Summary

In this chapter we examined the development process, or cycle. The steps are not always clearly delimited; however, following a set procedure will give orderliness to the process of defining the specifications, designing the code, writing the code, implementing the application, testing, and providing documentation and training.

In addition, you must consider the resources needed to establish an ongoing maintenance program to fix bugs and periodically update the system.

As I said at the outset, VBA is used to help Access accomplish what the database cannot do on its own. That statement implies that you should maximize the database before you start to develop your VBA code. In Chapter 3, we will be doing just that. We will be looking for ways to minimize VBA code and maximize the database’s resources.