This (FileMaker) is all new to me, so apologies if these are stupid
questions...

If I have 200 users needing to access a FileMaker database, do I just need
to buy 1 copy of FileMaker Server, or do each of those users need their own
copy of FileMaker Pro? I suspect the latter :-)

Also, I notice that Server supports up to 100 simultaneous web users. What's
the licensing situation with that? Am I right in thinking that those users
do NOT need any licenses?

If that's the case, why would you NOT use the (much cheaper) web option?

Gary McGill <gary.mcgill (AT) electrum (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Yep, one copy of FM Server (Advanced if you want to web-serve too) and
as many seats of FM PRo as you want LAN guest accesses.

The good news is that at that volume, the tier pricing for a Volume
License Agreement is pretty good, per seat. Sweet talk the sales rep (go
to your regional sales rep) and you might get the server thrown in for
free.
No licenses necessary for web access, except the FM Server Advanced.
This new Server Advanced is the LAN host and the web host application
all in one.
Because sometimes, you need processes more complex than the web-enabled
interface will support. If you have complex business rules, or processes
where scripts have to run to manage user experience, LAN is the way to
go. Even WAN access is pretty speedy since FM7, I hear. Sometimes, you
need to absolutely lock a record or record set when one user is editing
it, and it's much more complex and sometimes impossible to do using the
web interface.

However, if you're good at designing a transactional interface, and your
data model will support it, web access can be a good choice. If you have
a large subset of users who will be mostly searching and viewing, with
perhaps adding records, but not too much editing or having strict
printing output needs, the web is certainly viable.

FM8 makes it pretty easy to set up groups of users who ONLY access
through the web, or ONLY through the LAN, or both.

Lynn Allen
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FSA Associate Filemaker Design & Consulting

Lynn allen <lynn (AT) NOT-semiotics (DOT) com> wrote:

[200 users]
With 200 users, SLA (Site Licence Agreement) may be cheaper than VLA
(Volume Licence Agreement).

With SLA, you pay per CPU or per employee. The licence is for every
Filemaker product.

Ask the sales rep and make sure he/she knows (or finds out) what SLA is.
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