ACCESS TABLES & QUERIES

OBJECTIVES Create tables Establish table relationships Create queries Specify criteria for different data types Compact & Repair Database 2

CREATE TABLES Create fields in Design View Import data from another database or application –Examples: Excel spreadsheets or Word text files Enter data directly into rows in Datasheet views 3

FIELDS IN TABLES Field names should be meaningful! Access uses CamelCase notation Use uppercase letters for each first letter of each new word Example: ProductCost 4

FIELD DATA TYPES Every field has a data type Determines: –The type of data that can be entered –The operations that can be performed on that data Access recognizes 10 data types 5

DATA TYPES 6 Notice Yes/No and Lookup Wizard

EXAMPLE Download the file European_Union database Rename the file as lastname_firstname_eu.accdb. 7

LETS CREATE OUR FIRST TABLE Create a table named MemberStates Fields are MemberID and Member with data type as Text 8

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ENTER DATA INTO TABLE 10

PRIMARY KEYS Designate appropriate primary keys MemberStates: MemberID Demographics: MemberID Economics: CountryID 11

RELATIONSHIPS Create appropriate relationships between MemberStates and Demographics MemberStates and Economics Enforce referential integrity and enable cascade updates, but do not enable cascade deletes. 12

QUERY1 Create a query that lists the ID, full name, capital, year of entry, population, and political system of EU member states. Run the query to see the unrestricted results. Restrict the query to return records for only those member states that are Republics. 13

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QUERY2-QUERY WITH OPERATORS Create a new query that lists the full name, GDP, employment rate, and population of member states. Only display states where the population is greater than 50 million and the employment rate is 60% or higher. Member states with GDP greater than 900 should be included irrespective of the population and employment rate. 16

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QUERY3-FROM QUERY2 Create a copy of Query2. Sort the results by GDP and then by name, both in descending order. 19

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COMPACTING & REPAIRING A DATABASE Access databases increase in size over time Compacting –Avoids loss of data –Recovers unclaimed space –Defragments fragmented databases –Repairs corrupt databases