Running FileMaker scripts automatically with Server schedules

Beginner

Create script schedules to automate recurring FileMaker scripting tasks — nightly imports, report generation, data cleanup — without any user interaction.

What you'll learn

How to create a script schedule in Admin Console
What the script's runtime environment looks like (headless, no UI)
How to pass a parameter and handle errors in scheduled scripts

FileMaker Server can run any script in a hosted database on a schedule. The script runs server-side without a user logged in — exactly like Perform Script on Server, but triggered by time rather than by another script.

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Create a script schedule

Go to Schedules → New Schedule → FileMaker Script. Select the hosted database, choose a script from the dropdown, and optionally enter a parameter. Set the frequency (Daily, Weekly, Every N minutes) and a start time. The account used to run the script must have Full Access privileges or the "Run with Full Access privileges" option enabled on the script.

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