Stop Creating Dirty Data: Controlled Contact Creation with Card Windows

Why do so many FileMaker solutions end up filled with incomplete or inconsistent contact records? The problem often starts at creation. In this session, we will completely rethink how new records should be created. Instead of writing directly into your Contacts table, you will learn how to build a clean, structured workflow using a dedicated staging layer and a modern card-style window interface. We will demonstrate how users can create multiple contacts in one session, review their entries, and decide at the end whether to validate or cancel everything—without ever touching your real data. This is where control begins.

Create Like a Pro: Multi-Record Sessions, Validation, and User Control

Creating records safely is one thing. Creating multiple records in a structured, user-controlled session is another level entirely. In this session, we go deeper into the creation workflow introduced in Day 1. You will learn how to manage multi-record creation sessions, give users full control over what they are about to commit, and introduce validation logic that ensures only clean, intentional data enters your system. We will refine the user experience, improve the flow, and introduce safeguards that make your creation process feel professional and bulletproof. This is where your system starts to feel solid.

Edit Without Fear: Full Cancel/Validate Editing with Safe Rollback

Editing existing data is where most systems quietly break. One wrong change, one accidental overwrite—and your clean data is gone. In this final session, we apply the same controlled approach to editing. Instead of modifying records directly, you will learn how to isolate edits in a staging layer, make changes safely, and only commit them when the user confirms. We will reuse the same interface and logic from the creation workflow, showing how a single pattern can handle both new records and existing ones. You will also see how to fully cancel an edit session without affecting the original data. This transforms editing from a risk into a controlled decision.

Proofkit & AI in FileMaker

Todd Geist and the Proof team come on to discuss how Proofkit works with AI and allows you to push web-based layouts into FileMaker.

Proofkit & AI from a Business Perspective

A lot of discussions in the FileMaker space right now are about how AI effects your technical skills and FileMaker development--but there’s a whole other consideration to take into account: what does this mean for businesses using FileMaker? Today we’re here to discuss what agentic coding means for agencies developing with FileMaker from a Business perspective.

WWDC Keynote and First Day