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DP-080Microsoft · authorised training

Query and modify data with Transact-SQL

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.

Duration
2 days
Level
Beginner
Provider
Microsoft
Topic
Data & analytics / Data & AI

Course outline

  • Introduction to Transact-SQL
  • Using the SELECT statement
  • Lab: Get started with SQL Server query tools and writing queries in T-SQL
  • Sorting query results
  • Filtering the data
  • Lab: Sort and filter data returned by SELECT queries
  • Using JOIN operations
  • Using subqueries
  • Lab: Write queries with JOIN operations
  • Lab: Write SELECT statements using subqueries
  • Getting started with scalar functions
  • Grouping aggregated results
  • Lab: Built-in functions
  • Inserting data into tables
  • Modifying and deleting data
  • Lab: Modify data

Skills you will gain

  • 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

Who should attend

  • 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.