TRAINING COURSES BIRMINGHAM
About Enable Technology Birmingham Training Courses
Enable Technology specialise in succinct skills based training. The person delivering the course will be a Microsoft Solutions Expert (MCSE). Everyone attending a course receives learning resources which also serves as a reference source after the course. It is our company policy to provide training participants with ongoing support from the course Tutor. People who attend a course can contact the Tutor for as long as they need assistance after the training.
Enable Technology offers instructor led training taught by technology specialists. We can deliver at your premises. We can provide the equipment. We can also deliver the course at a socially distanced local training venue in Birmingham. We will work with you prior to the course to tailor the syllabus to match your requirements.
Taught courses are also available online. Course participants can join a a virtual classroom. They can talk to the tutor, share their screen and watch the tutor demonstrate each topic.
The Enable Technology team have had two decades of experience delivering technical training mainly in the Midlands region. Some of our clients are TalkTalk Direct Limited, Keele University, University of Birmingham, Capita Group PLC, Nuclear Engineering Services, Vodafone Group Services, Yell Group PLC and Cadbury PLC.
Excel 365 Advanced
- 1 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to perform advanced data analysis, collaborate on workbooks with other users, and automate workbook functionality. You will:
Work with multiple worksheets and workbooks.
Share and protect workbooks.
Automate workbook functionality.
Use Lookup functions and formula auditing.
Forecast data.
Create sparklines and map data. - Some of the training topics covered include ... Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
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Use the Goal Seek Feature
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Collaborate on a Workbook
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Use 3-D References
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Trace Cells
Use Links and External References
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Apply Data Validation
Forecast Data Trends
Use Lookup Functions
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Excel 365 Basic
- 1 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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In this course, you will learn fundamental Excel skills. You will:
Familiarize yourself with Excel's layout, its various parts, its commands, and its terminology.
Outline Excel's abilities to quickly, efficiently, and accurately calculate data.
Update worksheets without throwing away all of the valuable work you've already done.
Format a worksheet and organize your data.
Print workbooks.
Manage the overall structure of your workbooks. - Some of the training topics covered include ... Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
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Align Cell Contents
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Set Up the Page Layout
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Manage Worksheets
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Getting Started with Excel
Manage Workbook Properties
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Create Worksheet Formulas
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Insert Functions
Apply Number Formats
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Use Excel Commands
Preview and Print a Workbook
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Search for and Replace Data
Excel 365 Intermediate
- 1 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to leverage the power of data analysis and presentation in order to make informed, intelligent organizational decisions. You will:
Work with functions.
Work with lists.
Analyze data.
Visualize data with charts.
Use PivotTables and PivotCharts. - Some of the training topics covered include ... Working with Functions Work with Ranges
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Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Create and Modify Tables
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Query Data with Database Functions
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Analyze PivotTable Data
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Create Charts
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Sort Data
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Modify and Format Charts
Work with Logical Functions
Present Data with PivotCharts
Create a PivotTable
Filter Data
Use Specialized Functions
Work with Date and Time Functions
Excel Power Pivot
- 1 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A one day course introducing candidates to Power View and Power Pivot Excel tools.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Transforming Data
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Viewing and Editing a Tour
Understanding Get & Transform
Navigating a Data Map
Creating a Calculated Field
Tiling Data in Power View
Creating a Data Model PivotTable
Working With a Power View Object
Changing the Look
Working With Measure Fields
Understanding Power Map
The Advanced Editor
Working With Scenes
Understanding the Navigator Pane
Rearranging and Sorting Fields
Working With Data Model Fields
Working With Merged Queries
Enabling Power Pivot
Working With Layers
Working With Scene Options
Excel Programming Using VBA
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A two day Excel VBA programming course which introduces advanced Excel users to the process of writing and editing Macros. No prior programming experience is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Declaring and Using Object Variables
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Using Intrinsic Functions
Controlling Program Execution
Working with the Frame Control
Creating a Sub Procedure
Using Visual Basic Help
Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
Running a Macro
Working with Option Button Controls
Working with Properties
Working with Variable Scope
Creating a Standard Module
Creating an Event Procedure
Editing a Macro in the Visual Basic Editor
Understanding Error Handling
Working with the PivotTable Object
Using Break Mode during Run mode
Understanding Errors
JavaScript
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This introductory two day JavaScript training course aimed at Web Designers will enable participants to interpret, adapt and write their own JavaScript code.
No prior programming knowledge is assumed.- - Some of the training topics covered include ... Built-in Functions vs Methods
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Associative Arrays
Conditionals
ParseFloat() and parseInt()
String(object)
Function Syntax
Array Properties and Methods
Conditionals and Loops
Properties
do while Loop Syntax
Validating Radio Buttons
Built-In JavaScript Objects
JavaScript Basics
Basics of Form Validation
while Loop Syntax
User-defined Functions
JavaScript Functions
Backward Compatibility
JQuery
- 3 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This intensive three day jQuery training course provides a comprehensive overview of the jQuery JavaScript library. Ideally candidates should have a working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Testing Type
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Doing Something When an Effect Is Done
Conditionals
Operations on Numbers and Strings
$.fn.load
Using RequireJS with jQuery
Managing Dependencies
Logical Operators
Connecting Events to Run Only Once
Saving Selections
Checking Types
Selecting Form Elements
Cache Length during Loops
Operators
Convenience Methods
Don't Treat jQuery as a Black Box
Use Event Delegation
Traversing
Data Types
The while Loop
JQuery Mobile
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A two day intensive course in which participants develop single sites for all popular smartphone, tablet, and desktop platforms. You'll learn how to use jQuery Mobile to handle touch events, build mobile-optimized forms and widgets, incorporate HTML5 features, leverage phone capabilities such as making calls and texting, and more. Along the way, we'll cover jQuery Mobile's extensive theme framework and plugin architecture.
Prior knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript is required.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Collapsible Blocks Events
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PhoneGap
plugin Architecture
Levels of Support
Sliders
Supported Devices/OSs/Browsers
Buttons and Toolbars
Using Others' Plugins
Creating Your Own Plugin
Dialogs
ThemeRoller
Virtual Integration with the Phone
Making Calls
Dialogs Widgets and UI
What Is jQuery Mobile?
Overriding Themes with Custom CSS Plugins
Video The Theme Framework
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This is a two day intensive course in which participants learn how to build and interrogate a Microsoft Access database. The course covers working with tables, queries, forms, reports and macros. No prior knowledge of Access is assumes but the course progresses to advanced topics.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Macro Techniques
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Calculations in Queries
Database Security
Creating and Using Reports
Setting Table Relationships
Formatting Tables
Action Queries
Sorting and Filtering
Creating and Using Forms
Navigation Pane Protection
Multi Table Queries
Modifying Forms
Relational Database Design
Creating a Relational Database
Adding Records to a Table
An Introduction to VBA
Designing a Lookup Database
Understanding VBA
Database Wellness
Adding Transactional Records
Parameter Queries
Microsoft Access Programming Using VBA
- 3 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This course introduces participants to programme using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). We don't assume any prior programming background. Essentially candidates will learn how to create distributed scalable Access applications.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Working with the ADODB Recordset Object
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Understanding the Form Object
Using Input Boxes
Setting Break Expressions
Working with Recordsets
Working with the Code Editor
Handling Errors
Understanding Constants
Understanding Recordset Cursor Properties - Optional
Using the CacheSize Property - Optional
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Understanding Collections
Understanding Procedures
Understanding the Development Environment
Working with Variable Lifetime
Using the For Each...Next Structure
Stepping through Code
Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy
Working with Properties
Microsoft Excel Power Query
- 1 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This course familiarises the participant with Microsoft Power Query, a revolutionary data tool for Excel that allows you to intuitively discover and automate the import, transformation, and combination of data across a variety of data sources for use in Excel and Microsoft Power BI. Power Query is a free add-in for Excel that enhances the self-service Business Intelligence experience in Excel. The course uses Excel 2016, however Power Query works with Excel 2010 and above.
Participants should be familiar with Excel and the concepts of datasets and basic reporting including the use of PivotTables.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Loading into Excel
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Power Query Interface
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Performing Merges
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Understanding the Issues
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Understand Power Query formulas.
Working with Folders and Files
Transforming Data
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Combining Worksheets
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Importing Data
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Grouping Options
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Understand working with relational data.
Microsoft Excel PowerPivot Data Analytic Expressions DAX Language
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This course is intended for Power Users, Business Intelligence Developers and IT Professionals who will be involved with the development of Excel PowerPivot queries and tabular modelling. The course is intended to expose the delegates to the technology of DAX and to familiarise them with functionality of DAX at an advanced level.
Prior experience with Excel and Microsoft SQL query writing is useful.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
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Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
PowerPivot Data Model
Explaining Syntax
Logical Functions
Aggregation Functions
Exploring Data Types
Understanding Values
Utilizing Operators
Mathematical Functions
Date Functions
Statistical Functions
Text Functions
Conversion Functions
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Many-to-Many Relationships
Information Functions
The CALCULATE Function
Introduction to DAX
Introduction to DAX
Microsoft Power BI
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This course is intended for Managers, Report Developers and Data Participants who will learn how to use Microsoft Power BI to transform organisational data into rich visuals that facilitate new ways of thinking. This course covers both Power BI On Line and Power BI desktop.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Create relationships between data tables.
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Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
The developer API
The Power BI Interface
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Creating Power BI reports
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Create a Power BI dashboard
Power BI embedded
Use Power Bi desktop to create interactive data visualisations. Direct Connectivity
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Using the Power BI mobile app
Importing data into Power BI
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS Multdimensional Modelling
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This intensive two day course is intended for SQL professionals and business intelligence professionals. The course covers the use of Analysis Services development tools to create and deploy multidimensional SSAS projects.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Set Impersonation Options for a Data Source Connection
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Designing Aggregations
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Deployment Requirements and Considerations for Analysis Services Deployment
Backup Options Restore Options
Create a Time Dimension by Generating a Time Table
Data Source Views
Create Measures and Measure Groups
Define Assignments and Other Script Commands
Overview of SSAS Multidimensional Modelling
Delete a Data Source View Dimensions
Define a Data Source View
Define Logical Primary Keys in a Data Source View
Database permissions
Use Aggregate Functions
Using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Change a Partition Source
Processing Options and Settings
Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Set Partition Storage
Create an Analysis Services Project
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Modelling
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A two day intensive course detailing how to create, deploy, use and manage tabular models in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) . The course is aimed at Data Analysts and SQL professionals. No prior knowledge of SSAS is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Delete a Column
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Data sources supported in SSAS tabular 2016 Create Tabular Models
Set the Data Type of a Column
Impersonation
Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Import Data
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSMS
Create a Relationship Between Two Tables
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSDT
Version comparison
Create and Manage Measures KPIs
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Delete Relationships
Tabular model designer
Process Database, Table, or Partition
Add a table Delete a Table
Deploy from SQL Server Data Tools Manage Tabular Model Databases
Row filter mappings
DAX formula compatibility in DirectQuery mode Tables and Columns
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
Understanding DAX in Tabular Models Measures
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This two day intensive course introduces SQL Server Integration Services. No prior knowledge of Integration Services is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Utilizing Container Loops Performing Joins
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Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Managing with Control Flow
Designing to Troubleshoot: Using Precedence Constraints
Looping and Sequence Tasks
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Using the Workflow Tasks
Utilizing the Import/Export Wizard
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Moving Data with Data Flow
Understanding Deployment Strategies
Creating Dynamic Packages
Handling Errors Common SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns
Understanding Parameters SQL Server Integration Services Tools
Examining the SSIS Engine
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
Define and Use Variables and Parameters
Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder SSRS
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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Aimed at Data Analysts and SQL users this instructor-led course provides participants with the necessary knowledge to develop reports using Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder. The course covers Report Builder wizards, basics of report design, report parameters, report expressions, filters, report visualisations including graphs, charts, images and gauges. The course also covers the use of maps, interactive reports, report parts, sub reports, subscriptions and exporting options.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Exploring the Report Builder Interface
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Mastering Data Region(s)
Using Tables
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Planning Your Reports
Understanding Visualizations
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Utilizing Charts
Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Examining Management
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Filtering, Grouping, and Sorting
Utilizing Lists
Working with Expressions
Understanding Report Parts
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Working with Map Wizard
Utilizing Data Sources
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
- 3 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This three day intensive course will give delegates a comprehensive understanding of how to design and publish parametrised reports, manage permissions, schedule automated reporting and configure report caching. The course also demonstrates how to build reports designed for tablets and mobile devices.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Use report services configuration manager to reconfigure SSRS servers.
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Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Overview of mobile reports
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Configuring data access with report builder
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Preparing data for mobile reports
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
Report caching, snapshots, and comments
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
Introduction to reporting services
Report parameters
Configuring data access with report designer
Sorting and grouping
Creating a report with the report wizard
Reporting services components
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
Oracle PL/SQL
- 3 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This three day course gives participants a sound understanding of working with Oracle PL/SQL. The courses assumes no prior programming knowledge and is hands on in character.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... PL/SQL Syntax and Logic
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Declaring and Opening Cursors
The UTL_FILE Package
PL/SQL Variables and Datatypes
Cascading Triggers and Mutating Tables
Generating an Error
Maintaining PL/SQL Code
The DBMS_METADATA Package
Overloading Package Functions and Procedures
Beyond Declarative Integrity
XML Packages
Local Procedures and Functions
PL/SQL Blocks and Programs
The DBMS_OUTPUT Package
Triggers on Views
Calling a Stored Procedure
The Implicit (SQL) Cursor
Creating a Stored Function
Oracle SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A two day intensive course familiasing participants with the use of SQL in an Oracle context. SQL statements will be written and executed using a number of Oracle environments including SQL* Plus and Oracle SQL Developer.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Choosing Rows with the WHERE Clause
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Views
Other Database Objects
Data Manipulation and Transactions
Inline Constraints
SQL*Plus LOB Support
The CASE...WHEN Expression
Datatypes
Datatypes
Controlling Access to Your Tables
Synonyms
SQL Queries
Transaction Management
Modifying Table Definitions
Self Joins
Combining SELECT Statements
Explicit Locking
Date Functions
Scalar Functions
Sample Database
Buffer Manipulation Commands
SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This practical hands on course assumes no prior SQL knowledge. Participants will learn how to query a relational database. At the end and the course delegates will be able to extract filtered information, group and aggregate data, write update, insert and delete SQL statements, create and edit tables, views and stored procedures.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Popular Databases
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Order of Evaluation Advanced SELECTs
Relational Databases
Sorting By Column Position
Relationships
Comments
The BETWEEN Operator
Creating Views
Checking for Equality
The LIKE Operator
Relational Database Management System
Common Math Functions
Concatenation
Using the WHERE clause to check for greater or less than
Mathematical Calculations
Primary Keys
Benefits of Views
Selecting All Columns in All Rows
The NOT Operator
SQL Server Data Warehouse Implementation
- 3 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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Participants will learn to perform ETL (Extraction Transformation and Loading) operations by creating SSIS packages, managing a control flow and data flow, executing packages, and troubleshooting errors. To ensure the smooth functioning of the ETL operations, you will manage SSIS packages and secure them. Delegates will use SSIS packages to design and build a Data Warehouse.
The course requires a working knowledge of SQL.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Debugging and Troubleshooting Packages
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Create an SSIS Project
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Profile OLTP Data
Securing Packages and Databases
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Debug Package Execution Components
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Examine MSI Packages
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Work with Windows Azure
Troubleshoot Package Failures Deploying Packages
Execute Packages from Different Control Flow Working with Dynamic Variables
Work with MDS Databases
Perform Transformation Tasks
Configure the Package Execution Strategy
Secure Packages
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Add Script Tasks and Script Components to an SSIS Package
Transact SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Birmingham
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This two day Transact SQL course introduces delegates to querying and manipulating data in Microsoft SQL Server. The course explores how to write select statements, join tables, create subqueries, write update, delete and insert statements. It differs from the generic SQL course in that if explores Microsoft SQL Server product specific functions and the notation associated with creating Microsoft SQL Server User Defined Functions, Stored Procedures and Triggers.
The course id practical, hands on and does not assume prior SQL or programming experience.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Create Queries to Test Nullability
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Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Work with Predicates
Delete Data
Work with SSMS Working with T-SQL
Modifying Data
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Insert Data
Merge Data Working with SQL Server Built-in Functions
Manage Triggers
Work with PIVOT and UNPIVOT
Assign Aliases Using Queries
Update Data
Work with Grouping Sets Managing Error Handling and Transactions
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Overview of T-SQL
Work with SSPs and SMOs
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Manage Views
Create Queries Using Built-in Functions
Work with String and Numeric Data Types
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