Lets 4 U Task A Brief
You are advised to spend 15 minutes reading the assessment task, information, task
instructions and the activities you are to complete.
You may make notes and/or highlight information to use in the completion of the
documents you need to produce for your task.
Task Scenario
You have been asked to create a database for ‘Lets 4 U’, a letting agency based in
Birmingham. The company’s database records information about the properties, rentals
and tenants.
Properties can have 1 to 5 bedrooms.
Properties are categorised by type e.g. terraced.
The database needs to record each property, tenant and rental.
There is a sample data set to be found on Moodle called Part A: Lets 4 U Data. Use this file
only.
Activity 1: Database relationships screenprint (45 minutes)
Study the sample data.
Create an efficient database structure that:
minimises data duplication
accepts the data provided
uses recognised naming conventions
ensures data integrity.
Ensure you use all and only the fields shown in the sample data set.
Screen print your database relationships.
Activity 2: Table structures and validation (45 minutes)
Create an efficient table structure based on Activity 1 and the data shown in the sample
data file.
The table structure must use suitable validation to meet these requirements:
a record will not save without the property address and post code information being
present
a record will not save if the tenant telephone number is not in the correct format
a record will not save if a rental is assigned to an invalid property
a record will not save if the property type is invalid
You are advised to spend 15 minutes reading the assessment task, information, task
instructions and the activities you are to complete.
You may make notes and/or highlight information to use in the completion of the
documents you need to produce for your task.
Task Scenario
You have been asked to create a database for ‘Lets 4 U’, a letting agency based in
Birmingham. The company’s database records information about the properties, rentals
and tenants.
Properties can have 1 to 5 bedrooms.
Properties are categorised by type e.g. terraced.
The database needs to record each property, tenant and rental.
There is a sample data set to be found on Moodle called Part A: Lets 4 U Data. Use this file
only.
Activity 1: Database relationships screenprint (45 minutes)
Study the sample data.
Create an efficient database structure that:
minimises data duplication
accepts the data provided
uses recognised naming conventions
ensures data integrity.
Ensure you use all and only the fields shown in the sample data set.
Screen print your database relationships.
Activity 2: Table structures and validation (45 minutes)
Create an efficient table structure based on Activity 1 and the data shown in the sample
data file.
The table structure must use suitable validation to meet these requirements:
a record will not save without the property address and post code information being
present
a record will not save if the tenant telephone number is not in the correct format
a record will not save if a rental is assigned to an invalid property
a record will not save if the property type is invalid
