20761 Querying Data with Transact-SQL – Melbourne

This course is designed to introduce participants to Transact-SQL. It is designed in such a way that the first three (3) days can be taught as a course to participants requiring the knowledge for other courses in the SQL Server curriculum. Days 4 & 5 teach the remaining skills required to take exam 70-761.

Overview

This course is designed to introduce participants to Transact-SQL. It is designed in such a way that the first three (3) days can be taught as a course to participants requiring the knowledge for other courses in the SQL Server curriculum.

Days 4 & 5 teach the remaining skills required to take exam 70-761.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for Database Administrators, Database Developers, and Business Intelligence professionals.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the basic architecture and concepts of Microsoft SQL Server 2016.
• Understand the similarities and differences between Transact-SQL and other computer languages.
• Write SELECT queries
• Query multiple tables
• Sort and filter data
• Describe the use of data types in SQL Server
• Modify data using TransactSQL
• Use built-in functions
• Group and aggregate data
• Use subqueries
• Use table expressions
• Use set operators
• Use window ranking, offset and aggregate functions
• Implement pivoting and grouping sets
• Execute stored procedures
• Program with T-SQL
• Implement error handling
• Implement transactions

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this course, participants must have, in addition to their professional experience:

• A working knowledge of relational databases
• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality