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- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Spreadsheet template: invoice tracker for a small agency
Sheet layout — tab "Invoices"
| Column | Header | Filled by |
|---|---|---|
| A | Invoice # | You |
| B | Client | You (drop-down from tab "Clients") |
| C | Issue date | You |
| D | Amount | You |
| E | Payment terms (days) | Formula |
| F | Due date | Formula |
| G | Paid on | You (leave empty until paid) |
| H | Status | Formula |
| I | Days overdue | Formula |
Formulas (excerpt, 6 of 10)
E2 — payment terms from the client list
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B2, Clients!A:C, 3, FALSE), 30)
Looks up the client's terms in the "Clients" tab; if the client isn't there, uses 30 days.
F2 — due date
=IF(C2="", "", C2 + E2)
Adds the terms to the issue date. Stays empty for blank rows.
H2 — status
=IF(C2="", "", IF(G2<>"", "Paid", IF(TODAY()>F2, "Overdue", "Open")))
Paid if a payment date is entered; otherwise Overdue after the due date, else Open.
I2 — days overdue
=IF(H2="Overdue", TODAY() - F2, "")
Dashboard!B2 — total outstanding
=SUMIFS(Invoices!D:D, Invoices!H:H, "<>Paid", Invoices!C:C, "<>")
Dashboard!A5 — balance by client (one formula fills the table)
=QUERY(Invoices!B:H, "select B, sum(D) where H <> 'Paid' and B is not null group by B order by sum(D) desc label sum(D) 'Owed'", 1)
Where to paste
- Put E2, F2, H2 and I2 in row 2 of "Invoices", then drag down to row 500
- Paste the two Dashboard formulas once; they update by themselves
- Conditional formatting on H2:H500: text is "Overdue" → light red fill
Edge cases handled
- Partly paid invoice: add a row with the remaining amount and a new number like INV-041b
- Client renamed: change it only in "Clients"; the drop-down keeps rows consistent
- Excel instead of Sheets: all formulas work except QUERY; use a PivotTable on columns B, D, H instead
Check example
Invoice INV-038, client Northside Dental, issued Sep 1, terms 14 days → due Sep 15. Today Oct 20, not paid → Overdue, 35 days.
Client: a 4-person video production studio. Tool: Google Sheets. Task: "We lose track of who has paid. We need one sheet that shows overdue invoices and how much each client owes."
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Many small businesses still run on a Microsoft Access database that someone built years ago, and now a report is wrong or a new query is needed. Show us your tables with screenshots of the Relationships window and table design, or paste the field lists, and describe what you need. We write the SQL for your queries, explain the joins and criteria and, in Premium, add VBA code for a form button or a report.
What is included
- What you getReady SQL for each query with steps to create it in Access and a plain note on how it works; from Standard also advice on table structure, and in Premium VBA code with installation steps. Everything comes as text on the order page; we do not send a ready spreadsheet file.
- SQL queriesSelect, update, append and totals
- Joins explainedWhy each join and criterion is there
- Where to pasteSQL view steps for each query
- Table adviceFrom Standard: keys, duplicates, field types
- VBA codeIn Premium: for a form button or report
How it works
- 1BriefYou show the tables and describe the task
- 2QueriesWe write the SQL and VBA
- 3FixesIf something fails on your data, we fix it within your package
What we need from you
Screenshots of the Relationships window and the tables involved (or pasted field names and types), your Access version and what each query, form or report should do.
We will ask you:
- Which Access version do you use?
- What should the query or report show?
- Which tables and fields are involved?
- What result do you expect for one example?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 3 queries$12 | StandardQueries and table advice$25 | PremiumQueries with VBA code$49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Queries | up to 3 | up to 8 | up to 15 |
| Table structure advice | No | Yes | Yes |
| VBA code | No | No | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Can I send my .accdb file?
No, the form takes pictures and PDF, Word or Excel files. Send screenshots of the tables and relationships, or export a table to Excel.
Can you move my database to SQL Server or the cloud?
Not in this offer. We write queries and VBA for your existing Access database.
What if a query returns an error?
We cannot open your database. Tell us the error text and which query, and we fix it within your revisions.