This two-day, hands-on SQL 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.

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Database Administrators en Database Developers.

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Be familiar with a programming or scripting language and understand relational databases and the concept of data normalization.

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