BaseElements Mastery
Learn the tool that that provides a complete analysis of your FileMaker application
BaseElements is a FileMaker application analysis tool created by Nicholas Orr at Goya. We have been using this powerful developer tool for many years with our own internal FileMaker apps but also to help us review customer's systems.
Working in conjunction with the FileMaker DDR (Database Design Report), BaseElements gives you an overview of all the elements in your entire FileMaker file - layouts, scripts, fields, Global Variables, tooltips, etc. BaseElements will tell you what is being used, where it is being used, what is broken, and what is not being used at all.
In this course, we will begin with the basics of getting started with BaseElements and then expand into more complex topics.
The topics include:
While there are many BaseElements tutorials on YouTube (and many from Nick himself), we created this course to provide a place to delve into topics in greater detail and give students the opportunity to ask questions along the way.
Enroll today if you are looking to better understand the BaseElements analysis tool and its many features.
Analyze This! A podcast discussing BaseElements
In this episode of the Fireside FileMaker Podcast, Marc Larochelle and Nick Orr join John Mark Osborne and Michael Rocharde to discuss BaseElements. The conversation covers the history and evolution of the BaseElements along with discussions about specific features, the benefits to developers, and much more.
The BaseElements course far exceeded my expectations. I've used BaseElements for many years but had a limited understanding of it. This course, combined with...
Read MoreThe BaseElements course far exceeded my expectations. I've used BaseElements for many years but had a limited understanding of it. This course, combined with the latest version of BaseElements, is an extremely pleasant surprise for both veteran and new users. Congrats to Nick Orr at Goya for his outstanding work in adding amazing new capabilities to BaseElements and to Marc Larochelle and team at Productive Computing for a first-class training experience.
Read LessClear and systematic coverage
Clear and systematic coverage
Read LessWelcome
About Marc Larochelle / Productive Computing
FREE PREVIEWHow To Use This Course
FREE PREVIEWCourse Version History
BaseElements Versions Used for This Course
Setup and Plug-ins
The Database Design Report (DDR)
Import DDR Into BaseElements
Working with Multiple Analyses
Importing and Running Server-Side
Preferences File
The Basics
Navigating the Interface
Unreferenced
Indirection
Searching and Locating
Alerts: (Errors, Warnings, Performance Issues)
Application Preferences
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Modifier Keys
Clip Manager
Plug-ins and Variables
Statistics Page
Consolidation Report
Change Report
Top Call Log
Modifiable Layouts and Scripts
Automating Imports With FMPA
This course assumes the following prerequisites: