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FileMaker Pro At Work
December 19, 2018

FileMaker Pro At Work

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with FileMaker Pro

FileMaker Pro is used across our organization. We utilize its flexibility and scalability to manage and monitor our core business.
  • FMP allows us to easily add information and fields to existing applications as our business needs dictate.
  • FMP works very well with a workforce that is spread throughout the country.
  • FMP allows us to add roles to individuals so that we can tailor their views to what they do.
  • FMP Server can be difficult to work with at times. Not easy to migrate to a new server.
  • FMP in our environment is constantly evolving. By adding new functionality we are able to reduce repetition and minimize the number of locations data is stored. Making us more efficient.
  • As we get more dependent on FMP it is apparent the amount of work it would take to migrate to another platform.
We previously had deployed QuickBase. However, we realized that QuickBase would not allow us to construct our app the way we worked. That is where FMP came in. Its ability to adapt to the way we work made transitioning very easy.
FMP is well suited to organizations that need a tightly integrated system that delivers interfaces targeted at specific job roles.
FMP is not suited for quick, on-time solutions. This may be better suited to another app such as excel.

Using FileMaker Pro

25 - The functions represented are:
Managment
Accounting
Customer Service
Faculty Management
Marketing
2 - The support group has skills in managing the server and client deployments as well as maintaining and enhancing the application.
  • Ability to communicate to all necessary parties the status of our conferences.
  • Ability for management to get high-level views of the business and drill down where needed.
  • Ability of conference management team to expertly handle the growing requirements of the position without the need to add additional staff.
  • The ability to automate some time-sensitive processes and remove most human intervention has led to less confusion and errors.
  • We are looking at expanding FMP into other areas of the company. Anytime we have people working off of shared spreadsheets we look to see if there would be a benefit to creating an app in FMP.
Based on how entrenched we are and the benefits we do garner from using FMP, it would be a lengthy and major effort to get off of FMP.