GO19_AC_CH01_GRADER_1E_HW – Kiosk Inventory 1.0

Project Description:

In this project, you will create database objects to track the inventory of items for sale in a kiosk located in a college snack bar. You will create a table and import data from Excel to create a second table. You will create a simple query, a form, and a report.

Start Access. Open the file Student_Access_1E_Kiosk_Inventory.accdb downloaded with this   project. Create a new table in Datasheet view.

Beginning   in the second column of the table and using the specified data types, create   the following fields (in this order):
 

Item (Short Text), Category (Short Text), Campus (Short Text), Storage Location (Short Text), Price (Currency), Quantity in Stock (Number).

Change   the data type of the ID field to Short Text, rename the ID field to Item ID, and change the field size to 10 Save the table as 1E Inventory.

Add   the following three records to the 1E Inventory table and then close the   table.

Item ID

Item

Category

Campus

Storage Location

Price

Quantity in Stock

C-1

Chocolate Bar

Candy

Southeast

SE100A

.89

250

C-2

Lollipop

Candy

Southeast

SE100A

.5

500

T-1

T-shirt

Clothing

Southeast

SE100B

17.5

100

Append   the records from the downloaded Excel file a01E_Inventory.xlsx to the 1E Inventory table and then open the   table in Datasheet view (the table has 17 records).

Switch to Design view and delete the   Campus field. For the Category field, enter a description of Enter the category of   the item and then change the field size to 25. Save the table.

Switch   to Datasheet view, apply Best Fit to all of the fields in the table, save the   table, and then close the table.

Import   the records from the downloaded Excel file a01E_Inventory_Storage.xlsx into the database as a new table   named 1E Inventory Storage. Designate the first row as column   headings and the Category field as the primary key. Open the Inventory   Storage table in Datasheet view (the table has five records).

Switch   to Design view. For the Location Detail field, change the field size to 35, enter a description of Room and bin number or alternate location of inventory item,   and then save the table.

Switch   to Datasheet view, apply Best Fit to all of the fields in the table, save the   table, and then close the table.

Based   on your 1E Inventory table, use the Query Wizard to create a simple query.   Include only the three fields that will answer the question, For all items, what is the storage   location and quantity in stock?. Keep the default name of 1E Inventory   Query, click Finish to display the query results, and then close the   query.

Based   on your 1E Inventory table, use the Form tool to create a form for the table.   Save the form as 1E Inventory Form, display the form in Form view, and   then close the form.

Based   on your 1E Inventory table, use the Report tool to create a report. Delete   the Category and Price fields from the report. Save the report as 1E Inventory Report.

Sort   the Item ID field in ascending order. Set the width of the Item ID field to 0.75 inch. Set the width of the Storage   Location field to 1.5   inches. Delete the page number from the report, save the report, and then   close the report.

Save   and close the database, and then submit for grading.