Field mappings
FileMaker and Claris Studio have slightly different sets of fields that you can use to build apps and views. As a result, some fields in FileMaker can be converted to more semantic fields in Claris Studio—for example mapping a Text field in FileMaker to a Rich text field in Claris Studio. Additionally, certain fields in Claris Studio will automatically be converted to a simpler or corresponding field type in FileMaker ensure support.
FileMaker ↔ Claris Studio
For the fields below, any record changes on one side will be synced to the other if there are no conflicts.
FileMaker field | Claris Studio field |
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Text | Long text |
Short text | |
Phone | |
Value list (text fields and number fields) Note For the field in FileMaker, "Member of value list" must be checked in the Validation tab. |
Dropdown |
Single choice | |
Checkbox (text field only) | |
Number | Number |
Currency | |
User | |
Rating | |
Date | Date |
Time | Time |
Timestamp | Timestamp |
FileMaker → Claris Studio
For the fields below, users can't modify data in Claris Studio. In other words, these are read-only fields in Claris Studio.
FileMaker field | Claris Studio field |
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Calculation |
Dynamic
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Summary | |
Container | Attachment |
Claris Studio → FileMaker
For the fields below in the Claris Studio column, their type will be automatically mapped to the field type listed in the FileMaker column, and updates made in Claris Studio will update the corresponding field in FileMaker when data is synced.
Note In FileMaker Pro, these fields should be treated as read-only and should not be written to.
Claris Studio field | FileMaker field |
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Rich text | Text |
Comments | |
Signature | |
Ranking | |
Drop-down | |
Single choice | |
Checkboxes |
Unsupported Fields
The following Claris Studio fields can't be mapped to a FileMaker field and therefore can't be written to FileMaker:
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Related data
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Calculation
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Created on
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Modified on
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Created by
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Modified by
Limitations
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Container/Attachment fields
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FileMaker → Claris Studio - File size must be less than 50 MB. In FileMaker, files greater than 50 MB will not:
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Replace existing files in existing records Claris Studio
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Be displayed in new records
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Only the following types are supported in Claris Studio:
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GIF
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PNG
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JPEG
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TIFF
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PDF
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Time fields
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Duration values in FileMaker will render as blank in Claris Studio.
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