summary by date range

[Robert]

I am trying to create a db to help me with a federal grant report. I
arrange for contractors to work with individual clients. The only info I
have on the contractors at this point is basic contact info. The client
form has a place to enter client number and contractor working with that
client. Then there is a subform to enter the date, activity, time and cost
for the project. This is linked to the individual client. I have then
created a query that summarizes the total time and cost for the client's
project onto the client form.

When I report to the feds, I need to be able to provide a number relatively
close (i.e. equal) to the number of Full Time Employees it would take to do
the work. So I need a query and/or report that will let me enter the start
date and end date of the reporting period and then it will provide a total
number of hours worked during that period.

Can anyone give me some direction in how to go about setting this up?
Thanks for the help in advance.

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[PC Datasheet]

You need the following tables:
TblContractor
ContractorID
<name and basic contact info>

TblClient
ClientID
<name and contact info>

TblProject
ProjectID
ContractorID
ClientID

TblProjectDetail
ProjectDetailID
DetailDate
DetailActivity
DetailTime
DetailCost

Your client form should be a project form/subform. The main form is based on
TblProject and the subform is based on TblProjectDetail.

For your report to the feds, create a query based on TblProjectDetail.
Include only the DetailDate and DetailCost fields. Set the criteria for the
DetailDate field to: Between [Enter Reporting Period Start Date] And [Enter
Reporting Period End Date]. Click on the Sigma (looks like capital E) button
on the toolbar at the top of the screen. Change Group By under DetailDate to
Where. Change Group By under DetailCost to Sum. When you run this query, the
total cost will be shown as SumOfDetailCost.
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"Robert" <sanfordlaw@***inebraska.com> wrote in message
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I am trying to create a db to help me with a federal grant report. I
arrange for contractors to work with individual clients. The only info I
have on the contractors at this point is basic contact info. The client
form has a place to enter client number and contractor working with that
client. Then there is a subform to enter the date, activity, time and cost
for the project. This is linked to the individual client. I have then
created a query that summarizes the total time and cost for the client's
project onto the client form.

When I report to the feds, I need to be able to provide a number
relatively close (i.e. equal) to the number of Full Time Employees it
would take to do the work. So I need a query and/or report that will let
me enter the start date and end date of the reporting period and then it
will provide a total number of hours worked during that period.

Can anyone give me some direction in how to go about setting this up?
Thanks for the help in advance.
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