June 22: Jonn Howell
Overview. Jonn Howell of DataExperience will be speaking on Transactional Data Entry and the Session Model…
The Session model is about user interface. It’s a way for the developer to provide much greater control of the user experience. It can be developed quite well in a single file system. A single point of reference allows the developer to always perceive the databases system from a consistent perspective. The demand for context awareness is radically reduced, and a development template can be used to build robust systems much faster. Merging portals and related data onto one view becomes a snap, as does task oriented design! Adding modules to an existing session-based system is easy and clear. Techniques like audit trailing and transactional processing lend them selves well to this approach, and can be modified and implemented much more easily!
We’ll review an export reporting tool built with the session model. We will demonstrate how abstraction of the user into session specific tables can allow a developer to provide an elegant and robust solution for a multi-user environment.
Jonn Howell is the president of DataExperience, Inc., developing solutions in FileMaker Pro since 1992. His clients include: Apple Inc., Amgen, Genentech, Electronic Arts, Nortel Networks, Novell Corporation, Stanford University, and The University of California. He leads FileMaker Bootcamp twice a year. He has a solid reputation in the bio-technical industry as a database system programmer, business analyst, project manager and developer. Formally trained as a robotics engineer, Jonn is also an accomplished graphic designer and professional sales trainer. Jonn received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University. He is a FileMaker Business Alliance member, a TechNet member, an FMPug chapter administrator and a frequent speaker at FileMaker Developer Conferences. Jonn is a certified FileMaker developer in versions 7, 8 and 9.
John Weinshel from Datagrace will be springing for Pizza, and don’t forget our new location at Group Health Cooperative. 320 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109.
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