Database Planning Questionnaire.

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Try our Database Planning Questionnaire.

Every business is different and every program unique. The Questionnaire is only a starting point.

We have compiled these questions to help you consider the options you have.

• What is the main function of your company?
• Do you presently have a database that performs the function you are looking for?
• What is the main
  • purpose of the database?
  • item the database is to track?
• Database process
  • information such as customer names, addresses and phone numbers?
  • financial information such as POs, invoices, accounts payable or receivables?
• Do you have a budget for your project?
• What software does you company presently use?
• Does your company have hardware or programming support?

• Do you need to use a
  • Particular database software package? If so, why?
  • Particular programming language? If so, why?
• Do you need to use the
  • Database on a Macintosh?
  • Database on a Unix machine?
  • Database on a Microsoft Windows machine? If so what version of Windows?
  • Interact with other programming or software packages? If so, what packages?
• Does the database need to send or receive information from other databases?

• Will the Database be used
  • On a network in one building? (Local Area Network)
  • By multiple offices in different geographical areas or multiple buildings? (Wide Area Network)
  • Over the Internet?
  • Over a private internet with browsers? (Intranet)
  • Database be installed on a dedicated server? Not a workstation but a machine with a network operating system.
• If used on the Internet will there be a Virtual Private Network? (V.P.N.)
• Will a server be using the
  • Novell Netware?
  • Unix or Linux operating system?
  • Windows NT or Windows 2000?
  • Macintosh?
• Will the database be used
  • Accessed through phone lines or dedicated lines?
  • On just one computer?
  • On several computers with no dedicated server in what is called a peer-to-peer arrangement.

• Are you
  • Reselling programming or providing the database to other companies or customers?
  • Provide technical support for the companies or customers?
  • Provide manuals for end users?
  • To distribute periodic upgrades?
  • Requiring help screens?

• Are you a
  • Programmer?
  • Power user?
  • Average user?
  • End user of the database?
• Do you know how to build
  • Queries?
  • Reports?
• Do you understand the term
  • ad-hock query and reporting?
  • Relational databases?
• Have you ever
  • Used O.D.B.C.
  • Heard of an Entity Relationship Diagram?
• What is the skill level of the end users?
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low
  • end users require training?
  • Will you provide training?
  This Database Planning Questionnaire list is provided By Datasystems uk.com free to anyone.
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• 12 October, 2007 9:13 PM