TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
Enable Technology provides practical skills based technology training. All of our tutors are Microsoft Certified Professionals. Everyone attending a course receives learning resources which also serves as a reference source after the course. Course participants are welcome contact the Tutor after the course with specific queries. This support is open ended.
We provide instructor led training coupled with hands on training. If you can provide a training room, we can bring the necessary laptops with software installed and deliver the onsite. Another way we could deliver the course is at a local socially distanced training site. We are happy to modify the syllabus to match your teams training requirements.
This course can also be delivered in a virtual classroom. Delegates can log into a scheduled course, watch the tutor demonstrate tasks, ask questions and share their own screen.
The Enable Technology team have been providing IT training primarily in the Midlands for two decades. Our clients include: Carillion PLC, Nuclear Engineering Services, Keele University, EDF Energy PLC, West Bromwich Building Society, Fujistu PLC, Aston University and Vodafone Group Services.
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 ... Forecast Data Trends
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Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Collaborate on a Workbook
Use Lookup Functions
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Trace Cells
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Use Links and External References
Apply Data Validation
Use 3-D References
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 ... Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
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Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Align Cell Contents
Insert Functions
Set Up the Page Layout
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Manage Worksheets
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Use Excel Commands
Apply Number Formats
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Preview and Print a Workbook
Search for and Replace Data
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Apply Text Formats
Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Getting Started with Excel
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
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 Date and Time Functions
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Present Data with PivotCharts
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Query Data with Database Functions
Work with Logical Functions
Use Specialized Functions
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Sort Data
Filter Data
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Create Charts
Analyze PivotTable Data
Create a PivotTable
Modify and Format Charts
Create and Modify Tables
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
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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Creating a Concatenated Field
Creating a Power Map Tour
Formatting Data Model Fields
Understanding Power View
Working With Scenes
Working With the Data Model
Power Map
Understanding Power Map
Connecting to a Data Source
Working With Measure Fields
Working With Merged Queries
Tiling Data in Power View
Working With Power View Fields
Adding More Power Views
Merging Queries
Power Pivot
Working With Location Fields
Reducing Data Rows
Creating a Data Model PivotTable
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 ... Working with Variable Scope
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Debugging Code
Working with Properties
Using Intrinsic Functions
Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
Using Message Boxes
Using Visual Basic Help
Understanding Macro Security
Closing the Visual Basic Editor
Working with the Code Editor
Understanding Collections
Working with Boolean Expressions
Naming Procedures
Working with Option Button Controls
Working with the PivotTable Objects
Understanding Objects
Using the With Statement
Understanding the Err Object
Using the If...End If Decision Structures
Saving a Macro-Enabled Workbook
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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Validating a Registration Form
Validating Text areas
Built-in Functions
JavaScript Objects, Methods and Properties
Validating Select Menus
Accessing Form Data
Strings
User-defined Functions
Image Rollovers
Working with Images
ParseFloat() and parseInt()
for Loop Syntax
Conditionals
The HTML DOM
Validating Radio Buttons
Basic Rules
Associative Arrays
Preloading
Properties
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 ... Connecting Events to Elements
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Code Organization-
Creating New Elements
Managing Effects
Don't Act on Absent Elements
Namespacing Events
Utility Methods
A Sample Application
A Is for Asynchronous
Using RequireJS with jQuery
Breaking and Continuing
Optimizing Your Code: The RequireJS Build Tool
Doing Something When an Effect Is Done
The Module Pattern
Ajax and Forms
Beware Anonymous Functions
Conditionals
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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Buttons and Linking Pages
Using Others' Plugins
Accessibility Support
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Making Calls
Video The Theme Framework
Creating Your Own Plugin
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Progressive Enhancement
Hosting vs. CDN
What Is jQuery Mobile?
Sliders
Basic Page Template
Buttons and Toolbars
ThemeRoller
Dialogs
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This two day intensive Enable Technology course cover working with Microsoft Access forms, tables, queries and reports. Candidates will learn both how to build a Microsoft Access databases to store company information and produce automated reports that filter and aggregate data.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Navigation Pane Protection
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Creating Queries
An Introduction to VBA
Importing and Exporting Records
Creating a Lookup Database
Relational Database Design
Getting to Know Access
Creating and Using Forms
Understanding VBA
Creating and Using Macros
Macros on Forms
Designing a Lookup Database
Creating a Relational Database
Formatting Tables
Using a Navigation Form
Adding Records to a Table
Multi Table Queries
Querying Techniques
Database Wellness
Modifying Table Structures
Sorting and Filtering
Microsoft Access Programming Using VBA
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- 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 ... Using Input Boxes
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Declaring and Creating Object Variables
Understanding Objects
Working with Variable Lifetime
Using the CacheSize Property - Optional
Using Message Boxes
Understanding the Form Object
Working with Boolean Expressions
Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions
Creating a Function Procedure
Setting Breakpoints
Using Debugging Tools
Working with Recordsets
Determining the Value of Expressions
Understanding Classes and Objects
Handling Errors
Understanding the Order of Events
Understanding Collections
Using the With Statement
Working with Procedures and Functions
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 Ranges in Excel
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Loading into Power Pivot
Understand working with relational data.
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Combining Worksheets
Power Query Interface
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Appending Operations
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Loading Data
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Loading into Excel
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Transforming Data
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Understand Power Query formulas.
Understand the M interface.
Grouping Options
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 ... Aggregation Functions
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Exploring Data Types
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
PowerPivot Data Model
Logical Functions
Date Functions
Utilizing Operators
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Introduction to DAX
Single Table Evaluation Context
Statistical Functions
Conversion Functions
Filter Functions
Mathematical Functions
Explaining Syntax
Information Functions
Understanding Values
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
The CALCULATE Function
Many-to-Many Relationships
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 ... Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
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Importing data into Power BI
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Create a Power BI dashboard
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
The Power BI Interface
The developer API
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
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
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Using the Power BI mobile app
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Use Power Bi desktop to create interactive data visualisations. Direct Connectivity
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Connecting to Power BI data
Creating Power BI reports
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 ... Add or Remove Tables or Views in a Data Source View
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Multidimensional models
Deploy Model Solutions Using the Deployment Wizard
Define Logical Primary Keys in a Data Source View
Define Attribute Relationships
Backup and Restore of Analysis Services Databases
Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Define Logical Relationships in a Data Source View
Designing Aggregations
Define a Referenced Relationship and Referenced Relationship Properties
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Error Configuration Roles and Permissions
Create Calculated Members
Move an Analysis Services Database
Defined Linked Measure Groups Partitions
Delete a Data Source
Define Semiadditive Behavior
Using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Set Partition Storage
Test an Action
Rename a Multidimensional Database Processing a multidimensional model
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 ... Create a Relationship Between Two Tables
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Hide or freeze columns
Create and Manage Roles
Create a Calculated Table
Data types supported
Rename a Table or Column
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Sort Data in a Table
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSMS
Add columns to a table
Data sources supported in SSAS tabular 2016 Create Tabular Models
Process Database, Table, or Partition
Change table, column
Process Tabular Model Partitions
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
Topics include- Overview of SSAS Tabular models
Understanding DAX in Tabular Models Measures
Version comparison
Database Process Partitions in the Workspace Database Perspectives
DirectQuery Mode
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 ... Managing with Control Flow
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Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Examining the SSIS Engine
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Working in the Explore Window
Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Utilizing Data Preparation Tasks
Creating Dynamic Packages
Using Destinations and Understanding choices
Designing to Troubleshoot: Using Precedence Constraints
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Looping and Sequence Tasks
Utilizing the Import/Export Wizard
Working with XML
Using the Workflow Tasks
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Define and Use Variables and Parameters
Handling Errors Common SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns
Data Loading with the Analysis Services Tasks
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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Examining Maps
Utilizing Chart Wizard
Understanding HTML5 and Textboxes
Working with Expressions
Formatting Reports
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Exploring Gauges
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Exploring Matrix
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Using the List Object to Combine Other Items
Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
Understanding Report Parts
Working with Map Wizard
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Exploring Subscriptions
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 ... Overview of mobile reports
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Work with expressions and embedded code.
Use databars, sparklines, and indicators in reports Summarising Report Data
Topics include Introduction to Reporting Services
Report caching, snapshots, and comments
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Use report services configuration manager to reconfigure SSRS servers.
Create a report using report builder or report designer.
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
Creating a report with the report wizard
Drilldown and drill through Sharing Reporting Services Reports
Monitor and optimize the performance of SSRS on a given set of server hardware Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
Images and charts
Report parameters
Configuring data access with report builder
Formatting data
Add a drillthrough to a custom URL
Report sub-reports
Configuring data access with report designer
Data filters
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
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 ... Creating Packages
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Dates and Timestamps
Maintaining PL/SQL Code
Collection Methods
Types of Triggers
Closing Cursors
Packages
Stored Subprograms
Procedures and Functions
Temporary LOBs
Stored Procedures and Functions
The DBMS_LOB Package
Named Parameter Notation
FOR UPDATE Cursors
Fetching Rows
Nesting Blocks
Creating a Stored Function
Internal LOBs
Declaring and Opening Cursors
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 ... Selecting from Multiple Tables
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IN and BETWEEN
Updatable Views
Sequences
Oracle Pseudocolumns
Conversion Functions
Using SQL Functions
Interactive SQL*Plus Scripts
Synonyms
Using Oracle SQL*Plus
The Aggregate Functions
Relational Database and SQL Overview
Concurrency
SQL*Plus
Scalar Functions
Explicit Locking
SQL Functions
Choosing Rows with the WHERE Clause
The UPDATE Statement
Defining Tables
SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This short intensive SQL (Structured Query Language) course assumes no prior knowledge. Candidates will learn how to write SQL queries which can extract filtered, grouped and aggregated data from a relational database. The course also covers creating tables, views, updating, inserting and deleting data. This course focuses on core SQL which is applicable to almost all database platforms.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Stored Procedures
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Data Types
Outer Joins
Aggregate Functions
Comments
Adding and Dropping Columns
Relational Databases
The IN Operator
Mathematical Calculations
Case Sensitivity
CASE syntax
Calculated Fields
Benefits of Stored Procedures
Selecting Distinct Records
Dropping Stored Procedures
Multi-table Joins
The BETWEEN Operator
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 ... Work with MDS Databases
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Create Fact Tables
Add Packages to an SSIS Project Managing Control Flow
Overview of Data Warehouse Components
Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Execute SSIS Packages on the Server
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Work with Windows Azure
Configure the Package Execution Strategy
Debugging and Troubleshooting Packages
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Troubleshoot Package Failures Deploying Packages
Configure MDS
Perform Transformation Tasks
Create an SSIS Project
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 ... Merge Data Working with SQL Server Built-in Functions
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Delete Data
Manage Views
Work with Advanced Functions Working with PIVOT, UNPIVOT, and Grouping Sets
Filter the Queried Results
Combine Data Using Simple Joins
Control Program Flow
Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Sort the Queried Data
Group and Aggregate Data Programming in T-SQL
Configure Indexes
Write SELECT Statements
Configure User-Defined Functions (UDF)
Work with T-SQL Statements
Work with Binary Data Types
Manage SQL Server Constraints Writing SELECT Queries
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Update Data
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