TRAINING COURSES MIDLANDS
About Enable Technology Midlands Training Courses
Enable Technology provides practical skills based technology training. The course will always be taught by a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). Every course participant will receives course practice files and course resources that can be referenced post training. It is our company policy to provide training participants with ongoing support from the course Tutor. People who attend a course can contact the Tutor for as long as they need assistance after the training.
Enable Technology offers instructor led training taught by technology specialists. We can bring the equipment necessary to deliver courses at your site. Alternatively we could schedule a course at an alternative training site in the Midlands. We will work with you prior to the course to tailor the syllabus to match your requirements.
This instructor led training is also available online. Participants can see the tutors screen, ask questions and share their screen with the tutor.
Our teaching team have over twenty years continuous technical training experience. Some of our clients are Cadbury PLC, Halfords Group PLC, DHL Express, Shell UK Oil Products Ltd, South Staffordshire Water PLC, Fujistu PLC, Boots UK Limited and Barclays Bank 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 ... Forecast Data Trends
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Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Use 3-D References
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Collaborate on a Workbook
Apply Data Validation
Use Lookup Functions
Use Links and External References
Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Trace Cells
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting 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 and Save a Basic Workbook
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Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting a Worksheet
Create Worksheet Formulas
Align Cell Contents
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Use Excel Commands
Navigate in Excel for the Web
Apply Text Formats
Manage Workbook Properties
Insert Functions
Reuse Formulas and Functions Modifying a Worksheet
Preview and Print a Workbook
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Apply Number Formats
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Manage Worksheets
Search for and Replace Data
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Getting Started with Excel
Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
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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Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Filter Data
Create a PivotTable
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Present Data with PivotCharts
Sort Data
Use Specialized Functions
Analyze PivotTable Data
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Work with Logical Functions
Work with Date and Time Functions
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Modify and Format Charts
Query Data with Database Functions
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Create and Modify Tables
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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Formatting Data Model Fields
Displaying the Query Editor
Updating a Power View Report
Creating a Concatenated Field
Understanding Power View
Working With a Power View Object
Understanding Power Pivot
Managing Data Columns
Changing the Look
Rearranging and Sorting Fields
Creating a Power View Sheet
Adding a Data Column
Navigating a Data Map
Adding Titles and Images
Adding Power View to the Ribbon
Filtering Data
Adding More Power Views
Creating a Calculated Field
Merging Queries
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 Forms and Controls
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Saving a Macro-Enabled Workbook
Navigating the Excel Object Hierarchy
Stepping through Code
Debugging Code
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Working with UserForm Properties, Events, and Methods
Creating a Function Procedure
Using Debugging Tools
Using the If...End If Decision Structures
Understanding Objects
Understanding the Development Environment
Working with the PivotFields Collection
Understanding Procedures
Using Break Mode during Run mode
Calling Procedures
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 ... JavaScript Form Validation
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Switch / Case
Square Bracket Notation
ParseFloat() and parseInt()
Arrays
Backward Compatibility
Validating Select Menus
if - else if - else Conditions
Associative Arrays
Number(object)
Validating Text areas
JavaScript Variables
Validating Checkboxes
The HTML DOM
JavaScript Objects, Methods and Properties
Basic Rules
Storing User-Entered Data
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 ... Using RequireJS with jQuery
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Don't Act on Absent Elements
$.ajax Options
Comparison Operators
Data Methods
Changing the Duration of Built-in Effects
Selecting Elements
Unbinding Delegated Events
Breaking and Continuing
Working with Selections
Plugins-
A Is for Asynchronous
Event Helpers
Key Concepts
Traversing
Data Types
JavaScript Basics-
About Custom Events
Feature and Browser Detection
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 ... Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
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HTML5 and CSS3 Getting Started with jQuery
Buttons and Linking Pages
Accessibility Support
Creating Your Own Plugin
Themes and Swatches
Lists and Buttons
Page Transitions
Sending SMS Texts
plugin Architecture
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Data-role
Overriding Themes with Custom CSS Plugins
Overview
Progressive Enhancement
Sliders
Collapsible Blocks Events
Microsoft Access
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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In this two day course we teach participants how to design, build and use a Microsoft Access relational database. The syllabus will cover working with tables, queries, reports, forms and macros. The progresses from introductory level to advanced topics.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Creating and Using Reports
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Multi Table Queries
Navigation Pane Protection
Adding Transactional Records
Data Validation
Macros on Forms
Adding Records to a Table
Action Queries
DIY Forms
Modifying Table Structures
Aggregation Queries
Macro Techniques
An Introduction to VBA
Getting to Know Access
Parameter Queries
Formatting Tables
Creating and Using Macros
Querying Techniques
Using a Navigation Form
Modifying Forms
Working With Records
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 ... Creating a Sub Procedure
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Debugging Code
Why Program in Access?
Calling Procedures
Understanding the Err Object
Working with Methods
Declaring Variables
Understanding Errors
Understanding Data Types
Understanding Constants
Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
Setting Break Expressions
Working with Inline Error Handling
Understanding Objects
Understanding Error Handling
Understanding Modules
Stepping through Code
Using the With Statement
Considering Variable Scope and Lifetime Together
Guidelines for use of Branching Structures
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 ... Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
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Loading into Excel
Understand the M interface.
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Loading Data
Importing, Transforming, and Loading Data into Excel and Power Pivot
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Understanding the Issues
Loading into Power Pivot
Course topics include- INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUERY
Working with Folders and Files
Importing Data
Summarising WORKING WITH THE POWER QUERY LANGUAGE “M”
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
Combining Worksheets
Grouping Options
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Using Ranges in Excel
Understand working with relational data.
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
Introduction to DAX
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Mathematical Functions
PowerPivot Data Model
Statistical Functions
Introduction to DAX
Date Functions
Exploring Data Types
Many-to-Many Relationships
Filter Functions
Information Functions
Working with Calendars
Explaining Syntax
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
The CALCULATE Function
Utilizing Operators
Aggregation Functions
Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
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 ... Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
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Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Importing data into Power BI
Managing a Power BI solution
The Power BI Interface
Connecting to Power BI data
Creating Power BI reports
Power BI desktop queries
Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
The developer API
Create a Power BI dashboard
Power BI embedded
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Create calculated columns, calculated tables and measures. Interactive Data Visualisations
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
Using the Power BI mobile app
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
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 ... Configure Measure Group Properties
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Calculations using the Business Intelligence Wizard
Create Remote Partitions
Move an Analysis Services Database
Data Source object permissions
Deployment Requirements and Considerations for Analysis Services Deployment
Create a Dimension by Using an Existing Table
Define Logical Primary Keys in a Data Source View
Error Configuration Roles and Permissions
Replace a Table or a Named Query in a Data Source View
Define a Referenced Relationship and Referenced Relationship Properties
Delete a Data Source View Dimensions
Define a Data Source View
Tools and Approaches for Processing
Configure Analysis Services Project Properties
Create a Time Dimension by Generating a Time Table
Set Partition Storage
Deploy Analysis Services Projects
Partition Writeback Calculations
Ragged Hierarchies
Attach and Detach Analysis Services Databases
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 ... Deploy from SQL Server Data Tools Manage Tabular Model Databases
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Object-level security
Connect to a tabular model database
Row filter mappings
Manage Roles by using SSMS
DAX formula compatibility in DirectQuery mode Tables and Columns
Database Process Partitions in the Workspace Database Perspectives
Import Data
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Version comparison
Analyze in Excel
Define partitions in DirectQuery models
Create a Calculated Column
Add a table Delete a Table
Add sample data to DirectQuery models
Add columns to a table
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSDT
Data sources supported in SSAS tabular 2016 Create Tabular Models
Delete a Column
Specify Mark as Date Table for use with Time Intelligence
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 SQL Server Integration Services Data Typing
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Moving Data with Data Flow
Using Package Hierarchies: Parent Child
Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Using the Best Practices Debugging SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Using Expressions in Packages Containers
Define and Use Variables and Parameters
Coding the Script Task
Utilizing Data Preparation Tasks
SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
Looping and Sequence Tasks
Examining the SSIS Engine
Understanding Parameters SQL Server Integration Services Tools
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
Utilizing Container Loops Performing Joins
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
Understanding Variables
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Creating SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Managing with Control Flow
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 ... Visualizing Your Company Report Templates
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Utilizing Data Sources
Examining Parameters
Understanding HTML5 and Textboxes
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
Utilizing Chart Wizard
Using Tables
Understanding Report Parts
Understanding Visualizations
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Exploring Subscriptions
Exploring the Report Builder Interface
Planning Your Reports
SQL Server Report Builder Basic Reports
Formatting Reports
Understanding Variances Between SQL Versions
Mastering Data Region(s)
Working with Expressions
Working with Map 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 ... Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
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Create a report using report builder or report designer.
Topics include Introduction to Reporting Services
Report caching, snapshots, and comments
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
Configuring data access with report designer
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Preparing data for mobile reports
Creating a report with the report wizard
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Overview of mobile reports
Configuring data access with report builder
Reporting services components
Images and charts
Work with expressions and embedded code.
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Drilldown and drill through Sharing Reporting Services Reports
Use databars, sparklines, and indicators in reports Summarising Report Data
Schedules
Introduction to reporting services
Extend reporting services functionality with external assemblies.
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 ... Working with LOBs
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The DBMS_LOB Package
System Triggers
Associative Array Collections
Maintaining Triggers
Stored Subprograms
Exception Handling
Internal LOBs
Cursors
Maintaining Stored Programs
Stored Procedures and Functions
Assignment and Conversions
Privileges for Stored Programs
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 UPDATE Statement
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Modifying Table Definitions
Conversion Functions
Buffer Manipulation Commands
Regular Expression Functions
Using SQL Functions
Using Oracle SQL*Plus
Constraints
Sequences
Synonyms
Updatable Views
Other Database Objects
Review of Relational Database Terminology
Sample Database
Nulls and DISTINCT
SQL*Plus
Correlated Subqueries
Pattern Matching: LIKE and REGEXP_LIKE
The DELETE statement
SQL
- 2 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This short intensive SQL (Structured Query Language) course assumes no prior knowledge. Candidates will learn how to write SQL queries which can extract filtered, grouped and aggregated data from a relational database. The course also covers creating tables, views, updating, inserting and deleting data. This course focuses on core SQL which is applicable to almost all database platforms.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Multi-table Joins
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Columns
Aliases
Case Sensitivity
Renaming Tables
Relational Database Management System
Aggregate Functions
Foreign Keys
Outer Joins
Primary Keys
The BETWEEN Operator
Dropping Stored Procedures
Using CASE Inserting, Updating and Deleting Records
Sorting By a Single Column
Adding and Dropping Columns
Creating Tables
Primary Keys
Simple SELECT Statements
Selecting Specific Columns
Calculated Fields
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 ... Deploy SSIS Packages
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Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
Track Changed Data Managing Data Flow
Execute Packages from Different Control Flow Working with Dynamic Variables
Overview of Data Warehouse Components
Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Debug Package Execution Components
Work with Windows Azure
Create an SSIS Project
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Create Dimensions
Create Expressions with Variables
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Examine MSI Packages
Create Fact Tables
Configure the Package Execution Strategy
Introduction to Data Analysis and Reporting Concepts Creating Dimensions and Changing Granularity of Dimensions
Profile OLTP Data
Add Packages to an SSIS Project Managing Control Flow
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 ... Work with PIVOT and UNPIVOT
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Overview of SQL Server
Perform Advanced Filtering Querying Data from Multiple Tables
Configure User-Defined Functions (UDF)
Sort the Queried Data
Work with the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
Create Queries Using Built-in Functions
Modifying Data
Manage Query Plans
Create Queries Using Join Algorithms
Work with System Databases
Work with Predicates
Update Data
Work with Variables and Batches
Work with Window Functions
Work with Binary Data Types
Combine Data Using Simple Joins
Manage Stored Procedures
Work with Set Operators
Write CASE Expressions Working with SQL Data Types
Work with System Catalog Views Optimizing Query Performance
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