You can do this manually or I use QuicKeys if there are really a lot.
Layouts: If there are lots of layouts, you may wish to rename Layouts in original files with a 1-3 character prefix such as "INV" for Invoices or "CON" for Contacts. Generally speaking you want the file that has the most layouts, scripts and tables already to be the Master file that you are merging the others into. Primary File: Decide which is going to be the master file, which might be obvious or not. You can just use the Database Design Report but I find Inspector’s visual interface and search functions very helpful. Which can be very helpful when you are trying to get rid of excess baggage OR figure out what got broken when you moved or deleted something. Using the Database Design Report available in FileMaker Advanced, FM Perception, Inspector Pro and similar utilities allows you to easily see where a script, field, layout, external file, etc. Inspector Pro, or a similar utility to assist with this process. With regard to consolidation, in to any serious FileMaker development work in general, I strongly recommend the use of: The procedure list or order of steps below is my own summation of the process we worked out that would allow us to accomplish the process most quickly and spend as little time as possible doing repairs.
It simply addresses the how-tos of the process so as to accomplish the consolidation with as little 'breakage' as possible. This guide does not delve into the important issue of re-design and optimization of the database structure to take advantage of the consolidation, which should be an integral part of such a consolidation process. Sometimes these files have been created separately intentionally or by someone who wasn't aware of the ability to have multiple tables within the same file, and sometimes such files originated as FileMaker Pro 6 or earlier files which were always one table per file.
The following is a step-by-step guide for the process of consolidating two or more FileMaker files (version 7 and later) into a single file with multiple tables. Conversion Steps for merging and consolidating separate Filemaker files
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