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Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL

Length
40 hours
Price
2,150 GBP
Next course start
20 January, 2025 (+10 start dates)
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
Length
40 hours
Price
2,150 GBP
Next course start
20 January, 2025 (+10 start dates)
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
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Course description

Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Course Overview

The Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL course covers the basics of the SQL language and more as implemented by Microsoft SQL Server. The course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing Transact-SQL statements by hand using the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) development environment. The basic Transact-SQL statements, including the use of many built-in Transact-SQL functions will be covered along with more advanced coding techniques required by Database Administrators, Database Developers and BI professionals.

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

Who will the Course Benefit?

Anyone who needs to access and work with a Microsoft SQL Server Database.

Course Objectives

To provide the Transact-SQL (T-SQL) coding skills needed to query and modify data held within a Microsoft SQL Server database.

Upcoming start dates

Choose between 10 start dates

20 January, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

17 February, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

24 March, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

28 April, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

9 June, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

7 July, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

11 August, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

15 September, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

20 October, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

1 December, 2025

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online

Suitability - Who should attend?

Requirements

There are no formal pre-requisites for the Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL course, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful. This knowledge can be gained by attendance on the Relational Databases & Data Modelling Overview course.


Training Course Content



Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction
  • Administration and Course Materials
  • Course Structure and Agenda
  • Delegate and Trainer Introductions
Session 1: DATABASE CONCEPTS
  • What is a database
  • Database management systems
  • Databases, Schemas, Tables, rows and columns
  • Indexes, primary keys, unique constraints and foreign keys
  • Supported data types
  • System Tables
Session 2: USING SQL SERVER MANAGEMENT STUDIO
  • Getting started with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
  • Selecting a database
  • Entering and executing SQL statements
  • Creating, editing and executing SQL files
Session 3: WRITING SELECT QUERIES
  • Writing simple SQL SELECT statement
  • Using DISTINCT to remove duplicate data
  • Filtering Data with Predicates
  • Logical operators
  • The ORDER BY clause
  • Filtering with the TOP and OFFSET-FETCH
  • Using Column aliases
  • Arithmetic expressions
  • Precedence of operators
Session 4: USING SET OPERATORS
  • Writing Queries using the UNION operator
  • Using the INTERSECT operator
  • Using the EXCEPT operator
  • Introducing the APPLY operator
Session 5: GROUPING AND AGGREGATING DATA
  • Using aggregate functions
  • Using the GROUP BY clause
  • Using Rollup with GROUP BY
  • Filtering grouped data with the HAVING clause
Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 6: QUERYING MULTIPLE TABLES
  • Understanding JOINS
  • CROSS Joins
  • Using INNER Joins
  • Using Table Aliases
  • Using OUTER Joins: LEFT, RIGHT and FULL
  • Using SELF JOINS
Session 7: NUMERIC AND CHARACTER FUNCTIONS
  • Function types
  • Testing functions
  • Numeric functions
  • Character functions
Session 8: DATE AND TIME FUNCTIONS
  • Date and time column types
  • Date and time formats
  • Functions to return Today's date and time
  • Functions to extract components of a date (Day, Month, Year)
  • Date time arithmetic
  • Displaying Dates in specific Date formats
Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 3

Session 9: CONVERSION AND MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
  • Converting a string to a date
  • Converting a string to a number
  • Converting a number to a string
  • Using Functions to work with NULL
  • Using CASE expressions
Session 10: USING SUBQUERIES
  • Using self contained subqueries
  • Using correlated subqueries
  • Using the EXISTS predicate with subqueries
Session 11: MANAGING DATA
  • Inserting rows
  • Updating rows
  • Deleting rows
  • Merging rows
  • The truncate statement
  • Transaction control
Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 4

Session 12: USING TABLE EXPRESSIONS
  • Creating and using Views
  • Using Inline Table-Valued Functions
  • Using Derived Tables
  • Using Common Table Expressions
Session 13: ENHANCED GROUPING AND PIVOTING
  • Working with GROUPING SETS
  • Using ROLLUP, CUBE,GROUPING and GROUPING_ID
  • Using PIVOT and UNPIVOT in Queries
Session 14: USING WINDOWING FUNCTIONS
  • Using Window AGGREGATE functions in Queries
  • Using Window RANK functions in Queries
  • Using Window OFFSET functions in Queries
Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 5

Session 15: CREATE AND MANAGE TABLES
  • Creating tables
  • Datatypes and Constraints
  • Altering and Dropping tables
  • Creating temporary tables
  • Copying tables
  • Creating and using Sequences and Synonyms
  • Obtaining metadata
Session 16: INDEXES
  • Index types
  • Creating indexes
  • Performance considerations
  • Filtered indexes
  • Indexes on View
  • Indexes with INCLUDE
  • Dropping indexes
  • Obtaining metadata
Session 17: METADATA
  • INFORMATION_SCHEMA views
  • Sys views
  • Comparison between INFORMATION_SCHEMA and sys views
  • Obtaining metadata in SSMS
Session 18: IMPROVING QUERY PERFORMANCE
  • Factors in Query Performance
  • Displaying Query Performance Data


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Tom
5/5
01 Mar 2021
geared the courses pace

John was an excellent and knowledgeable tutor who geared the courses pace and content to the candidates. Overall the documentation was excellent and will provide a valuable off...

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David
5/5
11 Jan 2021
would recommend to other students

Very pleased with the course, lots of examples and learning through application. Kevin was an excellent teacher, would recommend to other students.

Ryan
4/5
05 Oct 2020
Thank you for your time

Kevin was very knowledgeable and enjoyed the course. Thank you for your time and for your training.

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