Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL.

Target Audience
This course provides students with the technical skills required to write basic Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. It is intended for SQL Server database administrators, implementers, system engineers, and developers who are responsible for writing queries

Pre-Requisites
Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:Experience using a Microsoft Windows operating system.An understanding of basic relational database concepts, including logical and physical database design, data integrity concepts, relationships between tables and columns (primary key and foreign key, one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many), how data is stored in tables (rows and columns).For students who do not meet these prerequisites, the following course provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills:Course 1609, Designing Data Services and Data ModelsFamiliarity with the role of the database administrator.

Purpose
At the end of the course, students will be able to describe the uses of and ways to execute the Transact-SQL language, use querying tools, write SELECT queries to retrieve data, group and summarize data by using Transact-SQL, join data from multiple tables, write queries that retrieve and modify data by using subqueries, modify data in tables, query text fields with full-text search, describe how to create programming objects

Course outline

1. Introduction to Transact-SQL
2. Using Transact-SQL Querying Tools
3. Retrieving Data
4. Grouping and Summarizing Data
5. Joining Multiple Tables
6. Working with Subqueries
7. Modifying Data
8. Querying Full-Text Indexes
9. Introduction to Programming Objects

Supplementary InformationThis course is now 8 years old!! Runs on SQL 2000 ( 3 releases back) but no MOC covers this content for SQL2005 or 2008. Have had both novice users and users with a fair amount of experience. That is fine as long as you don't get both together!! Module 1:Introduction to Transact-SQL

• The Transact-SQL Programming Language
• Types of Transact-SQL Statements
• Transact-SQL Syntax Elements
• Using SQL Server Books Online

• Differentiate between Transact-SQL and ANSI-SQL.
  
• Describe the basic types of Transact-SQL.
  
• Describe the syntax elements of Transact-SQL.
  

Module 2:Using Transact-SQL Querying Tools

• SQL Query Analyzer
• Using the Object Browser Tool in SQL Query Analyzer
• Using the osql Utility
• Executing Transact-SQL Statements
• Creating and Executing Transact-SQL Scripts

• Describe the basic functions of SQL Query Analyzer.
  
• Describe how to use the Object Browser tool in SQL Query Analyzer.
  
• Describe how to use the templates in SQL Query Analyzer.
  
• Describe how to use the osql command-line utility.
  
• Execute Transact-SQL statements in various ways.
  

Module 3:Retrieving Data

• Retrieving Data by Using the SELECT Statement
• Filtering Data
• Formatting Result Sets
• How Queries Are Processed
• Performance Considerations
• Retrieving Data and Manipulating Result Sets

• Retrieve data from tables by using the SELECT statement.
  
• Filter data by using different search conditions to use with the WHERE clause.
  
• Format result sets.
  
• Describe how queries are processed.
  
• Describe performance considerations that affect retrieving data.
  

Module 4:Grouping and Summarizing Data

• Listing the TOP n Values
• Using Aggregate Functions
• GROUP BY Fundamentals
• Generating Aggregate Values Within Result Sets
• Using the COMPUTE and COMPUTE BY Clauses
• Grouping and Summarizing Data

• Use the TOP n keyword to retrieve a list of the specified top values in a table.
  
• Generate a single summary value by using aggregate functions.
  
• Organize summary data for a column by using aggregate functions with the GROUP BY and HAVING clauses.
  
• Generate summary data for a table by using aggregate functions with the GROUP BY clause and the ROLLUP or CUBE operator.
  
• Generate control-break reports by using the COMPUTE and COMPUTE BY clauses.
  

Module 5:Joining Multiple Tables

• Using Aliases for Table Names
• Combining Data from Multiple Tables
• Combining Multiple Result Sets
• Querying Multiple Tables

• Use aliases for table names.
  
• Combine data from two or more tables by using joins.
  
• Combine multiple result sets into one result set by using the UNION operator.
  

Module 6:Working with Subqueries

• Introduction to Subqueries
• Using a Subquery as a Derived Table
• Using a Subquery as an Expression
• Using a Subquery to Correlate Data
• Using the EXISTS and NOT EXISTS Clauses
• Working with Subqueries

• Describe when and how to use a subquery.
  
• Use subqueries to break down and perform complex queries.
  

Module 7:Modifying Data

• Using Transactions
• Inserting Data
• Deleting Data
• Updating Data
• Performance Considerations
• Modifying Data

• Describe how transactions work.
  
• Write INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE statements to modify data in tables.
  
• Describe performance considerations related to modifying data.
  

Module 8:Querying Full-Text Indexes

• Introduction to Microsoft Search Service
• Microsoft Search Service Components
• Getting Information About Full-Text Indexes
• Writing Full-Text Queries
• Querying Full-Text Indexes

• Describe Microsoft Search service function and components.
  
• Get information about full-text indexes.
  
• Write full-text queries.
  

Module 9:Introduction to Programming Objects

• Displaying the text of a programming object
• Introduction to Views
• Advantages of Views
• Creating Views
• Introduction to Stored Procedures
• Introduction to Triggers
• Introduction to User-defined Functions
• Working with Views

• Display the text of a programming object.
  
• Describe the concepts of views.
  
• List the advantages of views.
  
• Describe stored procedures.
  
• Describe triggers.
  
• Describe user-defined functions.