TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
Enable Technology specialise in succinct skills based training. The tutor delivering the course will be a Microsoft certified expert. All candidates receive comprehensive training materials and practice files which are theirs to refer to 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.
training courses are instructor led and task based. Participants get to practice new skills in a controlled environment. Enable Technology can supply all of the equipment necessary to deliver courses onsite at your offices. You simply need to provide a suitable room. We also offer the option of scheduling of course at a socially distanced venue near you in the Midlands. The syllabus can be modified to accommodate your specific training needs.
courses are available via virtual classrooms. Training participants can log onto scheduled classes, watch the tutor talk through and demonstrate each topic, ask questions and share their screen with the tutor if they need assistance.
We have operated primarily in the West Midlands for twenty years. Our clients include: Halfords Group PLC, Homeserve PLC, Birmingham City Council, Royal & Sun Alliance Group PLC, TalkTalk Direct Limited, Cadbury PLC, Keele University and University of Birmingham.
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 ... Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
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Use Lookup Functions
Use 3-D References
Forecast Data Trends
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Collaborate on a Workbook
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Use Links and External References
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Trace Cells
Apply Data Validation
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
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 ... Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
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Navigate in Excel for the Web
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Apply Number Formats
Search for and Replace Data
Preview and Print a Workbook
Create Worksheet Formulas
Align Cell Contents
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Use Excel Commands
Set Up the Page Layout
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Insert Functions
Manage Workbook Properties
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Getting Started with Excel
Manage Worksheets
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
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 ... Present Data with PivotCharts
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Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Sort Data
Create Charts
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Use Specialized Functions
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Analyze PivotTable Data
Work with Logical Functions
Query Data with Database Functions
Work with Date and Time Functions
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Create a PivotTable
Create and Modify Tables
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Modify and Format Charts
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Filter Data
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 ... Power Map
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Connecting to a Data Source
Creating a Concatenated Field
Working With Scenes
Adding a Data Column
Filtering Data
Adding Power View to the Ribbon
Working With Power View Fields
Creating a Data Model PivotTable
Understanding Power Map
Understanding Relational Data
Changing the Look
Enabling Power Pivot
Understanding Get & Transform
Working With Merged Queries
Enabling Power View
Adding Slicers Get & Transform
Updating a Power View Report
Working With Layers
Reducing Data Rows
Tiling Data in 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 ... Calling Procedures
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Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
Recording a Macro
Handling Errors
Using Debugging Tools
Understanding Objects
Using the With Statement
Setting Breakpoints
Working with Inline Error Handling
Working with the Text Box Control
Creating an Event Procedure
Saving a Macro-Enabled Workbook
Understanding Collections
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Working with Properties
Using Input Boxes
Using Intrinsic Functions
Naming Procedures
Working with the PivotFields Collection
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 ... Variables, Arrays and Operators
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for Loop Syntax
Array Properties and Methods
if - else if - else Conditions
Validating Radio Buttons
Built-in Functions
typeof Operator
JavaScript Operators
Conditionals and Loops
Basics of Form Validation
JavaScript Basics
The getElementById() Method
JavaScript Variables
isNaN(object)
Built-in Functions vs Methods
Switch / Case
Working with Images
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 ... Encapsulation
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Variable Definition
Keep Things DRY
Key Concepts
Data Methods
Selecting Form Elements
jQuery's Ajax-related Methods
The Setup
Saving Selections
Self-executing Anonymous Functions
Triggering Event Handlers
Best Performance Practices-
About Custom Events
jQuery Basic Concepts-
Using RequireJS with jQuery
Doing Something When an Effect Is Done
Working with Selections
Using Functions
jQuery.fx.speeds
Feature and Browser Detection
Conditional Variable Assignment with the Ternary Operator
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 ... Using Others' Plugins
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What Is jQuery Mobile?
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Basic Page Template
Dialogs
Making Calls
Video The Theme Framework
Creating Your Own Plugin
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Overview
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Themes and Swatches
Progressive Enhancement
Accessibility Support
PhoneGap
Levels of Support
Sliders
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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A two day intensive course. The course assumes no prior Access knowledge but takes candidates to the point where they can build, manage and query an Access based relational database.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Formatting Tables
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Aggregation Queries
Setting Table Relationships
Creating a Lookup Database
Modifying Table Structures
Working With Records
Data Validation
Action Queries
Getting to Know Access
An Introduction to VBA
Calculations in Queries
Creating and Using Forms
Navigation Pane Protection
Relational Database Design
Macro Techniques
Sorting and Filtering
Creating a Relational Database
Multi Table Queries
Parameter Queries
Understanding VBA
Designing a Lookup Database
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 ... Organizing Code and Procedures
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Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
Using Visual Basic Help
Understanding Objects
Specifying a Recordset Cursor Type
Naming Procedures
Using Break Mode during Run Mode
Determining the Value of Expressions
Setting Break Expressions
Locking Records for Updating
Understanding Procedures
Working with Properties
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Working with Recordsets
Understanding Modules
Working with Variable Lifetime
Understanding Data Types
Understanding the Err Object
Stepping through Code
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 ... Understanding the Issues
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Loading into Power Pivot
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
Working with Folders and Files
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Grouping Options
Using Ranges in Excel
Power Query Interface
Performing Merges
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Appending Operations
Loading Data
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Understand Power Query formulas.
Understand working with relational data.
Transforming Data
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Combining Worksheets
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 ... Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
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Exploring Data Types
Working with Calendars
Aggregation Functions
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Explaining Syntax
Many-to-Many Relationships
Statistical Functions
Date Functions
Understanding Values
Mathematical Functions
Introduction to DAX
Conversion Functions
Introduction to DAX
Logical Functions
Text Functions
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Single Table Evaluation Context
The CALCULATE Function
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
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 ... Using databases as a data source for Power BI
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Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Create a Power BI dashboard
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Power BI embedded
Power BI desktop queries
Importing data into Power BI
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Use Power Bi desktop to create interactive data visualisations. Direct Connectivity
Connecting to Power BI data
Using the Power BI mobile app
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Creating Power BI reports
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
The developer API
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 Data Source Properties
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Configure Measure Group Properties
Configure Analysis Services Project Properties
Define a Data Source View
Define Time Intelligence
Define Assignments and Other Script Commands
Tools and Approaches for Processing
Document and Script an Analysis Services Database
Processing Options and Settings
Deploy Model Solutions Using XMLA
Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Define Logical Primary Keys in a Data Source View
Define Named Calculations in a Data Source View
Deployment Requirements and Considerations for Analysis Services Deployment
Create an Analysis Services Project
Attach and Detach Analysis Services Databases
Define Logical Relationships in a Data Source View
Define a Referenced Relationship and Referenced Relationship Properties
Deploy Model Solutions Using the Deployment Wizard
Multidimensional models
Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
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 Calculated Table
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Version comparison
Topics include- Overview of SSAS Tabular models
Create a Relationship Between Two Tables
Add a table Delete a Table
Create and Manage Perspectives Translations Roles
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
DirectQuery Mode
Database Process Partitions in the Workspace Database Perspectives
Restore from Power Pivot
Process Database, Table, or Partition
Data sources supported in tabular 1400 models
Specify Mark as Date Table for use with Time Intelligence
Import data by using a native query
Delete Relationships
Data sources supported in tabular 1200 models
Change table, column
Import Data
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSMS
Tabular model designer
Hide or freeze columns
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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The SQL Server Integration Service
Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
Using the Workflow Tasks
Understanding Variables
Managing SQL with the SQL Tasks
Performing Joins with the Merge Transformation
Utilizing Data Preparation Tasks
Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Handling Errors Common SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns
Working in the Explore Window
Data Loading with the Analysis Services Tasks
Creating Dynamic Packages
Moving Data with Data Flow
Examining the SSIS Engine
Utilizing the Import/Export Wizard
Understanding Packages
Administration of SQL Using the SQL Management Objects Tasks Data Flow
Managing with Control Flow
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
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 ... Planning Your Reports
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Mastering Data Region(s)
Using Tables
Working with Map Wizard
Examining Parameters
Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
Working with Expressions
Examining Security
Working with Datasets
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Utilizing Data Sources
Examining Management
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
Filtering, Grouping, and Sorting
Formatting Reports
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
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 ... Report sub-reports
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Sorting and grouping
Preparing data for mobile reports
Reporting services components
Topics include Introduction to Reporting Services
Monitor and optimize the performance of SSRS on a given set of server hardware Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
Schedules
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
Drilldown and drill through Sharing Reporting Services Reports
Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Creating a report with the report wizard
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Introduction to reporting services
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
Configuring data access with report designer
Configuring data access with report builder
Overview of mobile reports
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
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 ... Other Supplied Packages
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Cascading Triggers and Mutating Tables
Triggers
System Triggers
Package Variables
Named Parameter Notation
Row-Level Triggers
Networking Packages
Stored Subprograms
Using the %ROWTYPE Attribute
Conditional Statements CASE
PL/SQL Syntax and Logic
REF CURSOR Variables
WHILE and FOR Loops
The DBMS_UTILITY Package
Character Data
The Cursor FOR Loop
Stored Functions and SQL
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 ... Deleting a Table Definition
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Subqueries
Synonyms
Nulls and DISTINCT
Oracle Versioning and History
Data Manipulation and Transactions
Graphical Clients
The Aggregate Functions
Date Functions
The CASE...WHEN Expression
Pattern Matching: LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE
The UPDATE Statement
Compound Expressions
Self Joins
Conversion Functions
Loading Tables From External Sources
Updatable Views
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 ... Concatenation
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The IN Operator
NULL Values
Grouping and Aggregating Data
Common Date Functions Subqueries, Joins and Unions
Outer Joins
Common String Functions
Using the WHERE clause to check for greater or less than
CASE syntax
Relationships
Foreign Keys
Calculated Fields
Ascending and Descending Sorts The WHERE Clause and Operator Symbols
Dropping Stored Procedures
Creating Views
Data Types
Datatypes
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 ... Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
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Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Add Packages to an SSIS Project Managing Control Flow
Configure MDS
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Debug Package Execution Components
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Perform Transformation Tasks
Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Securing Packages and Databases
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Secure Packages
Deploy a Control Flow
Debugging and Troubleshooting Packages
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Configure the Package Execution Strategy
Work with Windows Azure
Overview of Data Warehouses
Examine MSI Packages
Transact SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
- Course Outline
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In this two day intensive course you will learn how to create queries to retrieve, add, update, and report from your SQL Server database. You will sort and aggregate data, use built-in functions, create stored procedures, subqueries, table operators, set operators, conditional operators, views, indexes, and explore SQL Server error handling features.
The course is particularly suitable for Data Analysts or candidates involved in retrieving and reporting business and management information. No prior SQL knowledge is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Work with Window Functions
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Work with System Catalog Views Optimizing Query Performance
Configure Indexes
Modifying Data
Manage Stored Procedures
Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Group and Aggregate Data Programming in T-SQL
Create Queries Using Built-in Functions
Manage Query Plans
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Work with Predicates
Work with T-SQL Statements
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Work with Data Access Technologies Implementing Stored Procedures
Write SELECT Statements
Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Create Queries to Test Nullability
Configure User-Defined Functions (UDF)
Manage SQL Server Constraints Writing SELECT Queries
Manage Views
Work with Set Operators
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