TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
We have a twenty year history of providing skills based industry training. The tutor delivering the course will be a Microsoft certified expert. Everyone attending a course receives learning resources which also serves as a reference source after the course. Enable Technology offer post course help to all delegates. Participants on the course can contact the tutor for as long as they like if they encounter problems.
Delegates are taught by an experienced Microsoft professional. courses are delivered through a mix of practical hands on exercises and walk throughs. Enable Technology training courses can be delivered at your offices. We can supply the necessary software and computers. We are also more than happy to organise a local course at a socially distanced training location in the Midlands. We are happy to discuss customising the course content should you have particular training 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.
We guarantee you tutor will have at least twenty years of technical training experience. Some of our clients are Fujistu PLC, Nuclear Engineering Services, EDF Energy PLC, Halfords Group PLC, Boots UK Limited, West Bromwich Building Society, Keele University and Birmingham City Council.
Excel 365 Advanced
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Use Links and External References
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Use 3-D References
Collaborate on a Workbook
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Forecast Data Trends
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Use Lookup Functions
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Trace Cells
Apply Data Validation
Excel 365 Basic
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
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Align Cell Contents
Apply Text Formats
Manage Workbook Properties
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Create Worksheet Formulas
Manage Worksheets
Preview and Print a Workbook
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Set Up the Page Layout
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Use Excel Commands
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
Insert Functions
Search for and Replace Data
Apply Number Formats
Excel 365 Intermediate
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
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Modify and Format Charts
Filter Data
Analyze PivotTable Data
Work with Logical Functions
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Use Specialized Functions
Create a PivotTable
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Present Data with PivotCharts
Create and Modify Tables
Sort Data
Work with Date and Time Functions
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Query Data with Database Functions
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Create Charts
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Excel Power Pivot
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Creating a New Query From the Web
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Reducing Data Rows
Understanding the Query Editor
Updating a Power View Report
Working With Data Model Fields
Exporting a Tour as a Video
Adding Titles and Images
The Advanced Editor
Changing the Look
Working With the Data Model
Navigating a Data Map
Working With Power View Fields
Understanding Relational Data
Editing Query Steps
Understanding Get & Transform
Working With Location Fields
Working With Height and Category
Connecting to a Data Source
Transforming Data
Enabling Power View
Excel Programming Using VBA
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
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Working with the PivotFields Collection
Working with the Label Control
Working with the Combo Box Control
Populating a Control
Understanding Macro Security
Handling Errors
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Creating an Event Procedure
Working with UserForm Properties, Events, and Methods
Working with Inline Error Handling
Using the Object Browser
Controlling Program Execution
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Running a Macro
Assigning a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar
Navigating the Excel Object Hierarchy
Using Visual Basic Help
Understanding VBA's Error Trapping Options
Understanding PivotTables
Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
JavaScript
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... String(object)
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JavaScript Operators
Image Rollover Function
User-defined Functions
isNaN(object)
Properties
Accessing Form Data
if - else if - else Conditions
Focus, Blur, and Change Events
JavaScript Form Validation
Working with Images
Validating Radio Buttons
do while Loop Syntax
Methods
JavaScript Objects, Methods and Properties
for in Loop Syntax
Returning Values from Functions
Conditionals and Loops
JQuery
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... $(document).ready()
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Objects
Conditionals
Don't Treat jQuery as a Black Box
Traversing
Triggering Event Handlers
Attributes
Connecting Events to Elements
Same-origin Policy and JSONP
Using CSS Classes for Styling
Encapsulation
Removing Elements
Inside the Event Handling Function
The Setup
Closures
Variable Definition
$.fn.load
Built-in Effects
Don't Act on Absent Elements
JQuery Mobile
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Levels of Support
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Accessibility Support
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Collapsible Blocks Events
Buttons and Toolbars
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Progressive Enhancement
Data-role
Overview
PhoneGap
What Is jQuery Mobile?
Page Transitions
Supported Devices/OSs/Browsers
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Making Calls
Hosting vs. CDN
Buttons and Linking Pages
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Modifying Table Structures
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Creating a Lookup Database
Understanding VBA
Creating and Using Macros
Sorting and Filtering
Navigation Pane Protection
Parameter Queries
An Introduction to VBA
Working With Records
Adding Records to a Table
Importing and Exporting Records
Macros on Forms
DIY Forms
Querying Techniques
Database Wellness
Using a Navigation Form
Formatting Tables
Data Validation
Designing a Lookup Database
Action Queries
Aggregation Queries
Microsoft Access Programming Using VBA
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A three day course enabling participants to build Access based business applications. No prior programming experience is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Using the For...Next Structure
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Setting Breakpoints
Introduction to Programming in Access
Working with Variable Lifetime
Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy
Declaring and Creating Object Variables
Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions
Creating a Standard Module
Understanding the Development Environment
Guidelines for use of Branching Structures
Understanding the DoCmd Object
Debugging Code
Understanding Data Types
Using the Object Browser
Using the If...End If Decision Structures
Working with Events
Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Microsoft Excel Power Query
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
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Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Combining Worksheets
Grouping Options
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Performing Merges
Understand working with relational data.
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Appending Operations
Understanding the Issues
Loading into Power Pivot
Loading Data
Understand Power Query formulas.
Loading into Excel
Understand the M interface.
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Importing Data
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Microsoft Excel PowerPivot Data Analytic Expressions DAX Language
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Date Functions
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Text Functions
PowerPivot Data Model
Introduction to DAX
Introduction to DAX
Explaining Syntax
Logical Functions
Statistical Functions
Working with Calendars
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Exploring Data Types
Mathematical Functions
Utilizing Operators
The CALCULATE Function
Conversion Functions
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
Information Functions
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Filter Functions
Microsoft Power BI
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
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Shape data using formatting and transformations.
The developer API
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Create relationships between data tables.
Importing data into Power BI
Create a Power BI dashboard
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
Power BI desktop queries
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Creating Power BI reports
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Using the Power BI mobile app
Connecting to Power BI data
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS Multdimensional Modelling
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Read Definition permissions
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Create a Time Dimension by Generating a Time Table
Supported Data Sources
Data Source object permissions
Work with Diagrams in Data Source View Designer
Create a Dimension by Generating a Non-Time Table in the Data Source
Multidimensional models
Create a Dimension Using the Dimension Wizard
Cube or model permissions Process permissions
Configure Measure Group Properties
Backup Options Restore Options
Delete a Data Source
Defined Linked Measure Groups Partitions
Processing Options and Settings
Deploy Model Solutions Using XMLA
Ragged Hierarchies
KPIs Actions
Database permissions
Change a Partition Source
Dimension permissions
Define a Regular Relationship and Regular Relationship Properties
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Modelling
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Enable DirectQuery mode in SSDT
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Process Database, Table, or Partition
Import from Power Pivot
Version comparison
Add columns to a table
Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Tabular model designer
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Define partitions in DirectQuery models
Create and Manage KPIs Hierarchies
Create a Calculated Column
Create a New Tabular Model Project
Import Data
Data sources supported in tabular 1200 models
Deploy from SQL Server Data Tools Manage Tabular Model Databases
Specify Mark as Date Table for use with Time Intelligence
Analyze a tabular model in Excel Deploy tabular model solutions
Data sources supported in tabular 1400 models
Database Process Partitions in the Workspace Database Perspectives
Delete Relationships
Set the Data Type of a Column
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Creating SQL Server Integration Services Packages
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Using Package Hierarchies: Parent Child
Working in the Explore Window
Examining the SSIS Engine
Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
Creating Dynamic Packages
Performing Joins with the Merge Transformation
Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Utilizing Data Preparation Tasks
Looping and Sequence Tasks
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Using the Workflow Tasks
Define and Use Variables and Parameters
Moving Data with Data Flow
Managing with Control Flow
Understanding Variables
Managing SQL with the SQL Tasks
Designing to Troubleshoot: Using Precedence Constraints
Working with XML
Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder SSRS
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Examining Parameters
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Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
Utilizing Chart Wizard
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Examining Security
Filtering, Grouping, and Sorting
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
SQL Server Report Builder Basic Reports
Working with Expressions
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Understanding Report Parts
Mastering Data Region(s)
Examining Management
Formatting Reports
Utilizing Charts
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Topics include Introduction to Reporting Services
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Configuring data access with report designer
Add a drillthrough to a custom URL
Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Data filters
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Monitor and optimize the performance of SSRS on a given set of server hardware Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
Report caching, snapshots, and comments
Sorting and grouping
Overview of mobile reports
Reporting services components
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
Use report services configuration manager to reconfigure SSRS servers.
Images and charts
Mobile report publisher
Report sub-reports
Report parameters
Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Oracle PL/SQL
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Subtypes
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Internal LOBs
PL/SQL Syntax and Logic
Records and Collections
The Cursor FOR Loop
Calling a Stored Function
Creating a Stored Function
BULK COLLECT Clause
Associative Array Collections
Temporary LOBs
Nesting Blocks
FOR UPDATE Cursors
Using the %ROWTYPE Attribute
Maintaining Stored Programs
Scope and Name Resolution
Date Intervals
Cursors
Exception Handlers
Large Object Types
Oracle SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Other Database Objects
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Running SQL*Plus Scripts
Relational Database and SQL Overview
Self Joins
Deleting a Table Definition
Updatable Views
The UPDATE Statement
The EXISTS Operator
Sample Database
The SQL Buffer
Using SQL Functions
Transaction Management
Conversion Functions
Interactive SQL*Plus Scripts
Pattern Matching: LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE
IN and BETWEEN
Date Formats
Data Manipulation and Transactions
SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This hands on SQL (Structured Query Language) course will equip participants the skills necessary to extract filtered data from all of the leading database platforms. No prior knowledge is assumed. Participants will learn how to extract data from a relational database, create aggregated grouped reports, update, insert and delete data, create tables, views and stored procedures.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Aliases
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Mathematical Calculations
Tables
Adding and Dropping Columns
Benefits of Views
Foreign Keys
Creating Views
Primary Keys
Creating Tables
Selecting All Columns in All Rows
Benefits of Stored Procedures
Creating Tables
CASE syntax
Case Sensitivity
Common Date Functions Subqueries, Joins and Unions
The NOT Operator
Checking for NULL
SQL Server Data Warehouse Implementation
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Overview of Data Warehouse Components
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Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Work with Windows Azure
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Profile OLTP Data
Securing Packages and Databases
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Create Fact Tables
Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Create Dimensions
Deploy a Control Flow
Work with MDS Databases
Secure Packages
Execute Packages from Different Control Flow Working with Dynamic Variables
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Perform Transformation Tasks
Debug Package Execution Components
Deploy SSIS Packages
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Execute SSIS Packages on the Server
Transact SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Work with Predicates
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Update Data
Work with PIVOT and UNPIVOT
Manage Triggers
Work with System Databases
Merge Data Working with SQL Server Built-in Functions
Write SELECT Statements
Manage Stored Procedures
Assign Aliases Using Queries
Configure Indexes
Work with Variables and Batches
Control Program Flow
Insert Data
Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Create Queries Using Built-in Functions
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Implement Error Handling
Manage SQL Server Constraints Writing SELECT Queries
Configure User-Defined Functions (UDF)
Work with Dynamic SQL Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions
Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
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