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the next release of SharePoint. We recommend you do not create new web apps, and
migrate your existing apps to an alternative platform, such as Microsoft Power Apps.

You can share Access data with Dataverse, which is a cloud database upon which you
can build Power Platform apps, Automate workflows, Virtual Agents, and more for the
web, phone, or tablet. For more information, see Get started: Migrate Access data to
Dataverse.

An Access app is a database that you use in a standard web browser, but which you design
and modify in Access 2013 or later. The data and database objects are stored in SQL Server
or Microsoft Azure SQL Database, so you can share the data within your organization using
on-premises SharePoint.

You can create an app either from a template or from scratch. To create a custom Access
app:

1. Open Access 2013 or later and click Custom web app.

2. Enter a name and the server location for your app (you can also select a server
location from the Locations list), and click Create.

Tip:  To check your server location or database name, click the File tab > Info.
Next, you’ll need some tables in your new app. You can either add predefined tables that
are like templates, which in some cases include ready-made related tables, or just start with
blank tables.

To add a template table:    In the Search box, type in what kind of information you’ll be
storing such as, tasks or people. Click the Search button and select a suitable table from the
provided list.

Tip: Type All into the Search box to view all of the template table options.

If the template has related tables, you’ll see the multi-table icon. For example, when you
add the Assets table, Access also adds the related Employees table.

To add a blank table:    Click Add a new blank table.

You can see the newly added tables in the left pane.

Working with views

Access automatically creates List and Datasheet views for each table. Depending on the
type of table template you choose, you might also see a Summary view, which groups
items by a specific field. You can add a view by clicking the plus sign.

To edit the design of a view from an opened Access app:

1. Select a table.

2. Select a view.

3. Click the Settings/Actions button and select the action you want to perform.

Note:  Deleting views (or controls on views) does not delete the underlying data.

Adding data
To enter or modify data in the tables, on the Home tab, click Open in Browser. Select the
table and view you want to use, then use the action bar buttons to add, edit, and delete
items.

You can also import data from an external source such as an Access desktop database, a
Microsoft Excel file, an ODBC source, a text file, or a SharePoint list. The data will be added
as a new table. See Import data from an Access database into an Access web app for more
information.
 Note:  If you have an Access 2010 web database, you can edit it in Access 2013 or later, but
you can’t update it to an Access web app. Instead, create a new custom web app and import
the tables from the Access 2010 web database. Default views will be created automatically,
and you can add your own custom views.

Saving your app

Clicking Save on the Quick Access Toolbar uploads your changes to the SharePoint server,
so there’s no additional “publish” step.

To backup or move your app, save it as a SharePoint app package by clicking File > Save
As > Save as New App. Enter a title and select whether you want to save only the design
of your app, or if you want to include the data in the package.

For more options on saving your app see create an Access app package.

For a quick overview of more options with Access apps see What's New in Access 2013.

Next steps
Your next steps depend on what you want to do with your app but here are some
articles that can help:

Basic tasks for an Access app

Modify an Access app

Working with action buttons in an Access app

Find data by adding a popup form

Create an Access app package

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