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This 4-day course is an introduction to the HP NonStop SQL/MP database product and serves as a prerequisite to more advanced courses. Hands-on lab sessions provide practical experience with creating databases and generating queries to access the data. The course is 70 percent lecture and 30 percent hands-on labs using HP NonStop servers.

Concept and Facilities for NonStop Systems (U4147S)

Audience

Anyone working with or interested in the HP NonStop SQL/MP product
Anyone responsible for managing or designing a database or developing embedded SQL programs

Module 1 - Relational Database Definitions

Flat-file systems and relational database management systems (RDMBS)
Components of a relational table
Relational database structure
Primary and foreign keys in a relational table
Different types of relationships
How relationships are formed in a relational database

Module 2 - SQL/MP Physical Architecture

Characteristics and functions of NonStop SQL/MP objects
Function and important aspects of each of the objects

Module 3 - NonStop SQL/MP Process Architecture

Characteristics and functions of NonStop SQL/MP processes
Function and important aspects of each of the processes
Overall data flow

Module 4 - NonStop SQL/MP - the SQL Language

Standard types of SQL statements and their functions

Module 5 - NonStop SQL/MP Conversational Interface

Setting up an SQLCI session
Standard SQLCI commands
Ad hoc query processing

Module 6 - Generating Queries for Single Tables

Core syntax, structure, and function of an SQL query

Module 7 - Generating Queries Against Multiple Tables

Concept of a 'join'
Simple join examples
How joining works and how to work through a join

Module 8 - SQL Subqueries

Concept of a subquery
Two types of subqueries
Syntax of subqueries

Module 9 - Creating a NonStop SQL/MP Database

Catalog
Table
Partition
Index
Constraint
View
Comment
Collation

Module 10 - Creating Rows and Loading a NonStop SQL/MP Database

Referential integrity
How to use the INSERT statement
SQL utilities, CONVERT, COPY, and LOA

Module 11 - Modifying Database Data

Business transactions and Transaction Control Language (TCL) SQL commands
SQL UPDATE and DELETE commands
Locking mechanisms

Module 12 - NonStop SQL Management Functions

Introduction to managing an SQL/MP database
Syntax to alter or drop a NonStop SQL/MP object
Impact and considerations to alter or drop SQL objects in the database
Security issues related to adding, altering, or dropping an SQL object from the database
Object dependencies
SQLCI and NonStop kernel utilities

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our Singapore facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

29 July 2024