Database design for a farmers herd book.
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Contents Task 1 2 Introduction 2 Explanation of databases and why they would be of use to this system 2 What is a database? 2 Data and information 2 Databases on computer 2 Relational Databases 3 How a database will aid this system 3 Task 2 4 Explanation of the entities and attributes 4 Logical data models 7 Entity Relationship-diagram 9 Task 3 11 Explanation of normalisation 11 Task 4 12 User Documentation 12 Deleting a record 16 Adding a record 17 Amending a record 17 How to use a form 18 Technical documentation 18 Entering data into the database 18 Creating the forms 19 Creating the reports 20 Creatingc a macro 21 Creating the main menu 22 Data Dictionary 24 Output from queries and reports 27 Database Structure 27 Acceptable data 28 Task 5 30 Testing of the Database 31 Time Management 37 Task 1 Introduction In this unit I have chosen to do my database on a herd book. The reason that I chose a herd book is because I have a lot of interest in cattle and in the farm that I work on my father's farm. I think that from the paper work end of farming it would be much better if a small computerised system was introduced it would save me and my father...

