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 will receives course practice files and course resources that can be referenced post training. If delegates have have questions about after the course they are welcome to contact the course Tutor. This post training support is ongoing.
Enable Technology training courses are delivered as instructor led courses. Enable Technology courses can be delivered onsite at your premises. We bring a fully equipped training lab with us. The course could also be scheduled at a socially distanced site near you in the Midlands. Every course can be modified to meet your bespoke requirements.
This course can also be delivered in a virtual classroom. Delegates can log into a scheduled course, watch the tutor demonstrate tasks, ask questions and share their own screen.
We have operated primarily in the West Midlands for twenty years. Some of our clients are Dollond & Aitchison Limited, GKN PLC, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Nationwide Building Society Limited, West Bromwich Building Society, Unipart Group, Birmingham City University and Vodafone Group Services.
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 ... Protect Worksheets and Workbooks Automating Workbook Functionality
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Forecast Data Trends
Use Links and External References
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Scenarios
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Use the Goal Seek Feature
Trace Cells
Consolidate Data Sharing and Protecting Workbooks
Apply Data Validation
Use Lookup Functions
Watch and Evaluate Formulas Forecasting Data
Determine Potential Outcomes Using Data Tables
Search for Invalid Data and Formulas with Errors
Work with Macros Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing
Collaborate on a Workbook
Use 3-D References
Excel 365 Basic
- 1 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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In this course, you will learn fundamental Excel skills. You will:
Familiarize yourself with Excel's layout, its various parts, its commands, and its terminology.
Outline Excel's abilities to quickly, efficiently, and accurately calculate data.
Update worksheets without throwing away all of the valuable work you've already done.
Format a worksheet and organize your data.
Print workbooks.
Manage the overall structure of your workbooks. - Some of the training topics covered include ... Navigate in Excel for the Web
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Use Excel Commands
Apply Text Formats
Apply Colors, Borders, and Styles
Create and Save a Basic Workbook
Configure Headers and Footers Managing Workbooks
Adjust Cells, Columns, and Rows
Insert Functions
Apply Number Formats
Align Cell Contents
Search for and Replace Data
Preview and Print a Workbook
Manage Workbook Properties
Apply Basic Conditional Formatting Printing Workbooks
Getting Started with Excel
Set Up the Page Layout
Enter Cell Data Performing Calculations
Manage Workbook and Worksheet Views
Manage Worksheets
Navigate the Excel User Interface
Use Proofing and Research Tools Formatting 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 ... Filter Data
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Analyze PivotTable Data
Working with Functions Work with Ranges
Work with Date and Time Functions
Apply Intermediate Conditional Formatting
Work with Text Functions Working with Lists
Outline and Subtotal Data Analyzing Data
Query Data with Database Functions
Create and Modify Tables
Use Specialized Functions
Sort Data
Create a PivotTable
Filter Data by Using Timelines and Slicers
Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting Visualizing Data with Charts
Work with Logical Functions
Create Charts
Present Data with PivotCharts
Use Advanced Chart Features Using PivotTables and PivotCharts
Modify and Format Charts
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 the Data Model
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Creating a New Query From a File
Rearranging and Sorting Fields
Understanding Power Pivot
Working With Measure Fields
Working With Scenes
Filtering Data
Understanding Power Map
Understanding Get & Transform
Creating a Timeline
Creating a Calculated Field
Adding More Power Views
Filtering in Power View
Working With Time Settings
Adding Power View to the Ribbon
Creating a New Query From the Web
Working With Mapping Confidence
Working With Data Model Fields
Connecting to a Data Source
Working With Scene Options
Changing a Power Pivot View
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 ... Using Intrinsic Functions
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Creating a Standard Module
Navigating the Excel Object Hierarchy
Running a Macro
Stepping through Code
Using the Object Browser
Working with Forms and Controls
Using the For Each...Next Structure
Controlling Program Execution
Understanding the Development Environment
Naming Procedures
Determining the Value of Expressions
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Understanding PivotTables
Creating a PivotTable Using Worksheet Data
Understanding Objects
Understanding Objects
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 Objects, Methods and Properties
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ParseFloat() and parseInt()
A Loosely-typed Language
Number(object)
Passing Values to Functions
User-defined Functions
Dot Notation
Conditionals
Function Syntax
JavaScript Syntax
isNaN(object)
Validating Select Menus
Arrays
Working with Images
JavaScript Variables
Backward Compatibility
Validating a Registration Form
The getElementById() Method
Built-In JavaScript Objects
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 ... Manipulating Attributes
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Data Types
JavaScript Basics-
Closures
GET vs. Post
About Custom Events
Ajax Events
Attributes
Don't Treat jQuery as a Black Box
Connecting Events to Run Only Once
Creating New Elements
Using CSS Classes for Styling
Feature and Browser Detection
Working with Selections
Self-executing Anonymous Functions
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 ... PhoneGap
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Using Others' Plugins
Video The Theme Framework
Accessibility Support
Buttons and Linking Pages
Ajax-driven Page Navigation
Making Calls
Collapsible Blocks Events
Overview
Creating Your Own Plugin
Supported Devices/OSs/Browsers
Dialogs Widgets and UI
Orientation (Portrait/Landscape)
Dialogs
Basic Page Template
Themes and Swatches
Sliders
Hosting vs. CDN
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 ... Understanding VBA
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Relational Database Design
Creating Queries
Creating a Relational Database
Modifying Table Structures
Data Validation
Database Security
Creating a Lookup Database
DIY Forms
Designing a Lookup Database
Importing and Exporting Records
Querying Techniques
Adding Records to a Table
Modifying Forms
Multi Table Queries
Setting Table Relationships
Macros on Forms
Macro Techniques
Creating and Using Reports
Navigation Pane Protection
Adding Transactional Records
Microsoft Access Programming Using VBA
- 3 day course
- Location: Midlands
- Telephone on 01952 938014
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This three day short intensive course introduces candidates to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming. We don't assume any prior programming experience. Candidates will learn how to build and use user defined functions, manipulate data, build switchboards and fully automate Microsoft Access applications.
- Some of the training topics covered include ... Working with Variable Lifetime
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Specifying a Recordset Cursor Type
Organizing Code and Procedures
Declaring Variables
Using the Object Browser
Creating a Sub Procedure
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Understanding the Form Object
Using the For Each...Next Structure
Specifying a Recordset Cursor Location - Optional
Understanding Data Types
Understanding Errors
Debugging Code
Understanding the Development Environment
Locking Records for Updating
Understanding Procedures
Understanding Recordset Cursor Properties - Optional
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 ... Transforming Data
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Working with Folders and Files
Importing Data
Loading into Power Pivot
Combining Worksheets
Power Query Interface
Understanding the Issues
Performing Merges
Understanding and Handling Special Situations
Understand and utilize merges. LOADING YOUR DATA
Understanding Data Types WORKING WITH CSV, TXT AND EXCEL WORKSHEETS
Data Sources GROUPING AND SUMMARISING WITH POWER QUERY
Understand Power Query formulas.
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional.
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Grouping Options
Using PivotTables CONNECTING TO DATABASES
Loading into Power BI Desktop
Appending Operations
Using Ranges in Excel
Understand and perform importing from SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. PERFORMING MERGES
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 ... Relational Functions Understanding Evaluation Contexts
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Conversion Functions
Explaining Syntax
Date Functions
Multiple Table Evaluation Context Working with Dates
Aggregation Functions
Logical Functions
Single Table Evaluation Context
The CALCULATE Function
Statistical Functions
Many-to-Many Relationships
Understanding Values
Handling Errors Using DAX Functions
Introduction to DAX
Using Multiple Calendars Utilising Advanced DAX Functionality
Exploring Data Types
Mathematical Functions
Information Functions
Text Functions
Working with Calendars
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 ... Viewing reports from Excel files Shaping and Combining Data
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Connecting to Power BI data
Power BI embedded
Use Power BI direct connectivity to access data in Azure SQL data warehouse
Managing a Power BI solution
Combine data together from tables in your dataset. Modeling data
Using databases as a data source for Power BI
Understand the DAX syntax and use DAX functions to enhance your dataset.
Using the Power BI mobile app
Importing data into Power BI
Using Excel as a data source for Power BI
Overview of the Power BI Data Model. Using Power BI
Power BI desktop queries
Topics covered include- Introducing Power BI
Direct connectivity from Power BI desktop
Direct connectivity from the Power BI service
Create a Power BI dashboard
Shape data using formatting and transformations.
Use Power Bi desktop to create interactive data visualisations. Direct Connectivity
Custom visuals Power BI mobile app
Use Power BI with SQL Server Analysis Services data, including Analysis services models running in multidimentional mode. The Developer API
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 ... Tools and Approaches for Processing
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Move an Analysis Services Database
Change a Partition Source
Define Named Queries in a Data Source View
Configure Analysis Services Project Properties
Processing Options and Settings
Define Assignments and Other Script Commands
Modify or Delete in Solution Explorer Database Dimensions
Create a Time Dimension by Generating a Time Table
Replace a Table or a Named Query in a Data Source View
Create Local Partitions
Define a Data Source View
Create Remote Partitions
Use Aggregate Functions
Explore Data in a Data Source View
Database permissions
Add a Standard Action
Add or Remove Tables or Views in a Data Source View
Set Data Source Properties
Create Named Sets
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 ... Create and Manage Measures KPIs
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Manage Roles by using SSMS
Connect to a tabular model database
Test a model in DirectQuery mode
Delete a Column
Create a New Tabular Model Project
Add sample data to DirectQuery models
Create and Manage Tabular Model Partitions
Process Database, Table, or Partition
Hide or freeze columns
Tabular model designer
Create a Calculated Column
Add a table Delete a Table
Restore from Power Pivot
Import from Analysis Services
Delete Relationships
Bi-directional cross filters Calculations
Data types supported
Enable DirectQuery mode in SSMS
Change table, column
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 ... SQL Server Integration Services Architecture
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Working with Advanced Logging and Reporting
Utilizing Container Loops Performing Joins
Creating Dynamic Packages
Utilizing Sequences in a Container
Working in the Explore Window
Understanding Parameters SQL Server Integration Services Tools
Understanding Variables
Utilizing Connection Managers SQL Server Integration Services Tasks
Understanding Deployment Strategies
Examining the SSIS Engine
Using the Workflow Tasks
Data Loading with the Analysis Services Tasks
Choosing the Script Task or Script Component
Utilizing Cache Modes in Joins Tuning SQL Server Integration Services Packages
Working with XML
Optimizing Sources for Extraction
Moving Data with Data Flow
Define and Use Variables and Parameters
Examining the Transformation and Other Tasks Variables, Parameters and Expressions
Performing Joins with the Lookup Transformation
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 ... Creating Subreports and Drillthrough Reports
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Utilizing Chart Wizard
Working with Expressions
Utilizing Dynamic Headers and Footers
SQL Server Report Builder Graphics
Exploring Matrix
Understanding Report Parts
Planning Your Reports
Exploring Table or Matrix Wizard
Mastering Data Region(s)
Understanding Variances Between SQL Versions
Examining Management
Utilizing Charts
Exploring Subscriptions
Understanding Visualizations
Working with Map Wizard
Understanding HTML5 and Textboxes
Examining Security
Introduction to SQL Server Report Builder
SQL Server Report Builder Advanced Reporting
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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Configuring data access with report builder
Overview of mobile reports
Integrate reporting services with other software Designing Reports for Tablets and Mobile Devices
Implementing report filters and parameters Visualizsng Data with Report Services
Reporting services tools Reporting Services Data Sources
Data filters
Secure access to reports by using authentication, permissions, and SSL encryption.
Sorting and grouping
Create a report using report builder or report designer.
Schedules
Report parameters
Report sub-reports
Using Datasets Creating Paginated Reports
Work with expressions and embedded code.
Creating a report with the report wizard
Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Reporting services components
Drillthrough in mobile reports
Report subscription and delivery Administering Reporting Services
Publish a report to reporting services Working with Reporting Services Data
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 ... Records and Collections
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Declaring Variables
Dependencies and Validation
Comments and Labels
Using Nested TABLEs
Maintaining PL/SQL Code
SQLCODE and SQLERRM
Creating Packages
Conditional Statements CASE
Cascading Triggers and Mutating Tables
Oracle-Supplied Packages
Date Intervals
REF CURSOR Variables
The Package Interface and Implementation
Datatypes
Stored Subprograms
Cursor Parameters
Creating a Stored Procedure
Creating a Stored Function
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 ... Constraints
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SQL*Plus LOB Support
Loading Tables From External Sources
Subqueries
Datatypes
Sequences
Oracle Pseudocolumns
Oracle Versioning and History
Joining Tables
Conversion Functions
Buffer Manipulation Commands
Tailoring Your SQL*Plus Environment
Running SQL*Plus Scripts
The Aggregate Functions
SQL Queries - Joins
Outer Joins
Intervals
NULL Values
Self Joins
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 ... Outer Joins
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Checking for Inequality
Simple SELECT Statements
The BETWEEN Operator
Creating Views
Dropping Stored Procedures
Foreign Keys
Sorting By Multiple Columns
Adding and Dropping Columns
Whitespace and Semi-colons
Common Date Functions Subqueries, Joins and Unions
Creating Tables
CASE syntax
Selecting All Columns in All Rows
Dropping Views
DELETE
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 ... Perform Transformation Tasks
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Cleanse Data Using DQS Managing SSIS Package Execution
Secure Packages
Troubleshoot Package Failures Deploying Packages
Debug Package Execution Components
Introduction to Data Warehouses
Examine MSI Packages
Create an SSIS Project
Execute Packages from Different Control Flow Working with Dynamic Variables
Configure MDS
Examine Data Warehousing Concepts
Install Integration Services Working with Integration Services
Change Granularity Creating Fact Tables and Columnstore Indexes
Create Fact Tables
Create Columnstore Indexes Implementing Data Warehouses in SQL Server 2012
Profile OLTP Data
Securing Packages and Databases
Work with Windows Azure
Overview of Data Warehouses
Create Package Templates Implementing Data Flow
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 the XML Data Type Sorting and Filtering Data
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Work with System Catalog Views Optimizing Query Performance
Group and Aggregate Data Programming in T-SQL
Work with String and Numeric Data Types
Assign Aliases Using Queries
Work with System Databases
Control Program Flow
Filter the Queried Results
Delete Data
Work with Subqueries
Work with Variables and Batches
Analyze Data from Query Plans
Manage Query Plans
Work with Data Access Technologies Implementing Stored Procedures
Overview of SQL Server
Work with Set Operators
Work with Dynamic SQL Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions
Manage Transactions Querying SQL Server System Metadata
Getting Started with SQL Server 2012
Work with Advanced Functions Working with PIVOT, UNPIVOT, and Grouping Sets
Write SELECT Statements
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