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Creating A Parameter Query

This document discusses how to create and run a parameter query in Microsoft Access. It defines a parameter query as one that allows query results to reflect a new search term each time the query is run. It provides a 4-step process for creating a parameter query, including identifying fields for variable criteria, entering a prompt phrase in brackets, running the query to display the prompt, and entering a search phrase to view results. The document emphasizes that parameter queries are an important feature for creating dynamic queries that automatically update based on input parameters.

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Creating A Parameter Query

This document discusses how to create and run a parameter query in Microsoft Access. It defines a parameter query as one that allows query results to reflect a new search term each time the query is run. It provides a 4-step process for creating a parameter query, including identifying fields for variable criteria, entering a prompt phrase in brackets, running the query to display the prompt, and entering a search phrase to view results. The document emphasizes that parameter queries are an important feature for creating dynamic queries that automatically update based on input parameters.

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CREATING A

PARAMETER QUERY
OBJECTIVES
• IDENTIFY A PARAMETER QUERY
• APPLY HOW TO CREATE AND RUN
A PARAMETER QUERY
• VALUE THE IMPORTANCE OF
CREATING A PARAMETER QUERY
WHAT IS A
PARAMETER QUERY?
One of the simplest and most
useful queries you can create
(to show query results that
reflect a new search term)
WHAT IS A
PARAMETER QUERY?
When running parameter
queries, Search terms act as
variable criteria - query criteria
that change each time the
query is operated.
HOW TO CREATE AND
RUN A PARAMETER
QUERY?
HOW TO CREATE AND RUN A PARAMETER QUERY?
STEP 1:
Create a query by choosing the fields
to include and if necessary, modify
the table joins. Then, add any
nonvariable criteria to the applicable
fields in the Criteria: row.
• Orders Table
→ Create tab
→ Query Design
→ Queries
→ Orders query
1. 2.

3.
HOW TO CREATE AND RUN A PARAMETER QUERY?
STEP 2:
Find the field or fields
where the variable criteria
should appear, then select
the Criteria: row.
Last Name
First Name
Pickup Date
Phone Number
HOW TO CREATE AND RUN A PARAMETER QUERY?
STEP 3:
Enter the phrase you want to
see in the popup that appears
each time you run your query.
• Make sure to enclose the
phrase in brackets [].
Criteria row
under the
Pickup Date
→ [What Date?]
HOW TO CREATE AND RUN A PARAMETER QUERY?
STEP 4:
To run your query, click the Run
command on the Design tab. A dialog
box with the desired prompt will appear.
Enter your search phrase and click OK
to see the results of your query.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING A
PARAMETER QUERY
Parameter queries - an important feature in Microsoft
Access, allowing users to create dynamic queries that
automatically update based on changes to the input
parameters. This can save time and effort for users
and help to streamline data analysis. Parameter
queries also help to improve security by requiring
input from the user to retrieve data, preventing
unauthorized access to sensitive information.
ACTIVITY:
One of the simplest and
most useful queries you
can create.
ACTIVITY:
When running parameter
queries, search terms act
as ________ ________.
ACTIVITY:
After you run a query, this
will appear with the
specified prompt.
ACTIVITY:
This punctuation symbol is
vital for the specified
phrase to be valid.
THANK
YOU

DANIELLE ANNE MENDOZA


EDWARD JOHN LINTAG

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