TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
We are a company that offers short, practical, hands on technology courses. The training will be delivered by a Microsoft professional with development experience. Every course participant is given courseware which they can refer to after the training. If delegates have have questions about after the course they are welcome to contact the course Tutor. This post training support is ongoing.
training courses are instructor led and task based. Participants get to practice new skills in a controlled environment. Our training courses can be delivered onsite at your location. You simply need to provide a room. We can supply the equipment and software. Alternatively we could schedule a course at a local socially distanced venue in the Midlands. Every course can be modified to meet your bespoke requirements.
This instructor led training is also available online. Participants can see the tutors screen, ask questions 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: Royal Air Force, South Staffordshire Water PLC, Norfolk Police Constabulary, University of Birmingham, Halfords Group PLC, TalkTalk Direct Limited, Cadbury PLC and Birmingham City University.
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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Use Links and External References
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Apply Data Validation
Collaborate on a Workbook
Use 3-D References
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Use Lookup Functions
Forecast Data Trends
Trace Cells
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
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 ... Manage Workbook Properties
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Search for and Replace Data
Insert Functions
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Preview and Print a Workbook
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Manage Worksheets
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Align Cell Contents
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Create Worksheet Formulas
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Use Excel Commands
Apply Number Formats
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Getting Started with Excel
Apply Text Formats
Excel 365 Intermediate
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to leverage the power of data analysis and presentation in order to make informed, intelligent organizational decisions. You will:
Work with functions.
Work with lists.
Analyze data.
Visualize data with charts.
Use PivotTables and PivotCharts. - Some of the training topics covered include ... Work with Date and Time Functions
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Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Analyze PivotTable Data
Work with Logical Functions
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Query Data with Database Functions
Filter Data
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Sort Data
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Modify and Format Charts
Create Charts
Use Specialized Functions
Create and Modify Tables
Present Data with PivotCharts
Create a PivotTable
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing 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 ... Enabling Power Pivot
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Understanding Power View
Saving and Sharing Queries
Creating a New Query From a File
Creating a Data Model PivotTable
Using Calculated Fields
Merging Queries
Creating a Timeline
Changing the Look
Understanding Relational Data
Using Related Power Pivot Fields
Adding Titles and Images
Displaying the Query Editor
Filtering Data
Understanding the Query Editor
Navigating a Data Map
Updating a Power View Report
Switching Visualisations
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 ... Creating a Function Procedure
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Using Break Mode during Run mode
Understanding Constants
Determining the Value of Expressions
Running a Macro
Understanding Error Handling
Debugging Code
Saving a Macro-Enabled Workbook
Working with Properties
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Editing a Macro in the Visual Basic Editor
Creating a PivotTable Using Worksheet Data
Naming Procedures
Handling Errors
Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions
Working with the Label Control
Working with Control Appearance
Using Input Boxes
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 ... User-defined Functions
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Validating Radio Buttons
A Loosely-typed Language
Function Syntax
Basic Rules
Focus, Blur, and Change Events
Built-In JavaScript Objects
Validating a Registration Form
Built-in Functions vs Methods
Passing Values to Functions
Square Bracket Notation
Storing User-Entered Data
Associative Arrays
Image Rollovers
Validating Checkboxes
Methods
Working with Images
Array Properties and Methods
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 ... Custom Effects with $.fn.animate
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Getting and Setting Information about Elements
Traversing
Events-
Connecting Events to Elements
Ajax and Forms
Avoid the Universal Selector
Creating New Elements
Feature and Browser Detection
Key Concepts
Dimensions
Logical Operators
$.fn.hover
Does My Selection Contain Any Elements?
Cache Length during Loops
Conditional Code
Variable Definition
Managing Dependencies
Data Methods
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 ... Creating Your Own Plugin
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Using Others' Plugins
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Buttons and Linking Pages
Overriding Themes with Custom CSS Plugins
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Dialogs
Collapsible Blocks Events
Basic Page Template
Sliders
Hosting vs. CDN
Virtual Integration with the Phone
Sending SMS Texts
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Making Calls
Lists and Buttons
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 ... Creating Queries
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Working With Records
Sorting and Filtering
Creating and Using Macros
Adding Records to a Table
Importing and Exporting Records
Modifying Table Structures
Modifying Forms
Macro Techniques
Creating a Relational Database
Getting to Know Access
Designing a Lookup Database
Using a Navigation Form
Data Validation
Adding Transactional Records
Querying Techniques
DIY Forms
Action Queries
An Introduction to VBA
Calculations in Queries
Relational Database Design
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 Modules
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Declaring and Creating Object Variables
Understanding VBA's Error Trapping Options
Setting Break Expressions
Using Input Boxes
Organizing Code and Procedures
Understanding Objects
Understanding Procedures
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Understanding the Form Object
Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
Locking Records for Updating
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Working with Variable Scope
Creating a Standard Module
Understanding Classes and Objects
Debugging Code
Using Message Boxes
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 perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
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Understand the M interface.
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Working with Folders and Files
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Using Ranges in Excel
Loading into Excel
Power Query Interface
Understand working with relational data.
Importing Data
Understanding the Issues
Performing Merges
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Loading into Power Pivot
Loading Data
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Appending Operations
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
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 ... Utilizing Operators
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Date Functions
Working with Calendars
The CALCULATE Function
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Conversion Functions
Text Functions
Exploring Data Types
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Information Functions
Many-to-Many Relationships
PowerPivot Data Model
Mathematical Functions
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
Introduction to DAX
Understanding Values
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Introduction to DAX
Single Table Evaluation Context
Aggregation 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 ... Power BI desktop queries
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Create a Power BI dashboard
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Creating Power BI reports
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Using the Power BI mobile app
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Managing a Power BI solution
Importing different data sources into Power BI
The developer API
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Power BI embedded
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
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 ... Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
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Explore Data in a Data Source View
Work with Diagrams in Data Source View Designer
View the XML for an Analysis Services Project Data Sources
Create Remote Partitions
Set Partition Storage
Create Local Partitions
Define a Regular Relationship and Regular Relationship Properties
Create User-Defined Hierarchies
Data Source Views
BI Wizard
Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
Authorizing access to objects and operations
Using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Cube or model permissions Process permissions
Set Impersonation Options for a Data Source Connection
Change a Partition Source
Attach and Detach Analysis Services Databases
Define Logical Relationships in a Data Source View
Configure Analysis Services Project Properties
Deploy Model Solutions Using the Deployment 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 ... Delete a Column
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Tabular model designer
Import data by using a native query
Import from Analysis Services
Data sources supported in tabular 1200 models
Create and Manage Partitions in the Workspace
Create a Relationship Between Two Tables
Set the Data Type of a Column
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
Create a Calculated Table
Analyze in Excel
Version comparison
Manage Roles by using SSMS
Analyze a tabular model in Excel Deploy tabular model solutions
Object-level security
Import Data
Change table, column
Import from Power Pivot
Filter Data in a Table Relationships
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSDT
Define partitions in DirectQuery models
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 ... Designing to Troubleshoot: Using Precedence Constraints
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Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
Performing Joins with the Merge Transformation
Working with XML
Using the Workflow Tasks
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Managing with Control Flow
Understanding Variables
Creating Dynamic Packages
Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
Managing SQL with the SQL Tasks
Utilizing SQL Server Integration Services Data Typing
Working in the Explore Window
The SQL Server Integration Service
Using Package Hierarchies: Parent Child
Moving Data with Data Flow
Looping and Sequence Tasks
Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder SSRS
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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Aimed at Data Analysts and SQL users this instructor-led course provides participants with the necessary knowledge to develop reports using Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder. The course covers Report Builder wizards, basics of report design, report parameters, report expressions, filters, report visualisations including graphs, charts, images and gauges. The course also covers the use of maps, interactive reports, report parts, sub reports, subscriptions and exporting options.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Understanding Report Parts
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Working with Expressions
Mastering Data Region(s)
Examining Security
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
Utilizing Chart Wizard
Utilizing Lists
Examining Management
Using Tables
SQL Server Report Builder Basic Reports
Examining Maps
Formatting Reports
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Understanding Variances Between SQL Versions
Working with Datasets
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
Examining Parameters
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 ... Preparing data for mobile reports
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Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Drilldown and drill through Sharing Reporting Services Reports
Formatting data
Sorting and grouping
Add a drillthrough to a custom URL
Work with expressions and embedded code.
Monitor and optimize the performance of SSRS on a given set of server hardware Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
Use report services configuration manager to reconfigure SSRS servers.
Create a report using report builder or report designer.
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
Mobile report publisher
Data filters
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
Configuring data access with report designer
Use databars, sparklines, and indicators in reports Summarising Report Data
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Schedules
Report parameters
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
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 ... Scope and Name Resolution
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Maintaining PL/SQL Code
PL/SQL Stored Program Compilation
Datatypes
Temporary LOBs
Selecting into a Variable
Triggers on Views
Creating a Stored Function
Overloading Package Functions and Procedures
Cursors
Date Intervals
Conditional Statements CASE
Loops
Structure of a Package
Cursor Parameters
REF CURSOR Variables
The PL/SQL Execution Environment
Dependencies and Validation
PL/SQL Syntax and Logic
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 ... IN and BETWEEN
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Connecting to a SQL Database
Interactive SQL*Plus Scripts
The INSERT Statement
The SELECT Statement
Relational Database and SQL Overview
Controlling Access to Your Tables
Self Joins
Transaction Management
Updatable Views
Scalar Functions
Data Definition and Control Statements
The UPDATE Statement
Using Oracle SQL*Plus
SQL*Plus LOB Support
Compound Expressions
The DELETE statement
Correlated Subqueries
SQL Queries
The CASE...WHEN Expression
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 ... Relational Database Management System
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Common Date Functions Subqueries, Joins and Unions
Conditional Processing with CASE
Selecting Distinct Records
Popular Databases
Data Types
Grouping and Aggregating Data
Relational Databases
Order of Evaluation Advanced SELECTs
Dropping Stored Procedures
The IN Operator
Creating Tables
Creating and Modifying Tables
Renaming Tables
Checking for Inequality
Creating Views
Checking for NULL
Selecting All Columns in All Rows
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 ... Secure Packages
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Add Script Tasks and Script Components to an SSIS Package
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Overview of Data Warehouses
Create an SSIS Project
Secure Databases Working with MDS and Windows Azure
Execute Packages from Different Control Flow Working with Dynamic Variables
Configure MDS
Create Fact Tables
Debugging and Troubleshooting Packages
Create Expressions with Variables
Deploy SSIS Packages
Configure the Package Execution Strategy
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Troubleshoot Package Failures Deploying Packages
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Profile OLTP Data
Create Dimensions
Debug Package Execution Components
Examine MSI Packages
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 PIVOT and UNPIVOT
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Sort the Queried Data
Configure User-Defined Functions (UDF)
Work with Grouping Sets Managing Error Handling and Transactions
Work with Date and Time Data Types
Work with Table Expressions Working with Set Operators, Conditional Operators, and Window Functions
Work with Advanced Functions Working with PIVOT, UNPIVOT, and Grouping Sets
Update Data
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Work with Variables and Batches
Manage Transactions Querying SQL Server System Metadata
Modifying Data
Write SELECT Statements
Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Control Program Flow
Overview of T-SQL
Work with System Catalog Views Optimizing Query Performance
Overview of SQL Server
Work with Predicates
Work with T-SQL Statements
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