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What's the Plan for the Table Design?

The Receipt Form has two Forms, two Tables, two Combo Boxes and three links. Always begin with the Tables. This lesson begins with a short explanation of database design and normalization: There are some really good guidelines for designing Tables.

 

Create a Table for the Receipt Form

Make a Receipt Table, tblReceipt.

Create a Primary Key, ReceiptID a

Add a Foreign Key (Primary Key to another Table): CustomerID.

 

The Receipt Table also includes the date, which we will use in several reports.

Create a Table for the MovieRentedSubform

Make a MovieRented Table, tblMovieRented.

Create a Primary Key, ReceiptID

Add the following Foreign Keys:

ReceiptID

CustomerID.

MovieID

 

This Table will inherit the DateRented from tblReceipt.

That's the plan.

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Microsoft Access: Example of the Completed Tables in Datasheet View