# \#naming-conventions

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## [Best Practices for Table/Relationship Conventions](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/best-practices-for-table-relationship-conventions/4585)

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**Author:** [@JasonMark](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/JasonMark)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/best-practices-for-table-relationship-conventions/4585 "2025-03-21T16:05:04Z")

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The most important part of a naming convention is to use one. The second most important part of a naming convention is that it be consistent. The third most important part of a naming convention is that it be easy to r…

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## [Naming Conventions / Experiences](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/naming-conventions-experiences/1967)

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**Author:** [@christian](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/christian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/naming-conventions-experiences/1967 "2021-03-28T09:05:08Z")

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had a lot of discussions about FileMaker Naming Konventions So, i post mines, for the case, it may help someone. Background Since long time i work together with a group that had FileMaker as customer. So, we had a goo…

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## [Table Occurrence Naming](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/table-occurrence-naming/1822)

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**Author:** [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/table-occurrence-naming/1822 "2021-03-17T12:19:27Z")

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Having searched the site first, I don’t believe any FileMaker based forum is worth its salt unless it has a good old disagreement about how to name table occurrences (TOs) in the relationship graph. I’ve been delighted t…