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Can I Run an Access Database from Sharepoint?

Maya Lin-Takahashi • • 6 min read
Can I Run an Access Database from Sharepoint?
Overview. Access 2010 and Access Services provide a platform for you to create databases that you can use on a SharePoint site. You design and publish a web database by using Access 2010 and Access Services, and people who have accounts on the SharePoint site use the web database in a web browser.

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Herein, can multiple users open and use a Microsoft Access database at the same time?

No more than a few people are expected to use the database at the same time. No Memo fields are present in the database, or if they are, they will not be simultaneously updated by different users. Users do not need to customize the design of the database.

One may also ask, is Microsoft Access going away? Microsoft has announced that Access web apps and Access web databases in Office 365 and SharePoint Online are being retired. More importantly, Microsoft will shut down any remaining Access-based web apps and Access web databases by April 2018.

In respect to this, how do I access a SharePoint database?

Procedure

  1. Log in to the system that hosts your Microsoft SharePoint SQL database.
  2. From the Start menu, select Run.
  3. Type the following command:
  4. Click OK.
  5. Log in to your Microsoft SharePoint database.
  6. Click Connect.
  7. From the Object Explorer for your SharePoint database, click Databases > WSS_Logging > Views.

What is Microsoft PowerApps?

PowerApps is an initiative by Microsoft that allows developers and nontechnical users to build mobile applications from selectable templates. Application programming interfaces to enable these data connections, as well as the apps themselves, are hosted on Microsoft Azure.

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Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.