FileMaker features not compatible with previous versions
This topic lists features introduced since FileMaker Pro 12 that are not compatible with previous versions of FileMaker clients or hosts.
For information about the version in which each script step, function, and script trigger was introduced, see the individual Help topics. For information about new features in the current version, see FileMaker Pro Release Notes.
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Feature |
Version introduced in |
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Hide object when option in the Inspector |
13 |
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Slide controls |
13 |
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Popovers |
13 |
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Display state enhancements for List View records and portal rows |
13 |
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Customizing the layout background with full-screen images, colors, or gradients |
13 |
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Container field improvements in data storage, file metadata retrieval, and performance |
13 |
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Minimum version allowed to open this file option in the File Options dialog |
13 |
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List of summary field calculation option |
13 |
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Display custom app icon in the My Apps, Favorites, and Recent windows in FileMaker Pro and in the Launch Center in FileMaker Go and FileMaker WebDirect |
14 |
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Button labels with text, an icon (predefined or custom), or both |
14 |
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Button bars |
14 |
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Placeholder text in fields |
14 |
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Navigation layout parts |
14 |
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Check mark to indicate selected checkboxes |
14 |
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Concealed edit box control style |
15 |
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Card windows |
16 |
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Account authentication via OAuth identity providers |
16 |
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External script steps provided by plug-ins |
16 |
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fmrest, fmurlscript, and fmextscriptaccess extended privileges |
16 |
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Portals that display records from the current table |
17 |
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Account authentication via Claris ID, opening files hosted by FileMaker Cloud |
18 |
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Manage accounts that don’t have Full Access privilege |
18 |
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fmodata extended privilege |
18 |
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fmpXX scheme in URLs to open files with version XX of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go |
18 |
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Fields formatted to display numbers in scientific notation |
19 |
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Integration between JavaScript in a web viewer and FileMaker scripts |
19 |
| Account authentication via Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) | 19.1.2 |
FileMaker.PerformScriptWithOption()JavaScript function with option parameter |
19.1.2 |
fmp and fmpXX URLs with support for option parameter |
19.1.3 |
| fmplugin extended privileges | 19.2.1 |
| Show sign-in fields even when OAuth or AD FS is enabled in File Options | 19.2.2 |
| Microsoft Edge support for web content (Windows) | 19.3.1 |
| Running scripts through Shortcuts (macOS) | 19.4.1 |
| Account authentication via custom OAuth providers | 19.4.1 |
| FileMaker_BaseTableFields system table | 19.4.1 |
| Disabling shortcut menus for interactive container fields | 19.6.1 |
| Account authentication via an Apple Account | 19.6.1 |
| FileMaker_BaseTables system table | 20.1.1 |
| Layout calculations | 20.2.1 |
| WebRTC support in web viewers | 21.0.1 |
| Repetitions in variables used in file paths | 21.0.1 |
| Allow Open Quickly access to layouts and scripts privilege | 21.1.1 |
| Externally stored container fields With fewer folders option | 21.1.1 |
| Display custom message if validation fails option specified by calculation | 21.1.1 |
| All files must be on the same host option for authorizing access to files | 21.1.1 |
| Table comments | 22.0.1 |
| Manage database, data sources, containers, and custom functions privilege | 22.0.4 |
| Manage custom menus privilege | 22.0.4 |
| Add annotation in Data Definition Language (DDL) option for fields | 26.0.1 |
| Customize field display names option | 26.0.1 |
| Set by Calculation option for field entry behavior | 26.0.1 |
| In ascending order, sort blank records last option in the Sort Records dialog | 26.0.1 |
| Web Picture (.webp) image format in container fields | 26.0.1 |
| Preserve numbers as exact text in text fields option when importing from Excel | 26.0.1 |