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Writing Functions and Stored Procedures in SQL Server

Master SQL Server programming by learning to create, update, and execute functions and stored procedures.

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Take your SQL Server programming to the next level. First, we demystify how to manipulate datetime data by performing temporal exploratory data analysis with the Washington DC BikeShare transactional dataset. Then, you’ll master how to create, update, and execute user-defined functions and stored procedures. You will learn the proper context for each modular programming tool and best practices. In the final chapter, you will apply all of your new skills to solve a real-world business case identifying the New York City yellow taxi utilization for each borough, and which pickup locations should be scheduled for each driver shift.
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  1. 1

    Temporal EDA, Variables & Date Manipulation

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    Learn how to do effective exploratory data analysis on temporal data, create scalar and table variables to store data, and learn how to execute date manipulation. This chapter will also cover the following SQL functions: DATEDIFF( ), DATENAME( ), DATEPART( ), CAST( ), CONVERT( ), GETDATE( ), and DATEADD( ).

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    Introduction to the course
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    Transactions per day
    100 xp
    Seconds or no seconds?
    100 xp
    Which day of week is busiest?
    100 xp
    Find the outliers
    100 xp
    Variables for datetime data
    50 xp
    DECLARE & CAST
    100 xp
    DECLARE a TABLE
    100 xp
    INSERT INTO @TABLE
    100 xp
    Date manipulation
    50 xp
    Parameters matter with DATEDIFF
    50 xp
    First day of month
    100 xp
  2. 2

    User Defined Functions

    This chapter will explain how to create, update, and execute user-defined functions (UDFs). You will learn about the various types of UDFs: scalar, inline, and multi-statement table-valued. You’ll also learn best practices.

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    Scalar user defined functions
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    What was yesterday?
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    One in one out
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    Multiple inputs one output
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    Table valued UDFs
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    Inline TVF
    100 xp
    Multi statement TVF
    100 xp
    UDFs in action
    50 xp
    Execute scalar with select
    100 xp
    EXEC scalar
    100 xp
    Execute TVF into variable
    100 xp
    Maintaining user defined functions
    50 xp
    CREATE OR ALTER
    100 xp
    Best practices
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  3. 3

    Stored Procedures

    Learn how to create, update, and execute stored procedures. Investigate the differences between stored procedures and user defined functions, including appropriate scenarios for each.

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    Stored procedures
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    CREATE PROCEDURE with OUTPUT
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    Output parameters vs. Return values
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    Oh CRUD!
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    Use SP to INSERT
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    Use SP to UPDATE
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    Use SP to DELETE
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    Let's EXEC!
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    EXECUTE with OUTPUT parameter
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    EXECUTE with return value
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    EXECUTE with OUTPUT & return value
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    TRY & CATCH those errors!
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    Your very own TRY..CATCH
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    CATCH an error
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  4. 4

    NYC Taxi Ride Case Study

    Apply your new skills in temporal EDA, user-defined functions, and stored procedures to solve a business case problem. Analyze the New York City taxi ride dataset to identify average fare per distance, ride count, and total ride time for each borough on each day of the week. And which pickup locations within the borough should be scheduled for each driver shift?

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    Case study EDA & imputation
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    Use EDA to find impossible scenarios
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    SPs vs UDFs
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    Mean imputation
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    Hot Deck imputation
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    Case study UDFs
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    CREATE FUNCTIONs
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    Test FUNCTIONs
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    Formatting tools
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    Logical weekdays with Hot Deck
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    Format for Germany
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    Case study stored procedures
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    NYC Borough statistics SP
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    NYC Borough statistics results
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    Pickup locations by shift
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    Pickup locations by shift results
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    Congratulations!
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Trip DataBike Share Data

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Functions for Manipulating Data in SQL Server
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