Filemaker Pro 9 (61)

Question 1

This set entered on 5-16-14
5.3.14.5

1. p340 VIEWING RELATED FIELDS.
   How do you view a field from another TABLE OCCURRENCE on the CURRENT LAYOUT?

Answer 1

LAYOUT MODE: FIELD TOOL: PUT NEW FIELD IN CURRENT LAYOUT: Choose a field from another table from the TABLE OCCURRENCE POP UP MENU, click OK.

Question 2

2. p 342 PORTALS. What is a PORTAL?

Answer 2

It is a LAYOUT OBJECT that makes VIEWING, EDITING, and EVEN DELETING MULTIPLE RELATED RECORDS POSSIBLE.

Question 3

3. What does a PORTAL show?

Answer 3

it shows a LIST OF RECORDS FROM A RELATED TABLE right on the LAYOUT.

Question 4

4. How many ROWS (RECORDS) can a PORTAL show?

Answer 4

as many as you want, you even have the option of adding a SCROLL BAR.

Question 5

5. When you add a PORTAL to your layout, you get to decide:

Answer 5

a. Which records it shows
b. How they are sorted
c. What the PORTAL looks like.

Question 6

6. What type of RELATIONSHIP is a perfect candidate for a PORTAL?

Answer 6

ONE-TO-MANY

Question 7

7. You add a PORTAL with the PORTAL TOOL, and you get the PORTAL SET UP dialog box. What options do you get in the PORTAL SET UP dialog box?

Answer 7

a. Which table you want to show records from
b. How those records should be sorted
c. Which related records to show
d. Options on how to adjust the look of the portal.