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Microsoft® Access® 2010: Step by Step
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Microsoft® Access® 2010: Step by Step

by Joan Lambert and Joyce Cox
July 2010
Beginner content levelBeginner
448 pages
12h 27m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 6. Maintain Data Integrity

Chapter at a Glance

Maintain Data Integrity

In this chapter, you will learn how to

Restrict the type of data.

Restrict the amount of data.

Restrict the format of data.

Restrict data by using validation rules.

Restrict data to values in lists.

Restrict data to values in other tables.

Depending on how organized you are, you might compare a database to a cardboard box or to a file cabinet, into which you toss items such as bills, receipts, statements, and a variety of other paperwork for later retrieval. The box or file cabinet does not restrict what items you can place in it (unless they are simply too big to physically fit) or impose ...

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