Check for Values

[alecgreen]

Hi

I have 2 tables, requirements and stock on hand. In the requirement
table, I have a part number, qty and due date and a related record in
the stock on hand table using part number showing current stock. My
question is can I use a query (and how!) to tell me

a) I have enough stock to fulfil the requirements and
b) If not at what date will I not be able to fulfil the requirements
and by how many?

Have been working on this for a while, and cant work it out

Regards

Alec

 

[Jeff Boyce]

Alec

You are there, we are not ... the following may not fit your situation ...

If you have a [PartNumber] field in each table, you could start a new query
in design view, add both tables, and join them on [PartNumber].

Then you could create a new field that tells you if there's enough stock ...
maybe something like (untested):

NewField: IIF([qty]<=[currentstock],"Fill the order!","Insufficient
stock on hand")

Then create another new field that tells you the date due and the qty
'short' (untested):

NextNewField: IIF([qty]>[currentstock],"your requirement is short by " &
[qty]-[currentstock] & " and the due date is " & [duedate]

Good luck!

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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