Course Length: 2-days
Course Overview
Microsoft Official Curriculum: Course DP-080T00: Querying Data with Microsoft 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.
Target Student
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 Outline
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