TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
Enable Technology courses are short, skill focused and hands on. The tutor delivering the course will be a Microsoft certified expert. We will issue each training participant with learning resources which they can refer to post training. Enable Technology offer post course help to all delegates. Participants on the course can contact the tutor for as long as they like if they encounter problems.
Our primary method of delivery is instructor led training coupled with practical hands on activities. Enable Technology can provide courses onsite at your location. We will bring the necessary laptops with the required software installed. We can also deliver the course at a socially distanced local training venue in the Midlands. We offer the option of working with you to develop a bespoke programme which precisely matches your organisations training requirements.
courses are available via virtual classrooms. Training participants can log onto scheduled classes, watch the tutor talk through and demonstrate each topic, ask questions and share their screen with the tutor if they need assistance.
The Enable Technology team have been providing IT training primarily in the Midlands for two decades. Our clients include: Cadbury PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, DHL Express, Norfolk Police Constabulary, Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham, Wolverhampton City Council, Capita Group PLC and GKN PLC.
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 ... Apply Data Validation
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Forecast Data Trends
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Use Lookup Functions
Use 3-D References
Trace Cells
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Use Links and External References
Collaborate on a Workbook
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
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 ... Preview and Print a Workbook
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Navigate the Excel User Interface
Align Cell Contents
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Apply Text Formats
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Use Excel Commands
Manage Workbook Properties
Getting Started with Excel
Insert Functions
Apply Number Formats
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Search for and Replace Data
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Manage Worksheets
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Create Worksheet Formulas
Set Up the Page Layout
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 Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
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Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Present Data with PivotCharts
Create Charts
Create a PivotTable
Modify and Format Charts
Create and Modify Tables
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Use Specialized Functions
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Analyze PivotTable Data
Work with Date and Time Functions
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Work with Logical Functions
Filter Data
Sort Data
Query Data with Database Functions
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
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 ... Filtering Data
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Working With Power View Fields
Understanding the Query Editor
Editing Query Steps
Understanding Relational Data
Working With Merged Queries
Filtering in Power View
Navigating a Data Map
Tiling Data in Power View
Creating a Calculated Field
Working With Layers
Working With the Data Model
Enabling Power Pivot
Adding More Power Views
Adding a Data Column
Power Map
Updating a Power View Report
Formatting Power View Data
Changing the Look
Working With Location 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 ... Working with the Label Control
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Using the If...End If Decision Structures
Controlling Program Execution
Working with the Text Box Control
Working with Option Button Controls
Creating a Sub Procedure
Using the For Each...Next Structure
Understanding Collections
Creating a Function Procedure
Working with Procedures and Functions
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Launching a Form in Code
Introducing Visual Basic for Applications
Recording a Macro
Getting Started
Working with Properties
Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
Working with the PivotFields Collection
Creating a Standard Module
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 ... Focus, Blur, and Change Events
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JavaScript Basics
Returning Values from Functions
The getElementById() Method
Validating Text areas
Validating Checkboxes
Working with Images
Strings
Validating a Registration Form
Basics of Form Validation
A Loosely-typed Language
JavaScript Functions
Properties
Preloading
do while Loop Syntax
Array Properties and Methods
Methods
Passing Values to Functions
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 ... Selecting Elements
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Data Types
Avoiding Conflicts with Other Libraries
Feature and Browser Detection
CSS, Styling, and Dimensions
Objects
Selecting Form Elements
Chaining
Use Stylesheets for Changing CSS on Many Elements
Comparison Operators
Getters and Setters
Attributes
The Module Pattern
Effects-
Plugins-
Truthy and Falsy Things
Self-executing Anonymous Functions
ID-based Selectors
Finding and Evaluating Plugins
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 ... Page Transitions
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Lists and Buttons
HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Overriding Themes with Custom CSS Plugins
Overview
Data-role
Accessibility Support
PhoneGap
Buttons and Linking Pages
Basic Page Template
Creating Your Own Plugin
Making Calls
Sending Emails
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Video The Theme Framework
Sliders
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This is a two day course which assumes no prior Access knowledge. Candidates will learn how to design and build a relational database, build forms and dashboards, automate tasks using Macros. Delegates will also learn how to query the database, filter and aggregate data and build parametrised reports.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... DIY Forms
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Adding Transactional Records
Navigation Pane Protection
Creating a Lookup Database
Creating a Relational Database
Modifying Forms
Calculations in Queries
Adding Records to a Table
Creating and Using Forms
Parameter Queries
Working With Records
Multi Table Queries
Creating Queries
Database Security
Action Queries
Designing a Lookup Database
Getting to Know Access
Aggregation Queries
Modifying Table Structures
Data Validation
Using a Navigation Form
Microsoft Access Programming Using VBA
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This three day intensive course introduces candidates to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming. Participants can use VBA to build distributed fully automated Access database applications. No prior programming background is assumed.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Declaring and Creating Object Variables
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Understanding the DoCmd Object
Understanding Objects
Using the With Statement
Understanding the Order of Events
Understanding Error Handling
Setting Break Expressions
Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions
Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Considering Variable Scope and Lifetime Together
Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy
Understanding Constants
Using Intrinsic Constants
Working with the Code Editor
Creating a Function Procedure
Understanding Collections
Using Break Mode during Run Mode
Understanding the Development Environment
Working with the ADODB Recordset 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 ... Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
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Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Loading into Excel
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Using Ranges in Excel
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Loading into Power Pivot
Understand working with relational data.
Transforming Data
Power Query Interface
Loading Data
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Combining Worksheets
Appending Operations
Grouping Options
Understanding the Issues
Working with Folders and Files
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 ... Conversion Functions
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Text Functions
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Introduction to DAX
PowerPivot Data Model
Working with Calendars
Filter Functions
Exploring Data Types
Introduction to DAX
Understanding Values
Single Table Evaluation Context
Logical Functions
Mathematical Functions
The CALCULATE Function
Many-to-Many Relationships
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
Utilizing Operators
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
Handling Errors Using DAX 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 databases as a data source for Power BI
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Power BI desktop queries
The developer API
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Creating Power BI reports
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Create relationships between data tables.
Using the Power BI mobile app
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Create a Power BI dashboard
Importing data into Power BI
Connecting to Power BI data
Managing a Power BI solution
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
The Power BI Interface
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
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 Assignments and Other Script Commands
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Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
Designing Aggregations
Using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Deployment Requirements and Considerations for Analysis Services Deployment
Test an Action
Document and Script an Analysis Services Database
Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Delete a Data Source
Backup and Restore of Analysis Services Databases
Create a Dimension by Using an Existing Table
Data Source Views
Partition Writeback Calculations
Use Aggregate Functions
Configure Measure Group Properties
Authorizing access to objects and operations
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Create a Dimension Using the Dimension Wizard
Create an Analysis Services Project
Configure Analysis Services Project Properties
Overview of SSAS Multidimensional Modelling
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 Measures KPIs
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Data sources supported in tabular 1400 models
Create and Manage Roles
Analyze a tabular model in Excel Deploy tabular model solutions
DirectQuery Mode
Database Process Partitions in the Workspace Database Perspectives
Import from Power Pivot
Row filter mappings
Create and Manage Hierarchies Partitions
Topics include- Overview of SSAS Tabular models
Add columns to a table
Version comparison
Object-level security
Impersonation
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
Rename a Table or Column
Process Database, Table, or Partition
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSDT
Create a Calculated Column
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
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 SSIS Engine
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Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
Using Destinations and Understanding choices
Handling Errors Common SQL Server Integration Services Design Patterns
Managing SQL with the SQL Tasks
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
Overview of Containers
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Working with XML
The SQL Server Integration Service
Understanding Variables
Managing with Control Flow
Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
Data Loading with the Analysis Services Tasks
Coding the Script Task
Utilizing SQL Server Integration Services Data Typing
Understanding Parameters SQL Server Integration Services Tools
Understanding Deployment Strategies
Understanding 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 ... Using the List Object to Combine Other Items
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Exploring Subscriptions
Examining Security
Understanding Report Parts
Understanding Variances Between SQL Versions
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
Working with Datasets
Examining Management
Examining Maps
Mastering Data Region(s)
Utilizing Charts
Understanding Visualizations
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
Exploring Matrix
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
Utilizing Lists
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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Formatting data
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Mobile report publisher
Report sub-reports
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Sorting and grouping
Configuring data access with report builder
Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Work with expressions and embedded code.
Introduction to reporting services
Use databars, sparklines, and indicators in reports Summarising Report Data
Overview of mobile reports
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Monitor and optimize the performance of SSRS on a given set of server hardware Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
Report parameters
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
Configuring data access with report designer
Use report services configuration manager to reconfigure SSRS servers.
Drilldown and drill through Sharing Reporting Services 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 ... Oracle Directories
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Generating an Error
Maintaining Stored Programs
Overloading Package Functions and Procedures
Collection Methods
Triggers
Scope and Name Resolution
Row-Level Triggers
Named Parameter Notation
Associative Array Collections
Packages
FOR UPDATE Cursors
Calling a Stored Function
Dates and Timestamps
Temporary LOBs
Records and Collections
Date Intervals
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 ... NULL Values
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Aggregate Functions and Advanced Techniques
Choosing Rows with the WHERE Clause
Using Oracle SQL*Plus
The CASE...WHEN Expression
Connecting to a SQL Database
Graphical Clients
Data Inconsistencies
Loading Tables From External Sources
Buffer Manipulation Commands
SQL Queries
Regular Expression Functions
Defining Tables
Nulls and DISTINCT
Viewing Table Characteristics
Explicit Locking
Outer Joins
The Aggregate Functions
Review of Relational Database Terminology
The DELETE statement
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 ... The IN Operator
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Concatenation
The LIKE Operator
Using the WHERE clause to check for greater or less than
Popular Databases
Stored Procedures
Creating Tables
Creating Stored Procedures
Order of Evaluation Advanced SELECTs
Using CASE Inserting, Updating and Deleting Records
Mathematical Calculations
Simple SELECT Statements
Creating Views
Relational Databases
Data Types
Sorting Records
Dropping Stored Procedures
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 Databases Working with MDS and Windows Azure
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Create an SSIS Project
Debug Package Execution Components
Create Dimensions
Perform Transformation Tasks
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Work with Windows Azure
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Add Packages to an SSIS Project Managing Control Flow
Profile OLTP Data
Configure MDS
Add Data Flow Components to a Data Flow Task
Securing Packages and Databases
Create Fact Tables
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Secure Packages
Add Script Tasks and Script Components to an SSIS Package
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Execute SSIS Packages on the Server
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 ... Configure Indexes
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Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Work with Predicates
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Update Data
Control Program Flow
Group and Aggregate Data Programming in T-SQL
Create Queries Using Built-in Functions
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Work with Set Operators
Work with Date and Time Data Types
Work with Dynamic SQL Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions
Create Queries to Test Nullability
Work with PIVOT and UNPIVOT
Work with Subqueries
Manage Stored Procedures
Work with Binary Data Types
Work with Data Access Technologies Implementing Stored Procedures
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Manage Query Plans
Work with SSMS Working with T-SQL
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