What to Expect

Learn FileMaker's Admin API and Automate FileMaker Server Routines

  • Connect to FileMaker Server

    Use the FM Server Manager to connect to your FileMaker Server 18 or higher, monitor the status of your databases, the client connections, and schedules. Learn to create automated server routines or your own server monitoring processes.

  • Understand FileMaker Admin API

    This course will showcase the power of the FileMaker Admin API. We have taken the guesswork out of building your own solution and provided the scripts to use with the Admin API. Learn to use Insert From URL, handle security tokens and talk to third party services.

  • Expand to Suit Your Needs

    With full access to the FM Server Manager, you will save hours of development time versus building this from scratch. Take it for a test run - then customize it to build your own server routines or your own monitoring systems using the FileMaker Server Admin API.

New Features for FileMaker Server 19

FM Server Manager app

The FM Server Manager app supports the new endpoints for FileMaker Server 19 Admin API and the server details layout has been updated to display this new information. The app now:

  • Pulls server metadata settings
  • Pulls server current folder settings
  • Pulls data API settings
  • Pulls licensing and SSL certificate settings
  • Pulls email notification settings
  • Pulls plugin settings
  • Updates server name
  • Updates progressive backup settings
  • Handles parallel backups



What Is My Latency - FileMaker Add-on

New developer tool for FileMaker 19 and above

This FileMaker add-on will measure network latency speeds for up to four different locations, websites, or FileMaker servers at the same time. This is a great tool for FileMaker developers who need to test network speeds when considering deployment options for users and customers.



Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome and Download Notes

    2. Overview

    3. About Marc Larochelle / Productive Computing

    4. How To Use This Course

    5. What's New? (FM Server 18 or higher)

    6. FM Server Manager Updates for FM Server 19.2.1

    7. Course Version History

    1. DOWNLOAD: "FM Server Manager" FileMaker File

    2. Install, Connect, Get Server status, Poll Server

    3. Server Settings

    4. Database Area

    5. Clients area

    6. Schedules (part 1)

    7. Schedules (part 2)

    1. Under the Hood (FileMaker Schema)

    2. Under the Hood (understanding the API part 1)

    3. Server Heartbeat (Server Side Script)

    4. Server Heartbeat (Server Side Script) - v2

    5. DOWNLOAD: "What is My Latency" FileMaker File and Add-On

    1. Thank You!

    2. FREE One-on-One Meetings with PCU Office Hours!

    3. Other Offerings from Productive Computing

About this course

  • Free
  • 22 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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  • $299.00 / year

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Course Reviews

5 star rating

Cool stuff

Fabian Fridholm

A free Server Manager, and well explained! The one thing I miss from the old Admin Console in FM16 is the ability to search the logs. I would hope that was i...

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A free Server Manager, and well explained! The one thing I miss from the old Admin Console in FM16 is the ability to search the logs. I would hope that was included here, but unfortunately not (yet) – maybe in the next release?

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5 star rating

Thorough and well organized.

Edward L Scott

Nicely done.

Nicely done.

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5 star rating

Excellent Course

Vasile Valentin Stanciu

Very useful

Very useful

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To the Point

Sayed Bondok

New innovative ideas of programming. You are giving us (small developers) the courage to enter such scary fields.

New innovative ideas of programming. You are giving us (small developers) the courage to enter such scary fields.

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5 star rating

Course was very useful.

Mustafa Ates

Thank you.

Thank you.

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Full Marks!

Detlef Hebbel

What a great way of giving an in-depth training of an app!

What a great way of giving an in-depth training of an app!

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4 star rating

Very Good

Gianandrea Gattinoni

The course is very well done.

The course is very well done.

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5 star rating

Awesome

Sodipo Rotimi

Awesome

Awesome

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5 star rating

Excellent!

David Hind-Smith

Great tool and and training for FileMaker Server admins. Thanks Marc!

Great tool and and training for FileMaker Server admins. Thanks Marc!

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5 star rating

Great Job !!!

Alejandro Félix H.

Excellent tool and a great contribution to FM Developers

Excellent tool and a great contribution to FM Developers

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Requirements

  1. You have a currently supported version of FileMaker Pro.
  2. You have a currently supported version of FileMaker Server.
  3. You are using a compatible Windows or Mac computer and server
  4. You have a good understanding of the FileMaker platform

Your Instructor

President/CEO/Founder Productive Computing, Inc. Marc Larochelle

Starting in 1991, Marc worked for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) for 5 years and built the trade show database in FileMaker which tracked 1000 exhibitors and 12 football fields worth of exhibit space. NAMM is one of the world’s largest trade shows and FileMaker was keeping track of everything. While at NAMM, Marc taught computer classes at night helping users with their Macintosh, MS Word, Excel, etc. In addition, he taught music/multimedia classes at local community colleges. Marc Larochelle and his brother Keith started Productive Computing, Inc. (PCI) in 1996. The company, now in its twenty-seventh year, serves customers who use Claris FileMaker and QuickBooks in the areas of custom development, solutions, plug-ins, hosting, and licensing. Marc is certified in FileMaker versions 7 through 19, and he also holds two certifications in AWS (Amazon Web Services). Marc has been to 19 FileMaker DevCon/Engage conferences (18 as an exhibitor) and is considered a prime instructor and influencer within the Claris FileMaker community. 

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