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Slide 1Free Training Series
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Slide 2About Matt
- Passionate FileMaker trainer
- Expert FileMaker developer
- Certified in FM versions 7 to present
- Founded 3 companies
- FBA Awards, conference sessions, Meetups
- ClarisTalk AI podcast with Cris Ippolite
Hey, nice suit ^

Slide 3Agenda
- 4 more slides
- 20 minute live demo
- 25 minute Q&A

Slide 4Offerings
- • Free training series
- • Paid classes $99
- • Mentoring & Coaching
- calendly.com/mattnav

Slide 5What is JSON?
- Structured text
- Supports hierarchy
- Easy to read
- But every { . , } must be in its place
- Native to FileMaker
- New features in FM 2024
- The language of APIs and connections outside FM sandbox

Slide 6Why JSON?
- It’s flexible
- It will make your development life MUCH easier
- It will make your databases cleaner
- It will make you feel smarter

Slide 7Where JSON?
- Passing multiple parameters – obvious first use
- API & Claris Connect
- Logging (like fmLog)
- Store all session preferences in a Global Text field with JSON
- JSON field in every table (I’ll explain later)
- Power dashboards
