Problem:
Every once in a while, I have a client say, “I want to have the modification date on the layout. Oh, but I only care when the <<Insert Field Name here>> has been modified”.
Filemaker has a built in auto enter option on a field called ‘Modification’. This lets you create a field that gives you information about the last time the record was modified. You can capture any of the following: User Name, Account Name, Date, Time or Timestamp. This is a great function, but it updates the value whenever any field in the record is modified – in other words, it doesn’t give feedback as to which field was modified.
Continue reading ‘What’s so great about the Modification Date?’
Recent Comments