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Access Expert Level 29

Expert Microsoft Access Tutorial - 2 Hours, 7 Minutes
 
 
Access Expert 29 is Part 5 of our Comprehensive Guide to Access Functions. Today's class focuses on Aggregate and Domain Aggregate (Lookup) Functions. You will learn about lots of different functions, such as Sum, Avg, Count, Max, Min, DLookup, DCount, DMax, DSum, and many more. We've briefly covered some of these functions in previous classes, but only a little bit. Today's class dives deep into this very important topic. You will learn:
 
access cd   - Aggregate Functions
  - Sum, Avg, Count, Max, Min, First, Last
  -
Domain Aggregate Functions
  - Lookup Functions
  - DLookup, DSum, DCount, DAvg
  - DMax, DMin, DFirst, DLast
  - Calculate Average Daily Sales

  - Create Your Own Custom Counter
  - Display Running Sums (Balances)
  - Excel VLOOKUP Replacement

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Access Expert Level 29
Description: Access Expert Level 29
Versions: This class was recorded with Microsoft Access 2013. The material is valid for Access 2007 up to 2021. Access has not changed that much over the years.
Pre-Requisites: Access Expert Level 28 strongly recommended, as you should watch all of my classes in order. However, if you're skipping around, you should have at least completed the Beginner series and the first 3 or 4 levels of the Expert series where I start to cover functions.
Running Time: 2 Hours, 7 Minutes
Cost: $30.99


This is part 5 of the Comprehensive Guide to Access Functions. We will be learning many new Aggregate and Domain Aggregate (Lookup) functions in today's class. We will start with the basic aggregate functions: Sum, Avg, Count, Max, Min, First, Last. We will see how to use them in a form footer, and an aggregate query.

aggregate functions

 

Next we will learn about Domain Aggregate functions, also called Lookup Functions. These include DLookup, DMax, DMin, CSum, DCoun, DAvg, DFirst, and DLast. We will spend some time covering the different types of criteria for these functions, which is a major source of headache for many users.

domain aggregate lookup functions

 

Next we go over a bunch of different examples using the lookup functions. We will see how to display your order totals for the past 30 days, how to read values out of the system default values table, how do display the date of the last order placed, how to show the average order value, how to forecast future sales, and more.

lookup examples

 

Next we will cover a topic that tons of people have asked me about: how to create your own counter field in Access. Many people want to have a number that automatically increments, but they don't want to use an Autonumber, for a variety of different reasons. So in this lesson, I'll show you how to create your own ID field and have it automatically count up from whatever the largest current ID field is, so you can start it at 1000 and the next number would be 1001, for example.

create your own counter field

 

The next example is also highly requested. You will learn how to display running balances (or running sums) in your Access forms and reports. Creating a running sum in a report is relatively easy, but unless you know how to use the domain aggregate functions, it's impossible to do with forms - but I'll show you how.

running sum running balance

 

Finally, we'll finish up with another popular request: how to recreate Excel's VLOOKUP function in Access. In Excel, if you want to look up a value in a table that has a RANGE of values, you can use VLOOKUP. Access doesn't have an equivalent function. For example, let's say you're looking up student grades. Your lookup table might have 0, 65, 70, 80, and 90 in it, and you want to be able to look up, say, 87, but you don't want to specify every possible grade from 0 to 100. So we can use a combination of domain aggregate functions to duplicate VLOOKUP.

vlookup in access

 

This is the 29th class in the Access Expert series. This is the fifth class in my Comprehensive Function Guide series. If you're serious about building quality databases with Access, don't miss out on this course. Of course, if you have any questions about whether or not this class is for you, please contact me.
 

 

Complete Outline - Access Expert Level 29

00. Intro (6:23)

01. Aggregate Functions (12:56)
Sum, Avg, Count, Max, Min, First, Last
Will cover StDev Later
Will cover Variance Later
Use in a Form Footer
Use in an Aggregate Query
Use Aggregate as Query Criteria


02. Domain Aggregate Functions (17:53)
DLookup, DSum, DCount, DAvg
DMax, DMin, DFirst, DLast
Domains & Criteria
Number, String, Date Criteria
No Criteria
Double Double Quotes for Strings
Largest Autonumber in Table
How Many Records in Table
Criteria on the Current Form
Criteria on Another Form
Concatenation of Criteria
Multiple Criteria
Parentheses in Multiple Criteria


03. Domain Aggregate Examples (18:14)
DLookup Sales Rep Phone Number
DSum Orders From Last 30 Days
System Default Values Table
DCount Orders in Last 30 Days
DMax Show Last Order Placed
DAvg to Show Average Sales
Calculate Average Daily Sales
Forecast Future Sales
04. Create Your Own Counter (26:39)
Creating Editable Counters
Can't put DMAX or MAX in Table Default
Expression Builder List of Functions
Try Using Form Default Value Field
Order Of Evaluation
Before Insert Event
Can't use Max in Macro
Use DMax to Find Largest Current Value
Increment Counter Value
Test Referential Integrity
Cascade Updates for ProductCategoryID
Use NZ for initial seeding
Show DMax VBA Code


05. Running Balances (24:48)
Set up Bank Account Table
Check Register
Deposits are Positive Amounts
Checks are Negative Amounts
Running Sum Property in Report
Running Sum over Group: Month
No Running Sum in Forms
Use DSUM for Running Balance
DSUM Based on the ID
DSUM Based on the Transaction Date


06. Excel VLOOKUP Replacement (14:19)
Student Letter Grade Example
Assign "A" for Grade 90, etc.
DMAX and DLOOKUP Combination
Look up Customer Credit Bracket
Gold, Silver, Bronze, etc.


07. Review (6:36)

 


 
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