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Designing and Implementing SQL Server Tables and Views

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Overview

Every great database starts with a great design and tables and views are the bedrock of that design. This course will show you how to create tables and views that use the right data types, constraints, and indexes to meet all business requirements.

In this course, Designing and Implementing SQL Server Tables and Views, you will gain the foundational knowledge you need to match business requirements to the objects to be created in your database. First, you will learn about data types and which ones to use for your data. Next, you will discover data normalization and how to transform a basic design into third normal form. Following that, you will learn how to maximize data integrity by using constraints. Finally, you will explore three types of views and when to use each one. When you're finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of table and view design needed to create great databases.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Introducing Tables and Views 7mins
  • Designing and Implementing Tables 27mins
  • Improving Table Design Through Normalization 25mins
  • Ensuring Data Integrity with Constraints 30mins
  • Designing View to Meet Business Requirements 15mins
  • Implementing Indexed Views 14mins
  • Implementing Partitioned Views 12mins
  • Summary 9mins

Taught by

Gerald Britton

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