Administering clients
The Activity > Clients tab lists the users, including FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, and FileMaker WebDirect connections, currently connected to databases hosted by FileMaker Server. You can view details about each user, send messages to users, and disconnect users.
The Activity > Clients tab also lists the FileMaker Script clients that are created when a
FileMaker script (or
script sequence that includes a FileMaker script) runs as a scheduled task.
If you are a server administrator, you can manage client connections for all hosted databases. If you are a group administrator, you can manage only the client connections associated with the hosted databases in your administrator group. The Activity > Clients tab lists the client connections you are allowed to manage.
Viewing client details
In addition to the user name, the clients’ list shows the type (FMAPP or Script), IP address, connection time, number of open databases, and version of each client. For FileMaker Script clients, user name shows the schedule name, and the type is listed as FileMaker Script. Select the client in the list to view client details below the list.
• Use the
User Details tab to view details about the user’s system. See
About user details.
Managing client connections
1. Select one or more clients in the list.
2. Click
, then choose one of the following:
Choose | To |
Send Message | |
Send Message to All Clients | |
Disconnect | |
Disconnect All Clients | |
Notes
• If you are a group administrator, your server administrator must create your administrator group to allow you to manage the client connections for the databases in your group folder. For more information, contact your server administrator.
• To sort clients in the list in ascending or descending order, click a column heading.
• To resize the width of a column, select the column heading border and drag it horizontally.
• To put the columns in a different order, click a column heading, drag it, and drop it at the desired location.
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