Creation should include defining fields and designing formats and
- examining requirements such as
- people and systems that will use the database (e.g., text, numbers, dates)
- volume of data
- size of data elements
- determining how the data will be entered, manipulated, and retrieved
- using password protection to protect data
- opening a new file in a database program
- configuring the forms, fields, and tables
- entering data
- saving the database file.