Updates to the solution are delivered in the standard separation model manner: by swapping in a new interface file. In part 1 of this series, we defined radical separation as a separation model scenario in which the developer no longer has access to a data file once a solution had been deployed. We’ll also see if the technique can be applied to auto-enter calc fields, and finally, we’ll explore some ways to make the technique easier to implement.Ĭontinue reading “Radical Separation, part 3” → Tagged Evaluate, FM_Name_ID, GetFieldName, Separation Model, Virtual Calculations Leave a comment Level: Advanced, Version: FM 12 or later Radical Separation, part 2 We’ll look at some ways to make this technique less brittle (prone to breakage if objects are renamed), and also less opaque to DDR analysis tools such as BaseElements and Inspector. Today we’re going to delve further into the concept of virtual calculations, picking up where we left off last time, and with the assumption that readers are familiar with the material in part 1 and part 2. Specifically, we will finish up our exploration of “virtual calculations” by examing an intriguing approach suggested by Barry Isakson to a) reduce the field count, b) solve the “define more fields than you’ll ever need” problem, and c) accommodate summary fields, and I invite you to follow along in today’s demo file, Virtual Calculations, Part 4, if you are so inclined.Ĭontinue reading “Radical Separation, part 4” → Tagged Evaluate, Extend, FM_Name_ID, GetFieldName, Internal layout ID, Repeating Field, Separation Model, Virtual Calculations Leave a comment Level: Advanced, Version: FM 12 or later Radical Separation, part 3 Today’s article assumes familiarity with part 1, part 2 & part 3, and continues in the direction we were headed at the end of part 3. Welcome to the fourth and final installment in our series on Radical Separation. Use at your own risk and test thoroughly.įYI: In March at the Portland PauseOnError un-conference, Matt Navarre and I had a freewheeling Separation Model discussion, a podcast of which has just been posted as episode 85 at FileMaker Talk. Disclaimer: This article contains speculative and experimental techniques that are in the proof-of-concept stage.
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