Working with the GUI Database Development Tools

FileMaker implements the functionality of SQL and the relational database model using a graphical user interface for you. Thus, instead of you having to write a SELECT statement in order to get data, you design the database and create relationships graphically so that the equivalent of the SELECT statements can be created automatically by FileMaker.

In the world of databases, the structure of a database is generally referred to as a schema. The processes described in this section fall into the topic of editing your database schema.