Database Design

Micro, NC, North Carolina, Database Design Project

Excel Database Conversion

Spreadsheets are perfect tools for financial analysis, or other tasks involving primarily numbers, calculations, charting and graphing. When a spreadsheet is used often, by different people, it can grow, be duplicated, and be distributed by email. Multiple copies can make reconciling changes difficult, and management becomes a chore. The more important the Excel spreadsheet becomes, and the more people who use it, the greater the potential for problems. Data and modifications can be lost, business rules may fail to be enforced, and the spreadsheet spins out of control.

Consider a Database

Databases including Microsoft's Access and SQL Server provide a more structured way to store data than does an Excel spreadsheet. Excel spreadsheets do not have many important capabilities needed to manage data. Databases do not have all the capabilities to manipulate and present data like Excel does. Fortunately, Productive Technology can upgrade your Excel Application to have the best capabilities of both the spreadsheet and the database.

Migrate Excel to Database

Analyze Requirements

An Excel spreadsheet is often a simple set of rows and columns. The data may become a single database table. When multiple worksheets or multiple related ranges of data exist on one or more worksheets, the spreadsheet data may require multiple, related database tables. It is often not obvious how to best move your spreadsheet into a database. Fortunately, Productive Technology's expert consultant is available to help.

Data Quality and Relationships

The conversion process is a good opportunity to clean up any data from Excel representing errors, obsolete information, or illogical data that does not fit within its context. Your consultant can identify repetitive data, and can factor that data into separate, related tables. The database will enforce relationships between tables, promoting consistency and integrity to your data - something more difficult to do in Excel. You determine the extent to which we convert the the Excel data into a clean, professional database. We'll gladly do as much or as little as your budget allows.

Exporting Databases to Excel

Excel Still Works

Data is often best stored and managed within a database. However, many users still need the power of Excel to work with that data. Productive Technology can create a convenient way to select exactly the data you need, no more and no less. We can make it easy for you to bring that selected data into Excel for advanced analysis and presentation.

Desktop or Web

Whether a web or desktop interface best suits your needs, we will provide the capabilities to store, retrieve, and manage your data in the most productive manner.

Excel as Database Interface

Using Excel as a Database Front End

Productive Technology has experience in making Excel work as a two-way window into a database. Either Access or SQL Server can store the data, while Excel can be your data entry and retrieval tool. While this approach usually requires substantial custom programming, it is an innovative way to marry the needs of Excel power users with the concerns of the data center.

Right Solutions, Custom-Fit

With our comprehensive experience in designing and implementing Excel-based solutions, we can recommend a solution to accomplish your goals in a cost-effective manner. Carefully listening and considering your needs, Productive Technology will deliver the right solution.