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In any multi-user solution, one of the first things to focus on is managing its users. While it's always possible to create a FileMaker solution without a dedicated Users table, doing so prevents you from offering users a wide range of benefits, with user preferences being the first major advantage.

While adding a Users table will allow you to manage those users and their preferences, you might as well also add a Sessions table to track whatever you wish about user activity while they're logged in.

Often, the rush is to simply start solving the main problems the solution addresses. However, to build a successful multi-user solution, core features must be implemented first. These include user and session management, permissions, error handling, logging, and a few other critical elements.

In this video, we implement user and session management into a simple FileMaker solution launcher.