There were overriding reasons why I needed multiple tables, related as spokes
of a wheel. I like your analogy and will "borrow it" for our next project
meeting.
It had to do with the who/how data entry is to be done, with a form(s) in
individual front ends, differing as job description varies.
It is very possible that better design could be accomplished by someone with
more experience than I, and as I continue my growth with DB skills, I will
improve on past designs.

"Jerry Whittle" wrote:

Hi Bruce,

You are correct that there can be many valid reasons for having that many
child tables. Probably because this is the New Users forum, I assumed (and we
know what that can mean) the the OP might have been doing something like a
table for each year or something.

Thanks for keeping me honest!
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"BruceM via AccessMonster.com" wrote:

Not meaning to be excessively picky, and with respect for your knowledge and
experience as demonstrated by your posts over the years, is it unusual to
have four child tables? I have at least one database with four, and several
with three, and I don't think I'm operating at an especially sophisticated
level as such things go.

As an example of four child tables, a training database has a main Training
Session record, with related records for documents (e.g. Standard Operating
Procedures), PartNumber (we process machine parts, several of which may be
related closely enough that they are covered by a single training session),
trainers, and attendees.

That said, I am curious too about the other tables the OP mentioned :-)

Jerry Whittle wrote:
You shouldn't be creating a record in the other 4 tables unless there is a
real need for it.

The best way to keep the tables linked is to first join them in the
Relationships Window with Referential Integrity enabled. Next create a form
based on the tblProjID table. On this form put subforms based on the other
tables.

It's pretty unusual to have one table linked to 4 other tables in a
hub-and-spoke configuration. What is in the other tables?
In an Access 2007 db, I have 5 tables, with Proj_No the Primary Key field in
the main table tblProjID. It has 7 additional fields.
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Thank you
Marsh

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