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Adding Validation Rule - Exercise
Setting up validation for fields
Course project:
Adding a validation rule
Objective:
Practice using the Validation Rule property.
Exercise Scoring
You will receive 10 points for this exercise. The exercise is auto-scored; when you have completed the exercise, click the
Submit
button to receive full credit.
Background and Overview
Recall that you are the Access database administrator for the marketing and documentation departments of companies in the software and networking business. For one of your large clients, you need to set a database to display dates properly.
Download files
As we stated in the first module, the
Consulting307.mdb
database is included in the compressed download file available on the Resources page. If you've already downloaded the database, continue to work in that version.
Instructions
Open the table called Hours in Design mode.
Set the Validation Rule property of the field called DateWorked to ensure that the data entered is less than or equal to the system date.
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