Comments on: Food for Thought: Access Used Properly http://thecrankydba.com/2009/09/21/food-for-thought-access-used-properly/ Mike Hillwig shares his experiences and adventures as a Database Administrator Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:06:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Marlon Ribunal http://thecrankydba.com/2009/09/21/food-for-thought-access-used-properly/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Marlon Ribunal Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:21:31 +0000 http://thecrankydba.com/?p=152#comment-26 In my old job, I created an Access application (VBA) that handled "employee errors" on the production. What the application did is keep records on what types of error employees have and the frequency of those errors. It was an application to simply identify those who needs more training on particular tasks, and also to identify what types of training the company needed to implement. The management liked my application. I received lots of congratulations. After a month of implementation, they asked our senior developer to convert my application into a stand-alone application. I was not sure of my feeling but I knew I was kind of hurt. The main point of the incident is companies do not really take MS Access as a serious contender when it comes to meeting enterprise needs. One of the biggest reason is its limited capabilities. In my old job, I created an Access application (VBA) that handled “employee errors” on the production. What the application did is keep records on what types of error employees have and the frequency of those errors. It was an application to simply identify those who needs more training on particular tasks, and also to identify what types of training the company needed to implement.

The management liked my application. I received lots of congratulations.

After a month of implementation, they asked our senior developer to convert my application into a stand-alone application. I was not sure of my feeling but I knew I was kind of hurt.

The main point of the incident is companies do not really take MS Access as a serious contender when it comes to meeting enterprise needs. One of the biggest reason is its limited capabilities.

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