Outline in FM

[ciarliera]

In FileMaker Pro 6 I am creating a database that will track meeting minutes, agendas, action items, attendees, etc.

I plan on dividing up the layout into different sections according to the different departments of our Real Estate company, for example Business Development, Sales, Closing Department.

Within those sections I would like to have an outline in which the outline numbers or letters are created by FM upon prompting by the user as with Word outlines.

Is this possible?

[Lee Smith]

Here is a file that I used the other day for a project. You have to (well I did anyway) really study the way it works, or you can get confused. I suggest that you make a couple of copies until you get the hang of it.

Project List by: Martin Nemo URL:

http://www.fmfiles.com/enduserbus5.html

HTH

Lee

[ciarliera]

This link (http://www.fmfiles.com/enduserbus5.html)

proved to be extremely helpful.

It has inspired me to ask a new question: what and how do you create a selfjoined relationship?

Christian

[Lee Smith]

A Self Join relationship is the same as a relationship between two files separate files. They are set exactly the same way, the only difference is that you are creating both parts of the relation within one same file.

I hope that I understood your question correctly, if not, ask away.

Lee

[ciarliera]

Hello,

I think this template (http://www.fmfiles.com/enduserbus5.html) could work for my needs. Thanks for your guidance.

I have a question about it. In the lists layout how do you set it up sot that all of the records are visible?

When I create a new record it makes a new page but i cannot see all of them listed on the lists layout.

Why is that and how can I fix it?

thank you!

Christian

[ciarliera]

ok, so i was in the wrong view!! thanks!

[Lee Smith]

I told you that it wasn't easy to figure out without fooling with a lot. My guess is that you need to "Find All" records when in List View.

HTH

Lee