mikedr Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I’m thinking about transitioning to FileMaker cloud, from our current dedicated server hosting setup. However, I’m a bit confused by the nomenclature. We have one FM database. FileMaker cloud refers to “apps”. What are apps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, mikedr said: What are apps? That's a good question. The term is certainly confusing when applied to Filemaker. I believe it was originally coined by Apple to distinguish mobile applications from desktop ones. Filemaker help defines a custom app as: Quote In FileMaker Pro, custom app, solution, database, and file are all terms for what FileMaker Pro creates. A custom app is a file or set of files containing database tables, layouts, scripts, and relationships, and the associated data that you enter and work with. [...] Each custom app solves one or more specific problems, such as tracking customers or invoices. Such definition is rather fluid: one might consider a solution handling all aspects of their business - e.g. accounting, CRM and manufacturing - as a single "app". Others might view this as three separate apps - esp. if there are separate files for each section. If you are asking for pricing and/or legal purposes, you might want to get a more binding response from Claris sales representative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooney Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 https://help.claris.com/en/customer-console-help/content/open-files-home.html Seems to equate files to apps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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