TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
Enable Technology offer short intensive skills based training courses. The course will always be taught by a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). Each course participant will be issued with training resources which they can continue to use after the training. We also provide an ongoing support service to people attending our courses. Delegates can contact the course tutor with specific questions for as long as they need following the course.
We provide instructor led training coupled with hands on training. We can deliver at your premises. We can provide the equipment. We are also more than happy to organise a local course at a socially distanced training location in the Midlands. We are more than happy to incorporate additional topics to accommodate your organisations training 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.
Our teaching team have been delivering technical training in the Midlands for twenty years. Our clients include: Keele University, Royal & Sun Alliance Group PLC, Unipart Group, Homeserve PLC, Yell Group PLC, Halfords Group PLC, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and TalkTalk Direct Limited.
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 ... Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
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Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Use 3-D References
Trace Cells
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Apply Data Validation
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Collaborate on a Workbook
Use Lookup Functions
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Forecast Data Trends
Use Links and External 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 ... Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
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Set Up the Page Layout
Create Worksheet Formulas
Getting Started with Excel
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Use Excel Commands
Insert Functions
Manage Worksheets
Manage Workbook Properties
Preview and Print a Workbook
Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Apply Number Formats
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Align Cell Contents
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Search for and Replace Data
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 ... Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
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Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Sort Data
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Work with Logical Functions
Create and Modify Tables
Filter Data
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Create a PivotTable
Create Charts
Query Data with Database Functions
Analyze PivotTable Data
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Use Specialized Functions
Work with Date and Time Functions
Modify and Format Charts
Present Data with 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 ... Formatting Data Model Fields
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Understanding Power Map
Understanding Relational Data
Editing Query Steps
Working With Mapping Confidence
Working With Height and Category
Power View
Saving and Sharing Queries
Working With Layers
Adding Power View to the Ribbon
Creating a Power View Sheet
Understanding Power View
Understanding the Navigator Pane
Exporting a Tour as a Video
Creating a Calculated Field
Switching Visualisations
Working With Measure Fields
Enabling Power Pivot
Understanding Power Pivot
Formatting Power View Data
Navigating a Data Map
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 ... Assigning a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar
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Understanding Error Handling
Working with the PivotTable Object
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Working with Control Appearance
Using the If...End If Decision Structures
Working with Option Button Controls
Understanding Modules
Handling Errors
Understanding the Development Environment
Understanding Objects
Working with the Frame Control
Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
Working with UserForm Properties, Events, and Methods
Using the For...To...Next Structure
Recording a Macro
Understanding Objects
Understanding PivotTables
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 ... Methods
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User-defined Functions
The HTML DOM
Focus, Blur, and Change Events
Basic Rules
Variables, Arrays and Operators
Array Properties and Methods
A Loosely-typed Language
Number(object)
Switch / Case
Storing User-Entered Data
Built-in Functions
JavaScript Objects, Methods and Properties
JavaScript Syntax
Image Rollovers
Preloading
typeof Operator
Strings
Function Syntax
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 ... $.fn.toggle
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Inside the Event Handling Function
Conditional Variable Assignment with the Ternary Operator
Increasing Performance with Event Delegation
Key Concepts
Creating Reusable Modules with RequireJS
Truthy and Falsy Things
Testing Type
The for Loop
Use $.data Instead of $.fn.data
The Setup
Unbinding Delegated Events
Manipulating Elements
Working with Selections
Connecting Events to Run Only Once
$.ajax Options
jQuery's Ajax-related Methods
Custom Effects with $.fn.animate
Specificity
Cache Length during Loops
Traversing
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 ... Data-role
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Sending Emails
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Themes and Swatches
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Lists and Buttons
Overview
Sending SMS Texts
Accessibility Support
Page Transitions
Collapsible Blocks Events
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Levels of Support
Hosting vs. CDN
Using Others' Plugins
Buttons and Toolbars
ThemeRoller
Progressive Enhancement
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 ... Aggregation Queries
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Multi Table Queries
Understanding VBA
Database Security
Creating and Using Macros
Adding Records to a Table
Creating Queries
Calculations in Queries
Data Validation
Modifying Forms
Querying Techniques
Creating a Lookup Database
Macros on Forms
Modifying Table Structures
Database Wellness
Action Queries
Navigation Pane Protection
Parameter Queries
Creating a Relational Database
DIY Forms
Working With Records
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 ... Understanding VBA's Error Trapping Options
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Working with Events
Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Why Program in Access?
Creating a Standard Module
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Working with Procedures and Functions
Using the For Each...Next Structure
Using the CacheSize Property - Optional
Creating a Function Procedure
Working with the Application Object
Understanding the Development Environment
Working with Inline Error Handling
Using Break Mode during Run Mode
Working with Properties
Understanding Error Handling
Understanding the DoCmd Object
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 the M interface.
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Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Understanding the Issues
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
Importing Data
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Grouping Options
Power Query Interface
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Combining Worksheets
Loading into Power Pivot
Using Ranges in Excel
Understand working with relational data.
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Working with Folders and Files
Understand Power Query formulas.
Loading Data
Transforming Data
Loading into Power BI Desktop
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 ... Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
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Working with Calendars
Introduction to DAX
Aggregation Functions
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Information Functions
Filter Functions
Explaining Syntax
Text Functions
Statistical Functions
Understanding Values
Mathematical Functions
Date Functions
Introduction to DAX
Many-to-Many Relationships
Logical Functions
PowerPivot Data Model
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Single Table Evaluation Context
Conversion 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 ... Connecting to Power BI data
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Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Importing data into Power BI
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Power BI embedded
The Power BI Interface
Managing a Power BI solution
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Using the Power BI mobile app
Create a Power BI dashboard
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 relationships between data tables.
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
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 ... Backup Options Restore Options
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Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Define a Many-to-Many Relationship and Many-to-Many Relationship Properties Measures and Measure Groups
Set Partition Storage
Attach and Detach Analysis Services Databases
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Set Data Source Properties
Document and Script an Analysis Services Database
Replace a Table or a Named Query in a Data Source View
Test an Action
Set Impersonation Options for a Data Source Connection
Create Remote Partitions
Define Logical Primary Keys in a Data Source View
Processing Options and Settings
BI Wizard
Modify or Delete in Solution Explorer Database Dimensions
Deploy Model Solutions Using XMLA
Define a Fact Relationship and Fact Relationship Properties
Error Configuration Roles and Permissions
Configure Measure Group Properties
Delete a Data Source
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 and Manage Roles
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Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Import from Power View
Create and Manage Partitions in the Workspace
Delete Relationships
Create and Manage Perspectives Translations Roles
Rename a Table or Column
Delete a Column
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSMS
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Connect to a tabular model database
DAX formula compatibility in DirectQuery mode Tables and Columns
Create a Calculated Table
Specify Mark as Date Table for use with Time Intelligence
Data sources supported in tabular 1400 models
Define partitions in DirectQuery models
Tabular model designer
Data types supported
Add columns to a table
Sort Data in a Table
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 ... Data Loading with the Analysis Services Tasks
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Moving Data with Data Flow
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
Coding the Script Task
Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Administration of SQL Using the SQL Management Objects Tasks Data Flow
Understanding Parameters SQL Server Integration Services Tools
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Utilizing Data Preparation Tasks
Using the Workflow Tasks
Examining the SSIS Engine
Managing with Control Flow
Utilizing Container Loops Performing Joins
Managing SQL with the SQL Tasks
Utilizing SQL Server Integration Services Data Typing
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Working in the Explore Window
Understanding Deployment Strategies
Creating Dynamic Packages
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 ... Utilizing Chart Wizard
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Examining Security
Working with Expressions
Mastering Data Region(s)
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Utilizing Lists
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Utilizing Charts
Examining Maps
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
Using the List Object to Combine Other Items
Understanding HTML5 and Textboxes
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Filtering, Grouping, and Sorting
Examining Parameters
Utilizing Data Sources
Working with Map Wizard
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
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 ... Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
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Preparing data for mobile reports
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
Mobile report publisher
Report parameters
Creating a report with the report wizard
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Data filters
Use report services configuration manager to reconfigure SSRS servers.
Reporting services components
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
Images and charts
Schedules
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Topics include Introduction to Reporting Services
Introduction to reporting services
Overview of mobile reports
Add a drillthrough to a custom URL
Report sub-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 ... Generating an Error
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Parameter Modes
Overloading Package Functions and Procedures
Collection Methods
Privileges for Stored Programs
VARRAY and Nested TABLE Collections
REF CURSOR Variables
Fetching Rows
Conditional Statements IF/THEN
Stored Subprograms
PL/SQL Blocks and Programs
Local Procedures and Functions
Cascading Triggers and Mutating Tables
External LOBs
Beyond Declarative Integrity
PL/SQL Stored Program Compilation
Calling a Stored Procedure
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 ... Relational Database Management Systems
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SQL*Plus
Running SQL*Plus Scripts
Regular Expression Functions
Controlling Access to Your Tables
Date Formats
Graphical Clients
SQL*Plus Substitution Variables
Choosing Rows with the WHERE Clause
Concurrency
The DELETE statement
Numeric Functions
Views
Introduction to SQL
Oracle Pseudocolumns
Subqueries
Pattern Matching: LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE
Date Functions
Viewing Table Characteristics
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 ... Creating Stored Procedures
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Dropping Stored Procedures
Datatypes
Sorting By Column Position
Creating Tables
Subqueries
Dropping Tables
Columns
Order of Evaluation Advanced SELECTs
Renaming Tables
Selecting All Columns in All Rows
The BETWEEN Operator
Multi-table Joins
Common Date Functions Subqueries, Joins and Unions
Sorting Records
Ascending and Descending Sorts The WHERE Clause and Operator Symbols
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 ... Configure the Package Execution Strategy
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Troubleshoot Package Failures Deploying Packages
Create Fact Tables
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Execute SSIS Packages on the Server
Introduction to Data Analysis and Reporting Concepts Creating Dimensions and Changing Granularity of Dimensions
Deploy a Control Flow
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Overview of Data Warehouses
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Configure MDS
Add Packages to an SSIS Project Managing Control Flow
Create Dimensions
Create an SSIS Project
Work with MDS Databases
Overview of Data Warehouse Components
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Work with Windows Azure
Deploy SSIS Packages
Create Expressions with Variables
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 ... Configure User-Defined Functions (UDF)
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Work with String and Numeric Data Types
Work with Data Access Technologies Implementing Stored Procedures
Work with Date and Time Data Types
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Work with SSPs and SMOs
Work with PIVOT and UNPIVOT
Configure Indexes
Work with Window Functions
Work with System Databases
Write SELECT Statements
Work with Set Operators
Getting Started with SQL Server 2012
Manage Transactions Querying SQL Server System Metadata
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Work with Variables and Batches
Manage Views
Work with SSMS Working with T-SQL
Implement Error Handling
Work with T-SQL Statements
Overview of T-SQL
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