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▪▪Access apps These apps are SharePoint apps, which can be deployed to the Share-<br />
Point Store. You use the browser to view and edit data, and you use Access 2013 to<br />
design the Access app. Data and Access objects for each Access app is saved in its<br />
own Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database; it is not saved in SharePoint lists. This SQLintegrated<br />
approach improves the performance, manageability, and scalability of the<br />
business solution. Also, this makes it possible for SQL Server developers to extend<br />
the solution by directly connecting to the tables in the database, including building<br />
reports with Desktop Access Reports, Excel, and Power View.<br />
SEE ALSO An example of how to visualize your Access app data in Excel can be found<br />
at blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-access/archive/2013/01/22/visualize-access-data-inexcel.aspx.<br />
However, as the data is not stored in SharePoint, some functionality is lost when compared<br />
to creating a SharePoint integrated forms solution by using Microsoft InfoPath<br />
2013 Designer. For example, you cannot create or initiate a SharePoint workflow on<br />
data in Access apps, nor can you have unique permissions at the table or row level.<br />
Also, the data stored inside the Access app is not indexed by the SharePoint search<br />
engine. The rest of this section describes the creation of Access apps.<br />
Access 2013 includes a set of templates that can be used to jump-start the creation of<br />
Access apps. Any template with a global icon and that does not contain the word desktop<br />
can be used to create an Access app. These templates include Custom web app, Asset<br />
tracking, Contacts, Issue tracking, Project management, and Task management.<br />
The Asset tracking, Contacts, Issue tracking, Project management, and Task management<br />
templates are not available when you first install Access. They are available when you<br />
are connected to the Internet. When you choose one of these templates, you are provided<br />
a preview of the home webpage, a description, and the download size of the template.<br />
414 Chapter 12 Using SharePoint with Excel and Access
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