

The Layout/Report Assistant has been updated to streamline the report-generation process. A new invoicing template has been added in version 11 to make that common business task practically a plug-and-chug operation customer data can later be linked for other purposes. You can start from scratch import existing data in tab or comma-separated files, Excel spreadsheets, or Bento databases or choose from a number of Starter Solution templates. The Quick Start screen has been improved, offering clear ways to begin a new database.

FileMaker Pro Server has also been updated, dropping the simultaneous client access limit for the Advanced version.įileMaker Pro already laid claim to being one of the easiest cross-platform database tools available, but the company added additional features designed to enhance that ease of use.

The updated software purports to make building and maintaining databases even easier, while acknowledging that many users are accustomed to using spreadsheets for database purposes by including pivot table-like reporting and Excel-like charting features. Apple subsidiary FileMaker has released version 11 of its flagship FileMaker Pro database.
