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Database design basics. A properly designed database provides you with access to up-to-date, accurate information. Because a correct design is essential to achieving your goals in working with a database, investing the time required to learn the principles of good design makes sense.
In Visio, with the Database Model Diagram template, you can create a new model or reverse engineer an existing database into a model. This article describes how to create a database model and what you can do with the model after you create it.
This article provides a basic overview of the structure of an Access database. Access provides several tools that you can use to familiarize yourself with the structure of a particular database. This article also explains how, when, and why you use each tool.
This sample database is designed to teach anyone the fundamentals of how to use Access as a database. Using a sales tracking system with a simple but correct data model as an example, it introduces many Access capabilities like forms, a main dashboard, and reports with charts.
Here are some examples of commonly used criteria you can use as a starting point to create your criteria. The examples are grouped by data types. In this topic. Introduction to query criteria. Criteria for Text, Memo, and Hyperlink fields. Criteria for Number, Currency, and AutoNumber fields. Criteria for Date/Time fields. Criteria for Yes/No ...
A well-designed database not only helps ensure data integrity, but is easier to maintain and update. An Access database is not a file in the same sense as a Microsoft Word document or a Microsoft PowerPoint slide deck.
For an introduction to planning and designing a database, see Database design basics. In this article. Overview. Table and field properties. Data Types. Table relationships. Keys. Benefits of using relationships. Overview. A relational database like Access usually has several related tables.
Explore hundreds of diagram examples and flowchart templates for Visio. Open or download them here, or go directly into Visio and find them there.
Database Design. Northwind has a simple but correct Relational Database Design. Tables hold specific information about Northwind's business. Fields in the tables have specific properties set to make them required or to enforce a certain data type (for example, numeric, date, and yes/no).
If your Access desktop database is going to be used by multiple users, well-designed forms is essential for efficiency and data entry accuracy. There are several ways of creating a form in an Access desktop database and this article points you to some of the common ways.