local CD-ROM drive, a local
DVD drive, or access to a networked CD-ROM drive
- Mouse or other pointing device
- VGA or higher video adapter and monitor
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (see your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional)
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
- Default Installation of FileMaker® Pro 9
- Default installation of Microsoft® Office® 2008
- Printer driver
- MySQL Server Community Edition 5.0 or above
- MySQL-Connector-ODBC version 3.51 or above
- Adobe® Reader® 8.0 and above
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create relationships between tables in a database file.
- create buttons to perform tasks.
- access data from external FileMaker sources or from an
external database.
- enhance the layout of your database.
- prepare and publish your database on the web.
- follow some of the best practices to keep data safe and
prevent information loss.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Creating Relationships Between Databases
- Topic 1A: Create Relationships
- Topic 1B: Access Data Using a Portal
- Topic 1C: Create a Lookup
- Topic 1D: Create a Relationship Using an Intermediate Table
- Topic 1E: Access Data from Related Tables
- Topic 1F: Summarize Related Data
- Topic 1G: Create a Value List
- Lesson 2: Creating Buttons
- Topic 2A: Create Buttons to Execute Simple Tasks
- Topic 2B: Create Buttons to Execute Complex Tasks
- Topic 2C: Create Buttons to Execute Scripts
- Lesson 3: Sharing and Exchanging Data
- Topic 3A: Share a Database with All Users on a Network
- Topic 3B: Share a Database Based on a Predefined Privilege Set
- Topic 3C: Share
a Database Based on a Customized Privilege Set
- Topic 3D: Access Remote Data
- Topic 3E: Access Data from External Data Sources
- Lesson 4: Enhancing the Database Layout
- Topic 4A: Add Tab Controls
- Topic 4B: Create a Layout Using Fields from Related Tables
- Topic 4C: Enhance the Layout
- Lesson 5: Publishing a Database on the Web
- Topic 5A: Prepare a Database for Publishing
- Topic 5B: Publish a Database for the Web
- Topic 5C: Work with the Web Viewer Tool
- Lesson 6: Protecting Data
- Topic 6A: Create a Backup of Database files
- Topic 6B: Maintain Data Security