50 real-world Claris FileMaker use cases.
Discover how businesses across industries use Claris FileMaker to build custom apps, streamline workflows, and solve unique challenges. From healthcare and education to entertainment, retail, and manufacturing, explore how problem solvers turn ideas into scalable business solutions with FileMaker.
Artificial intelligence
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Generate AI-powered responses for busy customer service reps, delivering increased efficiency during calls.
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Categorize customer reviews on a website to provide real-time responses from a shoe company.
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Develop an internally hosted AI assistant to support an entire school district, so employees can ask HR-related questions and get immediate answers from the assistant.
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Use AI to generate sales reports and analytics for better business decisions.
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Match job applicants' resumes with open positions to improve HR efficiency and determine best candidates.
Retail and manufacturing
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Turn applications into a custom ERP system for a tire retailer.
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Generate marketing data and track asset usage at a major department store.
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Deliver customized sales contracts in minutes at luxury car dealerships.
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Automate window treatment orders for interior design consultants.
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Fulfill online orders at independent grocery stores.
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Manage staffing, souvenir design, and inventory at major theme parks.
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Enhance manufacturing processes without adding headcount.
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Track procurement and inventory for a garment manufacturer.
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Streamline inventory tracking with SKUs for retail operations.
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Scale and modernize operations at a vinyl record company.
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Log employee time and attendance at manufacturing facilities.
Sports and entertainment
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Consolidate NBA player stats to help coaches make better draft picks.
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Organize tour dates and setlists for a world-famous rock band.
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Create electronic seating charts for movie screenings and award shows.
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Monitor streaming metrics for wrestling matches and productions.
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Regulate finances, inventory, and production notes for an entertainment studio.
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Manage live sports broadcasts and adapt to last-minute changes.
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Arrange VIP guest lodging and logistics for international film festivals.
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Provide athletes real-time access to schedules and stats at global tennis matches.
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Create scouting reports for a Major League Baseball team.
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Manage school-issued Apple devices with a custom app.
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Record digital permission slips across a school district.
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Develop class schedules for teachers and students.
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Track bus routes and transportation costs across school districts.
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Generate print and digital ID cards for students and staff.
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Digitize real-time tracking of student attendance, absences, and tardies.
Education
Healthcare and life sciences
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Validate compliance with global pharmaceutical regulations.
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Document samples across government laboratories.
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Help individuals with intellectual disabilities communicate via iPads.
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Record clients' biometric data for personal trainers.
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Log daily symptoms for ALS patients to share with doctors.
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Integrate siloed healthcare databases to improve patient care.
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Automate notes and treatment plans for mental health professionals.
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Transform municipal park operations with integrated apps.
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Track visitors and create statistics for a famous Paris museum.
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Securely collect donations for an African orphanage.
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Support conservation efforts by tracking endangered species.
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Document archaeological artifacts found in the Great Maya Aquifer.
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Nonprofit and
community services
Business services and operations
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Automate workflows between a cleaning service home office and field technicians.
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Manage customer appointments and contacts for an ad agency.
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Coordinate procurement, finances, and operations for complex business operations.
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Organize millions of images at a stock photography business.
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Allow employees to build custom apps for mission-critical operations.
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Coordinate tradeshow prep and sales leads for a sports business.
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Inform commercial property owners of earthquake damage in real time.
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