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MS Access Tutorial - Krannert School of Management
MS Access Tutorial - Krannert School of Management
MGMT 683
J. Rees
Introduction
• MS Access is a relational database
management system (RDBMS)
• Other PC-based RDMBS include:
– MS FoxPro
– Borland dBase
• “Industrial-strength” RDBMS include
– Oracle
– MS SQL Server
– IBM DB2
– Informix
Getting Started
• Open MS Access (Under Microsoft Office 2003
heading)
• Open a New Database
Select “Blank Database”
Name your database MyShop.mdb
Now click “Create.” Everything you create for this database will be saved as an *.mdb file.
MS Access Functionality
• Tables
– Store Data
• Queries
– Manipulate Data
• Forms
– Make data entry and display easier
• Reports
– Provides information from database to users
in easy-to-understand format
Business Example
Your sister has started her own home-décor
shop. She sells items such as candles,
pictures and knick-knacks. She wishes to
track the items in her inventory, sales and
customer information. You agree to assist
her in setting up a simple MS Access
database that will track the appropriate
information.
Business Example, Continued
You identify that three tables should be created:
Product Table containing the product number,
product name, product description, product
price, and product on hand.
Sale Table containing the sale number, sale
date, the product sold and the customer.
Customer Table containing the customer
number, customer last name, customer first
name, phone number, address and notes about
customer preferences (notify if a Yankee Candle
Company candle comes in, etc.)
Creating Tables