Tag Archives: Dataverse

Sharing a Microsoft Access Database Online With Multiple Users

Today, I thought I’d briefly touch upon a more and more common question, which is:

How can we share a Microsoft Access database online between multiple users?

In today’s world, sharing data is simply a necessity!  So it is only natural to have the need to share Microsoft Access data with people outside of your network, over the Internet…

I previously posted about this issue in my article:

Access Back-End Location - WAN, Online Server, OneDrive, DropBox, ...
There have been a few recent threads, some of which I’ve been involved in: Access Database on OneDrive for Business corruption Unrecognized database format Splitting MS Access on a LAN work well, but on a wan run very slow. Wan communications has tested positive very good. Why would MS access 2007 run slow over a wan. Slow MS Access DB over WAN in which people are inquiring about running a standard MS Access database over a WAN, an Online Server, Shared drives (OneDrive, DropBox, …) and the likes.   The Reality of MS Access Databases Microsoft Access databases are only meant…

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Today, I wanted to continue the discussion a little more.

So How Can We Do It Exactly?

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Access – My First Venture Into Dataverse Part 2

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So I’ve been playing around with Dataverse a little more today in a continuation of yesterday’s fiasco!  So if you haven’t already seen my previous post, best start by reviewing:

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Access - My First Venture Into Dataverse
I had a new client for whom I thought Dataverse might be a perfect solution to their need. So I set out to give it a whirl and see if Dataverse could do the job, see if the hype and demo I had been shown by Microsoft lived up to their ‘promise’. The proverbial ‘kick…

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Below are my preliminary observations and my impressions may change with time and experience, but as of today, this was my impression of things.

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Access – My First Venture Into Dataverse

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I had a new client for whom I thought Dataverse might be a perfect solution to their need. So I set out to give it a whirl and see if Dataverse could do the job, see if the hype and demo I had been shown by Microsoft lived up to their ‘promise’. The proverbial ‘kick the tires’ as they say.

Warning
Prepare yourself for a lot of profanity!
 

The Database

I decide to export the database comprised of 25 tables to Dataverse.  The overall schema is very straightforward, nothing too fancy here.  Just mainly a series of related tables: clients, submissions, materials, trucks, …

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Microsoft Access and the Dataverse Connector

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In the past few days, I’ve posted a few articles:

Access Session At Microsoft Ignite, Yes It Is True!
Just a short post this evening. If you want to know what is next for Microsoft Access then be sure to attend the Bringing Microsoft Access into the Future: Introducing the Microsoft Access Connector for the Microsoft Power Platform session at this year’s Microsoft Ignite.

Meet Michael Aldridge And The New Dataverse Connector.
I wanted to share an upcoming online meeting that could be of interest to some. This is your chance of meeting the ‘New’ Access Program Manager and get some information on the new Dataverse Connector for Microsoft Access. Hopefully, he’ll be able to shed some more light on the Connector itself, Dataverse and how this…

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about Microsoft’s latest new ‘feature’ for Access the Dataverse connector.

Yesterday, I was made aware of the following YouTube recording of a Denver Area Users Group (DAAUG) session with Michael Aldridge, the new Microsoft Access Program Manager, dedicated entirely to the new Dataverse connector.

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Meet Michael Aldridge And The New Dataverse Connector.

I wanted to share an upcoming online meeting that could be of interest to some. This is your chance of meeting the ‘New’ Access Program Manager and get some information on the new Dataverse Connector for Microsoft Access.

It’s a chance for people to interact live and ask questions about the future of Access.George Hepworth

Hopefully, he’ll be able to shed some more light on the Connector itself, Dataverse and how this is an asset to the Access community. I’m hoping we get more information that what was part of the inaugural announcement on the subject at the Access Session At Microsoft Ignite. Maybe cover things like:

  • licensing requirements/cost
  • limitations
  • how this compares to using say Azure SQL
  • etc.

If we’re lucky, he may also let us see a little of what is going on behind the curtain and perhaps share his vision of the product in the next few months, years.

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