Filemaker Pro 9 (62)

Question 1

This set entered on 5-16-14
5.4.14.1

1. p 344 PORTALS. In the PORTAL SET UP dialog box, how do you choose which table to show the RECORDS from?

Answer 1

“SHOW RELATED RECORDS FROM” pop up menu

Question 2

2. When you choose “SHOW RELATED RECORDS FROM,” FileMaker looks at:

Answer 2

a RELATED TABLE OCCURRENCE, and it ALWAYS sees it from the PERSPECTIVE (CONTEXT) OF THE CURRENT LAYOUT.

Question 3

3. If you’re working from the CUSTOMERS LAYOUT, and have a JOBS PORTAL, FileMaker looks at;

Answer 3

JOBS RELATED TO THE CUSTOMER. You could say that the CUSTOMERS TABLE is your current CONTEXT.

Question 4

4. What does the SORT PORTAL RECORDS in the PORTAL SET UP dialog box do?

Answer 4

allows you to sort the records by the field of your choice.

Question 5

5. “ALLOW DELETION OF PORTAL RECORDS.”

Answer 5

With this option turned on, you can delete records in the related table right from the current layout (CURRENT CONTEXT).

Question 6

6. “SHOW VERTICAL SCROLL BAR.”

Answer 6

Allows you to view all the related jobs, no matter how many exist.

Question 7

7. “RESET SCROLL BAR WHEN EXITING RECORD.”

Answer 7

The portal goes back to the first record when you click out or exit the portal.

Question 8

8. When you’ve made your choices in the PORTAL SET UP dialog box and click OK, its space is taken over by:

Answer 8

The ADD FIELDS TO PORTAL window.

Question 9

9. Choose your field, say, JOB NAME, and click MOVE. What happens?

Answer 9

FileMaker adds JOBS:: NAME to the included FIELDS list. Click OK. Your layout now has a PORTAL.