Querying Data with Transact-SQL (MS-20761)

 

Course Overview

This course is designed to introduce students to Transact-SQL. It is designed in such a way that the first three days can be taught as a course to students requiring the knowledge for other courses in the SQL Server curriculum.

This was retired by Microsoft on 31 December 2021 and is now offered by Fast Lane as a workshop with the same curriculum. You will receive a textbook as supplemental material.

Who should attend

The main purpose of the course is to give students a good understanding of the Transact-SQL language which is used by all SQL Server-related disciplines; namely, Database Administration, Database Development and Business Intelligence. As such, the primary target audience for this course is: Database Administrators, Database Developers and BI professionals.

Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of relational databases.
  • Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe key capabilities and components of SQL Server 2016.
  • Describe T-SQL, sets, and predicate logic.
  • Write a single table SELECT statement.
  • Write a multi-table SELECT statement.
  • Write SELECT statements with filtering and sorting.
  • Describe how SQL Server uses data types.
  • Write DML statements.
  • Write queries that use built-in functions.
  • Write queries that aggregate data.
  • Write subqueries.
  • Create and implement views and table-valued functions.
  • Use set operators to combine query results.
  • Write queries that use window ranking, offset, and aggregate functions.
  • Transform data by implementing pivot, unpivot, rollup and cube.
  • Create and implement stored procedures.
  • Add programming constructs such as variables, conditions, and loops to T-SQL code.

Course Content

  • Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Introduction to T-SQL Querying
  • Writing SELECT Queries
  • Querying Multiple Tables
  • Sorting and Filtering Data
  • Working with SQL Server 2016 Data Types
  • Using DML to Modify Data
  • Using Built-In Functions
  • Grouping and Aggregating Data
  • Using Subqueries
  • Using Table Expressions
  • Using Set Operators
  • Using Windows Ranking, Offset, and Aggregate Functions
  • Pivoting and Grouping Sets
  • Executing Stored Procedures
  • Programming with T-SQL
  • Implementing Error Handling
  • Implementing Transactions

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
5 days

Price
  • 2,490.— €
Classroom Training

Duration
5 days

Price
  • Germany: 2,490.— €
  • Switzerland: CHF 3,240.—

Schedule

FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course):   Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

German

Time zone: Central European Time (CET)   ±1 hour

Online Training
Classroom option: Frankfurt
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) Course language: German
Online Training
Classroom option: Munich
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) Course language: German
Online Training
Classroom option: Berlin
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) Course language: German
Online Training
Classroom option: Frankfurt
Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) Course language: German
Online Training
Classroom option: Hamburg
Time zone: Central European Time (CET) Course language: German
FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course):   Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

Germany

Frankfurt Course language: German
Munich Course language: German
Berlin Course language: German
Frankfurt Course language: German
Hamburg Course language: German

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