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Mark Conway Munro, Learn FileMaker Pro 16, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2863-0_9

9. Connecting Tables with Relationships

Mark Conway Munro

(1)Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

FileMaker Pro databases can be relational. A relational database allows tables to be interconnected to form relationships between records that act as a conduit for data access.

This chapter covers the following topics pertaining to relationships:

  • Introducing relationships

  • Managing data sources

  • Introducing the manage database dialog (Relationships)

  • Working with table Occurrences

  • Building relationships

  • Adding notes to the graph

  • Organizing the learn FileMaker object model

Introducing Relationships

Relationships are powerful mechanisms of integration and add ...

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