Access Tutorial 2 Building a Database and Defining Table Relationships
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Learn the guidelines for designing databases and setting field properties View and modify field data types and formatting Create a table in Design view Define fields and specify a tables primary key Modify the structure of a table
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Import data from an Excel worksheet Create a table by importing an existing table structure Delete, rename, and move fields Add data to a table by importing a text file Define a relationship between two tables
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Guidelines for Designing Databases
Identify all the fields needed to produce the required information Organize each piece of data into its smallest useful part Group related fields into tables Determine each tables primary key Include a common field in related tables Avoid data redundancy Determine the properties of each field
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Guidelines for Setting Field Properties
You must name each field, table, and other object Choose an appropriate data type
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Guidelines for Setting Field Properties
The Field Size property defines a field values maximum storage size for Text, Number, and AutoNumber fields only
Byte Integer Long Integer Single Double Replication ID Decimal
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Viewing and Modifying Field Data Types and Formatting
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Creating a Table in Design View
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Defining a Field in Design View
In the Field Name box, type the name for the field, and then press the Tab key Accept the default Text data type, or click the arrow and select a different data type for the field. Press the Tab key Enter an optional description for the field, if necessary Use the Field Properties pane to type or select other field properties, as appropriate
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Defining a Field in Design View
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Specifying the Primary Key in Design View
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In the Table window in Design view, click in the row for the field youve chosen to be the primary key. If the primary key will consist of two or more fields, click the row selector for the first field, press and hold down the Ctrl key, and then click the row selector for each additional primary key field In the Tools group on the Table Tools Design tab, click the Primary Key button
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Specifying the Primary Key in Design View
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Moving a Field
To move a field, you use the mouse to drag it to a new location in the Table window in Design view
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Adding a Field Between Two Existing Fields
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In the Table window in Design view, select the row for the field above which you want to add a new field In the Tools group on the Table Tools Design tab, click the Insert Rows button Define the new field by entering the field name, data type, optional description, and any property specifications
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Importing Data from an Excel Worksheet
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The import process allows you to copy the data from a source without having to open the source file Click External Data on the Ribbon Click the Excel button in the Import group to start the wizard
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Importing Data from an Excel Worksheet
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Importing Data from an Excel Worksheet
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Importing Data from an Excel Worksheet
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Creating a Table by Importing an Existing Table Structure
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Make sure the External Data tab is the active tab on the Ribbon In the Import group, click the Access button Click the Browse button Navigate to the file Make sure the Import tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, and modules into the current database option button is selected, and then click the OK button Click the Options button
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Creating a Table by Importing an Existing Table Structure
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Deleting a Field from a Table Structure
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In Datasheet view, select the column heading for the field you want to delete In the Fields & Columns group on the Datasheet tab, click the Delete button or In Design view, click in the Field Name box for the field you want to delete In the Tools group on the Table Tools Design tab, click the Delete Rows button
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Deleting a Field from a Table Structure
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Adding Data to a Table by Importing a Text File
Click the External Data tab on the Ribbon In the Import group, click the Text File button Click the Browse button Navigate to the file Click the Append a copy of the records to the table option button Select the table Click the OK button
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Defining Table Relationships
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One of the most powerful features of a relational database management system is its ability to define relationships between tables You use a common field to relate one table to another
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Defining Table Relationships
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A one-to-many relationship exists between two tables when one record in the first table matches zero, one, or many records in the second table, and when one record in the second table matches at most one record in the first table
The Primary table is the one in a one-to-many relationship The Related table is the many table
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Defining Table Relationships
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Referential integrity is a set of rules that Access enforces to maintain consistency between related tables when you update data in a database The Relationships window illustrates the relationships among a databases tables Click the Database Tools tab on the Ribbon In the Show/Hide group on the Database Tools tab, click the Relationships button
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