# Triggering a Claris Connect flow from inside FM

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/triggering-a-claris-connect-flow-from-inside-fm/806>\
**Category:** Tips and Techniques\
**Tags:** clarisconnect\
**Created:** [March 6, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/triggering-a-claris-connect-flow-from-inside-fm/806 "2020-03-06T15:25:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![WimDecorte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@WimDecorte](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/WimDecorte)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/triggering-a-claris-connect-flow-from-inside-fm/806/1 "2020-03-06T15:25:49Z")

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All Claris Connect flows start with an event that triggers the rest of flow, your FM app can act as a trigger by running a script. This is a walkthrough on how to set that up:

> **[Starting a Claris Connect Flow from Inside FileMaker](https://www.soliantconsulting.com/blog/claris-connect-flow-filemaker/)**
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> Claris Connect has two built-in connectors: one for its FileMaker Cloud cloud-hosted platform and one for regular FileMaker Server 18. Learn more.