Name: ____________________________________ Date:_________________
Class: _______________________
Exercise 1 – MS ACCESS (Database)
1. Using a suitable database package, import the file N7STOCK.CSV
2. Assign the following data types to the fields.
Field name Data type
Staff Text
Company Text
Item Text
Unit Numeric / Currency / 2 decimal places
Sales Numeric / Integer
Delivery Boolean / Logical
Ensure that you use these field names. You may add another field as a primary
key if your software requires this.
3. Save a screen shot showing the field names and data types used. Print a copy of
this screen shot. Make sure that your name, class and school name are included on this
printout.
4. Insert the data for the following three records:
Check your data entry for errors.
5. Save the data.
6. Produce a report which:
• has a page orientation of portrait
• fits on a single page
• shows only the records where the Company is Patel or Dudley or
Simplex
• contains a new field called Cost which is calculated at run-time. This field
will calculate Unit price multiplied by Sales
• has the Cost field set as Currency with 2 decimal places
• shows only the fields Company, Item, Unit, Sales and Cost
• shows this data and the field names in full
• sorts the data into ascending order of Cost (with 0.57 at the top)
• includes the heading Patel or Dudley or Simplex at the top of the page
• has your name, class and school name on the right in the footer.
7. Save and print this report.
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8. Produce a report which:
• has a page orientation of portrait
• fits on a single page
• shows only the records where Delivery is Yes and the words A4 and File
appear as part of the Item field
• shows only the fields Company, Item, Staff
• shows this data and the field names in full
• sorts the data into ascending order of Staff (with IS at the top) and then
descending order of Company
• includes the heading A4 files delivered at the top of the page
• has your name, class and school name on the left in the footer.
9. Save and print this report.