Create a database by defining fields and designing formats.

Creation should include

  • examining requirements, such as the
    • people and systems using the database (e.g., text, numbers, dates)
    • volume of data
    • size of data elements
  • determining how the data will be entered, manipulated, and retrieved
  • configuring the forms, fields, and tables
  • saving the database file
  • deleting, editing, copying, and adding records
  • printing data within a database.