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The Importance of Test Data in FileMaker Solutions and FM-Backed Web Apps

Your data is valuable and protecting it is vital in terms of legal obligations, your business reputation, competitive advantage, and more. The importance of test data in FileMaker is a discussion worth having when starting a new project or updating your solution. One easily overlooked area of data protection is the security of your data in the development and test versions of your solution, whether a FileMaker solution or a web application. While your live production data may be carefully secured, the copy of the data made for testing, especially if residing on an outside server, may not be safe. Read more
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How To Update an Existing Add-On While Preserving Data

Screenshot from within layout mode of a FileMaker file, showing the dialog for installing new add-ons or choosing existing ones.
We recently released an updated version of our free FileMaker logging add-on, available in the Claris Marketplace, and some of you had questions about updating your existing add-on. You wondered if you needed to completely remove the first version before installing the second. And you wondered how you would protect your data during that process. So we put together this outline to assist. Read more
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Install Our FREE FileMaker Logging Add-on v2.0

Screenshot of dashboard for our free PBS Logging Add-on
Three years ago, we proudly launched our initial version of PBS Log, a robust add-on designed for FileMaker solutions. Today, we are pleased to unveil an upgraded version, available for free in the Claris Marketplace. Read more
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New Add-on! Free FileMaker Date Picker Widget

Screenshot from our free FileMaker Date Picker Widget
As part of an internal project where we are turning some of our various code modules into add-ons, we’ve revised the date picker and are making it freely available. Download it from within the article. Read more
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Download Our Free Xodo Sign Custom Connector and Integrate Digital Signing With FileMaker

Icons for Xodo Sign and Claris Connect
We are excited to announce the latest feature in Claris Connect - custom connectors! This newest and greatly anticipated feature is now available in every Claris Connect account. This means we are no longer limited to just the pre-built connectors but can now create a customized connector for virtually any API that exists. Read more
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See Improved Performance In The Button Bar Portal Sort Header

See Improved Performance in the Button Bar Portal Sort Header

**This post is an updated version of an earlier post that can be found here.**

The Button Bar Portal Sort Header gets better and better

We first released a demo and video about the Portal Sort Header back Read more

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