FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced packaging

I followed this and it works perfectly installing via policy or users installing via Self Service.

Once the ARD package is created just drop it into Jamf Admin...

https://fmhelp.filemaker.com/docs/17/en/fmpnisg/index.html#install-filemaker-pro-macos_install-apple-remote-desktop-macos

Thank you, it works.

Thanks for the link

for me the steps were
download fmp

download ARD deployment script from filemkaer
https://www.filemaker.com/support/product/documentation.html > Filemaker Pro 17 Advanced > Apple Remote Desktop Deployment script for FileMaker Pro

mkdir ~/Desktop/fmp
open ~/Downloads/fms_17.0.2.252.dmg
cp /Volumes/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced.pkg ~/Desktop/fmp/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced.pkg
cp /Volumes/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced/License Agreements ~/Desktop/fmp/License Agreements
cp /Volumes/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced/Assisted Install.txt ~/Desktop/fmp/Assisted Install.txt
cp /Volumes/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced/Registration.app ~/Desktop/fmp/Registration.app
Open ~/Desktop/fmp/Assisted Install.txt

AI_LICENSE_ACCEPTED=1
AI_USERNAME=(put company name here)
AI_LICENSEKEY=(put SN here)
AI_NONEWDATABASES=0
AI_REGISTRATION=0
AI_SKIPDIALOG=1
AI_DISABLEUPDATENOTIFY=0
AI_DISABLEVERSIONNOTIFY=0
AI_DISABLEPLUGINS=0
AI_DISABLEXDBC=0
AI_DISABLEIWP=0
AI_DISABLEADVANCEDTOOLS=0

save changes

open ~/Downloads/fmp_osx_deployment.zip
chmod +x ~/Downloads/AppleRemoteDesktopDeployment.sh
~/Downloads/AppleRemoteDesktopDeployment.sh ~/Desktop/fmp/

open ~/Desktop/fmp

copy the create pkg to the jss

Our solution was pretty simple. I just built a composer package to deploy the FileMaker package and Assisted Install.txt file to /private/tmp and then used a post install script to run the installer and remove the temporary tidbits.

#!/bin/sh
## postinstall

pathToScript=$0
pathToPackage=$1
targetLocation=$2
targetVolume=$3


/usr/sbin/installer -pkg /private/tmp/FMP17/FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced.pkg -target /

rm -fP /private/tmp/FMP17/Assisted Install.txt
rm -Rf /private/tmp/FMP17/


exit 0      ## Success
exit 1      ## Failure

So I am able to package up the original 17.0.2 version using composer, but having trouble packaging and installing the 17.0.3 and 17.0.4 updates. I tried taking the .pkg and uploading it to JAMF Pro directly as well as using composer snapshots after installing each individually on my MacBook Air. But when it goes to install to the computers it fails. With v16 I believe I was able to just copy the original .pkg from filemaker’s downloads page and it installed fine. I did find I had to install each update (ie. 16.0.3, then 16.0.4, then 16.0.5) for it to work, but was able to put them back to back in the same policy. It wouldn’t work if I just went from 16.0.2 to 16.0.5.

Curious how everyone else has solved this. Thank you!

Nevermind. I was successful when I re-attempted to upload the 2 .pkg files directly after downloading them from the FileMaker downloads page for 17.0.3 and 17.0.4. I put each as a separate policy and triggered 1 to install after another. I initially had both packages in the same policy and 17.0.4 must have been running before 17.0.3 finished.