Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL
Course Code: TSQLI
Duration: 3 days
Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Course Overview
The Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL course covers the basics of the SQL language as implemented by Microsoft SQL Server. The course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing Transact-SQL statements using the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) development environment. The basic Transact-SQL statements, including the use of many built-in Transact-SQL functions are covered on this course.
Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.
Course Objectives
To provide the Transact-SQL (T-SQL) coding skills needed to query and modify data held within a Microsoft SQL Server database.
Who will the Course Benefit?
Anyone who needs to access and work with a Microsoft SQL Server Database.
Skills Gained
The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:
- Writing SELECT queries
- Sorting and filtering data
- Using SQL aggregate functions
- Using SET operators
- Writing joins to query multiple tables
- Using built-in functions
- Using Subqueries
- Inserting, updating, deleting and merging rows
- Transaction control
Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course
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
Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course
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
Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL Training Course
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
- Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
- Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.
Requirements
There are no formal pre-requisites for the Querying 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.
Further Learning
Course Reviews
Very informative and educational, I asked lots of questions and felt comfortable in doing so. Tutor went out of his way to find out more about a function that was not covered in the course content and went on to explain it with example code afterwards.
Neil - Technical Support - Utilities - April 2023
Brilliant course for beginning my SQL training, helpful and easy to understand.
Daniel - Commercial Officer - Utilities
John was extremely proficient and patient particularly having to deal with those of us (myself included) not familiar with the content. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend and will be using the content already emailed to me to practice.
Kate - Data Analyst - NHS
Explained very well and at a good pace - exercises well thought out to cover learning material
Paras - Operation Unit Manager Devices
Great job done by Kevin, very well coordinated session.
Akash - Software Engineer
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