I'm trying to build a database that I can get a report weekly, then monthly and then by year (calendar and fiscal) of certain tasks done by different employees, from different locations. I want each employee to be able to enter what he/she did for each day.
We currently have an Excel spreadsheet that is manually entered for each task done. Then that data is sent to me to compile a monthly report.
I having trouble understanding how to break down the various parts/type of info I have into parts that can be made into the database. Hopefully I can get the basics on how to best set this up. So here's what I've got to work with:
- There are currently 13 employees (Sandra, Vicky, Steve, Greg, etc) that will be doing various tasks each day.
- There are 6 different types of tasks each may do each day. Those tasks are:
- Contacts
- Hearings
- Interviews
- Phone Calls
- Correspondence
- Within Contacts, there are these things that could be done:
- A-5 ID
- A-5 At Risk
- Interlock
- Civil
- Fault Hearings
- Rehab Hearings
- ID Hearings
- Misc Hearings
- Within Hearings, there are these things that could be done:
- AL Limited
- Non-AL Limited
- 1st RE
- 2nd RE
- 3rd RE
- Within Interviews, there are these things that could be done:
- Fail to Appear
- No Action
- Deferred Action
- Suspension
And so on.
I think once I get the basic concept of what tables and forms I need, I can probably add the other elements I need. It's hard to go from a Excel mentality, to and Access mentality.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.