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Prerequisites

A good working knowledge of SQL Server 2000 or 2005, basic relational database concepts, XML, Transact-SQL, and a fundamental understanding of networking and security concepts is recommended.

A Tour of SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2005 Editions, Components, and Tools
Editions
Server Components
Management Tools
Documentation and Samples
Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Connecting Management Studio
The Object Explorer
Exploring the Sample Databases
Database Objects
Working with Tables and Queries
Creating Tables
Creating Views
Generating Scripts
New Transact-SQL Features
Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
Ranking Functions
TOP(n) and APPLY
PIVOT
FOR XML PATH
Try/Catch Error Handling
Using EXECUTE AS
Using Snapshot Isolation
Running CLR Code in SQL Server 2005
Business Intelligence Services
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS)
Reporting Services
Analysis Services (SSAS)

Designing and Creating a Database

Relational Database Design Principles
The Origins of Relational Design
Data Normalization
Understanding Referential Integrity
Beyond Normalization
Implementing the Design
Database Storage
Creating Databases
Modifying Database Options
Creating Tables
Creating Constraints
Triggers
Creating Indexes
Using Database Diagrams

Data Selection Queries

Understanding Transact-SQL
Schemas and Naming in SQL Server 2005
The SELECT Statement
Selecting All Columns
Concatenating Columns
Naming Columns
Using DISTINCT to Limit Values
The WHERE Clause
Transact-SQL Comparison Operators
The LIKE Operator
The BETWEEN Operator
Using IS NULL to Test for Nulls
Multiple Conditions with AND, OR, and NOT
Operator Precedence
Using the IN Operator
Using ORDER BY to Sort Data
Sorting on a Single Column
Sorting by Multiple Columns
Sorting with Expressions
The GROUP BY Clause
Aggregate Functions
Counting Rows
Counting Columns
Counting with a WHERE Clause
Using GROUP BY
Using ORDER BY with GROUP BY
Using HAVING with GROUP BY
TOP Values Queries
Joining Tables
Cross Joins (Cartesian Products)
The Use of Keys in Joining
Join Notation
Inner Joins
Outer Joins
Self Joins

Modifying Data

Modifying Data
Inserting Data
Inserting a Single Value
Inserting Multiple Values
Inserting Multiple Rows
Creating a New Table using SELECT INTO
Temporary Tables
Using Bulk Copy to Insert Data
Updating Data
Updating a Single Row
Updating Multiple Rows and Columns
Updating from Another Table
Updating with TOP
Updating Large Value Types with UPDATE.WRITE
Deleting Data
Deleting a Single Row
Deleting Multiple Rows
Understanding Transaction Isolation
Isolation Levels Explained
Blocking and Deadlocks
Using Snapshot Isolation

Working with SQL Server Management Studio

Getting Started with SSMS
Connecting to Management Studio
SSMS Toolbars
Overview of SSMS Menu Options
Configuring SSMS Windows
Exploring the Object Explorer
Right-Click Menu Options
Server and Database Objects
Displaying and Filtering Objects
Finding Objects
Editing Database Objects in the SSMS Designers
Working with the Query Editor
Displaying Multiple Code Windows
Formatting and Editing Code
Scripting with SSMS
Executing Queries
Creating Projects and Solutions
Working Offline
Using SQL Server Books Online
Getting Help in SSMS

Transact-SQL Programming

Overview of Transact-SQL
Transact-SQL Extensions
Batches and Scripts
Variables
Delimiters and Operators
Transact-SQL and Data Types
Using Built-In Functions
Working with Nulls
Handling Numbers
Manipulating Strings
Working with Date and Time Values
Using the @@ Functions
Controlling Flow
IF…ELSE
BEGIN…END
GOTO, RETURN, and Labels
CASE
WHILE
WAITFOR
Ranking Results

Transactions and Error Handling

Transaction Concepts
Passing the ACID Test
Transaction Types
Avoiding Blocked Transactions
Working around Deadlocks
Applications and Transactions
Designing Transactional Support
Understanding Compile and Runtime Errors
Creating Explicit Transactions
Explicit Transaction Syntax
Transact-SQL Error Handling in Transactions
Using RAISERROR
Using TRY/CATCH Error Handling
TRY/CATCH Overview
Using TRY/CATCH in a Stored Procedure
Handling Uncommittable Transactions with XACT_STATE

Creating Views

What is a View?
Advantages of Views
Views and Security
Creating Views
View Rules
View Syntax and Options
Tools for Creating Views
Nesting Views, Derived Tables, and CTEs
Encrypting View Definitions
Updating Data Using a View
Updating Rules
Updating Behavior
Using Computed Columns
Creating a Computed Column
Indexed Views
How Indexed Views Work
Partitioned Views

Creating Stored Procedures and Triggers

Creating Stored Procedures
Stored Procedure Features
Stored Procedures Performance Benefits
Reasons to Use Stored Procedures
Stored Procedure Syntax
Creating Stored Procedures Using SSMS
Creating and Executing Stored Procedures
Working with Parameters
Testing and Debugging Stored Procedures
Creating Triggers
Uses for Triggers
How Triggers Work
Creating and AFTER Trigger
Creating an INSTEAD OF Trigger on a View
Creating a DDL Trigger to Restrict Table Creation

Creating User-Defined Functions

User-Defined Function Overview
Scalar Functions
Scalar Function Syntax
Inline Table-Valued Functions
Inline Syntax
Executing Inline Table-Valued Functions
Inline Functions with Parameters
Updating Data with Inline Functions
Multi-Statement Table-Valued Functions
Multi-Statement Function Syntax
Executing Multi-Statement Functions
Joining to Functions
Using Functions, Views, and Stored Procedures
Using Scalar Functions
Using Table-Valued Functions
Choosing Between Functions, Views, and Stored Procedures

Using .NET Code in SQL Server 2005

Introduction
Ways to Use SQLCLR
Enabling SQLCLR
Writing SQLCLR Code Manually
Creating SQLCLR Code Using Visual Studio 2005
SQL Data Types
Accessing Local Data
Returning Results
SQLCLR Code Modules
Stored Procedures and Triggers
User-Defined Functions
Aggregates
Managing Code Modules
System Catalogs
Troubleshooting
SQLCLR Security
Code Access Security (CAS)
SQLCLR Permission Sets
T-SQL vs. .NET Code

Advanced Query Techniques

Full-Text Search
SQL Server 2005 Enhancements
Configuring Full-Text Search
Writing Full-Text Queries
The CONTAINS Predicate
The FREETEXT Predicate
Using CONTAINSTABLE and FREETEXTTABLE
Using Full-Text DDL
Generating XML with FOR XML
Using AUTO Mode
Using RAW Mode
Using EXPLICIT Mode
Using PATH Mode
Using APPLY
Comparing APPLY to Using Joins
Using APPLY with Table-Valued Functions
Combining APPLY with FOR XML PATH
Creating Recursive Queries
Using a Common Table Expression (CTE)
Creating Pivot Queries
Rotating Column Data into Column Heading
Executing Dynamic SQL
Overcoming PIVOT Limitations
Using Parameters with sp_executesql
Using QUOTENAME()
Using sp_executesql with Output Parameters
Signing Stored Procedures with Certificates

Implementing SQL Server Partitions

Overview of Table-Based Partitioning
Why Partition?
What’s New in SQL Server 2005?
Range Partitions
Partition Key and Number of Partitions
Using Multiple Filegroups
Index Partitioning
Creating Partitioned Tables
Creating a Partition Function
Creating a Partition Scheme
Partitioning Tables and Indexes
Querying Partitions
Using the $PARTITION Function
Catalog Views
Managing Partitions
Modifying Partitioned Tables or Indexes
Modifying a Partition Function
Modifying a Partition Scheme
Backing Up Partitions
Performance Considerations

Complex Querying

Working with NULL Values
SqlTypes and CLR Types
About the ANSI_NULLS Option
NULLs and SqlBoolean
Assigning Null Values
Ranking Grouped Data
The ROW_NUMBER Function
Using the RANK Function
Introducing the DENSE_RANK Function
The NTILE Function
Writing Correlated Subqueries
Subquery Basics
What is a Correlated Subquery?
Using the WHERE Clause
Correlated Subqueries and Updates
Comparing to Joins and Temp Tables
Using Common Table Expressions
When to Use CTEs
CTE Syntax
Recursive CTEs

Advanced Techniques

Complex Data and Structures
Issues with Data Types
Working with Multinational Data
Working with Hierarchical Data
Writing More Efficient Queries
The EXISTS Clause
Joins vs. Subqueries
One-Pass Queries
Using Temporary Tables
Table Variables
User-Defined Table-Valued Functions
Common Table Expressions
Worktables
Working wit Complex Queries
Using Implicit Transactions
Keeping it Simple
Maintaining Query Files
Using Source Control and Versioning
Using Visual SourceSafe

Working with XML

The xml Data Type
Declaring XML Objects
Loading Data into an XML Instance
Indexing XML Columns
XML Schema Collections
Typed and Untyped XML
Schema Basics
Registering Schemas
Viewing Stored Schemas
Querying XML
XQuery
FOR XML
OPENXML
Best Practices
Relational vs. XML Data Model
Storing XML in SQL Server 2005
Reasons to Index XML Columns
Querying