Lab Assignment 3

Access
Instructions: Your task is to create a MS-Access database. You will download an Excel spreadsheet
from Blackboard and import it into a new database file. The spreadsheet contains all suppliers to a
manufacturing company.
Create Database and Import:
1. (12 pts) Create a new database and name it with your last name. (ie: Smith.mdb) You will be graded
on the database you submit. Therefore, you must know where you save this file in the computer!
2. (12 pts) Import the Excel file into the new database and name the table as Suppliers.
3. (10 pts) Ensure that the following field names are used and that SupplierID is the primary key:
SupplierID
ContactTitle
Region
Phone

CompanyName
Address
PostalCode
Fax

ContactName
City
Country
HomePage

4. (10 pts) Create another field in the table and name it Comments and assign the proper datatype.
5. (10 pts) Create another entry in the supplier table with the following data:
Supplier ID: GTEA78
Company Name: Guacamole Tea
Contact Name: Pedro Thatcher
Contact Title: Sales Representative
Address: 7008 Avocado Lane
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Phone: (333) 444-7878
HomePage: www.gtea.com
Queries, Forms and Reports
6. (12 pts) Query #1 -- Create a query to find all suppliers in the UK (a country). Display all fields.
7. (12 pts) Query #2 -- Create a query to find all owners located in Canada and France. (Owners are
those who have owner in the Contact Title field.) Display only 5 relevant fields in your query.
8. (10 pts) Create a form for entering new supplier information into the Suppliers table.
9. (12 pts) Create a report based on Query #1. Display only fields relevant for a phone contact list. Title
the report UK Phone Contacts
EvaluationCriteria
Points

Create database and import

Queries, Forms and Reports
Evaluationofthisprojectwillbebasedontheabove
criteria.

54
46
Total = 100

SUBMISSION: Check your work before submitting. Your completed database must be submitted through
Blackboard for grading.