Transact SQL

Hilton Computer Strategies
Houston, Texas, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The goal of this course is to provide students with the technical skills required to write basic Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server.

Audience
This course is intended for SQL Server database administrators, implementers, system engineers, and developers who are responsible for writing queries.

At Course Completion
After completing the course, students will be able to:

Describe the uses of and ways to execute the Transact-SQL language.
Use querying tools.
Write SELECT queries to retrieve data.
Group and summarize data by using Transact-SQL.
Join data from multiple tables.
Write queries that retrieve and modify data by using subqueries.
Modify data in tables.
Query text fields with full-text search.
Describe how to create programming objects.
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Exam 70-229, Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:

Experience using a Microsoft Windows operating system.
An understanding of basic relational database concepts, including:
Logical and physical database design.
Data integrity concepts.
Relationships between tables and columns (primary key and foreign key, one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many).
How data is stored in tables (rows and columns).
Familiarity with the role of the database administrator
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from our instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.
Student Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class. The following software is provided in the student kit:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Edition Evaluation Copy
Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Transact-SQL
The following topics are covered in this module:

The Transact-SQL Programming Language
Types of Transact-SQL Statements
Transact-SQL Syntax Elements
Using SQL Server Books Online
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Differentiate between Transact-SQL and ANSI-SQL.
Describe the basic types of Transact-SQL.
Describe the syntax elements of Transact-SQL.

Module 2: Using Transact-SQL Querying Tools
The following topics are covered in this module:

SQL Query Analyzer
Using the Object Browser Tool in SQL Query Analyzer
Using the osql Utility
Executing Transact-SQL Statements
Creating and Executing Transact-SQL Scripts
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the basic functions of SQL Query Analyzer.
Describe how to use the Object Browser tool in SQL Query Analyzer.
Describe how to use the templates in SQL Query Analyzer.
Describe how to use the osql command-line utility.
Execute Transact-SQL statements in various ways.

Module 3: Retrieving Data
The following topics are covered in this module:

Retrieving Data by Using the SELECT Statement
Filtering Data
Formatting Result Sets
How Queries Are Processed
Performance Considerations
Retrieving Data and Manipulating Result Sets
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Retrieve data from tables by using the SELECT statement.
Filter data by using different search conditions to use with the WHERE clause.
Format result sets.
Describe how queries are processed.
Describe performance considerations that affect retrieving data.

Module 4: Grouping and Summarizing Data
The following topics are covered in this module:

Listing the TOP n Values
Using Aggregate Functions
GROUP BY Fundamentals
Generating Aggregate Values Within Result Sets
Using the COMPUTE and COMPUTE BY Clauses
Grouping and Summarizing Data
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Use the TOP n keyword to retrieve a list of the specified top values in a table.
Generate a single summary value by using aggregate functions.
Organize summary data for a column by using aggregate functions with the GROUP BY and HAVING clauses.
Generate summary data for a table by using aggregate functions with the GROUP BY clause and the ROLLUP or CUBE operator.
Generate control-break reports by using the COMPUTE and COMPUTE BY clauses.

Module 5: Joining Multiple Tables
The following topics are covered in this module:

Using Aliases for Table Names
Combining Data from Multiple Tables
Combining Multiple Result Sets
Querying Multiple Tables
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Use aliases for table names.
Combine data from two or more tables by using joins.
Combine multiple result sets into one result set by using the UNION operator.

Module 6: Working with Subqueries
The following topics are covered in this module:

Introduction to Subqueries
Using a Subquery as a Derived Table
Using a Subquery as an Expression
Using a Subquery to Correlate Data
Using the EXISTS and NOT EXISTS Clauses
Working with Subqueries
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe when and how to use a subquery.
Use subqueries to break down and perform complex queries.

Module 7: Modifying Data
The following topics are covered in this module:

Using Transactions
Inserting Data
Deleting Data
Updating Data
Performance Considerations
Modifying Data
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe how transactions work.
Write INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE statements to modify data in tables.
Describe performance considerations related to modifying data.

Module 8: Querying Full-Text Indexes
The following topics are covered in this module:

Introduction to Microsoft Search Service
Microsoft Search Service Components
Getting Information About Full-Text Indexes
Writing Full-Text Queries
Querying Full-Text Indexes
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe Microsoft Search service function and components.
Write full-text queries.
Get information about full-text indexes.

Module 9: Introduction to Programming Objects
The following topics are covered in this module:

Displaying the Text of a Programming Object
Introduction to Views
Advantages of Views
Creating Views
Introduction to Stored Procedures
Introduction to Triggers
Introduction to User-defined Functions
Working with Views
After completing this module, you will be able to:

Display the text of a programming object.
Describe the concepts of views.
List the advantages of views.
Describe stored procedures.
Describe triggers.
Describe user defined functions.
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