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Why Hire an Apprentice?
Many organizations struggle with technology because of a lack of technical expertise within their team. We see it all the time with our clients, and it’s often that reality that prompts them to reach out to a third party like us in the first place. Rather than hiring Codence alone, in some key circumstances, it […]
Claris Update Webinar
Claris delivered a webinar featuring Brad Freitag and other Claris leaders a few weeks ago. It included updates about our Claris Community, Claris Platform updates, more info about their coming free tier, and more. Claris reinforced its vision and upcoming release plans for the platform and stressed that they are a “developer-first company.” They […]
Q&A with Mack Richardson
Mack has 20+ years of experience with both Claris FileMaker and Web Application development, and is joining Codence as Application Developer all the way from Rural Hall, North Carolina. When not experimenting with Claris FileMaker or some new web design do-dad, Mack loves to roam flea markets and yard sales to feed his lifelong obsession […]
Q&A with Julia Donato
Julia Donato lives in Camas, Washington with her husband, and yellow Labrador Retriever. She graduated from Oregon State University – Cascades and is transitioning from software implementation to project management. Julia worked cross-functionally with Sales, Technical Support, Technical Specialists, Product Engineering, and Professional Services teams regarding product initiatives and customer requests. She is eager to […]
Q&A with Yelena Teplitskaya
– Tell us about your role at Codence and what are you looking forward to the most in your new role? My role at Codence is Application Developer. I’m looking forward to everything about this role! Developing full-time, getting to work with some of the smartest and most talented people in the industry, getting to solve […]
Diversity Hiring Tips
It is proven that there are measurable benefits of a diverse team, but here at Codence, we have struggled to get diverse candidates in the pipeline in the past. Here are some lessons learned along the way.
Understanding The Apprenticeship Process
When Shamma Qureshi embarked on her higher education, all signs pointed toward her becoming a nurse. While that wasn’t her passion, it was a stable profession and one her family supported. After practicing as a medical scribe and a physical therapist’s aid, Shamma was prepared to take the next logical step: nursing school. In 2020, […]
A Culture of Values
How Codence has built our values into every part of the customer and employee experience
Why Hire an Apprentice?
Many organizations struggle with technology because of a lack of technical expertise within their team. We see it all the time with our clients, and it’s often that reality that prompts them to reach out to a third party like us in the first place. Rather than hiring Codence alone, in some key circumstances, it […]
Claris Update Webinar
Claris delivered a webinar featuring Brad Freitag and other Claris leaders a few weeks ago. It included updates about our Claris Community, Claris Platform updates, more info about their coming free tier, and more. Claris reinforced its vision and upcoming release plans for the platform and stressed that they are a “developer-first company.” They […]
Achieve Your Career Goals as an Apprentice
Here at Codence, we invest in the apprenticeship segment of our business. We have been for several years; it is work that matters to us. We recently partnered with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the U.S. Department of Labor, and this is how they describe the value of apprenticeships: “Apprenticeships help workers […]
A CSS-Like Approach to Managing Claris FileMaker Themes
In the days before FileMaker 13, maintaining a consistent set of UI elements for a FileMaker app could be a serious challenge. Back then, to address this challenge, I used a dedicated FileMaker file to store my layout designs and objects. When working on a solution’s UI, I would keep this file open nearby to […]
Scale Faster w/ Stripe and Claris FileMaker
Stripe is a very popular payment processing system that combines the features of a merchant account, a payment processor, and a payment gateway in a single unified payment platform that (by design) is very developer friendly. The Stripe API is well documented and very easy to understand. This means that as a Claris developer, the […]
Moving Forward Virtually with DocuSign
DocuSign is an industry standard application platform for collecting digital signatures on important documents. If you’re using a custom Claris FileMaker solution to help run your business, and DocuSign for collecting digital signatures, you should consider integrating the two systems. By using FileMaker’s Insert from URL script step, and the very robust DocuSign REST API, […]
Q&A with Mack Richardson
Mack has 20+ years of experience with both Claris FileMaker and Web Application development, and is joining Codence as Application Developer all the way from Rural Hall, North Carolina. When not experimenting with Claris FileMaker or some new web design do-dad, Mack loves to roam flea markets and yard sales to feed his lifelong obsession […]
Lightning Fast Picker
Who needs a record picker? I do! When designing a custom Claris FileMaker application, we are often faced with the task of finding a specific record, and doing something with it. We might accomplish this task with a simple find: enter find mode, enter your find criteria, and hit enter. This technique works great if […]
Why Hire an Apprentice?
Many organizations struggle with technology because of a lack of technical expertise within their team. We see it all the time with our clients, and it’s often that reality that prompts them to reach out to a third party like us in the first place. Rather than hiring Codence alone, in some key circumstances, it […]
Claris Set the Stage w/ the Problem Solvers Circle
The Problem Solvers Circle is a really interesting step forward and in many ways a unique opportunity to engage differently with the Claris platform.
Apprenticeship Program
Codence works with its clients to launch careers and better support their use of technology. We engage students, but often non-traditional candidates as well, as apprentices to learn Claris and other technologies, software development, and consulting practices.
SOC 2 Type 2 Audit and ISO Certification
Low code solutions using Claris FileMaker Cloud and Claris Connect Platform now meet a higher level of trust with user information and data. On December 15, 2021, Claris International Inc. announced the successful completion of the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2® Type 2 audit for both its Claris FileMaker Cloud software and the Claris […]
Create ROI From Your Custom Apps
Evaluate the quantitative business value you can achieve using clearly defined objectives to guide the development of your custom business application.
Claris Engage Beyond ’21 Keynote
Claris wants to empower developers to do what they do best – create powerful digital solutions easily and efficiently. Catch up on highlights from the Keynote session.
Claris Update Webinar
Claris delivered a webinar featuring Brad Freitag and other Claris leaders a few weeks ago. It included updates about our Claris Community, Claris Platform updates, more info about their coming free tier, and more. Claris reinforced its vision and upcoming release plans for the platform and stressed that they are a “developer-first company.” They […]
Achieve Your Career Goals as an Apprentice
Here at Codence, we invest in the apprenticeship segment of our business. We have been for several years; it is work that matters to us. We recently partnered with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the U.S. Department of Labor, and this is how they describe the value of apprenticeships: “Apprenticeships help workers […]
A CSS-Like Approach to Managing Claris FileMaker Themes
In the days before FileMaker 13, maintaining a consistent set of UI elements for a FileMaker app could be a serious challenge. Back then, to address this challenge, I used a dedicated FileMaker file to store my layout designs and objects. When working on a solution’s UI, I would keep this file open nearby to […]
Q&A with Mack Richardson
Mack has 20+ years of experience with both Claris FileMaker and Web Application development, and is joining Codence as Application Developer all the way from Rural Hall, North Carolina. When not experimenting with Claris FileMaker or some new web design do-dad, Mack loves to roam flea markets and yard sales to feed his lifelong obsession […]
Q&A with Julia Donato
Julia Donato lives in Camas, Washington with her husband, and yellow Labrador Retriever. She graduated from Oregon State University – Cascades and is transitioning from software implementation to project management. Julia worked cross-functionally with Sales, Technical Support, Technical Specialists, Product Engineering, and Professional Services teams regarding product initiatives and customer requests. She is eager to […]
Error Trapping with Slack
As Claris FileMaker developers, every system we develop should trap for errors. Identify issues with automated error trapping via Slack.
Q&A with Yelena Teplitskaya
– Tell us about your role at Codence and what are you looking forward to the most in your new role? My role at Codence is Application Developer. I’m looking forward to everything about this role! Developing full-time, getting to work with some of the smartest and most talented people in the industry, getting to solve […]
Patient Texting with HIPAA-Compliant Custom Software
A custom, HIPAA-compliant module can handle patient texting for you, while leaving your existing EHR or PMS in place.
Scale Faster w/ Stripe and Claris FileMaker
Stripe is a very popular payment processing system that combines the features of a merchant account, a payment processor, and a payment gateway in a single unified payment platform that (by design) is very developer friendly. The Stripe API is well documented and very easy to understand. This means that as a Claris developer, the […]
Moving Forward Virtually with DocuSign
DocuSign is an industry standard application platform for collecting digital signatures on important documents. If you’re using a custom Claris FileMaker solution to help run your business, and DocuSign for collecting digital signatures, you should consider integrating the two systems. By using FileMaker’s Insert from URL script step, and the very robust DocuSign REST API, […]
Lightning Fast Picker
Who needs a record picker? I do! When designing a custom Claris FileMaker application, we are often faced with the task of finding a specific record, and doing something with it. We might accomplish this task with a simple find: enter find mode, enter your find criteria, and hit enter. This technique works great if […]
Build Your Budget Tool in FileMaker
Claris FileMaker is an excellent tool for building budgets that make sense for operations while seamlessly integrating into QuickBooks.
Navigating the Claris FileMaker 19.5 Release
This article intends to share the highlights of new features, deep dive into a couple of examples and share some important news regarding bug fixes across the various platforms (FileMaker Pro, Server, and WebDirect).
Apprenticeship Program
Codence works with its clients to launch careers and better support their use of technology. We engage students, but often non-traditional candidates as well, as apprentices to learn Claris and other technologies, software development, and consulting practices.
FileMaker + Slack: Putting It All Together
Send Arbitrary Messages to any Channel or User in Slack from Claris FileMaker via the Slack API This post is part of a multi-part series that focuses on specific examples of how to connect Claris FileMaker to Slack. This article will make more sense if you have read our introduction, and we invite you to […]
FileMaker + Slack: A Simple API Integration
This post is part of a multi-part series that focuses on specific examples of how to connect Claris FileMaker to Slack. This article will make more sense if you have read our introduction, and we invite you to dive into the whole series here:Slack FileMaker Integration OverviewFileMaker + Slack: A Claris Connect IntegrationFileMaker + Slack: […]
