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Courses for SQL Server Business Intelligence References  | Downloads | Terms and Conditions

SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) (2 days)

Pre-requisites Lab setup

Working with MDX  (1.5 days)

Pre-requisites Lab setup

SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) (2 days) 

Pre-requisites Lab setup

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services


SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (2 days)
Introduction to Data Ware housing and Analysis Services 2005
Key elements of a data warehouse
Introduction to Analysis Services 2005 and UDM
Facts, Dimensions, Measures and Cubes
Snowflake and star schemas
Data Sources and Data Source Views
Working with Dimensions
Creating Standard Dimensions
Creating Time Dimensions
Creating Hierarchies
Defining Translations
Adding Business Intelligence to Dimensions
Creating a Parent - child hierarchy
Custom Rollups
Customizing Dimensions
Working with Cubes
Creating Cubes
Measures and Measure Groups
Calculated Members
Perspectives
Defining Translations
Creating KPIs
Relating Dimensions and Facts
Adding Actions
Extending MDX capabilities using .NET
Creating .net UDFs and Stored Procedures
Registering .NET Assemblies with Analysis Services
Introduction to ADOMD.NET Client and Server libraries
Extending MDX using ADOMD Server side libraries
Retrieving metadata and data using ADOMD Client side libraries
Updating Cube Data
Dimension Writeback
Cube Writeback
Performance Optimizations
Proactive Caching
HOLAP / MOLAP and ROLAP Storage Modes
Cube Partitions
Designing Aggregations
Usaga based Aggregations
Optimizing UDM Design
Query Performance Improvement
Scalability Optimizations
Using Profiler to analyse performance
Implementing Security
Introduction to Roles
Securing Source Data
Securing Dimension Data
Securing Cube Data
Extending security using custom UDFs
Lab Setup

Windows 2000/2003 Server or Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise / Developer edition with Analysis Services and Reporting Services
Visual Studio.NET 2005 
Adventure Works Sample Databases
Adventure Works Sample Analysis Services Database

Pre-Requisites

Knowledge of RDBMS concepts
.NET Programming (recommended)


Working with MDX (1.5 days)

Introduction to MDX
Introduction to MDX Concepts - Tuples, Sets, Axis
Writing simple SELECT Queries
Calculated Members and Named Sets
Dimensional Calculations
Calculated Member scopes
Basic Calculation Functions
Introduction to Named Sets
Named Sets scope and Context
Common uses of named Sets
Common Calculations and Selections
Metadata Referencing Functions
Ratios and Allocations
Percent Contribution
Simple and Weighted Averages
Time based references and Time Series Calculations
Different Aggregations along different Dimensions
Handling boundary conditions
Query Context and Execution
Cell context and resolution order
Execution stages of a query
SubCubes
Cube Context
Sorting and Ranking
Top-N Selections
Top-N Percent
Reversing Sets
MDX Scripting
Client Interaction
Using Drill Through
Using Actions
Using KPIs
Local Cubes


Lab Setup

Windows 2000/2003 Server or Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise / Developer edition with Analysis Services and Reporting Services
Visual Studio.NET 2005 
Adventure Works Sample Databases
Adventure Works Sample Analysis Services Database

Pre-Requisites

Knowledge of RDBMS and BI concepts
Knowledge of SQL Analysis Services 2005
.NET Programming (recommended)


Working with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (2 days)

For more specialized courses on SQL Server Reporting Services click here

Introduction to Reporting Services
Reporting Services Features
Architecture
Designing and Creating Reports
Report Design Basics
Grouping
Working with Parameters
SubReports
Controlling Report Pagination
Publishing Reports
Interactive Reports
Hiding Report Items
Linking Reports
Document Maps
Writing Expressions in Reporting Services
Manipulating Data with Expressions
Commonly used Expressions
Global Collections
Reporting Services Functions
Writing Custom Code
Viewing Reports
Publishing and Printing Reports
“My Reports”
Scheduled / Cached Reports
Integrating Reporting Services into Applications
Using URL Access
Using the Web Service API to access reports
Web Service API
Web Service Features
Accessing SOAP API
Building .net applications usng the Web service API
Device Infomation Settings
Using Reporting Services SOAP Headers
Exception Handling
Scripting with the rs Utility
Code Access Security
Understanding Security Policies
Using Reporting Services Security Policy Files
Working with Ad hoc reports using Report Models
Introduction to Report Builder
Introduction to Model Designer
Working with Entities, Folders, Perspectives, Roles, Source Fields and Expressions
Publishing Report Models
Model Designer Object Relationship Diagram
Model Designer Query Properties
Model Designer Object Properties
Generate Models using Report Management Tools
Administering Reporting Services
Administration Tools
Administering Report Server Database
Managing Encryption keys
Administering Report Server web service and Windows Service
Managing Log files
Monitoring Performance



Lab Setup

Windows 2000/2003 Server or Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional with SP2 (and IIS)
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise / Developer edition (full installation with Analysis Services, Reporting Services and Integration Services)
Visual Studio.NET 2005 
Adventure Works Sample Databases
Adventure Works Sample Analysis Services Database

Pre-Requisites

Database and BI Concepts
SQL Server 2005 T-SQL

SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (2 days)

Integration Services Overview
Architecture
SSIS Designer
Integration Services Wizards
Command prompt utilities
Query and Expression Builder
Objects and Concepts
Packages
Control Flow Elements
Data Flow Elements
Integration Services connections
Integration Services Variables
Event Handlers
Log Providers
Designing and Creating Packages
Working with Data
SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
Creating Packages using SSIS Designer
Implementing Logging in Packages
Implementing Transactions in Packages
Implementing checkpoints
Implementing Variables and Expressions
Implementing Queries
Deploying Packages
Package Configurations
Creating a deployment utility
Installing Packages
Security Considerations
Protection level for packages
Integration services roles
Protecting Access
Signing packages with certificates
Administering SSIS
Managing Integration Services Service
Scheduling Package Execution
Backing up and restoring packages
Monitoring Performance and Activity

 

Lab Setup

Windows 2000/2003 Server or Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise / Developer edition (full installation) 
Visual Studio.NET 2005 
Adventure Works Sample Databases
Adventure Works Sample Analysis Services Database

Pre-Requisites

Working with databases and writing SQL Queries
Working knowledge of SQL Server 2005