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Dedication

I dedicate this project to my teacher, dear parents

and sisters who were a great support.

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Acknowledgement

First of all I thank ALLAH, the Almighty, for bestowing me with determination and grit

to undergo the project. I owe my gratitude to many people for the guidance they endowed

me with. Foremost on the list is Ms Jaweria Malik, my supervisor, who was sheer source

of guidance and encouragement. I am also gratified to my family whose suggestions have

helped me to improve and render this project

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Abstract

In this project Cinema Information Management System is developed for Cinepax.

Database is designed in Microsoft Access. It is designed to manage the record about

movies schedule, movies collection, ticket sales and press releases. It provides the

friendly interface to the user to enter, retrieve and manage records through tables, form,

queries and reports.

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Table of Contents

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noContent Page No

1 Problem Statement………………………………………….….... 5

2 Introduction…………………………………………………….....5

3 Scope of Project………………………………………….……….. 7

4 Proposed System………………….……………………….……... 8

5 Entity Relationship Diagram…………………………………..... 12

6 Data Flow Diagram…..…………………………………………... 13

7 Hardware Software Requirements…...………………………… 16

8 Component of Access Database….…………………..….………. 19

9 Tables....…………………………………………………………... 20

10 Forms……………………………………………………….…...… 22

11 Queries……………………………………………………….……. 27

12 Reports…………………………………………………….….…... 28

13 Conclusion…………………………………………………….…... 32

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Problem Statement

Since the existing system is completely manual so it is really very difficult to maintain

and to keep a full record about the daily purchase of tickets. The information is not up to

date and manual system requires staff to maintain their records on the registers. It creates

many problems such as Black ticketing, duplication of data or information is also present

which creates an error.

Introduction

Database

A computer database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a

computer system. A database relies upon software to organize the storage of the data and

to enable a person or program to extract desired information. The term "database" refers

to the collection of related records, and the software should be referred to as the database

management system (DBMS). This is sometimes shortened to “database manager or

database system”.

Database Management System

A database management system (DBMS) is computer software designed for the purpose

of managing databases. Typical examples of DBMSs include Oracle, DB2, Microsoft

Access, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL. DBMSs are typically used by Database

administrators in the creation of Database systems. The DBMS accepts requests for data

from the application program and instructs the operating system to transfer the

appropriate data. When a DBMS is used, information systems can be changed much more

easily as the organization's information requirements change. New categories of data can

be added to the database without disruption to the existing system.

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Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access is a relational database management system from Microsoft which

combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and

software development tools. It is a member of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Access

can use data stored in Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle. Relatively unskilled

programmers and non-programmer can use it to build simple applications. It supports

some object-oriented techniques but falls short of being a fully object-oriented

development tool. Access is used by small businesses, within departments of large

corporations for handling the creation and manipulation of data. Access can be used as a

database for basic web based applications hosted on Microsoft's Internet Information

Services and utilizing Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP.

Introduction to organization

Cinepax is the first cinema in Pakistan that is providing a world class movie-going

experience to people of Pakistan by building a state of the art movie theatre in urban

cities. Cinepax is the first dedicated Cineplex Company in Pakistan that is building the

country’s first nationally branded Cineplex chain. It is targeting larger cities of Pakistan;

Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan and Hyderabad. It The

company plans to develop 120 screens over five years. The cinema complex would

screen premium contents in a family-friendly environment having world class seating

arrangements and air conditioned halls that would be open from 12 noon to 12 midnight.

The Cineplex shows English, Urdu and Punjabi films besides cartoons. Total Area of

Cinepax is 33225 Square feet, Total Cinema screens are 5 and the halls are equipped with

total 1400 seats.

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Scope of project

Development of Cinema Information Management System for Cinepax helps in

managing the database for storing and retrieving required information about movies

schedules, movies collections, ticket sales and press releases. It has a friendly user

interface which makes the database management system easy to use for common users.

Advantages of project

Efficiency

It gives the required information about the movies scheduled, tickets sales, press releases

and other data in less time.

Security

The Cinema Information Management System developed for this project is very secure

and cannot be hacked or accessed by any stranger.

Facilities

It is very easy to access and retain the information about movies schedules, movies

collections, ticket sales and press releases.

Time

It takes less time to store new information and to retrieve required information from the

database management system.

Flexibility

This database management is flexible as it can be easily modified when some changes in

the system is required.

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PROPOSED SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION

The need is to computerized the ticketing system of Cinepax cinema. There are various

attributes and properties of the movies that help to maintain and manage records through

this software.

MOVIE’S ID

All the movies are assigned a unique code which helps in identifies the record of each

movie.

MOVIE’S NAME

It gives opportunity to the user to select the movie by recognizing through its name.

MOVIE’S LANGUAGE

It tells about the language of the movie.

MOVIE’S DURATION

It shows the duration of movie.

MOVIE’S SYNOPSIS AND CAST

It gives the customer an overview about the story and cast of the movie.

MOVIE’S DAY, DATE, TIME AND SCREEN

It tells about the day along with the time and screen on which the movie will be showed.

This helps in telling the customer about the timings of the movie shows.

TICKET’S PRICE

It tells about the price of ticket of the movie (identified by movie’s ID).

TICKET BOOK NUMBER (First and Last Ticket Number)

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It describes the ticket book number assigned to that movie (identified by movie’s ID) and

also the start and end ticket number of that ticket book.

TICKETS SOLD

It tells the total number of the tickets being sold for a specific movie (identified by

movie’s ID).

OBJECTIVES OF PROPOSED SYSTEM

The software is planned by keeping in mind all those necessities and provisions so that it

should not have a single thread of complexity in it.

The software that is projected is able to overcome all the flaws that are mentioned before

and will be helpful for further expansion.

EFFICIENCY

By computerizing the front desk it increases the efficiency of work like updating of the

data regularly maintenance of the data properly with all attributes of the movie.

SECURITY

Obviously with a computerized system, the data can be stored more properly. Also it will

make sure that there remain no chances of fraudulence in money matters.

TIME SAVING

By introducing the new technology we save our time like in file system we require more

time to update the data but in new system we just open the record and can make changes

or can update the data and also help to save time in dealing the customers.

ACCURACY

The computerized system will be accurate enough to provide minimum errors and to

perform any no of calculations. However facilities will be provided to remove the

problems which may be present in the system.

FLEXIBILITY

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It provide flexibility as in file system there are large numbers of files and are difficult to

maintain or save but in new technology there is separate group or domain for each movie

to record data.

USER FRIENDLY

The system will be user friendly. The software will create a flexible and comfortable

environment and it leads to make everything more wholesome and beneficial.

RELIABILITY

Reliability is the ability of system to perform and maintain all functions in routine

circumstances as well as in unexpected circumstances so that it can work properly in any

sort of problem. The system has been made reliable enough to cope up with hard

situations.

PURPOSE

This section will define all system requirements for the “Computerized Ticketing

System”.

INTENDED AUDIENCE AND READING SUGGESTIONS

The targeted audience for this software requirements specification document mainly

includes the users, developers and testers.

SCOPE

The software will provide ability to the staff to enter the new records of the movies,

delete and also update them. It will also allow keeping the record of the total tickets sold.

FEATURES

The features provided by the system are:

1- Easy access to database containing the details of all movies.

2- Each movie will be assigned a unique code and its ticket price can simply be

identified by just entering its code.

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3- Features available in the movies collection form have easy access which

include, back, forward, create, delete and update query etc.

4- Features available in the movie schedule form tell about the day and timings

of the movie shows.

5- Features available in the daily ticket sales form provide complete details about

the ticket sold on each day.

6- Help in reducing the work load and saves time.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

PRODUCT PERSPECTIVE

This software will allow the user to handle the work efficiently and gain customer

satisfaction and help to increase reliability.

PRODUCT FUNCTIONS

Main aim is to computerize the manual system to save time and extra effort

required managing the file system. The software system will help the User

To keep the records of all movies

Maintain or update the record of movies

Easy access to database containing information

Exact calculation of tickets sold.

USER CHARACTERISTICS:

The user will be trained or qualified person user profile is specified below:

He is a person who is authorized to enter, delete, update and edit the data

in database.

He is the person who will operate the software to calculate the total

amount of the tickets sold along with their total price.

GENERAL CONSTRAINTS

No constraints have been noticed for the system.

ASSUMPTION AND DEPENDENCIES

We assume that user has general understanding of computer and also user

understands the instructions written in English language.

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Notation for Entity Relation Diagram

Entity Relationship Diagram

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Data Flow Diagram

Notation for Data Flow Diagram

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Level 0 DFD

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Level 1 DFD

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SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

Mouse, PC, Printer.

The Hardware and Software requirements for the proposed system are:

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Physical memory (RAM): 512 MB minimum, 1 GB recommended

Virtual memory: Double the amount of RAM

Temp disk space: 100 MB

Hard disk space: 2 GB

Video adapter: 256 colors

Processor: 200 MHz minimum

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

System Architecture: 32-bit

Operating System: Computerized Ticketing System for Windows is supported on the

following operating systems:

Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0, and Terminal

Server Edition with service pack 6a or higher are supported.

Windows 2000 with service pack 1 or higher.

Windows Server 2003

Windows XP Professional

EXTERNAL INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS:

Graphical User Interface

The GUI system will provide user with easy access to needed functions.

User Interfaces

For entering data, button is available in database. For searching any information

regarding the movie queries are also available.

Hardware Interfaces

Our project will be implementing on “Microsoft Access”. So it communicates directly

with the operating system and indirectly with hardware. Physical connections of different

parts of the system are e-g. plug\ socket compatibility, mouse monitor control, physical

space utilization, wiring correctness etc electronic compatibility of hardware units.

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Software Interfaces

Software has been linked with database to see and select the appropriate movie details.

Software units communicate by setting pre-defined parameters and through shared area

of memory. Software units communicate by calling pre-defined procedures. Moreover

that “C++ Compiler” or “C SHARP” can be used. It will help to link database as well

as will provide a good and easy interface to the user due to friendly GUI. It also helps in

simple program execution and calculations.

NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Accessibility

Control

Availability

Certification

Dependency

Documentation

Efficiency (resource consumption for given load)

Effectiveness (resulting performance in relation to effort)

Extensibility (adding features, and properties at next major version upgrade)

Legal and licensing issues

Maintainability

Performance

Platform compatibility

Price

Quality (e.g. Faults Discovered, Faults Delivered, Fault Removal Efficacy)

Reliability

Resource constraints (processor speed, memory, disk space, network bandwidth

etc.)

Security

Software, tools, standards etc. Compatibility

Stability

Supportability

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Accessibility

Our new Computerized Ticketing System is accessible to each and every person. It means

that arrangements of every kind will be available i.e "ability to access" the functionality,

and possible benefit, of our system. Accessibility is often used to focus on people with

disabilities and their right of access to entities, often through use of assistive technology.

Availability

The system will be available only for the ticketing staff of the cinema to maintain the

movie’s record and for appropriate and correct entry of the data.

Documentation

The complete documentation of whole system including the records will be provided to

the company. It will be in the form of hardware as well as software which will provide

any sort of help regarding to the system and user guides.

Maintainability

Efforts will be made in order to face the following problems

correct defects

meet new requirements

make future maintenance easier

cope with a changed environment

Quality

Efforts will be made in order to cope up with the conditions and to improve the quality

along with ability to meet quality standards.

Reliability

Reliability is the ability of system to perform and maintain its functions in routine

circumstances, as well as hostile or unexpected circumstances. The system has made

reliable enough to cope up with hard situations.

Usability

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Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool

or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal. Usability can also refer

to the methods of measuring usability and the study of the principles behind an object's

perceived efficiency or elegance.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

COST AND SCHEDULING

After settling down the initial stages and deciding the proper plan to constitute the

software it is necessary to determine the cost and time frame to complete the project. So

after analyzing the whole requirements and resources for project it is concluded that total

budget required for the project will be around 2, 50,000 rupees and time consumed to

complete this project be definitely around 1 month. The project will be completed and

delivered in time.

Components of Access Database

Main components used in Access Database are

Tables

Queries

Forms

Reports

Tables

A table is made up of rows and columns of cells that you can fill with text and graphics.

Tables are often used to organize and present information. A table is a collection of data

about a specific topic, such as products or suppliers. Using a separate table for each topic

means that you store that data only once. This results in a more efficient database and

fewer data-entry errors. 

Queries

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Query is a mean of finding all the records stored in a data source that fit a set of criteria

named by the user. Queries can contain operators, quotation marks, wildcard characters,

and parentheses to help focus your search.

Forms

A form is a type of a database object that is primarily used to enter or display data in a

database. You can also use a form as a switchboard that opens other forms and reports in

the database, or as a custom dialog box that accepts user input and carries out an action

based on the input. 

Reports

Reports are used for printing information from database. A report can be combine data

from more then one table. Reports are designed by adding visual objects known as

controls to the design grid.

TABLES

Daily Ticket Sales Table

This table contains the Date, Movie ID, Ticket Price, Ticket book number, First Ticket

number, Last Ticket number and total numbers of tickets sold.

Movie Schedule Table

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This table contains movie ID, date, day, movie name, time and screen number.

Movie Collection Table

This table contains movie ID, name, language, duration, image, synopsis and cast of the

movie.

Press Release Table

This table contains press release number, headline, release date, publish date, publication,

circulation, page number and station.

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FORMS

Main Form

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Movies Collection Form

In this form, user can view, enter and delete information about movies collection which

includes movie ID, name, language, duration, image, synopsis and cast of the movie.

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Movies Schedule

In this form, user can view, enter and delete information about movies schedule which

includes movie ID, date, day, movie name, time and screen number.

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Daily Ticket Sales Form

In this form, user can view, enter and delete information about daily ticket sales which

includes Date, Movie ID, Ticket Price, Ticket book number, First Ticket number, Last

Ticket number and total numbers of tickets sold.

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Press Release Form

In this form, user can view, enter and delete information about press release which

includes press release number, headline, release date, publish date, publication,

circulation, page number and station.

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QUERIES

Daily Ticket Sales Query

Movies Schedule Query

Movie Ticket Sold Query

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REPORTS

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Conclusion

The testing of this system should prove that this system is perfect or the organizations to

do their work in a more appropriate form. There are many aspects of this computerized

system. The organization is now using this system and by the help of this system their

efficiency has been increased. This is also a time saving system which can do many

things automatically and in very short time, which were done manually by the users

before this system.

This system is formed in such a way that it will contain all the latest features. It is more

reliable than any other system available for data saving now days. In the future further

developments could also be done on it to make it more efficient.

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