Introduction
Welcome
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Why relational databases?
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Using exercise files
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1. Reviewing Data Modeling
Introduction to data modeling
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Reviewing relationship types
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Diagramming your relationships
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2. Resolving Many-to-Many
Understanding problems caused by many-to-many relationships
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Adding a join table
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3. Introducing Key Fields
Primary and foreign key fields
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4. Using the FileMaker Relationship Graph
Defining tables in FileMaker
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Defining primary and foreign key fields
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Creating relationships in the relationship graph
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5. Working with Relationships
Introduction to related fields
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Introduction to portals
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6. Working with Queries
Difference between relationships and queries in FileMaker
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Multiple match fields in a relationship
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Using operators in query relationships
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7. Creating Child Records
Using value lists to link child records
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Using relationship options to create related records
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Using scripts to create child records
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8. Real-World Data Modeling Examples
Donations example
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Class enrollment example
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Personnel management example
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9. Advanced Relationship Techniques
Using global fields to filter portals
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Using global fields to create a user-driven portal filter
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Using relationships in a script to navigate
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Reviewing related data more than one site away
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Creating self relationships
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Creating aggregate functions using relationships
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Dashboards using relationships
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Cascading portals
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Ex_Files_FileMaker_Relational_Database_Design.zip
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