Course Description

Delegates looking to advance their database skills to a high level, covering formatting existing data and maintenance as well as advanced reports and queries.

Target Student

Delegates taking this course are database administrators or prospective database administrators who have experience working with Access 365 and need to learn advanced skills.

Pre-requisites

You've covered many of the basic functions of Microsoft Office Access, and now you're ready to learn advanced Access features such as database maintenance, writing more advanced queries and reports, and structuring existing data. Knowledge of these features separates database professionals from casual database users or occasional designers.

Delegates should have attended the Microsoft Access Level 2 365 course or have equivalent intermediate knowledge covering areas such as database structure, querying, and reporting.

Performance-Based Objectives

• Restructure data into appropriate tables to ensure data dependency and minimise redundancy.
• Write advanced queries to analyse and summarise data
• Create and revise Access 2016 macros
• Customize reports by using various Access 365 features
• Maintain their databases using tools provided by Access 365

Course Description

Structuring Existing Data

• Topic 1A: Restructure the Data in a Table
• Topic 1B: Create a Junction Table
• Topic 1C: Improve the Table Structure

Writing Advanced Queries

• Topic 2A: Create SubQueries
• Topic 2B: Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries
• Topic 2C: Group and Summarize Records Using Criteria
• Topic 2D: summarize Data Using a Crosstab Query
• Topic 2E: Create a PivotTable and a PivotChart

Simplifying Tasks with Macros

• Topic 3A: Create a Macro
• Topic 3B: Attach a Macro
• Topic 3C: Restrict Records Using a Condition
• Topic 3D: Validate Data Using a Macro
• Topic 3E: Automate Data Entry Using a Macro

Creating Effective Reports

• Topic 4A: Include a Chart in a Report
• Topic 4B: Print Data in Columns
• Topic 4C: Cancel Printing of a Blank Report
• Topic 4D: Publish Reports as PDF

Maintaining an Access Database

• Topic 5A: Link Tables to External Data Sources
• Topic 5B: Manage a Database
• Topic 5C: Determine Object Dependency
• Topic 5D: Document a Database
• Topic 5E: Analyze the Performance of a Database