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This session includes the following topics: „ .Net framework „ SQL Server tools „ Grouping data using the UNPIVOT operator „ Best practices „ Tips and Tricks Slide 1 Installing Windows X

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This session includes the following topics:

„ Net framework

„ SQL Server tools

„ Grouping data using the UNPIVOT operator

„ Best practices

„ Tips and Tricks

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Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation

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Querying, Managing, and Administering Databases Using SQL Server 2005

Objectives

Collaborate Session 1

In this session, you will learn about:

.NET Framework SQL Server 2005 tools Grouping data by using the UNPIVOT operator Best Practices while using the query statements in SQL Server 2005

Tips and Tricks that will help you perform effective query by using SQL Server 2005

FAQs related to general concepts of SQL Server 2005

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Knowledge Byte

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.Net Framework:

Is an environment used to build, deploy, and run business applications

Is designed to make significant improvements in code reuse, code specialization, resource management, multilanguage development, security, deployment, and administration.

Consists of the following components:

Development tools and languages Base Class Library

Common Language Runtime (CLR)

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Knowledge Byte (Contd.)

SQL Server 2005 provides various tools that help improve the efficiency of database developers

Some of the tools are:

SQL Server Management Studio:

Is a powerful tool associated with SQL Server 2005 Provides a simple and integrated environment for developing and managing the SQL Server database objects

Business Intelligence Development Studio:

Is a tool that provides an environment to develop business intelligence solutions

Solutions are based on the data that was generated in the organization and helps in business forecasting and making strategic decisions and future

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Database Engine Tuning Advisor:

Helps database administrators to analyze and tune the performance of the server

SQL Server Configuration Manager:

Helps the database administrators to manage the services associated with the SQL Server

UNPIVOT operator:

Allows database users to normalize the data that has earlier been pivoted

Transforms the multiple column values of a record into multiple records with the same values in a single column

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Best Practices

When you write stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions, first decide whether to use traditional Transact-SQL or a programming language that is

compatible with the NET Framework, such as Visual Basic NET or C#.

Use Transact-SQL where the code primarily performs data access with little or no procedural logic

Use programming languages when you have computationally-intensive functions and procedures that feature complex logic or for situations where you want to take advantage of the NET Framework class library.

To rotate the data of a table use the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators, instead of using complex JOIN statements.

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Best Practices (Contd.)

Use the new data types VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX), and VARBINARY(MAX) for storing long columns.

In the Query Editor Results window, use the Options tab in Management Studio to set the maximum column size under the Results section

Keep the result sets that you return from your database small to improve performance.

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Tips and Tricks

When writing calculation expressions such as “expr1 * expr2”, ensure that the expression sweeping the largest area/volume is on the left side

Consider replacing simple “Measure1 + Measure2”

calculations with computed columns in the SQL data source.

Avoid using Select * in your query design Instead, ensure that you use the proper column names in the query

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What are the two new components introduced with SQL Server 2005?

The two new components introduced with SQL are:

SQL Server Management Studio SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio

Can we use the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators in SQL Server 2000?

No, SQL Server 2000 does not support the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators To achieve the same functionality as that

of the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators, you can use JOINS in SQL Server 2000.

FAQs

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Which framework is supported by SQL Server 2005?

SQL Server 2005 supports Framework V2.0.

Which application architecture does SQL Server 2005 support?

SQL Server 2005 supports n-tier architecture.

Which service of SQL Server 2005 allows you to gather and integrate data from various disparate data sources available

in an organization?

Integration services of SQL Server 2005 allow you to gather and integrate data from various disparate data sources available in an organization.

FAQs (Contd.)

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Challenge

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Which of the following is not a component of the NET Framework?

Development tools and languages Base class library

Service Broker Common Language Runtime

Answer:

Service Broker

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Challenge (Contd.)

Which of the following component of the NET Framework is used to create the interface for the Windows forms?

Base class library Service Broker Development tools and languages Common Language Runtime

Answer:

Development tools and languages

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Challenge (Contd.)

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Which component of the NET Framework provides an environment for the application to run?

Development tools and languages Base class library

Security Management Common Language Runtime

Answer:

Common Language Runtime

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Challenge (Contd.)

Which of the following is not a feature provided by the common language runtime?

Service-oriented architecture Language interoperability Automatic memory management Platform independence

Answer:

Service-oriented architecture

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Challenge (Contd.)

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Which of the following is not a main component of the SQL Server Management Studio interface?

Solution Explorer Query Editor Object Explorer SQL Server Client Agent

Answer:

SQL Server Client Agent

1 c Service Broker

2 c Development tools and languages

3 d Common Language Runtime

4 a Service-oriented architecture

5 d SQL Server Client Agent

1 What is the maximum length of NVARCHAR data type?

a 8000 characters

b 6000 characters

c 4000 characters

d 400 characters

2 Which of the following data type does not store integer value?

a tinyint

b int

c smallint

d decimal

3 Which operator is used to change the precedence of the arithmetic operators in SQL queries?

a \

b [ ]

c ( )

d { }

4 Which of the following query retrieves the record of the students who are studying in

a class higher than class 10?

a SELECT * FROM Student WHERE NOT class<=10

b SELECT * FROM Student WHERE class=10

c SELECT * FROM Student WHERE class>=10

d SELECT * FROM Student WHERE NOT class>=10

5 Which of the following query retrieves the names of the cities that start with letter M and whose fourth letter is B?

a SELECT City FROM City_List WHERE City LIKE ‘M_ B_%’

b SELECT City FROM City_List WHERE City LIKE ‘M_ _ B[]’

c SELECT City FROM City_List WHERE City LIKE ‘M_ _ B%’

d SELECT City FROM City_List WHERE City LIKE ‘M% B%’

b DCL

c DDL

d DQL

8 Which data type is used to store fixed length character data?

a text

b varchar(n)

c char(n)

d nchar

9 Which clause allows you to group data in a SELECT statement?

a WHERE

b HAVING

c ORDER BY

d COMPUTE BY

10 Which group operator is used to transform a set of columns into values?

a COMPUTE

b COMPUTE BY

c GROUP BY

d PIVOT

Solutions

1 4000 characters

2 decimal

3 ( )

4 SELECT * FROM Student WHERE NOT class<=10

5 SELECT City FROM City_List WHERE City LIKE ‘M_ _ B%’

6 Analysis services

SQL Server 2005 provides a data management solution for the organization It allows secure and efficient storage and management of data In addition, SQL Server 2005 provides other components and services that support the business intelligence platform to generate reports and facilitate data analysis

Discuss the role of each core component of SQL Server 2005 in an enterprise

environment

Instructor Inputs

You can conduct the discussion as follows:

„ Begin the discussion by listing the different core components of SQL Server 2005

„ Encourage the students to discuss about the data management support of database engine

„ Continue the discussion by mentioning about the data integration requirement of the enterprises and role of Integration services in this context

„ Move the discussion to the need of analysis services and reporting services

Solution

The different core components of SQL Server 2005 are as follows:

„ Database Engine

„ Integration Services

„ Analysis Services

„ Reporting Services

Database Engine

The database engine provides support to store, query, process, and secure data on the database server The database engine contains databases and database objects, such as

users or administrators about any event.

Integration Services

Organizations have their old data in the legacy data storage systems This data they may

require in future for some analysis purposes Integration services allow you to gather and

integrate data from various disparate data sources available in an organization

Organizations can also have different branches and these branches of the organization

may use different data storage technologies to store the operational data You can store

the data in a consistent format in a common database called the data warehouse using the

Integration services

Data is contributed from multiple branches of an organization, each using different

conventions and standards Before the data can be used, it may need to be formatted

differently For example, you may need to combine the first name and the last name into

one column This standardization of the data can be done using Integration services

Analysis Services

Analysis services help in data analysis in a BI application These applications are built on

a data warehouse that contains data consolidated from various data sources These

services provide data mining solutions that are built on data integrated in the data

warehouse

Reporting Services

Reporting services provide support to generate comprehensive reports on data in the

database engine or in the data warehouse These services provide a set of tools that help in

creating and managing different types of reports in different formats