Adding a portal to display related records

Beginner

Place a portal on a FileMaker layout to display and edit rows from a related table, and configure its rows, fields, and basic appearance.

What you'll learn

How to insert and configure a portal in Layout mode
How to add fields to a portal and control the number of visible rows
How users interact with portal rows in Browse mode

A portal is a scrollable list on a layout that shows records from a related table — one row per related record, with columns for each related field you choose to display.

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Insert the portal

In Layout mode, choose Insert > Portal. The Portal Setup dialog appears. Select the table occurrence you want to show records from. Set the number of rows and whether to show a vertical scroll bar.

FileMaker Script

Portal Setup dialog options:
- "Show records from": choose the related table occurrence (e.g., Orders)
- "Show vertical scroll bar": on for long lists
- "Allow deletion of portal records": check if users should delete rows
- "Initial row": 1 (start from the first related record)
- "Number of rows": 5–10 for most layouts
- Sorting: set optional default sort within the portal

Multi-key relationships with return-delimited match fields Filtering portal rows with a calculation