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Navigating the integration of mapping services like Google Maps or Mapbox (just to name a few) with your FileMaker custom business software doesn’t have to feel like finding your way without a compass. A common challenge many business owners face is ensuring that this integration is not just functional but also adds real value to their operations. This could mean anything from plotting delivery routes efficiently, visualizing sales territories, to tracking customer locations in real time. Give your business a competitive edge by integrating your custom FileMaker application with a mapping solution of your choice. With a FileMaker map integration, here’s what you can expect .
Does FileMaker integrate with map applications? It does! You'll see these results and benefits.
Absolutely! FileMaker opens up a world of possibilities by seamlessly integrating with leading mapping applications, enabling you to enrich your custom business solutions with dynamic, location-based insights. Here are just a few of the most common mapping applications FileMaker can integrate with.
We have decided to stop selling the Map Widget and instead provide an unlocked copy, completely free of charge. Please feel free to download the file – and any of our other free add-ons & demos – to implement into your own solutions, or to use as a learning point for how we started working with FileMaker’s card window and Google Maps.
Deck Out Your Route Planning with The New Google Routing API + Eco-Friendly Options
We can implement Google’s updated Routes API into your Claris FileMaker solution – or build a custom routing software solution for you – to restore time in your day, raise the efficiency and accuracy of your efforts, and send your crews on their way with a spring in their step and a smooth path to follow.
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One aspect of the Meetup features a “Connector of the Month”, and Brad Stanford recently shared an introduction to the QuickBooks connector. We hope you’ll enjoy watching the video below and seeing how you might begin to incorporate QuickBooks with your solution.
Learn more about using the QuickBooks Connector for Claris Connect to smoothly connect FileMaker with QuickBooks.
See how we work with Google Maps and FileMaker
Check out our free Google Maps and FileMaker widget.
We use best practices when building and deploying custom integrations with FileMaker. Beyond building a customized integration, we provide the following features to guarantee a successful integration. We will:
Perform a security analysis of the authorizations necessary for the map application of your choice and FileMaker integration.
Build in automated logging features so that all connections between FileMaker and the mapping application of your choice are tracked in an audit log.
Employ proper error capture and alert key administrators or our team where appropriate.
Document the API integration and provide you with a description of how the automated workflow functions, so that any future changes are easy to understand.
At Portage Bay Solutions, we understand the importance of getting it right the first time. We are not just coders; we are problem-solvers who take the time to understand your business and the challenges you face to develop the best solution. We take a holistic approach to your project and provide an end-to-end solution that will revolutionize the way you do business.
Can map applications integrate with FileMaker? Absolutely. If you are ready to build your custom FileMaker QuickBooks integration, here’s a brief overview of what our process looks like.
You, and all key stakeholders at your organization, will meet with a team at Portage Bay Solutions to plan the desired workflow between FileMaker and a mapping application.
We will prepare a detailed plan and timeline for you and your team.
Once agreed upon, we will create a development environment, and a sandbox account for a map, and begin the development work.
As soon as a feature is complete, we will alert you and give you access to test the development solution.
We will provide access to our web-based project management system as a transparent way to move the project forward.
After the features are tested to your satisfaction, we will deploy the solution and provide training and needed documentation.
Yes, FileMaker can integrate with Google Maps using Web Viewer or API calls, enabling map displays and geospatial data manipulation within your solutions.
With the right API integration, such as Google Maps or Waze, FileMaker can support real-time tracking for dynamic location updates.
Maps can be displayed in FileMaker using the Web Viewer layout object, connecting to mapping services like Google Maps or Mapbox via their web interfaces or APIs.
Yes, by integrating with mapping APIs that offer route optimization features, FileMaker can plan and display optimized routes.
Integrating third-party maps into FileMaker may incur additional costs from the map service provider, depending on their pricing model and your usage level.
You can add multiple locations on a map by leveraging APIs to send location data from FileMaker to the mapping service, which then plots the points on the map.
Yes, FileMaker can integrate with OpenStreetMap through Web Viewer or API calls, allowing you to use its free, editable maps within your solutions.
Map integrations are generally an advanced FileMaker skill set, but there are tools to help you learn how to do this, free demos to use as starting points, and and developers to take on the task for you. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Portage Bay Solutions if you get stuck.
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