If you want to trigger scripts with our Troi Activator Plug-in or Troi Serial Plug-in or use Drag and Drop with our Troi File Plug-in script triggering may not always work with FileMaker files created in FileMaker Pro 19.2 and later.

New extended privilege “Validate cross-file plug-in access”

FileMaker Pro 19.2 added a new extended privilege “Validate cross-file plug-in access” (fmplugin). FileMaker Pro 19.2 and later will add this “Validate cross-file plug-in access (fmplugin)” extended privilege to newly created FileMaker files. But note that this privilege is disabled by default, which prevents the plug-in from triggering a script. When disabled plug-ins, specifically our Troi Serial Plug-in, is not authorized to use Direct Insertion into a FileMaker database.

How to enable extended privilege “Validate cross-file plug-in access”

Here are the steps needed to see and enable the new fmplugin privilege, First see if it is defined in the file:

1. Open FileMaker Pro 19.2 or later
2. Open your (new) FileMaker file
3. Select File -> Manage -> Security
4. Click on Advanced Settings
5. Click on the Extended Privileges tab
6. Scroll to see if the extended privilege fmplugin (Validate cross-file plug-in access) is defined.

Now you can enable script triggering for every account/privilege set or for a specific privilege set. To enable script triggering for every privilege set, you can delete the extended privilege fmplugin:

1. Select the extended privilege fmplugin (Validate cross-file plug-in access)
2. Click on the Delete button

You can also enable script triggering for a specific privilege set. To enable script triggering for a privilege set:

1. If it is not yet defined in the file: create the fmplugin extended privilege with the New button
2. Click on the Privilege Sets tab
3. Select the wanted privilege set, for example [Full Access] and click on Edit
4. In the Extended Privileges scroll box: scroll to the line: “Validate cross-file plug-in access (fmplugin)”
5. Make sure the checkbox “Validate cross-file plug-in access (fmplugin)” is checked and click on OK

Now plug-ins have the privilege to trigger scripts in this FileMaker file.

Authorization for Direct Insertion into a Database

When you enable the fmplugin extended privilege, this also authorizes plugins to execute an SQL statement in this file. Our Troi Serial Plug-in executes SQL for its Direct Insert functionality when data is received.