Filemaker server 16 requirements install#
Filemaker server 16 requirements update#
Filemaker server 16 requirements trial#
Filemaker server 16 requirements series#

Once you click on it, it itemizes the changes to just that element. Any changed properties in an element will cause the element to be flagged as edited. Too many trees, not enough forest.įMComparison looks at a FileMaker element (field, table, script, layout, etc) as the core unit of change. Unfortunately, this produced an excessively detailed report that was difficult to understand without dumping the data into something like FileMaker in order to isolate the kinds of changes you were most concerned about. The diff tool in FMPerception looked at each edited property as a “change”.

Once the comparison has completed, you can click View Comparison to review the results.

After both files have loaded, click Begin Comparison.

Filemaker server 16 requirements series#

There are situations where you might want to do this, either because you exported the original xml after the modified xml, or if you are looking for a guide to rolling back a series of changes.

FMComparison will warn you if you select a more recent file as the Original file, but it will not stop the process.

FMComparison will warn you if you select the same file twice, or if you select 2 copies of the same file.

Click the appropriate Select button for each.

After FMComparison launches, you will be presented with an interface allowing you to select the original version and the modified version.

Export/gather XML from 2 versions of one of your FileMaker database files using the Tools -> Save a Copy as XML… menu item.

FMComparison likes screen real-estate.

Filemaker server 16 requirements update#

If you can’t regularly access the update server and the registration server, your experience may suffer.

I fully anticipate releasing many updates in the coming weeks, so if you regularly have restricted internet access or no internet access, you may want to wait a while before getting involved in the beta.

If you need to compare multiple files, they can be run concurrently, but each will need to be run independently in its own window. Claris has not yet implemented a multi-file XML export for the new XML format, and we have not introduced our own.

FMComparison compares single database files at a time.

It uses the XML produced by the Tools -> Save a Copy as XML… menu item introduced in FileMaker 18.

FMComparison does not use the Database Design Report (DDR) XML.

We may or may not add support for FileMaker 18 at some point in the future.

FMComparison currently requires FileMaker 19 or greater.

Filemaker server 16 requirements trial#

During the beta period, FMComparison will not be available to FMPerception users under a Trial license.

Filemaker server 16 requirements install#

Like FMPerception, you can install and use any version released before your support expires, even after your support expires.

You must be a licensed user of FMPerception with up-to-date support in order to install FMComparison.

FMComparison is currently not licensed independently from FMPerception.

I would love to get confirmation of that from users. I’ve only tested in Windows 10, but it should work back to Windows 7. Exercise caution when using the results to guide development decisions. I can make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the results until it has been fully validated by myself and by user experience. See Starting Admin Console.You should absolutely read all of the following before using FMComparison.ĬAVEAT: This is beta software. You can run Admin Console on the same machine where FileMaker Server is running or on almost any Windows or macOS machine that has network access to FileMaker Server. FileMaker Server Admin ConsoleįileMaker Server Admin Console is a web application that lets you configure and administer FileMaker Server work with, monitor, and share data from hosted databases and manage connected clients. FileMaker ® Server is a dedicated database server that opens FileMaker Pro Advanced files, makes them available to clients on your network, and publishes FileMaker data in webpages or to other applications.