TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
Enable Technology specialise in succinct skills based training. All Enable Technology tutors are Microsoft certified experts. All course participants are issued training manuals they can refer to after the course. Anyone attending the course can contact the Tutor for as long as they like after the course. The ongoing support by a Microsoft expert is an important part of the service we offer.
We specialise in instructor led teaching with small groups. The training is hands on and delegates will practice the skills they acquire. We can set up a training lab at your premises and deliver courses onsite at your site. Another option is we can organise a local socially distanced training site in the Midlands. We are happy to discuss customising the course content should you have particular training requirements.
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 group of companies has been delivering technical training principally in the Midlands region for twenty years. Some of our clients are Birmingham City Council, West Bromwich Building Society, Yell Group PLC, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham, National Power PLC, GKN PLC and Royal Air Force.
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 Lookup Functions
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Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Use Links and External References
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Apply Data Validation
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Collaborate on a Workbook
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Trace Cells
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Use 3-D References
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Forecast Data Trends
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 ... Navigate the Excel User Interface
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Use Excel Commands
Apply Text Formats
Apply Number Formats
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Search for and Replace Data
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Manage Workbook Properties
Align Cell Contents
Set Up the Page Layout
Insert Functions
Create Worksheet Formulas
Preview and Print a Workbook
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Manage Worksheets
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Navigate in Excel for the Web
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 ... Create Charts
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Query Data with Database Functions
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Sort Data
Work with Date and Time Functions
Create and Modify Tables
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Create a PivotTable
Modify and Format Charts
Filter Data
Present Data with PivotCharts
Use Specialized Functions
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Analyze PivotTable Data
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Work with Logical Functions
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 ... Switching Visualisations
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Connecting to a Data Source
Displaying the Query Editor
Navigating a Data Map
Understanding Get & Transform
Rearranging and Sorting Fields
Updating a Power View Report
Working With the Data Model
Working With Mapping Confidence
Creating a New Query From a File
Power Pivot
Creating a Power Map Tour
Changing a Power Pivot View
Adding a Data Column
Working With a Power View Object
Formatting Data Model Fields
Adding Slicers Get & Transform
Viewing and Editing a Tour
Power Map
Working With Power View Fields
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 ... Editing a Macro in the Visual Basic Editor
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Using Input Boxes
Understanding the Err Object
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Working with the Command Button Control
Assigning a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar
Creating an Event Procedure
Understanding Procedures
Working with Inline Error Handling
Understanding Macro Security
Understanding UserForms
Working with Procedures and Functions
Understanding PivotTables
Working with Boolean Expressions
Working with the Combo Box Control
Understanding Error Handling
Understanding Modules
Navigating the Excel Object Hierarchy
Declaring and Using Object Variables
Working with the Code Editor
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 ... Returning Values from Functions
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Focus, Blur, and Change Events
Built-In JavaScript Objects
Validating a Registration Form
Accessing Form Data
JavaScript Variables
Preloading
JavaScript Functions
Basic Rules
Image Rollovers
Function Syntax
Dot Notation
The HTML DOM
String(object)
Working with Images
Square Bracket Notation
Built-in Functions
Arrays
JavaScript 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 ... $.ajax Options
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Removing Elements
Same-origin Policy and JSONP
Refining and Filtering Selections
Operators
Append New Content outside of a Loop
About Custom Events
Key Concepts
Conditional Variable Assignment with the Ternary Operator
Namespacing Events
Finding and Evaluating Plugins
Closures
Managing Effects
Moving, Copying, and Removing Elements
Self-executing Anonymous Functions
The Setup
Conclusion
Conditionals
Cache Length during Loops
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 ... What Is jQuery Mobile?
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Levels of Support
Creating Your Own Plugin
Themes and Swatches
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Basic Page Template
Overriding Themes with Custom CSS Plugins
Buttons and Linking Pages
Page Transitions
ThemeRoller
Sliders
Accessibility Support
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Video The Theme Framework
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Lists and Buttons
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 ... Setting Table Relationships
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Database Wellness
Calculations in Queries
Creating a Lookup Database
Multi Table Queries
Creating and Using Reports
Aggregation Queries
Macros on Forms
Adding Transactional Records
Understanding VBA
Sorting and Filtering
Creating Queries
Data Validation
An Introduction to VBA
Navigation Pane Protection
Modifying Table Structures
Getting to Know Access
Using a Navigation Form
DIY Forms
Action Queries
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 ... Controlling Program Execution
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Using the Object Browser
Understanding Error Handling
Determining the Value of Expressions
Understanding Modules
Working with Recordsets
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Understanding the DoCmd Object
Debugging Code
Understanding Recordset Cursor Properties - Optional
Using Break Mode during Run Mode
Creating a Sub Procedure
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Handling Errors
Understanding Objects
Organizing Code and Procedures
Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
Using Debugging Tools
Locking Records for Updating
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Microsoft Excel Power Query
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This course familiarises the participant with Microsoft Power Query, a revolutionary data tool for Excel that allows you to intuitively discover and automate the import, transformation, and combination of data across a variety of data sources for use in Excel and Microsoft Power BI. Power Query is a free add-in for Excel that enhances the self-service Business Intelligence experience in Excel. The course uses Excel 2016, however Power Query works with Excel 2010 and above.
Participants should be familiar with Excel and the concepts of datasets and basic reporting including the use of PivotTables.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
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Loading into Excel
Importing Data
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Understanding the Issues
Combining Worksheets
Transforming Data
Understand working with relational data.
Understand Power Query formulas.
Working with Folders and Files
Understand the M interface.
Grouping Options
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Using Ranges in Excel
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 ... Date Functions
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Information Functions
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Mathematical Functions
PowerPivot Data Model
Many-to-Many Relationships
The CALCULATE Function
Understanding Values
Conversion Functions
Aggregation Functions
Working with Calendars
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Filter Functions
Single Table Evaluation Context
Explaining Syntax
Text Functions
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Utilizing Operators
Introduction to DAX
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 ... Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
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Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Create relationships between data tables.
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Use Power Bi desktop to create interactive data visualisations. Direct Connectivity
Connecting to Power BI data
Create a Power BI dashboard
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
The developer API
Managing a Power BI solution
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Importing data into Power BI
The Power BI Interface
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
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 ... Document and Script an Analysis Services Database
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View the XML for an Analysis Services Project Data Sources
Create a Data Source
Create a Time Dimension by Generating a Time Table
Define Logical Primary Keys in a Data Source View
Define a Fact Relationship and Fact Relationship Properties
Create User-Defined Hierarchies
Configure Analysis Services Project Properties
Create a Dimension by Using an Existing Table
Partition Writeback Calculations
Read Definition permissions
Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Change a Partition Source
Test an Action
Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
Defined Linked Measure Groups Partitions
Create Local Partitions
Create Remote Partitions
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Define a Data Source View
Deploy Model Solutions with the Deployment Utility
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 ... DirectQuery Mode
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Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Impersonation
DAX formula compatibility in DirectQuery mode Tables and Columns
Import from Power View
Import from Analysis Services
Import Data
Tabular model designer
Data sources supported in tabular 1400 models
Define partitions in DirectQuery models
Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Add columns to a table
Bi-directional cross filters Calculations
Create a Relationship Between Two Tables
Create and Manage Perspectives Translations Roles
Version comparison
Analyze a tabular model in Excel Deploy tabular model solutions
Create and Manage Measures KPIs
Change table, column
Import from Power Pivot
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 ... Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
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Using Package Hierarchies: Parent Child
Using the Workflow Tasks
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Coding the Script Task
Utilizing Container Loops Performing Joins
Managing with Control Flow
Creating Dynamic Packages
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Creating SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Working in the Explore Window
The SQL Server Integration Service
Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Utilizing SQL Server Integration Services Data Typing
Understanding Packages
Performing Joins with the Merge Transformation
Understanding Variables
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 ... Filtering, Grouping, and Sorting
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Using Tables
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Examining Maps
Utilizing Chart Wizard
Examining Management
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Understanding Report Parts
Exploring Gauges
Formatting Reports
Working with Datasets
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Working with Map Wizard
Utilizing Data Sources
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Mastering Data Region(s)
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 ... Configuring data access with report designer
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Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Creating a report with the report wizard
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Reporting services components
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
Report caching, snapshots, and comments
Sorting and grouping
Report parameters
Topics include Introduction to Reporting Services
Preparing data for mobile reports
Add a drillthrough to a custom URL
Overview of mobile reports
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
Configuring data access with report builder
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Introduction to reporting services
Images and charts
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Data filters
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 ... The DBMS_LOB Package
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Cursor Parameters
The DBMS_OUTPUT Package
Declaring and Opening Cursors
Records and Collections
The Implicit (SQL) Cursor
Cascading Triggers and Mutating Tables
WHILE and FOR Loops
Large Object Types
PL/SQL Variables and Datatypes
Passing Parameters and Default Arguments
Selecting into a Variable
Stored Procedures and Functions
Conditional Statements IF/THEN
Triggers
Triggers
Beyond Declarative Integrity
Associative Array Collections
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 ... The CASE...WHEN Expression
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NULL Values
Oracle Versioning and History
The UPDATE Statement
Connecting to a SQL Database
SQL Queries
Logical and Physical Storage Structures
Outer Joins
Date Functions
Date Formats
Combining SELECT Statements
Using Oracle SQL*Plus
Regular Expression Functions
Concurrency
Buffer Manipulation Commands
Choosing Rows with the WHERE Clause
Interactive SQL*Plus Scripts
The SELECT Statement
Synonyms
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 ... The NOT Operator
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Relational Databases
The BETWEEN Operator
Conditional Processing with CASE
Relationships
Creating Stored Procedures
Outer Joins
Common String Functions
The IN Operator
Primary Keys
Comments
Mathematical Calculations
Aggregate Functions
Checking Multiple Conditions
Common Date Functions Subqueries, Joins and Unions
Creating Tables
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 Windows Azure
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Create Dimensions
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Create Fact Tables
Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Add Packages to an SSIS Project Managing Control Flow
Profile OLTP Data
Examine MSI Packages
Execute Packages from Different Control Flow Working with Dynamic Variables
Add Script Tasks and Script Components to an SSIS Package
Overview of Data Warehouse Components
Overview of Data Warehouses
Secure Packages
Configure MDS
Work with MDS Databases
Debug Package Execution Components
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Perform Transformation Tasks
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Transact SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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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 ... Analyze Data from Query Plans
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Work with Date and Time Data Types
Work with Predicates
Configure Indexes
Update Data
Manage Stored Procedures
Sort the Queried Data
Modifying Data
Combine Data Using Simple Joins
Work with Window Functions
Overview of T-SQL
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Work with System Databases
Work with Subqueries
Work with Advanced Functions Working with PIVOT, UNPIVOT, and Grouping Sets
Merge Data Working with SQL Server Built-in Functions
Work with Set Operators
Work with Dynamic SQL Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions
Filter the Queried Results
Assign Aliases Using Queries
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
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