The data could be in the hands of the coordinators for changes on the fly at the event, available on iPhones, iPads, or laptops. This could work, but as a FileMaker Developer, I bristle at the mention of using Excel for data collection, because I always believe there is probably a better solution involving FileMaker Pro.īuilding a FileMaker database would allow several new things to happen, including more consistent data formatting not to mention better looking reports. This is the first year office staffers will attempt to centralize this information, and in all probably it will come in, in Excel format. The goal this year is to gather these schedules back from the coordinators so that master lists of volunteer time slots are available at the main gate, to avoid the inevitable questions about ‘What shift was I supposed to show up for?’ from the volunteers. Pre-festival the FileMaker database is used to organize volunteers onto various committees, but during the festival the main organizational challenge is to schedule the volunteers. During the festival the staff balloons to include volunteer coordinators for whom the small non-profit festival cannot afford to purchase FileMaker licenses. Our local music festival has a dedicated internal staff using FileMaker to organize the planning of the festival and coordinate the activies of a large number of volunteers. Perhaps an example, where budget is a real constraint, would help illustrate this point.
A developer could create a single file that could be used on Macs, Windows, iPhones and iPads, all without any underlying costs beyond the initial purchase of FileMaker Pro Advanced. What if there were a way to use the same data file that originates from a Runtime version on the iPhone/iPad? The implications would be big right? Free on the desktop and free on an iPhone or iPad.
Note that you can only create Runtimes using FileMaker Pro Advanced, the developer version that sells for $499 - $200 more than the regular version. Runtimes are feature-limited copies of the FileMaker software that don’t require the user to purchase FileMaker 12 to run a specifically created database. has chosen to make FileMaker Go 12 absolutely free on the iPhone and iPad. This makes database solutions you create on your Mac or PC very easy to deploy on mobile devices.įor a long time now, the company has offered a method of creating free FileMaker Runtimes for Mac and Windows, using FileMaker Pro Advanced.
A big bonus of the new version is that FileMaker Inc. The recent launch of FileMaker Pro 12 has been getting rave reviews around the web.
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