Database Project
Database Project
What is a Database?
Microsoft Office Access, is a relational database
management system from Microsoft.
Products
table will have
Product the following fields:
Number
Product Name
Price
Supplier
Follow the same procedure as in Task 2 and remember to select appropriate Data Type for all
fields.
Task 4 Supplier
Form
Go to the Yellow Pages or Google
Maps online and find five (5)
suppliers that are relevant to your industry.
Example:
Suppliers Table with data for five suppliers in Data Sheet View
One of the goals of good database design is to remove
duplicate data.
To achieve that goal, you divide your data into many subject-
based tables so that each fact is represented only once. You
then provide Access with the means by which to bring the
divided information back together — you do this by placing
common fields in tables that are related.
Table Relationship
A relationship is “linking” of two tables by a
common element.
Table Relationship
Step 1: Preparation
Make sure that you are viewing your Access Project database
Double-click Products table to open it in Datasheet view.
Choose Yes.
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Select the Supplier Name for a lookup column
Task 8: Using
Forms
Select a supplier’s name from a SupplierName drop-
down list:
Double-click to select
ProductName and Price
Importing that data into Access will make it easier to extract those
answers because you can write queries, components that retrieve and
process data quickly.
The import process follows these broad steps:
You start by cleaning up your data in Excel. For example, you
remove any blank rows or columns, you make sure each column
contains one type of data, such as dates or numbers, and you
fix any errors such as #NUM or #DIV.
Next, you use the import wizard in Access to import the data
to a new table.
Finally, you check your imported data for accuracy.
Open the spreadsheet program on your computer and
create the following table:
Click on Close