TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
We have a twenty year history of providing skills based industry training. All of our tutors are Microsoft Certified Solutions Experts with development backgrounds. Every course participant will receives course practice files and course resources that can be referenced post training. 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.
Our primary method of delivery is instructor led training coupled with practical hands on activities. Enable Technology courses can be delivered onsite at your premises. We bring a fully equipped training lab with us. Alternatively we could schedule a course at an alternative training site in the Midlands. The Enable Technology approach is to discuss your requirements prior to the course. Every onsite course to some extent is bespoke and tailored to your needs.
We can also deliver courses through an online virtual classroom. You log onto a scheduled virtual classroom, can view the tutor and exercise demonstrations, ask questions and allow the tutor to share your screen if need help completing the course exercises.
The Enable Technology team have been providing IT training primarily in the Midlands for two decades. Our clients include: Birmingham City Council, Total Telecommunications Limited, Barclays Bank PLC, Aston University, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, GKN PLC, Shell UK Oil Products Ltd and Homeserve PLC.
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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Collaborate on a Workbook
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Apply Data Validation
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Trace Cells
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Forecast Data Trends
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Use 3-D References
Use Lookup Functions
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 ... Align Cell Contents
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Set Up the Page Layout
Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Getting Started with Excel
Apply Number Formats
Manage Worksheets
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Preview and Print a Workbook
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Insert Functions
Apply Text Formats
Search for and Replace Data
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Create Worksheet Formulas
Use Excel Commands
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 ... Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
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Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Filter Data
Analyze PivotTable Data
Create and Modify Tables
Sort Data
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Work with Logical Functions
Present Data with PivotCharts
Create a PivotTable
Query Data with Database Functions
Work with Date and Time Functions
Create Charts
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Use Specialized Functions
Modify and Format Charts
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 ... Adding Power View to the Ribbon
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Saving and Sharing Queries
Working With Measure Fields
Updating a Power View Report
Working With Scene Options
Enabling Power Pivot
Understanding Power View
Transforming Data
Changing a Power Pivot View
Using Calculated Fields
Merging Queries
Adding Slicers Get & Transform
Changing the Look
Working With Merged Queries
Working With the Data Model
Filtering in Power View
Working With a Power View Object
Formatting Power View Data
Working With Data Model Fields
Connecting to a Data Source
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 ... Launching a Form in Code
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Working with the Frame Control
Understanding Constants
Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
Setting the Tab Order
Understanding VBA's Error Trapping Options
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Declaring Variables
Using Message Boxes
Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Populating a Control
Recording a Macro
Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
Working with Properties
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Working with the PivotTable Objects
Using Intrinsic Constants
Working with Inline Error Handling
Understanding Controls
Working with the Command Button Control
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 ... Dot Notation
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for in Loop Syntax
Validating Select Menus
Square Bracket Notation
Arrays
if - else if - else Conditions
isNaN(object)
Basics of Form Validation
The getElementById() Method
Methods
Strings
Basic Rules
Preloading
Image Rollover Function
Accessing Form Data
Passing Values to Functions
JavaScript Functions
Associative Arrays
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 ... Self-executing Anonymous Functions
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Testing Type
The while Loop
Append New Content outside of a Loop
Plugins-
Custom Events-
Using Functions
How to Create a Basic Plugin
Encapsulation
jQuery Basic Concepts-
Ajax Events
Getters and Setters
A Sample Application
Effects-
Conditionals
A Is for Asynchronous
Data Types
Conditional Variable Assignment with the Ternary Operator
Selecting Elements
Namespacing Events
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 ... Supported Devices/OSs/Browsers
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Data-role
ThemeRoller
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Accessibility Support
Video The Theme Framework
Sending Emails
Making Calls
Progressive Enhancement
Buttons and Linking Pages
Basic Page Template
Using Others' Plugins
Page Transitions
Collapsible Blocks Events
Themes and Swatches
Levels of Support
Creating Your Own Plugin
Dialogs
Lists and Buttons
plugin Architecture
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This is a two day intensive course. We show candidates how to design and build tables, forms and reports. Participants will learn how to create reports based on queries which filter and aggregate the data. No prior Access experience is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Data Validation
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Creating a Lookup Database
Creating and Using Macros
Modifying Table Structures
DIY Forms
Modifying Forms
Aggregation Queries
Database Security
Creating a Relational Database
Relational Database Design
Adding Records to a Table
Understanding VBA
Macro Techniques
Working With Records
Importing and Exporting Records
Calculations in Queries
Parameter Queries
Getting to Know Access
Formatting Tables
Querying Techniques
Setting Table Relationships
Microsoft Access Programming Using VBA
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This three day short intensive course introduces candidates to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming. We don't assume any prior programming experience. Candidates will learn how to build and use user defined functions, manipulate data, build switchboards and fully automate Microsoft Access applications.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Using the For...Next Structure
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Working with the ADODB Recordset Object
Creating a Function Procedure
Understanding the Err Object
Using Break Mode during Run Mode
Understanding Errors
Understanding Constants
Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Understanding the DoCmd Object
Handling Errors
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Using Intrinsic Functions
Working with Procedures and Functions
Creating a Standard Module
Understanding Collections
Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions
Setting Break Expressions
Working with Events
Using Message Boxes
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 ... Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
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Working with Folders and Files
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Performing Merges
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Transforming Data
Grouping Options
Understand Power Query formulas.
Importing Data
Loading Data
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Combining Worksheets
Loading into Power Pivot
Using Ranges in Excel
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Loading into Excel
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
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 ... Information Functions
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Text Functions
Filter Functions
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Utilizing Operators
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Aggregation Functions
The CALCULATE Function
Mathematical Functions
Logical Functions
Introduction to DAX
Exploring Data Types
Working with Calendars
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Conversion Functions
PowerPivot Data Model
Many-to-Many Relationships
Statistical Functions
Explaining Syntax
Single Table Evaluation Context
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 ... Create relationships between data tables.
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Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
Create a Power BI dashboard
Power BI desktop queries
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Using the Power BI mobile app
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
The Power BI Interface
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
The developer API
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Importing data into Power BI
Creating Power BI reports
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 ... Set Partition Storage
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Document and Script an Analysis Services Database
Define Named Calculations in a Data Source View
Define a Regular Relationship and Regular Relationship Properties
Supported Data Sources
Data Source Views
Authorizing access to objects and operations
Batch Processing Remote Processing
Modify or Delete in Solution Explorer Database Dimensions
Change a Partition Source
Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
Deployment Requirements and Considerations for Analysis Services Deployment
Configure Measure Group Properties
Database permissions
Partition Writeback Calculations
Attach and Detach Analysis Services Databases
Test an Action
Create a Data Source
Tools and Approaches for Processing
View the XML for an Analysis Services Project Data Sources
Add a Standard Action
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 ... Sort Data in a Table
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Analyze in Excel
Hide or freeze columns
Data sources supported in SSAS tabular 2017
Create a New Tabular Model Project
Data types supported
Understanding DAX in Tabular Models Measures
Deploy from SQL Server Data Tools Manage Tabular Model Databases
Create and Manage Partitions in the Workspace
Create and Manage Roles
Change table, column
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
Delete Relationships
Data sources supported in SSAS tabular 2016 Create Tabular Models
Create a Calculated Table
Row filter mappings
Tabular model designer
Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Import from Power Pivot
Create and Manage Perspectives Translations Roles
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 Dynamic Packages
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Understanding Packages
Understanding Deployment Strategies
Moving Data with Data Flow
Coding the Script Task
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Overview of Containers
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Understanding Variables
Using Package Hierarchies: Parent Child
Utilizing SQL Server Integration Services Data Typing
Handling Errors Common SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns
Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Managing with Control Flow
Using the Workflow Tasks
Working in the Explore Window
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Administration of SQL Using the SQL Management Objects Tasks Data Flow
Creating SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
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 ... Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
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Utilizing Chart Wizard
SQL Server Report Builder Basic Reports
Using the List Object to Combine Other Items
Exploring Matrix
Utilizing Lists
Formatting Reports
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Exploring Gauges
Understanding Variances Between SQL Versions
Working with Datasets
Understanding Visualizations
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Understanding Report Parts
Examining Maps
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Examining Security
Working with Map Wizard
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 ... Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
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Introduction to reporting services
Report caching, snapshots, and comments
Mobile report publisher
Overview of mobile reports
Sorting and grouping
Report parameters
Creating a report with the report wizard
Add a drillthrough to a custom URL
Monitor and optimize the performance of SSRS on a given set of server hardware Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
Configuring data access with report builder
Work with expressions and embedded code.
Report sub-reports
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Configuring data access with report designer
Reporting services components
Data filters
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
Images and charts
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 ... Triggers on Views
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Cascading Triggers and Mutating Tables
Closing Cursors
Comments and Labels
Stored Functions and SQL
Using Nested TABLEs
Character Data
Maintaining PL/SQL Code
Compile-Time Warnings
Large Object Types
Beyond Declarative Integrity
Using Packages
Subtypes
Multi-Row Queries
PL/SQL Variables and Datatypes
Creating Packages
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 ... Data Inconsistencies
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Literal Values
Review of Relational Database Terminology
Outer Joins
Oracle Pseudocolumns
Conversion Functions
The DELETE statement
Concurrency
Pattern Matching: LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE
Grouping Rows
SQL*Plus Substitution Variables
Tailoring Your SQL*Plus Environment
The UPDATE Statement
Connecting to a SQL Database
Oracle Versioning and History
Synonyms
Nulls and DISTINCT
IN and BETWEEN
SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Sorting By Column Position
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Foreign Keys
Dropping Tables
Renaming Tables
Calculated Fields
The IN Operator
Relational Databases
Using the WHERE clause to check for greater or less than
Mathematical Calculations
DELETE
Sorting By a Single Column
Case Sensitivity
The LIKE Operator
Columns
Multi-table Joins
Dropping Stored Procedures
The NOT Operator
Adding and Dropping Columns
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 ... Deploy a Control Flow
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Debug Package Execution Components
Secure Packages
Debugging and Troubleshooting Packages
Secure Databases Working with MDS and Windows Azure
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Work with Windows Azure
Examine MSI Packages
Add Script Tasks and Script Components to an SSIS Package
Create an SSIS Project
Introduction to Data Analysis and Reporting Concepts Creating Dimensions and Changing Granularity of Dimensions
Configure MDS
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Deploy SSIS Packages
Work with MDS Databases
Troubleshoot Package Failures Deploying Packages
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
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 Grouping Sets Managing Error Handling and Transactions
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Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Work with PIVOT and UNPIVOT
Create Queries to Test Nullability
Work with Dynamic SQL Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions
Assign Aliases Using Queries
Work with Variables and Batches
Write SELECT Statements
Create Queries Using Built-in Functions
Manage Transactions Querying SQL Server System Metadata
Work with Date and Time Data Types
Control Program Flow
Configure Indexes
Overview of T-SQL
Sort the Queried Data
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Work with SSMS Working with T-SQL
Work with System Databases
Delete Data
Getting Started with SQL Server 2012
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