Local vs. external tables for stand-alone app

mzarin
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 19:07:31 +0000
Questions

Has anyone done benchmarking to see what benefit there is when building a stand-alone app to using tables local to the file vs. external when the external tables are part of a much larger system?

I've got a "mothership" file with ~150 tables and have been asked to build a standalone app based on maybe 5 of those tables for people in the field who would be connecting on iPads over cell via FM Go or WebDirect. If I make the 5 tables local to the app, I'll have to manage syncing data between the app and the mothership, but the app will be super lean and as performant as I can get it. If I use external tables from the mothership, I won't have to worry about syncing but I'm concerned the weight of the mothership in the background might negatively impact performance to the point where the app is painful to use.

Thoughts or questions?

Thanks!

Mike

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