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This difference between the Mac and Windows experience is a by-product of it being a native application and so is to be expected. The automation they demonstrate works differently on Mac and Windows, and I found it much more elegant on Mac than Windows. The speed allows them to suggest working the DDR creation into your daily workflow. That kind of performance is really felt when you are looking for an answer. The last tool we evaluated took just under 2 minutes, FMPerception took just under 2 seconds. While I addressed the speed above, it is really worth re-visiting. Let me give you the rundown of what the tool reported for our test system:Īs far as features go, FMPerception, as all these tools do, has a wide array of features, but the three that stood out to us were: We are expecting a lot of errors and are getting a lot, which is a good test of a tool like this. I will say from a user help standpoint, Todd does a great job of providing a number of helpful videos on his site walking you through the usage which can be a godsend for newer users.įor our testing we are running a client’s system through that they developed in house, converting, upgrading and improving from FileMaker 3 on to FileMaker 16. I do not want to say it is better than BaseElements but it feels a lot more user friendly than BaseElements did. I was able to clearly see where the errors were.

#Filemaker baseelements install how to#

I was not confused on how to run the report on the database. I got around 8,000 errors I believe, the same as I got on BaseElements. We are having a junior developer at our company run each tool through it’s paces, and these were his thoughts:įMPerception was very user friendly. This gives it great performance, but it does remove the flexibility you would get from having the tool be a FileMaker database with layout access for modifying the reports. This speed is really unbelievable, and is their strongest advantage. They accomplish this by delivering the tool as a native installed application. He has a great video showing this capability here: So fast in fact it is possible to incorporate analyzing your solutions into your everyday workflow. “FMPerception™ is the fastest, most-accurate database utility for searching, analyzing and maintaining FileMaker custom apps.” This description contains one of their primary features. You may know him from some of his other great products like Barcode creator which won FileMaker’s product of the year in 2014. He describes FMPerception this way: Two weeks ago we reviewed BaseElements, and today we have the second post in that series, a review of the tool, FMPerception.įMPerception is sold by the team at Geist Interactive, headed by Todd Geist. We stated in a previous post that we would be reviewing the FileMaker analysis tools.