Brand New Windows Database Project Status Report Matthew Williams Nicholas Good November 7, 2006

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

Review Continued We want to create a paperless environment for our client Capabilities: Customer Demographics Managing inventory (Pricing, Color, Styles) Order Creation Reports

Changes Since Proposal Patio Doors French / Atrium Special Shaped Windows Picture Windows Cathedral Octagon Trapezoid

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

Client Meeting Results Sample order form obtained Wants to include patio doors Size Limitation (UI) Styles, Model Numbers, Colors

Client Meeting Results Window Projection Measurements Window Screens Grid Styles & Colors Window and Labor Pricing

Requirements Engineering and Design Activities User Interface Prototype Reports Add a Customer Add a New Item Edit/Delete Existing Item Info Create Order Form Exact replica of original order form Dropdown menus Ease of use Semantic Integrity

Implementation Strategies Microsoft Access VBA SQL as the query language

On Schedule? Done: Received User Specification Received Sample Order Form Received Item Requirements Next Up: Create Tables (ERD Diagrams) Create User Interface

Questions Any questions?