Searching and displaying information appropriately

Clothes4u queries With a partner, think of four different enquiries (queries) Clothes4U customers might make. Will the database be able to supply the answers? What sort of information can’t it supply?

In this lesson students are learning about: searching a database for information using database reports to present information clearly

At the end of this lesson students will be able to: search on single and related tables produce database reports that are fit for purpose and audience identify strengths and weaknesses of a publication and suggest improvements

Using the database – getting answers to questions The manager of Clothes4u wants to be able to contact “Burton” (one of his stockists) to find out about a missing order. What fields might he need to be displayed as a result to the query? What would be his search criteria?

Lets see how it’s done…. Your teacher will now demonstrate this query… Now, to make this query more effective you could enter [] to allow you to re-use the query for different stockists. This does however have its drawbacks…

A second query with TWO tables being searched The manager now wants to find all of the “menswear” form “Boden” stockists. They want to send an email to the stockist to chase an order. How will this query be done? Any volunteers?

Here’s how…

Using the database – constructing queries Task: Create and SAVE the queries that you and your partner came up with. Give the Queries appropriate names….

Creating a report Results of queries are fine, but if you were to print it, they look quite boring. Here is how to create a report that presents the information appropriately…

Here is how…

Task: Create at least one report for one of your queries. Make sure the report fits to one page

And finally… SOAP (sense of audience and purpose). How can a database report demonstrate SOAP?