Querying Data with Microsoft Transact-SQL

Course Length: 2 Days

Delivered: Virtually

OVERVIEW:

This course will teach the basics of Microsoft's dialect of the standard SQL language: Transact-SQL. Topics include both querying and modifying data in relational databases that are hosted in Microsoft SQL Server-based database systems, including: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and, Azure Synapse Analytics. This course may earn a Credly Badge.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This course can be valuable for anyone who needs to write basic SQL or Transact-SQL queries. This includes anyone working with data as a data analyst, a data engineer, a data scientist, a database administrator or a database developer. It can also be useful for others peripherally involved with data, or wanting to learn more about working with data such as solution architects, students and technology managers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Use SQL Server query tools
• Write SELECT statements to retrieve columns from one or more tables#
• Sort and filter selected data
• Use built-in functions to returned data values
• Create groups of data and aggregate the results
• Modify data with Transact-SQL using INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and MERGE

COURSE CONTENT:

Getting Started with Transact-SQL

• Introduction to Transact-SQL
• Using the SELECT statement

Sorting and Filtering Query Results

• Sorting query results
• Filtering the data

Using Joins and Subqueries

• Using JOIN operations
• Using subqueries

Using Built-in Functions

• Getting started with scalar functions
• Grouping aggregated results

Modifying Data

• Inserting data into tables
• Modifying and deleting data