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How to create a navigation which is fast, is based on a navigation table and can be applied anywhere? Here is a suggestion which works well. It’s simple, expandable, and universally usable.

Where comfort begins

It is so basic to have a navigation in a solution, that it is hardly considered a requirement in any project discussion. Yet, there are vastly different ways to create a working navigation. Over time, we have created multiple variations. This sample file is our simplest version to date. It is fast, works well, is built with a table for maximum comfort and expandability, yet loaded into global fields for universal application.

The real challenge for any software development is the simplicity. Today there are more options available. This is just a single idea. The result is extremely reliable, fast and simple to use.

Beyond the sample files

If you are interested in a starter file for your next project, where the navigation already is included and heavily expanded, check out our products FM Starter and FrankCRM. In those solutions, a 2-level navigation can be collapsable on main entries, is fully multilingual, restricts access to user groups (if defined) and can trigger scripts (if activated).

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Download the sample file to see how it works. It is free, well tested and similar versions run in our main applications for years and are in use by many customers. Check it out.

Dynamic Navigation
Dynamic Navigation

Sample file on how to build a globally available and dynamic navigation.

Created for FileMaker Pro 20 or newer.

Size: 800 kB
Version: 3.20
Published: 1. March 2025
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