1. Xin 18 October, 2010

2. Quiz & Assignment Quiz 1 Scores will first be announced by Dr. Kawash after Thursday (confidential before that) You will receive a marking sheet by email Assignment 1 Due at 11:59 tonight Double check the assignment description Optional Submit via email to Dr. Kawash and me as a backup

3. Database To manage large amounts of inter-related data Basic functions Store data Retrieve data Summarize data MS Access A simple but widely-used database system

4. Get started Launch Access Create a blank database Tables Fields (columns) Records (rows) Different View/Working Modes Data type Field properties

5. Primary keys Primary Keys A field or fields used to uniquely identify records Student ID SIN... Each table must have one and only one primary key

6. Practice Create a table of employee SIN, FName, Lname, TelNum, DOB, DateJoined, Salary, Address, City, PostalCode, OnLeave, Gender Set Primary Key to SIN Set properties Set required for SIN, Fname, Lname to yes Set non-zero length for Fname and Lname to yes Set the default value for City to Calgary Set default value for DataJoined to Data() Set the Caption of DOB to Birth Date Set the Validation Rule of Gender to Null Or “M” Or “F” Set the Validation Text of Gender to Please enter “M” or “F” or leave blank Set Validation Rule for DOB and DateJoined to <=Date() Set Validation Rule for Salary to 1000

7. Practice Set the input mask for SIN to 000\-000\-000 Set the input mask for TelNum to \(###\)\000\-0000 Set the input mask for PostalCode to AAA\ AAA

8. Forms Forms provide an interface for entering data and browsing data Practice Create a form based on the Employees table

9. Reports Reports provide a read-only, printable view of data Practice Create a report based on the Employees table, showing OnLeave, Lname, Fname, DateJoined, and Salary