Claris FileMaker Security Guide: Best Practices for Configuring Security Options

Limit the list of hosted custom apps

FileMaker clients and the Home page in Claris Customer Console display a list of hosted custom apps. Depending on the type of host, you may be able to limit which apps are displayed.

	In the Hosts dialog box in FileMaker Pro and the Launch Center in FileMaker Go and FileMaker WebDirect	In the My Apps window in FileMaker Pro, the My Apps tab in FileMaker Go, and the Home page in Claris Customer Console
FileMaker Server	By default, all open custom apps are displayed. However, you can limit this list to show only the apps that the current user may access. To filter the list, see FileMaker Cloud Help, and "Filter databases setting" in FileMaker Server Help.	Not available
FileMaker Cloud	All open custom apps available to the current user are displayed. An app is available if it contains an account access entry for the user's Claris ID user name, the external IdP account user's email, or a group the user is in. See "Editing Claris ID account access" in FileMaker Pro Help. FileMaker Cloud team managers can also limit the available apps to those that are assigned the Access via FileMaker WebDirect extended privilege (set in FileMaker Pro). On the Settings page in Claris Customer Console, enable Show only FileMaker WebDirect files on Home page. See Claris Customer Console Help.

In the Hosts dialog box in FileMaker Pro and the Launch Center in FileMaker Go and FileMaker WebDirect

In the My Apps window in FileMaker Pro, the My Apps tab in FileMaker Go, and the Home page in Claris Customer Console

FileMaker Server

By default, all open custom apps are displayed. However, you can limit this list to show only the apps that the current user may access. To filter the list, see FileMaker Cloud Help, and "Filter databases setting" in FileMaker Server Help.

Not available

FileMaker Cloud

All open custom apps available to the current user are displayed.

An app is available if it contains an account access entry for the user's Claris ID user name, the external IdP account user's email, or a group the user is in. See "Editing Claris ID account access" in FileMaker Pro Help.

FileMaker Cloud team managers can also limit the available apps to those that are assigned the Access via FileMaker WebDirect extended privilege (set in FileMaker Pro). On the Settings page in Claris Customer Console, enable Show only FileMaker WebDirect files on Home page. See Claris Customer Console Help.