SQL Server 2012 Installation
Service Accounts & Use, Authentication Modes & Usage, Instance Configurations
SQL Server Features & Purpose
Using Management Studio (SSMS)
Configuration Tools & SQLCMD
Conventions & Collation

SQL Database Architecture
Database Creation using GUI
Database Creation using T-SQL scripts
DB Design using Files and File Groups
File locations and Size parameters
Log files and placement
Database Structure modifications

SQL Server Database Tables
Table creation using T-SQL Scripts
Naming Conventions for Columns
Single Row and Multi-Row Inserts
Table Aliases
Column Aliases & Usage
Table creation using Schemas
Basic INSERT
UPDATE
DELETE
SELECT queries and Schemas
Use of WHERE, IN and BETWEEN
Variants of SELECT statement
ORDER BY
GROUPING
HAVING
ROWCOUNT and CUBE Functions

Table creation using Constraints
NULL and IDENTITY properties
UNIQUE KEY Constraint and NOT NULL
PRIMARY KEY Constraint & Usage
CHECK and DEFAULT Constraints
Naming Composite Primary Keys
Disabling Constraints & Other Options

Benefits of Views in SQL Database
Views on Tables and Views
SCHEMA BINDING and ENCRYPTION
Issues with Views and ALTER TABLE
Common System Views and Metadata
Common Dynamic Management views
Working with JOINS inside views

Need for Indexes & Usage?
Indexing Table & View Columns
Index SCAN and SEEK
INCLUDED Indexes & Usage
Materializing Views (storage level)
Composite Indexed Columns & Keys
Indexes and Table Constraints
Primary Keys & Non Clustered Indexes

Why to use Stored Procedures?
Types of Stored Procedures
Use of Variables and parameters
SCHEMABINDING and ENCRYPTION
INPUT and OUTPUT parameters
System level Stored Procedures
Dynamic SQL and parameterization

Scalar Valued Functions
Types of Table Valued Functions
SCHEMABINDING and ENCRYPTION
System Functions and usage
Date Functions
Time Functions
String and Operational Functions
ROW_COUNT
GROUPING Functions

Why to use Triggers?
DML Triggers and Performance impact
INSERTED and DELETED memory tables
Data Audit operations & Sampling
Database Triggers and Server Triggers
Bulk Operations with Triggers

Cursor declaration and Life cycle
STATIC
DYNAMIC
SCROLL Cursors
FORWARD_ONLY and LOCAL Cursors
KEYSET Cursors with Complex SPs

ACID Properties and Scope
EXPLICIT Transaction types
IMPLICIT Transactions and options
AUTOCOMMIT Transaction and usage
SAVEPOINT and Query Blocking
Complex SPs with Transactions
Linked Server and DTC operations

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