Naming conventions: unstored calc made of summary fields

21 views
Skip to first unread message

Ignasi Alemany

unread,
Jul 13, 2016, 2:38:46 PM7/13/16
to FileMaker Development Standards
I have a calculation field with "summaryField2 / summaryField"

According to the naming standards it should be named after the prefix "unstored" however the field function is clearly a "summary" and I'm tempted to prefix it with "summary".

How would you name it according to the filemakerstandards.org naming conventions?

Jeremy Bante

unread,
Jul 13, 2016, 8:21:15 PM7/13/16
to FileMaker Development Standards
Either is fine. Unstored calculation fields merit their own special prefix because they have performance consequences that developers need to be conscious of whenever using them. Summary fields have similar consequences, so the "summary" prefix works just as well for the same effect. Use whichever prefix you think is the most informative.
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages