The Internet has enabled the wisdom of the crowds like never before. B2B Exchange brings that
wisdom straight to you by collecting the comments and questions of other database design buyers as they tackle
business purchasing head on. If you’re not sure what to be looking for in your next database design, check out
the most common thoughts, fears and ideas shared by your fellow business purchasers.
“I need an online database for a delivery service. There is a small call center that enters orders for customers. Deliveries are made by motorcycle. The database should have customers, partners, orders and employees.”
- Operations Manager, Delivery Service, NY,NY
“I have a piece of equipment that exports csv files for jobs and customers daily. I want to take these files and combine them on a monthly period and generate a statement based on all files for a monthly period. I have samples of the csv files and a report that the machine does individually but I need a date range combination for my billing. ”
- Contractor, Construction Company, Boston, MA
“We are manufacturers of self service coin machines. We currently have 250 machines in the field at banks and grocery stores in PA, MD & DC with new being added each week. We are looking for a database that will help us track all aspects of our manufacturing, parts, activity, service and maintenance. We're thinking ACCESS would be the answer but open to suggestions. We need help setting up the database. ”
- Owner, Vending Machine Company, Allentown, PA
“I own a small health insurance agency. Need a database to record sales leads, (basic customer information including family members if needed), when they were quote, what they were quoted and the ability to come back and record a sale. Reporting would be based on status of lead (quoted, e-mailed, mailed, sold, not sold) ”
- President, Insurance Company, Miami, FL
“I have created a database in Access 2007, to track customers, calls, job leads and projects. I am having trouble getting some of the macros to work properly. I'm hoping it will only take a few hours to get things corrected. The database is currently only used by 1 user. ”
- CoOwner, Lighting Design Company, Dallas, TX
“I am currently using pivot charts to view process paramaters but I need a true control chart. I need the ability to select date ranges and set upper and lower control limits. ”
- Office Manager, nonprofit, Detroit, MI
“Turn a handwritten file system into a live online system. Have update capability. Have user friendly, non-technical people able to use it. ”
- Manager, Medical Supply Company, Seattle, WA
“Database that does medical billing on HCFA forms, Medical collections, case managment, document management. ”
- Medical Assistant, Medical Clinic, Fargo, ND
“Need a database to monitor forms submitted by employees. Need to be able to generate various reports to assure compliance with various regulations. ”
- HR Manager, Security Company. Saltlake City, UT
“We are a private concierge and home watch service. We want a customer database that will allow the customer to "login" to our website and place online orders for various items. We would like to be able to add fields as necessary to our database as we offer more services. ”
- Director, Internet Services Company, LA, CA
