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That’s why 66 percent of companies were willing to increase their IT budget in 2024, while only 4 percent... Posted by [Ray Steen](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/rsteen) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/the-evolution-of-it-leveraging-automation) 3 Minute Read #### [Create a Powerful Layout Design in FileMaker](https://blog.gomainspring.com/filemaker-community/create-a-powerful-layout-design-in-filemaker) Typically, portals in FileMaker are used for showing related data. However, a portal based on the same table as its layout would simply display the current found set. If you made the portal large... 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