Alison Balter's Mastering Access 97 Development, Second Edition

Chapter 34. Documenting Your System

• Understanding Why You Should Document

• Preparing Your Application to Be Self-Documenting

• Using Database Properties to Document the Overall Database

• Using the Database Documenter

• Writing Code to Create Your Own Documentation

• Practical Examples: Applying What You Learned to the Time and Billing Application

Understanding Why You Should Document

Back in the days of mainframes and very formal centralized Management Information System (MIS) departments, documentation was a mandatory requirement for the completion of an application. Today, it seems as though all types of people are developing applications: administrative assistants, CEOs, sales managers, MIS professionals, and so on. To make matters worse, many of us who consider ...