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Law Firm Business Management Made Ease
From case management to client records, Claris FileMaker solutions simplify workflows and keep your legal practice organized with ease. Many firms rely on generic software that forces them to adapt to rigid systems. A recent Forbes article highlights that law firms today must adapt to new legal technologies, balancing both challenges and opportunities to stay […]

Key Metrics Your Law Firm Should Monitor Regularly
Having established KPIs in a law firm is important because it helps identify areas for improvement, optimize operations, and ensure growth. By monitoring metrics, lawyers can make better decisions and improve overall success. Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) is indispensable for law firms aiming to refine operations, maximize efficiency, and drive sustainable growth. By consistently […]

Accounting Security and Logging
Accounting applications are essential for businesses, minimizing errors and ensuring transparency. Audit trails and logging are no longer optional—they are essential tools that enable accountability by recording financial and operational activities. What is an Audit Trail? An audit trail records transactions and events step by step, documenting financial transactions from entry to reporting. Logging captures […]

Transforming Client Service in Law Firms with Custom Solutions
Client service is the foundation of every successful law firm. It builds trust, ensures efficiency, and drives client satisfaction. Leveraging tools like Claris FileMaker enables law firms to deliver exceptional experiences that strengthen client relationships, increase retention, and generate referrals. Law firm client service is about delivering an exceptional experience at every touchpoint. Solutions like […]

The Ultimate Guide to Data Management
Good data management keeps everything in place—organized, secure, and ready when you need it. With the right approach, you save time, avoid headaches, and make smarter decisions. Picture this: you’re making big decisions, but you’re not sure if the data you’re relying on is accurate, secure, or even accessible when you need it. Frustrating? Absolutely. […]

Optimize Law Firm Operations with Technology
Running a law firm involves more than legal expertise, it requires efficient operations, good communication and strategic time management. But with complex cases, demanding clients, and increasing competition, how can firms stay productive without sacrificing quality? The answer lies in smarter workflows. By integrating legal technology, workflow optimization, and automation, firms can reduce administrative burdens, […]

Finance Automation: The Key to Better Decisions
Automating finance saves time, minimizes errors, and improves efficiency, allowing teams to focus on strategy and growth instead of repetitive tasks. Finance automation is transforming how businesses handle their financial operations, offering solutions to simplify processes, reduce errors, and enable smarter decision-making. Manual financial tasks are prone to delays, inaccuracies, and inefficiencies. These challenges can […]

FileMaker for Law Firms & Financial Services
Streamlining law firms and financial services operations can be challenging, but the right tools can transform efficiency and drive success. FileMaker offers a flexible, customizable platform that helps firms automate workflows, improve collaboration, and integrate essential technologies. We often recommend a powerful, flexible platform that transforms how you manage your business processes. Claris FileMaker offers […]

Law Firm Business Management Made Ease
From case management to client records, Claris FileMaker solutions simplify workflows and keep your legal practice organized with ease. Many firms rely on generic software that forces them to adapt to rigid systems. A recent Forbes article highlights that law firms today must adapt to new legal technologies, balancing both challenges and opportunities to stay […]

Key Metrics Your Law Firm Should Monitor Regularly
Having established KPIs in a law firm is important because it helps identify areas for improvement, optimize operations, and ensure growth. By monitoring metrics, lawyers can make better decisions and improve overall success. Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) is indispensable for law firms aiming to refine operations, maximize efficiency, and drive sustainable growth. By consistently […]

Transforming Client Service in Law Firms with Custom Solutions
Client service is the foundation of every successful law firm. It builds trust, ensures efficiency, and drives client satisfaction. Leveraging tools like Claris FileMaker enables law firms to deliver exceptional experiences that strengthen client relationships, increase retention, and generate referrals. Law firm client service is about delivering an exceptional experience at every touchpoint. Solutions like […]

The Ultimate Guide to Data Management
Good data management keeps everything in place—organized, secure, and ready when you need it. With the right approach, you save time, avoid headaches, and make smarter decisions. Picture this: you’re making big decisions, but you’re not sure if the data you’re relying on is accurate, secure, or even accessible when you need it. Frustrating? Absolutely. […]

Optimize Law Firm Operations with Technology
Running a law firm involves more than legal expertise, it requires efficient operations, good communication and strategic time management. But with complex cases, demanding clients, and increasing competition, how can firms stay productive without sacrificing quality? The answer lies in smarter workflows. By integrating legal technology, workflow optimization, and automation, firms can reduce administrative burdens, […]

10 Benefits of FileMaker for Law Firms and Financial Services
Discover the 10 Benefits of FileMaker for Law Firms and Financial Services, including streamlined data management, secure access, and more. Coupled with the expertise of a Platinum FileMaker Consultant, your organization can unlock new efficiencies and achieve better results. Streamlining operations can be one of a business’s most challenging yet rewarding pursuits. Whether you’re managing […]

The Role of FP&A in Financial Strategy
Financial planning and analysis turns data into decisions, driving budgets, forecasts, and strategies to keep businesses on track. Financial planning & analysis (FP&A) is a major framework for organizations looking to align their financial goals with sustainable growth strategies. By leveraging FP&A, businesses can transform data into actionable insights, enabling more effective decision-making, accurate forecasting, […]

Budgets & WIPs Reporting
Using Budgets to Drive Accurate Work in Progress (WIP) Reporting Running a company is hard. And reading financial statements can sometimes make it harder. So hard, in fact, that they come with their own set of rules and vocabulary that often seem to complicate rather than clarify. For most people, debits and credits don’t make […]

Accounting Security and Logging
Accounting applications are essential for businesses, minimizing errors and ensuring transparency. Audit trails and logging are no longer optional—they are essential tools that enable accountability by recording financial and operational activities. What is an Audit Trail? An audit trail records transactions and events step by step, documenting financial transactions from entry to reporting. Logging captures […]

FileMaker for Law Firms & Financial Services
Streamlining law firms and financial services operations can be challenging, but the right tools can transform efficiency and drive success. FileMaker offers a flexible, customizable platform that helps firms automate workflows, improve collaboration, and integrate essential technologies. We often recommend a powerful, flexible platform that transforms how you manage your business processes. Claris FileMaker offers […]

Master List Creation in Claris FileMaker
Whether you’re a seasoned FileMaker developer or just starting out, this guide provides insights into multiple approaches, from simple looping to advanced techniques like Execute SQL and Execute Data API. Discover the pros and cons of each method and make informed decisions when generating lists of values from your data.

The Art of FileMaker Layout Design
As a FileMaker consultant, you encounter many homegrown systems that, while functional, often leave users feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. These systems become indispensable for day-to-day operations but simultaneously grow cluttered, confusing, and inefficient. This is usually why companies turn to professional developers for help—no one wants to work in a system that exhausts them. Thoughtful […]

Claris FileMaker 21.1 and Claris Connect Updates
Claris made exciting updates to Claris FileMaker 21.1 and Claris Connect. These enhancements are designed to offer small business owners, app developers, and IT professionals more power and flexibility than ever before. Claris Connect Enhancements The latest updates to the Claris Studio connector include advanced CRUD actions, giving you the power to programmatically update and […]

Claris FileMaker Development & Aaron’s Journey
Discover Aaron’s inspiring journey from IT Manager to Managing Director at Codence. Learn how his passion for FileMaker development, problem-solving, and music has driven his success in the tech industry.

AI Adoption in Business Workflows
Discover how AI can enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and drive data-driven decisions. Explore our innovative proof-of-concept tailored to your business needs.

Guard Clauses & Bearskin Hats
In the world of software development, writing code that’s both robust and maintainable is essential. Two fantastic techniques to achieve this are using guard clauses and the try-catch pattern. These methods help manage errors gracefully while keeping your code clean and easy to read. I recently presented on this topic at Engage 2024, and in […]

Master DataTables Series: 2.4 Pagination
Welcome to the multi-part video series that will teach you how to implement DataTables in your Claris FileMaker Pro solutions effectively. Whether you prefer reading, watching videos, or trying out demo files, we’ve got you covered. If you’re new to this series, we recommend starting from the introduction to get the most out of your […]

Master DataTables Series: 2.3 Searching
Welcome to the multi-part video series that will teach you how to implement DataTables in your Claris FileMaker Pro solutions effectively. If you’re new to this series, we recommend starting from the introduction to maximize your learning experience. You can access the complete series here: Master DataTables with Claris FileMaker Pro. In the previous post, […]

Create a Custom CRM in Claris FileMaker Pro
Building a custom CRM with Claris FileMaker Pro requires a few key phases. Before beginning the development process, defining your CRM goals and requirements is critically important. Identify your business needs specific data and workflows for lead management, contact management, opportunity tracking, customer segmentation, and reporting. Thoroughly analyze existing processes and workflows to identify weaknesses […]

Master DataTables Series: 2.2 DOM Elements
Welcome to the multi-part video series that will teach you how to implement DataTables in your Claris FileMaker Pro solutions effectively. If you’re new to this series, we recommend starting from the introduction to get the most out of your learning experience. You can access the complete series here: Master DataTables with Claris FileMaker Pro. […]

Master DataTables Series: 2.1 DataTables Libraries
Welcome to the multi-part video series that will teach you how to implement DataTables in your Claris FileMaker Pro solutions effectively. Whether you prefer reading, watching videos, or trying out demo files, we’ve got you covered. If you’re new to this series, we recommend starting from the introduction to maximize your learning experience. You can […]

Integrating Google Maps into Claris FileMaker Part 3
This is part three of my series on Google Maps integration. In part one I looked at the tools that Google Maps provides for free, in part two I provided an overview of the tools available through the Google Maps API and showed you how to create a Google Maps account. In this installment of […]

Master DataTables Series: 2.0 Introduction to JS Function
Welcome to the multi-part video series that will teach you how to implement DataTables in your Claris FileMaker Pro solutions effectively. Whether you prefer reading, watching videos, or trying out demo files, we’ve got you covered. If you’re new to this series, we recommend starting from the introduction to maximize learning experience. You can access […]

Fun with Number Fields – Part 1
Explore the intriguing world of cursor placement in number fields within FileMaker layouts.