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Will AI Replace Programmers?

Will AI replace programmers? The prospect of losing entire professions to automation is a timely topic, with public interest in AI at an all-time high. AI’s impact ranges from minimally disruptive to maximally destructive, largely depending on industry. Office work is expected to feel the greatest impact from AI, while manual labor is expected to be impacted least. How do experts predict the rise in the use of AI will impact software development? Do software developers have a promising future in the industry?

4 Tips for Pixel-Perfect Claris FileMaker Layouts

Low-Code / By Weihao Ding

Formatting Claris FileMaker Layouts is a Slippery Slope Creating pixel-perfect Claris FileMaker layouts is hard. Keeping it pixel-perfect through all future releases is harder. I’ve spent tons of time carefully positioning every object to make the layout look perfect. Then, the moment I update the content of a label, or change the text orientation of …

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David Weiner: Speaker at Claris Engage 2024

Events, Low-Code / By Jade Barnabé

After nearly five years, Claris Engage (formerly FileMaker DevCon) will be an in-person event. Needless to say, people are excited! The Claris community will gather on February 6-8th at the all-new Apple Campus in Austin, Texas. The 25th in-person edition of the event promises a lot, to say the least. Attendees will choose from over …

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Exploring the Integration of Claris FileMaker and Microsoft Power BI

1 Comment / Low-Code / By Francois Dube

Unleashing the Power of Data In the ever-evolving realm of data management and analytics, companies are constantly looking for effective ways to collect, organize and understand their data. Claris FileMaker and Microsoft Power BI are two powerful tools that play a crucial role in this field. In this article, we’ll take a look at what …

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How Much Does Robotic Process Automation Cost?

Low-Code, Robotic Process Automation / By Direct Impact Solutions

Deloitte states that SMEs spend $5,000 to $15,000 for a single bot acquisition, while enterprises could spend over $20 million for a complete RPA solution (with engineering, testing, development, and more) of over 500 bots that can displace at least 1,000 employees, resulting in $100 million in savings. Robotic process automation services are expensive. However, …

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New Flush Option for FileMaker’s Loop Script Step

Low-Code / By Weihao Ding

According to Claris’ FileMaker Pro Release Notes for Version 20.3.1, Flush includes the following three values:1. Always: When setting a field within a loop, the relationship is flushed along with the join data.2. Minimum: When setting a field within a loop, minimal data is flushed.3. Defer: When setting a field within a loop, data and …

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How to Copy Locale Settings from One FileMaker App to Another

Low-Code / By Weihao Ding

Oops, I Messed Up the Locale Settings of My App A few weeks ago, I used the latest version of the FileMaker Data Migration Tool (FM DMT) to do a deployment. As a chaos monkey myself, I added the -target_locale parameter to my command line and set it to “System” and thought it would keep …

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How to Identify Tables & Fields Not Migrated via DMT

Low-Code / By Weihao Ding

The FileMaker Data Migration tool (FM DMT) is a great tool that helps developers conduct deployments. To learn how to use the FM DMT, check out our video here: FileMaker Best Practices: The Data Migration Tool. After using the FM DMT to migrate data from one file to another, it is a good practice to …

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How to Integrate FileMaker with QuickBooks in 2023

Low-Code / By Weihao Ding

QuickBooks is one of the most popular accounting software options. Naturally, there is a lot of interest around integrating custom FileMaker solutions with QuickBooks to avoid duplicate data entry and to streamline workflows. Since Intuit (the developer of QB) has stopped supporting QuickBooks Desktop and is encouraging its customers to move to the cloud-based QuickBooks …

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Claris Roadmap Update

Low-Code, News / By Weihao Ding

Claris Releases Roadmap Update On August 29, 2023, Claris released a statement on its product roadmap with several key updates. The newest updates reference a previous Claris roadmap statement, which announced the genesis of Claris Studio. Claris Studio is a cloud-native web application builder designed to complement FileMaker solutions. Claris Studio uses a Claris ID …

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