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Date<\/strong>: March 3rd, 2008<\/p>\n

Author<\/strong>: Susan Harkins<\/p>\n

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Whether you take on freelance work or you support your organization’s IT needs by developing custom database solutions, you must build an efficient, easy-to-use database if you plan to stay employed. Like most things, there’s a right and a wrong way. You might not get credit for doing things right, but you’ll certainly hear about it if you do things wrong.<\/p>\n

The road to the right database starts well before you start building tables. There are a number of things you can do before<\/em> you build a database to make sure that the development process goes smoothly and that your custom database fits the organization’s purpose and goals. The following tips are aimed as Access users, but most of them apply to just about any custom database.<\/p>\n

Note: This information is also available as a PDF download<\/font><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

#1: Make nice<\/h3>\n

You’ll get nowhere without the support and guidance of two specific groups of people:<\/p>\n

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