Brand New Windows Database Matthew Williams Nicholas Good May 1, 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 paperless Portability Inventory Management Order and Customer Searches
Goals & Objectives Create 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 Base 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 Diagram)
Demonstration INTERSTATE Window & Door
Future Work Market Software to Other Interstate Windows Contractors Create Training / Reference Booklet Improvements Feature More Database Queries
Conclusion Integrate Our Database System into Brand New Windows Business Eliminate Paper Environment Provide Ongoing Support
Questions Any questions? INTERSTATE Window & Door