SQL Server 2005 includes a rich set of tools that go beyond the basics of querying and manipulating data. In this course, you’ll learn about the features that are available in SQL Server, how to design and create a database, and how to build basic queries using Transact-SQL, the language of SQL Server. You’ll learn about the new enhancements to the Transact-SQL programming language and how programmers can now use .NET languages like C# and Visual Basic to build database objects.
SQL Training Audience:
Those wanting a more thorough understanding of SQL Server 2005.
SQL Training Prerequisites
No prior experience with Microsoft SQL Server is required. Some programming experience is helpful, but not required.
SQL Training Course duration
1 days
SQL Training Course outline
A Tour of SQL Server 2005
- SQL Server 2005 Editions, Components, and Tools
- Editions
- Server Components
- Management Tools
- Documentation and Samples
- Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Connecting Management Studio
- The Object Explorer
- Exploring the Sample Databases
- Database Objects
- Working with Tables and Queries
- Creating Tables
- Creating a View
- Generating Scripts
- New Transact-SQL Features
- Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
- Ranking Functions
- TOP(n) and APPLY
- PIVOT
- FOR XML PATH
- Try/Catch Error Handling
- Using EXECUTE AS
- Using Snapshot Isolation
- Running CLR Code in SQL Server 2005
- Business Intelligence Services
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS)
- Reporting Services
- Analysis Services (SSAS)
Installing SQL Server 2005
- Preparation for Installation
- Hardware and Software Requirements
- Multiple Instances
- Upgrading an Earlier Version
- Considerations
- Upgrade Advisor
- Installation Steps
- Installing Prerequisites
- System Configuration Checks
- Customizing the Installation
- Performing the Installation
- Configuring the Server
- SQL Server Configuration Manager
- SQL Server Surface Area Configuration Tools
- Server Configuration
Designing and Creating a Database
- Relational Database Design Principles
- The Origins of Relational Design
- Data Normalization
- Understanding Referential Integrity
- Beyond Normalization
- Implementing the Design
- Database Storage
- Creating Databases
- Modifying Database Options
- Creating Tables
- Creating Constraints
- Triggers
- Creating Indexes
- Using Database Diagrams
Data Selection Queries
- Understanding Transact-SQL
- Schemas and Naming in SQL Server 2005
- The SELECT Statement
- Selecting All Columns
- Concatenating Columns
- Naming Columns
- Using DISTING to Limit Values
- The WHERE Clause
- Transact-SQL Comparison Operators
- The LIKE Operator
- The BETWEEN Operator
- Using IS NULL to Test for Nulls
- Multiple Conditions with AND, OR, and NOT
- Operator Precedence
- Using the IN Operator
- Using ORDER BY to Sort Data
- Sorting on a Single Column
- Sorting by Multiple Columns
- Sorting with Expression
- The GROUP BY Clause
- ‘Aggregate Functions
- Counting Rows
- Counting Columns
- Counting with a WHERE Clause
- Using GROUP BY
- Using ORDER BY with GROUP BY
- Using HAVING with GROUP BY
- TOP Values Queries
- Joining Tables
- Cross Joins (Cartesian Products)
- The Use of Keys in Joining
- Join Notation
- Inner Joins
- Outer Joins
- Self Joins
Modifying Data
- Modifying Data
- Inserting Data
- Inserting a Single Value
- Inserting Multiple Values
- Inserting Multiple Rows
- Creating a New Table Using SELECT INTO
- Temporary Tables
- Using Bulk Copy to Insert Data
- Updating Data
- Updating a Single Row
- Updating Multiple Rows and Columns
- Updating from Another Table
- Updating with TOP
- Updating Large Value Types with UPDATE.WRITE
- Deleting Data
- Deleting a Single Row
- Deleting Multiple Rows
- Understanding Transaction Isolation
- Isolation Level Explained
- Blocking and Deadlocks
- Using Snapshot Isolation
Working with SQL Server Management Studio
- Getting Starting with SSMS
- Connecting to Management Studio
- Configuring SSMS Options
- SSMS Toolbars
- Overview of SSMS Menu Options
- Configuring SSMS Windows
- Exploring the Object Explorer
- Right-Click Menu Options
- Server and Database Objects
- Displaying and Filtering Objects
- Finding Objects
- Editing Database Objects in the SSMS Designers
- Working with the Query Editor
- Displaying Multiple Code Windows
- Formatting and Editing Code
- Scripting with SSMS
- Executing Queries
- Creating Projects and Solutions
- Working Offline
- Using SQL Server Books Online
- Getting Help in SSMS
