Queries with Microsoft SQL Server

In the course Queries with Microsoft SQL Server, participants learn the syntax and use of the query language SQL in the context of a Microsoft SQL Server database.

SQL Intro

After an introduction to relational databases, the SQL standard and Microsoft SQL, the Microsoft SQL Server installation, environment and tooling are discussed. Like other DBMS systems, Microsoft SQL Server has added extra features of its own to standard SQL and these are also discussed in the course.

SQL Data Definition

In the first place, it will be discussed how SQL statements can be created and executed in Microsoft SQL Server. Subsequently, the various components of SQL are discussed step-by-step, such as Data Definition Language with CREATE TABLE and Data Manipulation Language with INSERT and UPDATE.

SQL Select Queries

Next attention is paid to writing SELECT queries. This includes clauses such as WHERE, ORDER BY, LIKE and BETWEEN .. AND. The grouping of data by means of GROUP and HAVING clauses is also on the program of the course.

SQL Functions

The various standard SQL functions are also discussed. Among other things, the mathematical, conversion and aggregation functions for calculating sum and average are treated. Attention is also paid to Microsoft SQL Server specific functions for table expressions, window ranking and pivoting.

Transactions

Microsoft SQL Server supports referential and transactional integrity. In that respect, the relationship between primary and foreign keys and restrictive and cascading foreign keys is covered. The course will also discuss how Microsoft SQL Server handles transactions, the commit and rollback statements and how to prevent data corruption in Microsoft SQL Server.

Join

Next it is covered how to combine data from different tables by means of joins. The various types of joins such as inner joins, left outer joins, right joins, right outer joins and full outer joins are discussed. Finally, attention is paid to the application of SET operators such as UNION and INTERSECT and the command line interface of Microsoft SQL Server is also treated.

Audience Course Queries with Microsoft SQL Server

 The course Queries with Microsoft SQL Server is designed for developers, database administrators and other interested parties who wish to learn and use Microsoft SQL.

Prerequisites Course Queries with Microsoft SQL Server

This course has no specific requirements. General knowledge of system development and databases is beneficial to a good understanding.

Realization Training Queries with Microsoft SQL Server

The theory is treated on the basis of presentation slides. Demos are used to explain the theory. There is ample opportunity to practice. The course works with the newest Microsoft SQL Server version but is also suitable for other Microsoft SQL Server versions. The course times are from 9.30 to 16.30.

Certification Queries with Microsoft SQL Server

Participants receive an official certificate Queries with Microsoft SQL Server after successful completion of the course.

Modules

Module 1 : Microsoft SQL Server Intro

• Databases
• DBMS Systems
• Types of Database Models
• Entities and relationships
• Relational databases
• MS SQL Server tools
• Installing MS SQL Server
• SQL Server versions

Module 2 : SQL Introduction

• SQL Foundations
• Transact SQL
• Connection Navigator
• Creating and Using Connections
• Data Types
• Statements and execution
• Table Expressions
• Stored Procedures

Module 3 : Data Definition

• CREATE TABLE
• Specifying Columns
• ALTER TABLE
• NULL and Default Values
• DROP COLUMN
• DROP TABLE
• PURGE
• Virtual Columns

Module 4 : Data Manipulatie

• Data Manipulation Language
• Transaction control
• Inserting rows
• INSERT statement
• Updating rows
• UPDATE statement
• DELETE statement
• TRUNCATE TABLE
• DML on virtual columns

Module 5 : SQL Queries

• Selecting rows
• SELECT statement
• FROM clause
• Specifying conditions
• WHERE clause
• Sorting with ORDER BY
• NULLs, FIRST, LAST
• Removing Doubles
• BETWEEN, IN, ANY, ALL

Module 6 : Grouping

• GROUP BY clause
• Filtering groups
• HAVING clause
• Operators
• String and Date Operators
• Concatenate operator
• Window Ranking
• Offset Functions
• Operators for intervals

Module 7 : Functions

• Function of column values
• Using functions
• SELECT clause functions
• WHERE clause functions
• GROUP BY clause functions
• HAVING clause functions
• ORDER BY clause functions
• String and Arithmetic functions
• Date and Conversion functions
• National Language Support
• Implementing Pivoting
• Cast

Module 8 : Joins

• Joining Multiple Tables
• Normal Joins
• Outer Join
• Inner join
• Natural join
• ANSI outer join
• Cross join
• Multiple join conditions
• Subselections
• Sub Queries
• Transactions
• Error Handling

Module 9 : SET Operators

• SET Operatoren
• UNION
• UNION ALL
• INTERSECT
• MINUS
• Nesting of SET operators
• Grouping Sets
• Connect statement
• SQL buffer
• Storing statements
• Spool files
• Transaction control