1. Microsoft Access CS 110 Fall 2005

2. Learning to use Access Terms describing database Terms describing database Database views Database views Operations on the database Operations on the database

3. Terms Field: a ‘fact’ or cell of the database Field: a ‘fact’ or cell of the database Record: a set of fields Record: a set of fields Table: a set of records Table: a set of records Database: a set of tables Database: a set of tables Relational DB: relationships between DBs Relational DB: relationships between DBs

4. Terms Primary key: the field (or combination of fields) that makes every record in a table unique Primary key: the field (or combination of fields) that makes every record in a table unique Not requiredNot required Only one per tableOnly one per table

5. Terms Query: a request for specific information contained within a database Query: a request for specific information contained within a database Results may be a tableResults may be a table Results may add/modify recordsResults may add/modify records Results may reorder recordsResults may reorder records

6. Terms Filter: a lightweight query Filter: a lightweight query Selectively hide parts of a table according to preferencesSelectively hide parts of a table according to preferences

7. Terms Referential Integrity Referential Integrity Tables in a database must be consistentTables in a database must be consistent If a relationship uses a field to bind one table to another, the values of the fields in the two tables must be consistent If a relationship uses a field to bind one table to another, the values of the fields in the two tables must be consistent NameState Steve New York SallyCalifornia JohnMassachusetts StateBirdCaliforniaQuail MassachusettsChikadee Bluebird

8. Views Multiple ways to interact with DB Multiple ways to interact with DB

9. Views Form: a means to enter a record Form: a means to enter a record

10. Views Report: the prettified results of a query Report: the prettified results of a query

11. Operations (bookstore) View tables View tables Add/delete recordAdd/delete record Search in tables Search in tables Data input with forms Data input with forms Run query Run query

12. Operations (employees) Filters Filters Moving fields around Moving fields around Sorting Sorting View report View report

13. Operations (lookahead) Create relationships Create relationships Demonstrate referential integrity Demonstrate referential integrity View tables with relationships View tables with relationships Change contents of tables Change contents of tables

14. Operations (test) Create database from data files Create database from data files