...There are numerous terms used in the Access database. Some of the more common terms are, Form, Layout, Design, Table, Query & Report. If a user is not familiar with Access or has very little knowledge they would probably need to have these terms explained to them. A Form is the easy to use screen where they enter Their data and the Layout is where they would modify the size, formatting or position of the controls. They would be able to see their data as they work to change the layout which is extremely useful on helping them to set everything up the way they want it. Design is the area where they would modify or change the Header, Footer or details of a section or the entire form. The Table is where all of their data is located in a spreadsheet-like view and they can have several tables with data that they can bring together by using a Query. The Query is the tool that allows them to select, organize and present the specific information they want on a report. The Report is the presentation of that information in whatever format they feel is the best for their needs. It could be something simple for personal use or something elaborate for a business meeting. The knowledge base of the customer is going to determine how extensive the explanation of the terms needs to be. It’s very possible that a more detailed description of each term would need to be given to someone brand new to using Access. Someone who has more experience is going to be familiar with most of the...
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...Illustrated Access 2013 Unit A: SAM Project 1a Contact Management Database creating a table AND BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP Project Goal M Project Name Project Goal Illustrated Access 2013 Unit A: SAM Project 1a Contact Management Database creating a table AND BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP Project Goal M Project Name Project Goal PROJECT DESCRIPTION Your sales manager created a database with one table named Customers that stores the company name and contact information for customers. He asks you to create a new table named SalesReps to store company sales representative data. You’ll create the new table and add two records to it. Then you’ll create the relationship between the SalesReps and Customers tables. GETTING STARTED * Download the following file from the SAM website: * IL_Access2013_UA_P1a_FirstLastName_1.accdb * Open the file you just downloaded and save it with the name: * IL_Access2013_UA_P1a_FirstLastName_2.accdb * Hint: If you do not see the .accdb file extension in the Save file dialog box, do not type it. Access will add the file extension for you automatically. * Open the _GradingInfoTable table and ensure that your first and last name is displayed as the first record in the table. If the table does not contain your name, delete the file and download a new copy from the SAM website. * PROJECT STEPS Create and save a new table in Design View with one field as follows: a. Add a field...
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...Databases are powerful tools that can provide businesses with an edge over the competition. Databases can help keep track of, inventory, billing, payroll, phone numbers, and much more. Databases are essential for almost every company in today's business world. The company that I used to work for custom built their database in-house to suit their business needs. The company uses Oracle, SQL, and Microsoft Access. The company asked me to develop a helpdesk database using SQL and Microsoft Access. The server-based database that the company uses is the Structured Query Language (SQL) Server to run security. One of the draw backs of the server is that it has many security problems that constantly need to be patched. These patches are important to keep integrity of the data and security and should be scheduled to be applied on regular bases. Microsoft Access is a relational database management system which, allows users to create, edit, and maintain sophisticated databases. When developing the helpdesk database I found the wizard to be easy to use and helpful when creating the tables, data entry screens, display screens, and generating reports. The visual capabilities are user friendly and the user does not need to have programming experience. The wizard is an excellent internal tool to help the user with creating data entry forms and display screens. Microsoft Access also has its security problems. Microsoft Access is restricted to how much data can be stored before needing to...
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...The Getty Provenance Institute’s database (The Gettys research institute, 2012) contains 1.1 million records. All of these records can be used for a wide variety of research. According to the institute the database can be used for assistance in finding information for Projects, and for the Study of Collecting. According to the Database, “The J. Paul Getty Museum acquired The Entombment (ca. 1612) by Peter Paul Rubens in a Christie's sale in 1992. At that time, the provenance of the painting could only be traced as far back as the mid-19th century. The number 146, located on the face of the painting, appeared to be an inventory number (the Getty Research Institute, 2012). A search in the Provenance Index's Archival Inventories database retrieved a single record in which the artist name (Rubens) and item number (146) matched. The search lead to a 1651 inventory preserved in the Archivo de la Casa de Alba, Palacio de Liria in Madrid, which lists this Rubens painting. Possibly its first owner was Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán Carpio (1629–1687)”. Other Institutions are not as lucky some. Some Museums are not so fortunate to find the item number associated with the picture. When it is time to introduce the collections into a database, curators of small museums find themselves in a little bit of trouble. The features and capabilities offered by the newer commercial and professional collection systems are more than they will ever need, more than they can support and more than they...
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...beneficial to switch to a more relational database like Microsoft Access. In turn, this will help improve internal communication and help streamline some of the work processes for the sales department. Currently the Party Plates Company uses Microsoft Excel to track personnel data in a spreadsheet inputting small amounts of repetitious data each time a record is created. Although Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access offer some of the same tools such as applying filters, sorting table data, and extracting information, Microsoft Access a relational database, has features to track actions and events in multiple related tables. It offers more built in tools better to organize, track, and to make a relational structure between the tables by using a common field for the purpose of creating queries, forms, and reports large amounts of data than Microsoft Excel. The Party Plates Company would benefit from the use of converting their personnel data from single Microsoft Excel spreadsheets into a relational database, such as Microsoft Access (2012 Microsoft Corporation). There are many benefits that Party Plates would get from using Microsoft Access. The cost is reasonable to the other databases available; this system permits customization of databases making it possible to manage other functions together in the same area and not have to use more than one database. Microsoft Access prevents the duplication of the same information entered into the database. This will help save time entering...
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...Week Two Student Guide This week, you will explore how databases are used in the work environment. Databases play a significant role in an organization, so it is important to know how to capitalize on database functionality. You will also learn how businesses, consumers, and the government use collaboration tools in the work environment, and how these tools have transformed the business processes of today’s organizations. Additionally, you will explore electronic commerce, and discuss the challenges this technology presents to businesses and their consumers. Databases, Network Applications, and E-Business OBJECTIVE: Describe how databases are used in the work environment. Resources: Ch. 4 and Technology Guide 2 of Introduction to Information Systems and Ch. 1 for Access in Microsoft® Office 2010 Content • Ch. 4: Data and Knowledge Management of Introduction to Information Systems o Managing Data • The Difficulties of Managing Data • The Data Life Cycle o The Database Approach • The Data Hierarchy • Designing the Database o Database Management Systems • The Relational Database Model • Databases in Action o Data Warehousing • Describing the Data Warehouse • Data Marts o Data Governance o Knowledge Management • Concepts and Definitions • Knowledge Management Systems • The Knowledge Management System Cycle • Technology...
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...Summary 3 Scope of Work 4 Project Management 5 Project Resources and Budget 8 User Analysis 10 Organization of Data 14 Database Administration 17 Database Backup and Recovery 19 Legal Issues 22 Works Cited 25 Appendix A – DDL Script 26 Appendix B – Sample Reporting 37 Executive Summary Illuminated Communications offers this solution to meet the growing demands of Flix2You. We understand the limitations of the existing database design and have proposed a new design that will provide Flix2You a more robust database environment intended to capture more customer data. This will address the primary concerns of Flix2You and allow for the understanding of its customer’s habits that it seeks to gain. Included in this document you will find our scope of work, as it has been determined based on the requirements that have been provided. With that we developed a project plan highlight the major milestones from project start to final sign off. Please note that Illuminated Communications will provide comprehensive testing, training, and support past go live to ensure our solution meet the demands of Flix2You. Understanding Flix2You users is important to our design process. We have included an in-depth user analysis to help us build our system to support the needs of all Flix2You user from upper management personnel to database administrators. Illuminated Communications has several modifications to the infrastructure of the existing systems so Flix2You will...
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...Chapter 6 FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Management Information Systems CHAPTER 6: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Learning Objectives • Describe how the problems of managing data resources in a traditional file environment are solved by a database management system • Describe the capabilities and value of a database management system • Apply important database design principles • Evaluate tools and technologies for accessing information from databases to improve business performance and decision making • Assess the role of information policy, data administration, and data quality assurance in the management of a firm’s data resources 2 © Pearson Education 2012 Management Information Systems CHAPTER 6: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment • File organization concepts – – – – Database: Group of related files File: Group of records of same type Record: Group of related fields Field: Group of characters as word(s) or number • Describes an entity (person, place, thing on which we store information) • Attribute: Each characteristic, or quality, describing entity – E.g., Attributes Date or Grade belong to entity COURSE 3 © Pearson Education 2012 Management Information Systems CHAPTER 6: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Organizing Data in...
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...Chapter 04 Relational Databases and Enterprise Systems True / False Questions 1. Three types of data models used today are: the hierarchical model, the network model and the relational model. True False 2. In a hierarchical data model, data elements are related in many-to-many relationships. True False 3. Classes could be grouped into Resources (R), Entity (E), and Assets (A) in data modeling. True False 4. Queries in Access are utilized by users to enter data into tables and view existing records. True False 5. The SQL command "Group by" can be used to order an amount in a descending order. True False 6. The asterisk (*) following the SELECT SQL statement is a wild card indicating all columns should be selected. True False 7. The "Where" SQL clause can be used to link two tables. True False 8. Access offers modules, which are defined by users to automate processes like opening a specific form. True False 9. In Access, users can edit database information in reports. True False 10. Cloud computing is an internet-based computing where shared resources, software, and information is provided to firms on demand. True False 11. While hierarchical and network data models require relationships to be formed at the database creation, relational data models can be made up as needed. True False 12. Each attribute in a table can have several names....
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...HR Database Systems Question 1 The two commercial HR database systems that I would recommend for my organization are the Oracle Human resources Management systems and the HR Quik HR database system. Using the HR Quik HR database system provides an advantage in that its reports are very simple to run with all its data being generated in Excel. It can track the costs and benefit plans of employees and all the data within the systems can easily be merged with an employee’s documents (Lee, Tan & Wuwongse, 2006). This database also generates forms automatically with regards to the newly hired employees and those who have been terminated; it saves the documents which have been scanned and offers sample forms for guiding users in their generation and use (Kavanagh, Thite & Johnson, 2011). However, the database also has several disadvantages manifested in its inability of creating security profiles, facilitating the effective performance of audit trails due to its concurrent access anomalies and it only offers cloud-hosting features as an optional tool only in some of those models found in the market (Singh, 2009). On the other hand, the Oracle Human Resource Management System also offers several advantages to its users that include the creation and definition of user and security profiles, enabling the effective performance of audit trails and enables the HR to make payroll payments as it has the capability of handling multiple assignments. The Oracle Human Resource Management System...
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...granding system is the current system used by this education institute as I analyze this system I found that the system was costly in terms of purchasing papers, calculator and minimising error. A computerized granding management system for an education institution is all about simpling stundents granding, securing reports, managing and quick retrieval of data and storage of large volume of data with the help of hard drive and can be kept for long period of time. It also allows deletion and editing of data which cannot be done on paper. 1.2 Problem statement. The institutions current system is mainly manual based granding system which are costly in terms of granding using calculator , storage and securing records from intruder to access them. 1.2.1 General objective. The purpose of this project is to design a computerized records management system that will provide student profile, ease storage, retrieval, inventory management and minimize data loss at kyagera parents primary school. 1.3specific objectives 1. To analyze the existing academic records management system at kyagera parents primary school. 2. To design a new computerized records management system. 3. To implement the designed...
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...about Database Testing Presented by: Mary R.Sweeney Exceed Technical Training & Consultation Copyright Sammamish Software Services 2003. All rights reserved. 1 Today’s complex software systems access heterogeneous data from a variety of backend databases. The intricate mix of client-server and Web-enabled database applications are extremely difficult to test productively. Testing at the data access layer is the point at which your application communicates with the database. Tests at this level are vital to improve not only your overall test strategy, but also your product’s quality. In this presentation you’ll find out what you need to know to test the SQL database engine, stored procedures, and data views. Find out how to design effective automated tests that exercise the complete database layer of your applications. You’ll learn about the most common and vexing defects related to SQL databases and the best tools available to support your testing efforts. Copyright Sammamish Software Services 2003. All rights Reserved 1 8/26/2004 The Data Access Layer Testing at the data access layer is the point at which your application communicates with the database. ! In this presentation we’ll discuss why tests at this level are vital to improve not only your overall test strategy, but also your product’s quality ! Copyright Sammamish Software Services 2003. All rights reserved. 2 How to design effective automated tests that exercise the complete database layer...
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...CS251-1301B-03 Fundamentals of Database Systems Phase 1 -5 Individual Project Robert March 24th, 2013 Table of Contents Project Outline 3 Description of the Database Design Life Cycle 4 The Entity Relationship Diagram 7 The Logical Model and Normalization 9 The Microsoft Access Database 11 The Microsoft Access Database Application 14 References: 18 Project Outline My idea for a project concept is for a granite fabrication and installation company called MasterStoneWorks. We will perform counter sales, contractor and walk-in customer kitchen and bath design, templates, fabrication, installation, and follow-up. To run efficiently (or at all) we must have a centralized DBMS with access for all employees in order to keep track of the progress of the workload and get the products delivered and installed on time. Issues with the process must be immediately known and corrected as this is a high value product with a small profit margin at this point in our economy. Any miscommunication can be disastrous. The MasterStoneWorks database will have the following tables: * Customers * Sales * Installs * Product choices * Costs (wholesale and retail) * Sales people * Project Managers * Templates * Follow-up * Customer support Description of the Database Design Life Cycle The seven steps of the SDLC/DBDSL: 1. Concept Planning – This first step is where the need to develop, or improve a system is ascertained...
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...Software Requirements Specification October 28, 2013 Window App for Sending SMS to mobiles via internet from your computer Submitted by: Muhammad Gulfam Submitted to: Engr. Natasha Nigar Software Engineering Table of Contents Table of contents……………………………………………………………………. List of figures……………………………………………………………………….. 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………….3 1. Purpose……………………………………………………………...3 2. Scope of project……………………………………………………...3 3. Glossary……………………………………………………………...3 4. Overview of document……………………………………………….4 2. Overall Description……..…………………………………………………......5 2.1. System Environment...……………………………………………….5 2.2. Functional Requirement Specification ……………...……………….6 2.2.1. User use cases………………………………………………...6 2.3. User characteristics …………………………………………………….11 2.4. Non Functional Requirements ……………………………….…………11 3. Requirement Specification …………………………………………………..12 3.1 Functional Requirements ……………………………………………12 List of diagrams Fig.1 System Environment ………………………………………………………….3 1.0. Introduction 1.1. Purpose The purpose of this document is to present a detailed description of the Window App for Sending SMS to mobiles via internet from your computer. It will explain the purpose and features of the system, the interfaces of the system, what the system will do, the constraints under which it must...
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...Riordan’s products and business systems, interviewed Riordan’s employees, and have determined the best course of action to implement the plan. Riordan Manufacturing is a plastics manufacturer based in several locations across the world. With three plants based in the continental US, which are located in Albany, Georgia; Pontiac Michigan; and in San Jose, California, which is the company headquarters. A fourth plant is located in Hangzhou, China will not be part of the plan as they purchase materials locally. This where we explain how the database will be set up. Refer to the ERD, Sequence diagram, Use Case diagram, and Class Diagram that followThe following paragraphs will describe the considerations that Riordan Manufacturing will need to make in implementing the database plan. Where ever it is possible to for our firm to do so, LTB and Associates will make a recommendation on the choice to make. In order to implement the database properly, these recommendations should be implemented in order to offer the tightest amount of security that will be possible. Type of Online ProcessingRiordan Manufacturing will need to decide between real-time asynchronous processing and batch processing. Real-time asynchronous processing is applicable when the processing must be performed immediately or when the results must eventually be communicated back to an on-line user. One of the problems with real-time processing is that real-time timers and events are required; they are expensive...
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