Development of a new database using Microsoft Access Reports
Developers prefer Microsoft Access for database development for umpteen reasons, majorly because it is a well-designed and precise software application that you get as a part of Microsoft Office Professional Suite. And it’s sure to make your work-life more organized and smooth.
Often businesses wonder why to use some complicated software like Access when Excel can suffice varied needs.
There’s a small correction here - Access is not "complicated" software. It is pretty simple, highly effective, and can enhance a businesses’ productivity by automating repetitive tasks while giving the best from the data. In fact, when Excel sheets are combined with an Access database, it adds more meaning to the data and makes it much less prone to malfunctioning.
So, what is Microsoft Access and why to use it?
Access (https://www.officeaccelerators.com/what-is-microsoft-access-and-what-is-it-used-for/) is a relational database where data can be stored in related tables.
There are various benefits of using this tool:
- Reviewing historical data is seamless.
- Non-programmers with limited development skills can also use Access to develop applications.
- All the complicated calculations of Excel can be performed in Access too, and it also gives the option of joining and filtering data from more than one table.
- There are excellent and skilled developers who can study the data and design reports according to the business’s requirements.
- Cost of development is less as compared to other databases like SQL Server, and Oracle, which entail a massive amount of set up and maintenance costs.
- Its front-end is very user-friendly and can be used by anyone without any technical skills.
- Since it contains data in the Jet database format, which includes both the application and the data in one single file, thus, the entire application can be easily distributed to various users, and they can run it in environments which are connected.
- With the growth in your business, if the need arises, the database can be easily upgraded to SQL Server without loss of any information.
- Excel files become large in size because they do not have any unique identifier. This gap is mitigated in Access, and this unique identifier also reduces the chances of human error as one information needs to enter only once.
What is a report?
A report is a feature of MS Access that can help the user to view, summarize, and format the information that is saved in an Access database. It can either be used to give a summary of information or a detailed view of the data stored in different reports.
For example, you can create a summary of salary paid to all your employees along with increment paid or you can view a detail of sales made during any period.
Using labels - headers, and footers, you can make the report look neater and appealing to your clients.
Reports can be easily generated using report Wizards, but to get the maximum benefits of this feature and to make sure that your database does not encounter any corruption, it is better to take the help of developers to build Microsoft Access Reports.
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