TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
We offer intensive two and three days courses. All training will be delivered by an appropriately qualified Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert. Every course participant is given courseware which they can refer to after the training. 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.
training courses are instructor led and task based. Participants get to practice new skills in a controlled environment. We can set up a training lab at your premises and deliver courses onsite at your site. We also offer the option of scheduling of course at a socially distanced venue near you in the Midlands. We are happy to modify the syllabus to match your teams training requirements.
This instructor led course is also available online. Participants can log onto a virtual classroom and will be able to see the tutors screen, ask questions real time and share their screen with the Tutor.
The Enable Technology team have had two decades of experience delivering technical training mainly in the Midlands region. Our clients include: Wolverhampton City Council, Birmingham City University, EDF Energy PLC, National Power PLC, Unipart Group, TalkTalk Direct Limited, Boots UK Limited and Shell UK Oil Products Ltd.
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 ... Trace Cells
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Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Forecast Data Trends
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Collaborate on a Workbook
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Use 3-D References
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Apply Data Validation
Use Lookup Functions
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Use Links and External References
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
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 ... Create Worksheet Formulas
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Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Apply Text Formats
Use Excel Commands
Search for and Replace Data
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Align Cell Contents
Manage Workbook Properties
Apply Number Formats
Getting Started with Excel
Manage Worksheets
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Set Up the Page Layout
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
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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Create a PivotTable
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Query Data with Database Functions
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Create and Modify Tables
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Work with Logical Functions
Filter Data
Sort Data
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Present Data with PivotCharts
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Use Specialized Functions
Modify and Format Charts
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Analyze PivotTable Data
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Work with Date and Time 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 ... Working With Height and Category
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Displaying the Query Editor
Understanding Relational Data
Working With the Data Model
Working With Power View Fields
Switching Visualisations
Connecting to a Data Source
Power View
Creating a Power View Sheet
Reducing Data Rows
Working With Layers
Creating a New Query From the Web
Adding Power View to the Ribbon
Changing the Look
Working With Measure Fields
Understanding Power Map
Enabling Power Pivot
Updating a Power View Report
The Advanced Editor
Filtering Data
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 ... Adding Code to Controls
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Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Working with the Code Editor
Assigning a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar
Working with Boolean Expressions
Creating a Function Procedure
Recording a Macro
Understanding Modules
Working with the Text Box Control
Naming Procedures
Working with the Frame Control
Creating a Standard Module
Running a Macro
Calling Procedures
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Getting Started
Understanding Macro Security
Working with Inline Error Handling
Working with the Label Control
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 ... Associative Arrays
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The this Object
Arrays
JavaScript Operators
Backward Compatibility
if - else if - else Conditions
Working with Images
JavaScript Objects, Methods and Properties
Number(object)
Basic Rules
Focus, Blur, and Change Events
Validating a Registration Form
Built-in Functions vs Methods
Switch / Case
JavaScript Basics
Passing Values to Functions
isNaN(object)
ParseFloat() and parseInt()
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 ... jQuery Basic Concepts-
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Conditional Code
ID-based Selectors
Comparison Operators
Manipulating Elements
Custom Events-
Plugins-
Attributes
Event Helpers
JavaScript Basics-
Changing the Duration of Built-in Effects
Don't Treat jQuery as a Black Box
Use Event Delegation
Best Performance Practices-
jQuery Core-
Working with JSONP
Moving, Copying, and Removing Elements
Does My Selection Contain Any Elements?
CSS, Styling, and Dimensions
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 ... Progressive Enhancement
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Hosting vs. CDN
Themes and Swatches
Accessibility Support
Overview
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Buttons and Toolbars
What Is jQuery Mobile?
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Overriding Themes with Custom CSS Plugins
Dialogs
Using Others' Plugins
Lists and Buttons
Collapsible Blocks Events
Creating Your Own Plugin
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Sending SMS Texts
Sliders
Supported Devices/OSs/Browsers
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 ... Modifying Table Structures
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Getting to Know Access
Creating and Using Forms
Macro Techniques
DIY Forms
Aggregation Queries
Importing and Exporting Records
Action Queries
Creating and Using Reports
Creating a Relational Database
Using a Navigation Form
Relational Database Design
Formatting Tables
Parameter Queries
Data Validation
Database Wellness
Working With Records
Querying Techniques
Setting Table Relationships
Calculations in Queries
An Introduction to VBA
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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Handling Errors
Introduction to Programming in Access
Declaring and Creating Object Variables
Using the For Each...Next Structure
Understanding Classes and Objects
Using Visual Basic Help
Using the CacheSize Property - Optional
Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
Setting Breakpoints
Organizing Code and Procedures
Understanding Error Handling
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Using Debugging Tools
Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy
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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Transforming Data
Appending Operations
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Loading Data
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Performing Merges
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Understand the M interface.
Using Ranges in Excel
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Loading into Power Pivot
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Power Query Interface
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Grouping Options
Loading into Excel
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 ... Explaining Syntax
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Text Functions
Statistical Functions
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Utilizing Operators
PowerPivot Data Model
Logical Functions
Introduction to DAX
Understanding Values
Filter Functions
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
Introduction to DAX
Many-to-Many Relationships
Exploring Data Types
Conversion Functions
Single Table Evaluation Context
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Mathematical Functions
The CALCULATE Function
Date Functions
Information 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 ... Using the Power BI mobile app
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Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
The Power BI Interface
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Use Power Bi desktop to create interactive data visualisations. Direct Connectivity
Creating Power BI reports
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Create relationships between data tables.
Create a Power BI dashboard
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Power BI desktop queries
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Importing different data sources into Power BI
Managing a Power BI solution
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
The developer API
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Connecting to Power BI data
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
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 ... Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
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Create a Dimension by Using an Existing Table
Designing Aggregations
Create Local Partitions
Define a Many-to-Many Relationship and Many-to-Many Relationship Properties Measures and Measure Groups
Deploy Model Solutions Using XMLA
Define a Referenced Relationship and Referenced Relationship Properties
Using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Set Data Source Properties
Define Semiadditive Behavior
Create Measures and Measure Groups
View the XML for an Analysis Services Project Data Sources
Define Attribute Relationships
Replace a Table or a Named Query in a Data Source View
Cube or model permissions Process permissions
Multidimensional models
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Create a Time Dimension by Generating a Time Table
Batch Processing Remote Processing
Define Logical Relationships in a Data Source View
Deploy Analysis Services Projects
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 ... Enable DirectQuery mode in SSDT
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Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Sort Data in a Table
Create and Manage Roles
Add columns to a table
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSMS
Create and Manage Perspectives Translations Roles
Connect to a tabular model database
Row filter mappings
Impersonation
Analyze in Excel
Analyze a tabular model in Excel Deploy tabular model solutions
Specify Mark as Date Table for use with Time Intelligence
Data types supported
Create a Calculated Column
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Add a table Delete a Table
Create a New Tabular Model Project
Tabular model designer
Version comparison
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 ... Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
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Moving Data with Data Flow
Data Loading with the Analysis Services Tasks
Define and Use Variables and Parameters
Performing Joins with the Merge Transformation
Handling Errors Common SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns
Working in the Explore Window
The SQL Server Integration Service
Overview of Containers
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Understanding Variables
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Administration of SQL Using the SQL Management Objects Tasks Data Flow
Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Creating Dynamic Packages
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Managing SQL with the SQL Tasks
Coding the Script Task
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 ... Working with Map Wizard
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Examining Maps
Understanding Visualizations
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Examining Security
Working with Expressions
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Utilizing Lists
Formatting Reports
Examining Management
Using Tables
SQL Server Report Builder Wizards
Understanding Variances Between SQL Versions
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Utilizing Charts
Planning Your Reports
Utilizing Chart Wizard
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This three day intensive course will give delegates a comprehensive understanding of how to design and publish parametrised reports, manage permissions, schedule automated reporting and configure report caching. The course also demonstrates how to build reports designed for tablets and mobile devices.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Sorting and grouping
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Data filters
Creating a report with the report wizard
Overview of mobile reports
Reporting services components
Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Drilldown and drill through Sharing Reporting Services Reports
Formatting data
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
Images and charts
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Configuring data access with report designer
Create a report using report builder or report designer.
Preparing data for mobile reports
Work with expressions and embedded code.
Schedules
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Introduction to reporting services
Use databars, sparklines, and indicators in reports Summarising Report Data
Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
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 ... Date Intervals
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Cursors
Loops
Working with LOBs
Procedures and Functions
Maintaining Triggers
Large Object Types
Packages
Cursor Parameters
Using VARRAYs
Declaring and Opening Cursors
Comments and Labels
Nesting Blocks
Temporary LOBs
PL/SQL Variables and Datatypes
XML Packages
Passing Parameters and Default Arguments
Declaring Variables
Package Variables
Internal LOBs
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 ... Review of Relational Database Terminology
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Deleting a Table Definition
Pattern Matching: LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE
Tailoring Your SQL*Plus Environment
Literal Values
SQL*Plus
The INSERT Statement
The Aggregate Functions
Concurrency
Regular Expression Functions
Relational Database Management Systems
Grouping Rows
SQL*Plus LOB Support
IN and BETWEEN
Inline Constraints
Outer Joins
Explicit Locking
Correlated Subqueries
SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This generic SQL course which is applicable to most databases assumes no prior knowledge. Participants will learn how to write queries which can extract required data from a relational database SQL also enables users to aggregate and group the filtered data. The course includes topics on to manipulating data with write insert, update and delete statements. On the second day delegates learn how to create tables, views and stored procedures.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Checking for Inequality
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Dropping Views
Selecting Specific Columns
Sorting Records
Creating Views
Primary Keys
Sorting By Column Position
Columns
Mathematical Calculations
Case Sensitivity
The WHERE Clause and Operator Words
NULL Values
Common Math Functions
The LIKE Operator
Using CASE Inserting, Updating and Deleting Records
Foreign Keys
Primary Keys
Creating and Modifying 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 ... Debugging and Troubleshooting Packages
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Deploy SSIS Packages
Configure the Package Execution Strategy
Add Script Tasks and Script Components to an SSIS Package
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Work with MDS Databases
Secure Packages
Create Expressions with Variables
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Overview of Data Warehouses
Secure Databases Working with MDS and Windows Azure
Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Configure MDS
Introduction to Data Analysis and Reporting Concepts Creating Dimensions and Changing Granularity of Dimensions
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Examine MSI Packages
Perform Transformation Tasks
Debug Package Execution Components
Deploy a Control Flow
Work with Windows Azure
Transact SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This two day Transact SQL course introduces delegates to querying and manipulating data in Microsoft SQL Server. The course explores how to write select statements, join tables, create subqueries, write update, delete and insert statements. It differs from the generic SQL course in that if explores Microsoft SQL Server product specific functions and the notation associated with creating Microsoft SQL Server User Defined Functions, Stored Procedures and Triggers.
The course id practical, hands on and does not assume prior SQL or programming experience.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Work with SSPs and SMOs
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Configure Indexes
Overview of T-SQL
Work with Window Functions
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Modifying Data
Work with Variables and Batches
Create Queries to Test Nullability
Combine Data Using Simple Joins
Work with Subqueries
Work with System Databases
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Manage Triggers
Control Program Flow
Manage Query Plans
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Insert Data
Merge Data Working with SQL Server Built-in Functions
Manage Views
Work with Dynamic SQL Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions
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