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Database software for individuals or teams. Allows users to create forms, reports and labels. Share on a network or over the web.FileMakerFileMaker Pro Library Software Review2018-11-16T19:33:44.817ZWe use FileMaker Pro to help organize our catalogs of backgrounds and props. We also built a custom set up to help maintain a library of animal talent for our shoots. It helps us to search by MANY different methods as well as generate quick PDFS that we can send to clients and other people in the studio. Most of the production staff in the studio uses FileMaker Pro. You do have to have the system stored on a server so that many people can access that, but for a larger company like ours, that wasn't really an issue. The ability to format the program and generate layouts that work best for your needs is pretty great. Although that part of it can be tricky, and takes a bit of time to learn. Searching inventories is really simple, though.,FileMaker Pro makes searching through internal inventories very easy. You can search by many different keywords.
FileMaker Pro is very simple to use when populating the inventories and catalogs.
The software is very customizable. Which is great for many different types of uses and businesses.,Customizing FileMaker Pro can be tricky for people who aren't super familiar with that type of work.
The software is really good, just needs a little more user friendliness or simplicity.,7,It's made everyone be able to search libraries. It provides all the information to everyone and is stored in one place.
It's helped to spread the work as many people can access and use the software.,,Adobe Photoshop, Slack, Microsoft 365 BusinessMandi KohlmeierFileMaker Finesse2018-05-21T20:47:59.649ZFileMaker Pro is used across the whole company in every department. It is the main ERP we use. And works well enough in every department but it does work better for some departments than others.,It is very customizable. Our IT department can add or remove anything our company needs which helps as we grow and our needs change.
Our purchasing department likes the fact that creating a PO is intuitive and sending POs to our vendors is very simple.
Our sales department likes that quotes are always saved along with a version of any changes. It also turns quotes into invoices with a simple click which makes the fast-paced sales easier.,One issue we have is that the accounting portion of this software is not easy. It takes a lot of extra labor to do easy things. Like creating debit memos.
Because it is so customizable it can open things up for errors that shouldn't have been there so people weren't allowed to add whatever they wanted.
The last thing I would say is that the version we use does not allow us to pull a lot of marketing reports and we always have to involve IT to help pull the simplest of reports, like if we want a list of email addresses for our customers.,6,A negative impact is that there are few people that can help when problems arise and they charge a premium because you have limited options.
A positive is that we have been able to use it for a long time and so we have not had to spend time and money on the new system.
Another positive is that, once you're trained in one department, cross training is very easy since the same system is used throughout the business. This saves time and money and can help us when we are an employee down.,Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Avalara ReturnsTessa PetersonFilemaker to save the day!2018-07-23T21:28:30.928ZFilemaker is the heart of our organization. It runs every department in one to degree or another. For each department, we have automated processes which have cut down on hours of work for our organization. Each business work flow is highly custom, and therefore an out of the box solution was not going to work. Filemaker has allowed us to put in place a solution that is tailored to the way we like to do business but also allows us to grow and change process flows quickly that wouldn't be possible using standard development technologies.,Develop custom solutions very fast
Simple to use for non-developers
Easy rollout of solutions company-wide
Easy setup of server to host custom solution,Developer features need to be beefed up - namely adding the ability to search code for a phrase or keyword and the ability to do the same in the "relationship graph" in the database.
Add ability for users to edit the same table record at the same time by version control.
Allow Filemaker Server to use more than 1 core; currently multi-processing is not supported and it can be tricky to find just the right server to support the application you've built to the fullest capacity.,8,Positive impact for my company is that we have designed a solution that meets the needs of our very custom processes.
My company is in the process of expanding rapidly and with that the need for new tools are need quickly. With most languages (like Java or .Net), it could take weeks to develop the same tool it takes us 3 days to make in Filemaker.
The most negative impact however is that at times Filemaker will just become overwhelmed and we have no choice but to restart the server which hosts the application.,MySQL, Amazon Aurora and Microsoft SQL Server,Managing tables
Editing code
Debugging code,Managing table relationships
Searching relationships
Searching code/scripts
Code versioning,Yes,6Verified UserFileMaker Pro - exactly what you want, when you want, and how you want it.2018-08-24T21:43:19.558ZFileMaker Pro is the key to our business. It is our CRM as well as our data management. We use Filemaker Pro and Filemaker Go combined to create mapping and routing for our clients. All reporting is customized via FMPro.
FileMaker Pro is essential to our business, making sure that we are organized and stay on top of our day to day operations.,Customized database. We have all the information that we need and could possibly want at our fingertips.
Organization. We have client information, vendor information, and personnel information organized in a logical and secure way. Because of the custom settings, only certain people are able to view all of the data - while others are only allowed to view what is needed.
Working with FMGo - we are at the forefront of reporting technology. Our people personal work independently across the country and we see their results in seconds.,Making changes is sometimes difficult and we do work with an FM developer. While we like our developer, we do wish it was easier to do on our own.
FMPro is sometimes glitchy with how it outputs data. Because we've been working with it for so long and it's so customized, we have work arounds, but something we just want to be able to export things as spreadsheets in the first place. :),9,FM Pro has completely changed our business. We used to be very paper heavy and now everyone is fully mobile. Our time for campaigns is 5 to 8 business days when it used to take upwards of 21 days.
Our reporting is up to date and 'flashy'. We recently revamped our reporting and it's fully customized via FM Pro.,,Google DriveVerified UserFileMaker - the perfect solution for a custom database.2018-02-05T18:49:54.984ZFileMaker serves as the “brains” of the operation. Every order is entered and tracked through the entire production process. Employees can see at a glance everything they need to know about an order.... what raw materials were ordered, when they arrived, changes requested by a customer, when the order is expected to be delivered.,Sorts and classifies data according to your exact search parameters.
Makes detailed information easy to find.
Produces up to the minute progress reports.,Have typically needed to purchase outside reference materials to help understand harness the powerful FileMaker.,10,Saves time, money & headaches when tracing orders.
Makes information easy to find.
Keeps information organized and searchable.,Xero, Apple iCloud, WixDoug Fish
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FileMaker Pro
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