Symptom: You have been asked to build a database. You have just completed a course in how to use Access and you now want to build your first ‘real’ database.

Subject: This tutorial discusses important issues in the early planning stages for a new database: information needed, questions to ask, and the general process involved in beginning to build a database.

Applies to: all versions of Access and databases generally
Skill level: new user

Keywords: database planning, database development