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This two-day, hands-on course covers everything database administrators and developers need to know to query SQL Server databases using SELECT statements ranging from simple to complex, and use INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements to modify and maintain data. Creating and using of VIEWS is also covered, along with accessing data through stored procedures and user-defined functions.
Course Outline
Quick Intro to SQL Query Basics
- Establish baseline knowledge required elsewhere in course
- Elements of the SELECT statement
- Optional clauses
- Learn how to learn more,
efficiently and effectively
Advanced SQL Query Tactics
- Everything you need to know about JOINS
- UNION queries
- GROUP BY queries
- Sub-queries
Data Manipulation Statements
- Insert statements
- Update statements
- Delete statements
- Manipulation over JOINs
Working with Views
- Nature and purpose of views
- Creating and modifying view
- Limitations and cautions
Calling Stored Procedures and Functions
- Calling a procedure for effect versus data
- Using parameters
- Calling a user-defined function
Task-Oriented Queries
- Finding unmatched or missing records
- Finding duplicates
- Calculating running sums
- Changing a primary key
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