IBM SQL in DB2 - IBM CE131G - DB2 SQL Workshop for Experienced Users

IBM CE131G - DB2 SQL Workshop for Experienced Users

Kurssprache ist Deutsch, Schulungsunterlagen in Englisch.
This intermediate course is for experienced SQL end users, application programmers, database administrators, and user support staff who need more advanced knowledge of SQL.
This course teaches you how to make use of advanced SQL techniques to access DB2 databases in different environments. This course is appropriate for customers working in all DB2 environments, specifically for z/OS, Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
Hinweis: Dieses Seminar wird in Zusammenarbeit mit dem offiziellen Partner des IBM Global Training Providers Global Knowledge: Integrata AG oder dem IBM Education Delivery und IBM Sales Partner von Arrow ECS: Fast Lane Institute for Knowledge Transfer GmbH durchgeführt.

Inhalt

Introduction:
Identify the purpose of the clauses in the SELECT statement
Describe the key differences among the IBM DB2 platforms
Describe and use some of the OLAP features of DB2, such as GROUPING functions like CUBE and ROLLUP, and the RANK, DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER functions
Create Objects:
Code statements to: Create tables and views, Alter tables, Create indexes, Implement referential integrity (RI), and Define triggers and check constraints
Identify impacts and advantages of referential integrity, including impacts of delete rules
Identify considerations when using triggers and check constraints
Define and make use of INSTEAD OF triggers
Join:
Retrieve data from more than one table via inner and outer joins
Use outer joins (LEFT, RIGHT, FULL)
Use ANTI JOINS
Join a table to itself
Use UNION and UNION ALL
Use EXCEPT and INTERCEPT
CASE, CAST, Summary Tables, and Materialized Query Tables:
Identify when CASE expressions can be used
Code CASE expressions in SELECT list and in the WHERE clause
Identify when CAST specifications can be used
Identify the advantages of using Summary (Materialized Query) Tables and Temporary tables
Identify the advantages of using Materialized Query Tables (MQTs)
Identify when and how to use Temporary tables
Using Subqueries’
Code subqueries using the ALL, ANY/SOME, and EXISTS keywords
Code correlated subqueries
Choose the proper type of subquery to use in each case
Scalar Functions
Extend your knowledge of scalar functions which: Manipulate arithmetic data, Manipulate date values, and Manipulate character data. Examples of scalar functions that are addressed in this course:
SUBSTR, POSSTR, COALESCE/VALUE , DECIMAL, ROUND, DIGITS, CHAR, DATE/TIME
Table Expressions and Recursive SQL:
Identify reasons for using table expressions and recursive SQL
Use nested and common table expressions
Identify the difference between views and table expressions
Code recursive SQL
Control the depth of recursion when coding recursive SQL
UDTs/UDFs and Performance:
Describe the concepts behind User-Defined Types, User-Defined Functions and Stored Procedures
Predict when queries will use indexes to get better performance
Identify concepts of predicate processing
State introductory concepts about index structure
State general best practices advice

Voraussetzungen

You should have experience with coding and executing basic SQL statements. These skills can be developed by attending SQL Workshop, or equivalent experience.

Zielgruppe

This intermediate course is for experienced SQL end users, application programmers, database administrators, and user support staff who need more advanced knowledge of SQL.

Zielsetzung

This course teaches you how to make use of advanced SQL techniques to access DB2 databases in different environments. This course is appropriate for customers working in all DB2 environments, specifically for z/OS, Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
Kurssprache ist Deutsch, Schulungsunterlagen in Englisch.