Brand New Windows Database Matthew Williams Nicholas Good May 9, 2007 INTERSTATE Window & Door

Project Overview Introduction Approach Related Work Demonstration Future Work Conclusion / Questions

General Area Thomas Potoski, General Contractor Brand New Windows Greater Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Area Windows Sector

Problems Highly Congested Construction Environment Needs to be Near Paperless Portability Inventory Management Order and Customer Searches

Window Attributes Series Style United Inches (UI) Exterior Color Interior Color

More Window Attributes Grid Pattern Grid Type Glass Screen

Goals & Objectives Create Close to Paperless Environment Portability Capabilities: Managing Inventory (Prices, Color, Styles) Customer Demographics Order Creation Reports

Client Contributions Only 4200 & 6300 Series Grid Pattern / Type Glass Options Interior & Exterior Color Special Shaped Windows Excluded Zip Code Report

Client Contributions Continued Order Form Customer Info Popup U.I. Column Price

Approach Microsoft Access Database Visual Basic Enhancements Tables Reports Mimic Order Form Paper Version

Related Work Literature Review Microsoft Access – most popular database used in small businesses VBA with SQL as the query language Don’t need to worry about concurrency Semantic Integrity 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd Normal Form

Overview of System Design (ERD)

Demonstration INTERSTATE Window & Door

Future Work Market Software to Other Interstate Windows Contractors Create Training / Reference Booklet Improvements Feature More Database Queries

Conclusion Client Training Session Integrate Our Database System into Brand New Windows Business Reduce Amount of Paper in Environment Provide Ongoing Support

Things We’ve Learned Client-Developer Communication Adherence to Requirements Document Staying Within Your Capabilities Development Process

Questions Any questions? INTERSTATE Window & Door