Michiana Car Rentals, Inc., headquartered in South Bend, IN, wants to build a database system which...

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Michiana Car Rentals, Inc., headquartered in South Bend, IN, wants to build a database system which would track information on car rentals, and customer billing. Usually, a customer picks up a car and then returns it after a period of time. When the car is returned, the customer receives an invoice and pays the specified amount. Customers can rent out four types of cars from this rental company: compact, midsize, minivan, and SUV. The information that needs to be stored about any car includes (but not limited to): vehicle-id, license plate number, make, model, price, and current mileage. You may also want to note other features including but not limited to : DVD Entertainment system, XM Radio, or Navigation system. At the time of checkout, the customer specifies a car type, the return date, and a credit card number, and the agent informs the customer of the appropriate rental rate. The rental rate consists of two parts - a daily rate, which is the charge per day a car is rented, and a mileage rate, which is the charge per mile a car is driven during the rental period. Both these parts may vary from one type of car to another. The mileage on the car is noted at pickup, as well as on return. When the car is returned, an invoice is printed, which includes the invoice number, invoice date, and invoice amount. The customer must pay the full invoice amount on site. There may be other information needs of the car rental company. You are highly encouraged to come up with other possible uses for the database and incorporate them to your design. Note: You may start by thinking on the following issues that your final design may need to address. This is not an exhaustive list, of course. • Which business functions will the database serve? What categories of data are to be stored in this database? In what ways should the project give the company a competitive advantage? Minimum Requirements on the final application The final application must have - Design: Database should be designed with the appropriate tables, data types and field properties. Data: At least 15 records in each table should be entered. Forms: Form to enter new cars • Multi-table form for check-in and check-out: A multi-table form to enter customer data as well as car rental data into the system. This single form can be opened by asking for the customer's phone number for example and eventually help in entering data including customer information, car rental information (car ID, checkout mileage, check-in mileage, checkout date, and check-in date). This form can be opened during checkout and check-in and corresponding information could be entered. This form, conceptually, is similar to the one that you may have developed using a parameter query in the first case (AskNumber query based multi-table form). Reports: • Current car information (A report that retrieves current car information including ids, make, model and availability). Remember to use parameter query so that you retrieve the specific type of car. • Rental Invoice: An invoice report for individual transaction. Remember to use parameter query so that you retrieve the specific invoice. • Revenue (Quarterly, Yearly, or any time period) : Revenue report to provide aggregated revenue for a specific time period. Remember to use parameter query so that you retrieve for the specific time period. Requirements for final report You are required to submit a four page (muximum), single line spacing, and 12" font size report. The report should include following things: 1. System manual: You should clearly mention how does your system work? This will be a user manual where as a database designer you explain a layman about how to work on this rental system. 2. Assumptions or business rules: You want to specify your assumptions or business rules that you have considered in your database design. Deliverables: Please check the syllabus to make sure that your project progress is on track. I will frequently check with the group about the progress of the project. Grading: Minimum requirements - The system should be capable enough to meet basic need including checking vehicles out and checking vehicles in. System should have all necessary forms, reports, and queries. Meeting minimum requirements will get you an average grade in this class. I will take peer evaluations and free riding is not acceptable. Michiana Car Rentals, Inc., headquartered in South Bend, IN, wants to build a database system which would track information on car rentals, and customer billing. Usually, a customer picks up a car and then returns it after a period of time. When the car is returned, the customer receives an invoice and pays the specified amount. Customers can rent out four types of cars from this rental company: compact, midsize, minivan, and SUV. The information that needs to be stored about any car includes (but not limited to): vehicle-id, license plate number, make, model, price, and current mileage. You may also want to note other features including but not limited to : DVD Entertainment system, XM Radio, or Navigation system. At the time of checkout, the customer specifies a car type, the return date, and a credit card number, and the agent informs the customer of the appropriate rental rate. The rental rate consists of two parts - a daily rate, which is the charge per day a car is rented, and a mileage rate, which is the charge per mile a car is driven during the rental period. Both these parts may vary from one type of car to another. The mileage on the car is noted at pickup, as well as on return. When the car is returned, an invoice is printed, which includes the invoice number, invoice date, and invoice amount. The customer must pay the full invoice amount on site. There may be other information needs of the car rental company. You are highly encouraged to come up with other possible uses for the database and incorporate them to your design. Note: You may start by thinking on the following issues that your final design may need to address. This is not an exhaustive list, of course. • Which business functions will the database serve? What categories of data are to be stored in this database? In what ways should the project give the company a competitive advantage? Minimum Requirements on the final application The final application must have - Design: Database should be designed with the appropriate tables, data types and field properties. Data: At least 15 records in each table should be entered. Forms: Form to enter new cars • Multi-table form for check-in and check-out: A multi-table form to enter customer data as well as car rental data into the system. This single form can be opened by asking for the customer's phone number for example and eventually help in entering data including customer information, car rental information (car ID, checkout mileage, check-in mileage, checkout date, and check-in date). This form can be opened during checkout and check-in and corresponding information could be entered. This form, conceptually, is similar to the one that you may have developed using a parameter query in the first case (AskNumber query based multi-table form). Reports: • Current car information (A report that retrieves current car information including ids, make, model and availability). Remember to use parameter query so that you retrieve the specific type of car. • Rental Invoice: An invoice report for individual transaction. Remember to use parameter query so that you retrieve the specific invoice. • Revenue (Quarterly, Yearly, or any time period) : Revenue report to provide aggregated revenue for a specific time period. Remember to use parameter query so that you retrieve for the specific time period. Requirements for final report You are required to submit a four page (muximum), single line spacing, and 12" font size report. The report should include following things: 1. System manual: You should clearly mention how does your system work? This will be a user manual where as a database designer you explain a layman about how to work on this rental system. 2. Assumptions or business rules: You want to specify your assumptions or business rules that you have considered in your database design. Deliverables: Please check the syllabus to make sure that your project progress is on track. I will frequently check with the group about the progress of the project. Grading: Minimum requirements - The system should be capable enough to meet basic need including checking vehicles out and checking vehicles in. System should have all necessary forms, reports, and queries. Meeting minimum requirements will get you an average grade in this class. I will take peer evaluations and free riding is not acceptable.

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