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
Text Long text
Short text
Phone
Email

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
Calculation

Dynamic

  • When data from a calculation or summary field is sent from FileMaker to Claris Studio, the OData API is used to determine the appropriate field type in Claris Studio.
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
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:

  • Related data

  • Calculation

  • Created on

  • Modified on

  • Created by

  • Modified by

Limitations

  • Container/Attachment fields

    • FileMaker → Claris Studio - File size must be less than 50 MB. In FileMaker, files greater than 50 MB will not:

      • Replace existing files in existing records Claris Studio

      • Be displayed in new records

    • Only the following types are supported in Claris Studio:

      • GIF

      • PNG

      • JPEG

      • TIFF

      • PDF

    • Time fields

      • Duration values in FileMaker will render as blank in Claris Studio.