I'm new to Access but I'm sure it will be much more efficient than all
these binders and random files laying around the office. I don't even
know where to start!
Can anybody help me with the following:
- Creating a report for voting records based on what legislation it is,
who voted yes, no, and abstained, and what the final action was
(passed, failed, tabled, referred to committee)
- Creating a meeting attendance report that lists by meeting date the
senators present and absent (in alphabetical order preferrably)
I've played around with it and I've made some tables and things but I
just can't get it all to work!
thanks!
KARL DEWEY - 09 Nov 2006 05:36 GMT
Here are some table suggestions. Create a one-to-many relationship from the
primary keys to the foreign keys of the same name.
COMMIT_MEMBER
CommitMemberID – autonumber – primary key
CommitteeID – number – integer – foreign key
SenateID – number – integer – foreign key
COMMITTEE
CommitteeID – autonumber – primary key
Name - text
COMMITVOTE
COMITVoteID – autonumber – primary key
BillID – number – integer – foreign key
SenateID – number – integer – foreign key
CommitteeID – number – integer – foreign key
Vote – text – validation – “Yes”, “No”, “Abstained”
Method – text – validation – “Voice”, “Roll Call”, “Electronic”
VoteDate - DateTime
VOTING
VoteID – autonumber – primary key
BillID – number – integer – foreign key
SenateID – number – integer – foreign key
Vote – text – validation – “Yes”, “No”, “Abstained”
Method – text – validation – “Voice”, “Roll Call”, “Electronic”
VoteDate - DateTime
BILL
BillID – autonumber – primary key
BillNUM – text
Title text
SubTitle – text
FinalAction – text – validation – “Passed”, “Failed,” “Tabled”, “Referred to
committee”
SPONSORS
BillSentorSponsorID – autonumber – primary key
BillID – number – integer – foreign key
SenateID – number – integer – foreign key
SENATORS
SenateID – autonumber – primary key
Lname – text
Fname – text
MI – text
State – text
Party - text
Elected – DateTime
EndTerm – DateTime
> I'm new to Access but I'm sure it will be much more efficient than all
> these binders and random files laying around the office. I don't even
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> just can't get it all to work!
> thanks!