COURSE NAME: Access 2003 - Application Development (4060)

Course length: 2 days

Overview:

In previous levels, you were introduced to advanced topics that dealt with local database management. In this course, you will learn remote database management, how to exchange data with XML and other type applications, and how to automate your business processes by using VBA code. You will be introduced to the advanced features of the Access application and also the VBA programming language.

Prerequesite Courses:

• Access 2003 - Advanced (4060) or equivalent knowledge
• Access 2003 - Fundamentals (4060) or equivalent knowledge

Performance-based Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Develop a data access page.
• Develop a data access page, a PivotTable, and a PivotChart.
• Import XML data and export Access data.
• Use VBA to automate a business process.
• Create and modify a database switchboard, and set and modify your startup options.
• Distribute a database and add security features to it.

Course content:

Unit 1: Making Your Data Available on the Web

• Create a Data Access Page by Using the Wizard
• Improve the Presentation of the Data Access Page
• Viewing Data Access Pages with the Browser
• Edit Data Using the Data Access Page
• Group Records in the Data Access Page

Unit 2: Developing a Data Access Page in Design View

• Create a Data Access Page in Design View
• Incorporate a ComboBox in the Data Access Page
• Test the New Record Function of the Data Access Page
• Develop a PivotTable with the Office PivotTable Tool
• Develop a PivotChart

Unit 3: Integrating Access into Your Business

• Import XML Data into an Access Database
• Export Access Data to XML Format
• Share Data with Other Office Applications

Unit 4: Automating a Business Process with VBA

• Create a Standard Module
• Develop CodeCall a Procedure from a Form
• Run the Procedure

Unit 5: Creating a Switchboard and Setting the Startup Options

• Create a Database Switchboard
• Modify a Database Switchboard
• Set the Startup Options
• Modify the Startup Options

Unit 6: Distributing and Securing the Database

• Split a Database
• Implement Security
• Set Passwords
• Encode and Decode a Database
• Convert an Access Database to an MDE File