Re: Import data, generate monthly report

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From: John Nurick (j.mapSoN.nurick_at_dial.pipex.com)
Date: 05/25/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 09:56:13 +0100

Sorry, Leo, this isn't an area I've got into yet. As far as I know a lot
depends on what services your web server offers, but I get the
impression that ASP.NET may be the technology to use.

On Mon, 24 May 2004 14:16:06 -0700, "utahleo" <utahleo@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>Hi John!
>
>Thank's for the response. To answer your questions: Not all users will
have MS Access on their machines, but all do have Internet access. So
any ideas how the web based feature would work? That seems to be the
more feasible option. I guess I could learn the Visual Basic stuff, but
that maybe too time consuming right now.
>
>Thanks!
>
> ----- John Nurick wrote: -----
>
> Hi Leo,
>
> This may not be as simple as it seems. First, two questions:
>
> Do all the users have Internet access at all times they need to enter
> data? If so, you could use a database running on a web server: the users
> would log in to enter their data (using their web browser), and the
> supervisor would log in to generate the reports.
>
> If not, you'll need an application running on each user's computer to
> capture the data as it's entered and store it until it can be uploaded
> (e.g. by email) to the supervisor's system. In this case it becomes
> relevant whether the users have Access on their computers.
>
> If they do, one way to do this is to have two databases: one for the
> users - with a copy on each machine - and one for the supervisor. The
> users enter data into their database and at the end of the day press a
> button which causes the database to bundle the day's data into an email
> and send it to the supervisor.
>
> The supervisor's database then has a system for importing the emailed
> data and generating reports as needed.
>
> If the users don't have Access, it's possible to use an Excel or Visual
> Basic application for the data entry.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:16:04 -0700, "utahleo" <utahleo@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I need some help from people more knowledgeable then I. I need some
> suggestions on how I can do this task.
> >>Here it goes.
> >>I have a group of mobile users who generate daily stats. I need to have
> something in place which will allow the mobile users to enter their
> stats online, then send the information to their respective supervisor.
> Then on the supervisors end, I need the data sent from the mobile user
> to be imported into another database/work*** or whatever, and
> calculate the numbers for each of their subordinates each month.
> >>Example:
> >>User A Has the following stats for Day 1 in the month:
> >>Community Contacts: 5
> >Dispatched Calls: 4
> >Assists: 7
> >Initials: 2
> >>At the end of the day, User A will need to send this information to
> his/her supervisor (Supervisor B)
> >>Supervisor B will recieve this information somehow and place it into a
> work*** for the month. Supervisor B will recieve this type of
> information for about 10 other Users, and will need to place these stats
> onto a work*** for each user. Then supervisor B will send a report to
> command staff showing the months stats for all of his users.
> >>Ideally, and if its not to difficult, I would like to have this process
> automated to where the mobile users input there stats and the
> information is collected for the month automatically. Then the
> supervisor can individually select the users in his squad and generate a
> report for his squads stats each month.
> >>We currently do this on paper. The users will turn in a daily stat
> *** to their supervisor and the supervisor enters the information on a
> spread*** each month. I've taken on the task of how to automate this
> whole process, but I don't know enough about excel or access to try and
> make it work. Hints will be greatly appreciated. I hope this makes
> sense. If not e-mail me and I will explain further!
> >>Thanks.
>
> --
> John Nurick [Microsoft Access MVP]
>
> Please respond in the newgroup and not by email.
> 

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