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Relatively new to Access; been tasked with best practice for documenting tables, forms etc. With regard to who created, purpose any specific details, etc. in the event that the person transfers or leaves a department and someone is tasked with carrying on with the current database.
I have done a little research and found software products, however outside of purchasing a product is there a recommended method for such documentation.
Thanks
Sep 26 '06 #1
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Access has a properties sheet for the entire database ("File-Database properties") and a property sheet for each object ("View-Properties"). Both will allow a text description and track create and last modified dates. Other than that, you'll need a 3rd party app - FMS Analyser- perhaps or do a quick search for MS Access documentors. Most of these are not development trackers though (like SourceSafe) but report generators of the object properties. BTW, why do you allow open collaboration on your system? Who does the testing?
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