Access Report Link to SQL database

Hi,
I have been designing a report interface in Access that is supposed to retrieve data from an SQL Database. The problem is that i don't know how to connect the two so that it (report) retrieves data from the database. How do I connect the two?
martin

Hi breakage,
Based on my understanding, you want to connect to a SQL Server database on Access side, then retrieve the data from the database.
When connecting to a SQL Server database, Access creates a new table (linked table), and it's structure and contents are corresponding to the source object. In your scenario, you can open the Access database in which you want to create the linked tables,
then choose External Data tab. With the wizard, you can link the expected SQL Server database. For more information, please refer to the
Link to SQL Server data section of this article:
Import or link Access to SQL Server data .
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Best regards,
Qiuyun Yu
Qiuyun Yu
TechNet Community Support

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