We know that there is a way to export data of list to access easily through open in access option. There is also an option in access 2007 to fetch the data from SharePoint list. So what we are doing here is importing data from list or exporting data from list to access. What about the vice versa? What if we want to export table from access to SharePoint list.
To demonstrate this, I had downloaded the asset database template readily available for download from the internet. Just for the information that now many database templates are available for access database which had ready tables and forms as well for entering data and updating, deleting the data. There are reports also available. If you have not tried this, go ahead and download asset database template and you can see reports and forms for this.
Coming back to our topic, I have entered some contact information. I will recommend you change the name of the table contacts, because in team site we already have a list called contacts. I have changed the name of that table to Contact Info.
I have added three contacts in that because when you create an entry in the asset table, we need to specify which contact has this asset.
And now click on move to SharePoint from external data tab.
Moment you click on that option, you are presented with a screen which asks you the URL of the site where you want to move this data. Provide the site URL there.
Once you click on next, magic begins and as you can see it not only creates an asset list also populates the data in it. What is more interesting part is, it also creates and populates the relational tables as well. In our case for example contact info is our relational table.
I took dummy entries to demonstrate this concept, However when placed practically this helps a lot.
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