Exp19_Access_Ch04_ML1 – Hotel Chain 1.0

Access Chapter 4 Mid-Level 1 – Hotel Chain

Project Description:

You are the general manager of a large hotel chain. You track revenue by categories, such as conference room rentals and weddings. You want to create a report that shows which locations are earning the most revenue in each category. You will also create a report to show you details of your three newest areas: St. Paul, St. Louis, and Seattle.

Start Access. Open the downloaded   Access file named Exp19_Access_Ch4_ML1_Rewards. Grader has automatically added   your last name to the beginning of the filename. Save the file to the   location where you are storing your files.

Select   the Members table, and create a   Multiple Items form. Save the form as Maintain Members.

In   Layout view, change the MemNumber label to MemID   and use the Property Sheet to reduce the MemNumber column width to 0.6".

Change   the widths of the LastName, FirstName, City, and Phone fields to 1.25"; change the width of the State and Zip   fields to 0.75";   and change the width of the Address field to 1.75".   Delete the form icon (the picture next to the title of the form) in the Form   Header.

Change   the sorting order of the MemberSince control so that the members who joined   most recently are displayed first.

Click   the LastName field and change the   control padding to Wide. (Hint:   Search Control Padding in the Tell me box). Save and close the form.

Select   the Revenue query, and create a   report using the Report Wizard. Include all fields in the report and add   grouping first by City and then by   ServiceName. Add a Sum to the Revenue field and select   the Summary Only option. Select Outline Layout and name the report Revenue by City and Service.

Scroll   through all the pages to check the layout of the report while in Print   Preview mode. Close Print Preview. Switch to Layout view, and delete the NumInParty and PerPersonCharge controls.

Select   the result of the aggregate sum function for the city's revenue. Change the   font size to 12; change the font   color to Dark Blue, Text 2; and   change the background color of the control to Yellow.

Change   the sort on the report, so that it sorts by city in descending order—that is, so that the last city   alphabetically (St. Paul) is displayed first.

Examine   the data in the report to determine which city (of these three: St. Paul, St.   Louis, or Seattle) has the highest Sum of event revenue. You will use this   information to modify a query. Save and close the report. Modify the Totals   by Service query so the criteria for the City field is the city you   determined had the highest sum of event revenue (St. Paul, St. Louis, or   Seattle). Run, save, and close the query.

Create   a report using the Report tool based on the Totals by Service query. Name the   report Targeted City.   Close the report.

Close   all database objects. Close the database and then exit Access. Submit the   database as directed.