BaseElements is a nice and useful set of databases and XSLT files to import the XML DDR.
What it is able to give you from that is a complete cross-reference of every element in your solution. From fields to script steps, layouts to custom functions. Everything is included, everything is cross-referenced.
BaseElements lists all of the items in your system that have errors or that are unreferenced. So you can know - in advance - when you introduce that next new version, that it isn`t full of bugs, and that it`s not overloaded with wasted space.
Plus with version 1.0.5, there is now the option to find potential issues in your solution.
The addition of a `Warnings` tab means you can find Relationships using mismatched field types, ValueLists using un-indexed fields, errors in disabled script steps and more.
If you develop in FileMaker you know how easy it is to rename scripts, fields or layouts. Things just keep on working. But what if you want to change the calculation, or modify the way a value list works?
How do you know what that change will affect in other files or in the way other scripts or fields work? BaseElements tells you everything need to know in advance.
It`s a standard set of FileMaker Pro databases, that imports the Database Design Report. Nothing is locked down, you have everything except development access to the files.
So you can do as many searches and put up as many new windows as you want. Plus the xslt code to import the data is included, and accessible, and it`s free for your own personal use as part of your licence to BaseElements.
It`s available as both standard .fp7 files for you to open in any copy of FileMaker Pro or Advanced or as a run-time so you can keep BE separate from your solution.
In short, there is nothing to stop you getting the most out of your own solutions.
Requirements:
· FileMaker Pro Advanced Runtime to generate the Database Design Report.
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed an issue with adding notes to the found set.
· Fixed an issue with the calculation for determining if a calc is completely commented out.
· Added an script in the main file to set the multi-user status on or off.
· Fixed issues with References not importing correctly from previous versions.
· Removed the count of references only used in import steps.
· Fixed an issue where Privilege Sets used in Scripts but not accounts would be marked as Unreferenced.
· Fixes some GTRR links for Layout Objects in the fmSearchResults dialog.
· Fixes an issue with importing files with & in the filename.
· Fixes an issue where the portal of layout objects for value list usage showed the wrong field.
· Adds a GTRR link for a bunch of the error and warning counts on the File layout.
· Fixed a display issue with portals on the Menu Item layout.
· Added Auto-complete options to the fields on the new import layout.
· Changed the way unreferenced works with Layouts to exclude layouts with multiple "-" in the name, not just se...
