Privilege set capabilities for FileMaker data sources

When you connect a FileMaker data source to Claris Studio, what you can do in Claris Studio and what will be synced back to FileMaker depends on the privilege set of the account used to make the connection. The tables below shows the capabilities for each of the standard privilege sets in FileMaker Pro for working with fields and records.

Fields

Access Level	Create Fields		Edit Fields		Delete Fields
	FileMaker → Claris Studio	Claris Studio → FileMaker	FileMaker → Claris Studio	Claris Studio → FileMaker	FileMaker → Claris Studio	Claris Studio → FileMaker
Full Access	✅	✅	✅	⚠️*	✅	✅
Data-Entry Only	❌	⚠️*	❌	⚠️*	❌	⚠️*
Read-Only Access	❌	⚠️*	❌	⚠️*	❌	⚠️*

Records

Access Level	Create Records		Edit Records		Delete Records
	FileMaker → Claris Studio	Claris Studio → FileMaker	FileMaker → Claris Studio	Claris Studio → FileMaker	FileMaker → Claris Studio	Claris Studio → FileMaker
Full Access	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Data-Entry Only	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Read-Only Access	❌	⚠️*	❌	⚠️*	❌	⚠️*

*Note: Changes made in Claris Studio will be overwritten by FileMaker on sync. FileMaker remains the source of truth. Field types cannot be changed in Claris Studio.