FileMaker Server 17 supports these clients: FileMaker Pro versions 15 and 16 FileMaker Pro Advanced versions 15, 16, and 17 and FileMaker Go versions 15, 16, and 17.See Verifying databases are available to FileMaker clients.

The Claris FileMaker 19.4 Platform release demonstrates Claris’ impressive commitment to more agile and frequent updates to the platform. Note that clients running versions 15 and 16 of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro Advanced, and FileMaker Go cannot use FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced features. Significiant features in this release: Windows 11 and macOS Monterey 12 compatibility.

If a hosted database is designed to access data from an external SQL data source, you must set up the same ODBC data source name (DSN) on the FileMaker Server master machine as was set up on the machine running FileMaker Pro Advanced when the database was created.Convert files created in FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced, FileMaker Pro 11, and earlier (FP7 files) to the FileMaker Pro 12 format (FMP12 files).Updates to ensure the best performance, stability and. If a hosted database uses plug-in files or you want to allow the Install Plug-In File script step to update server-side plug-in files, then you need to set the Server Plug-Ins settings.See Accessing external ODBC data sources.

You cannot use FileMaker Pro Advanced peer-to-peer database hosting on a FileMaker Server machine.

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