Implementing a Database Design Using

Microsoft SQL Server

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RATIONALE

Why This Module

In today’s computerized environment, there is usually a back-end application and a front-end
application. The front-end application interacts with the backend application. A front-end application,
developed using front-end tools, can be a stand-alone application residing on a desktop or it can be
Web-based. End-users use the front-end applications to interact with backend applications. Data is
typically stored at the back-end and usually managed by an RDBMS.
Some very popular RDBMSs are Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle server. This module covers the
features of an RDBMS with specific reference to Microsoft SQL Server. This module is necessary for
any student embarking on a career in Information Technology.

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O BJECTIVES

This course focuses on implementing a database design using Microsoft SQL Server. It begins with an
introduction to databases, and moves on to other features of SQL Server. Structured Query Language
(SQL) that is used to retrieve and maintain data is covered in great detail. The course also deals with
other features of SQL Server, such as constraints, rules, defaults, indexes, views, stored procedures,
triggers, and transactions.

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ENTRY PROFILE

A student should have knowledge on the following topics before starting with the SQL Server module:
„ Build Flowcharts – the student should be able to represent logic, sequence tasks for execution, and
implement conditional operations and iteration. This will be essential for programming using SQL
Server.
„ Work in a Windows environment – the student should be able to navigate in a Windows
environment. SQL Server is Windows-based and hence, knowledge of the same is critical.
„ Create and maintain documents – the student should be able to use an editor and should be able to
perform simple editing tasks. SQL server scripts will be stored in text files and hence, this
knowledge is essential.

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EXIT PROFILE

After completing this module, the student should be able to:

„ Implement and design a database using various features of Microsoft SQL Server. Some of the
features that the student will learn are:

• Querying Databases

• Retrieving Result Sets

• Functions and Joins

• Subqueries

• Creating Tables and Enforcing Data Integrity

• Maintaining Databases

• Implementing Indexes

• Implementing Views and Batches

• Implementing Stored Procedures

• Implementing Cursors

• Implementing Triggers and Transactions

• The Enterprise Manager and Replication Strategy

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FAQ S

Q. Why should we use SQL Server?

SQL Server is fast becoming the preferred RDBMS next to Oracle server. Oracle rules the
RDBMS market as of now.
Q. What are the new features of SQL Server 2000?
„ XML Support
The relational database engine can return data as eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
documents. Additionally, XML can also be used to insert, update, and delete values in the
database.
„ User-Defined Functions
The programmability of Transact-SQL can be extended by creating your own Transact-
SQL functions. A user-defined function can return either a scalar value or a table.
„ Indexed Views
Indexed views can significantly improve the performance of an application where queries
frequently perform certain joins or aggregations. An indexed view allows indexes to be
created on views, where the result set of the view is stored and indexed in the database.
Existing applications do not need to be modified to take advantage of the performance
improvements with indexed views.
„ New Data Types
SQL Server 2000 introduces three new data types. The bigint data type is an 8-byte
integer type. The sql_variant data type allows the storage of data values of different data
types. The table data type allows applications to store results temporarily for later use. It
is supported for variables, and as the return type for user-defined functions.
„ INSTEAD OF and AFTER Triggers
INSTEAD OF triggers are executed instead of the triggering action (for example,
INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). They can also be defined on views, in which case they
greatly extend the types of updates a view can support. AFTER triggers fire after the
triggering action. SQL Server 2000 introduces the ability to specify which AFTER
triggers fire first and last.
„ Full-Text Search Enhancements
Full-text search now includes change tracking and image filtering. Change tracking
maintains a log of all changes to the full-text indexed data. You can update the full-text
index with these changes by flushing the log manually, on a schedule, or as they occur,
using the background update index option. Image filtering allows you to index and query
documents stored in image columns. The user provides the document type in a column
that contains the file name extension that the document would have had if it were stored
as a file in the file system. Using this information, full-text search is able to load the
appropriate document filter to extract textual information for indexing.
„ Multiple Instances of SQL Server
SQL Server 2000 supports running multiple instances of the relational database engine on
the same computer. Each computer can run one instance of the relational database engine
from SQL Server version 6.5 or 7.0, along with one or more instances of the database
engine from SQL Server 2000. Each instance has its own set of system and user
databases. Applications can connect to each instance on a computer similar to the way
they connect to instances of SQL Servers running on different computers. The SQL

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 Server 2000 utilities and administration tools have been enhanced to work with multiple
instances.
„ Index Enhancements
You can now create indexes on computed columns. You can specify whether indexes are
built in ascending or descending order, and if the database engine should use parallel
scanning and sorting during index creation.
The CREATE INDEX statement can now use the tempdb database as a work area for the
sorts required to build an index. This results in improved disk read and write patterns for
the index creation step, and makes it more likely that index pages will be allocated in
contiguous strips. In addition, the complete process of creating an index is eligible for
parallel operations, not only the initial table scan.
„ Net-Library Enhancements
The SQL Server 2000 Net-Libraries have been rewritten to virtually eliminate the need to
administer Net-Library configurations on client computers when connecting SQL Server
2000 clients to instances of SQL Server 2000. The new Net-Libraries also support
connections to multiple instances of SQL Server on the same computer, and support
Secure Sockets Layer encryption over all Net-Libraries. SQL Server 2000 introduces
Net-Library support for Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA) system-area networks that
provide high-speed connectivity between servers, such as between application servers
and database servers.
„ 64-GB Memory Support
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition can use the Microsoft Windows 2000
Advanced Windows Extension (AWE) API to support up to 64 GB of physical memory
(RAM) on a computer.
„ Distributed Query Enhancements
SQL Server 2000 introduces a new OPENDATASOURCE function, which you can use
to specify ad hoc connection information in a distributed query. SQL Server 2000 also
specifies methods that OLE DB providers can use to report the level of SQL syntax
supported by the provider and statistics on the distribution of key values in the data
source. The distributed query optimizer can then use this information to reduce the
amount of data that has to be sent from the OLE DB data source. SQL Server 2000
delegates more SQL operations to OLE DB data sources than earlier versions of SQL
Server. Distributed queries also support the other functions introduced in SQL Server
2000, such as multiple instances, mixing columns with different collations in result sets,
and the new bigint and sql_variant data types.
„ Updateable Distributed Partitioned Views
SQL Server 2000 introduces enhancements to distributed partitioned views. You can
partition tables horizontally across several servers, and define a distributed partitioned
view on each member server that makes it appear as if a full copy of the original table is
stored on each server. Groups of servers running SQL Server that cooperate in this type
of partitioning are called federations of servers. A database federation built using SQL
Server 2000 databases is capable of supporting the processing requirements of the largest
Web sites or enterprise-level databases.
„ Backup and Restore Enhancements
SQL Server 2000 introduces a new, more easily understood model for specifying backup
and restore options. The new model makes it clearer that you are balancing increased or
decreased exposure to losing work against the performance and log space requirements of
different plans. SQL Server 2000 introduces support for recovery to specific points of
work using named log marks in the transaction log, and the ability to do partial database
restores.
Users can define passwords for backup sets and media sets that prevent unauthorized
users from accessing SQL Server backups.

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 „ Scalability Enhancements for Utility Operations
SQL Server 2000 enhancements for utility operations include faster differential backups,
parallel Database Console Command (DBCC) checking, and parallel scanning.
Differential backups can now be completed in a time that is proportional to the amount of
data changed since the last full backup. DBCC can be run without taking shared table
locks while scanning tables, thereby, enabling them to be run concurrently with update
activity on tables. Additionally, DBCC now takes advantage of multiple processors, thus
enabling near-linear gain in performance in relation to the number of CPUs (provided
that I/O is not a bottleneck).
„ Text in Row Data
SQL Server 2000 supports a new text in row table option that specifies that small text,
ntext, and image values be placed directly in the data row instead of in a separate page.
This reduces the amount of space used to store small text, ntext, and image data values,
and reduces the amount of disk I/O needed to process these values.

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CERTIFICATION

Objectives
Following are the objectives for the Microsoft exam on Designing and Implementing Databases with
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.
Developing a Logical Data Model
„ Specify entity attributes.
„ Specify degree of normalization.
„ Specify attributes that uniquely identify records.
„ Specify attributes that reference other entities.
„ Specify scale and precision of allowable values for each attribute.
„ Allow or prohibit NULL for each attribute.
„ Specify allowable values for each attribute.
Implementing the Physical Databases
„ Specify space management parameters. Parameters include autoshrink, growth increment, initial
size, and maxsize.
„ Specify file group and file placement. Considerations include logical and physical file placement.
„ Specify transaction log placement. Considerations include bulk load operations and performance.
„ Specify table characteristics. Characteristics include cascading actions, CHECK constraints,
clustered, defaults, FILLFACTOR, foreign keys, nonclustered, primary key, and UNIQUE
constraints.
„ Specify schema binding and encryption for stored procedures, triggers, user-defined functions, and
views.
„ Specify recompile settings for stored procedures.
„ Specify index characteristics. Characteristics include clustered, FILLFACTOR, nonclustered, and
uniqueness.
„ Support merge, snapshot, and transactional replication models.
„ Design a partitioning strategy.
„ Design and create constraints and views.
„ Resolve replication conflicts.
Retrieving and Modifying Data
„ Import and export data. Methods include the bulk copy program, the Bulk Insert task, and Data
Transformation Services (DTS).
„ Manipulate heterogeneous data. Methods include linked servers, OPENQUERY, OPENROWSET,
and OPENXML.
„ Retrieve, filter, group, summarize, and modify data by using Transact-SQL.
„ Manage result sets by using cursors and Transact-SQL. Considerations include locking models
and appropriate usage.

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 „ Extract data in XML format. Considerations include output format and XML schema structure.
Programming Business Logic
„ Implement error handling in stored procedures, transactions, triggers, and user-defined functions.
„ Pass and return parameters to and from stored procedures and user-defined functions.
„ Validate data.
„ Specify trigger actions.
„ Design and manage transactions.
„ Manage control of flow.
„ Filter data by using stored procedures, triggers, user-defined functions, and views.
Tuning and Optimizing Data Access
„ Analyze the query execution plan. Considerations include query processor operations and steps.
„ Capture, analyze, and replay SQL Profiler traces. Considerations include lock detection,
performance tuning, and trace flags.
„ Create and implement indexing strategies. Considerations include clustered index, covering index,
indexed views, nonclustered index, placement, and statistics.
„ Improve index use by using the Index Tuning Wizard.
„ Monitor and troubleshoot database activity by using SQL Profiler.
Designing a Database Security Plan
„ Apply ownership chains.
„ Use programming logic and objects. Considerations include implementing row-level security and
restricting direct access to tables.

Guidelines for Preparation

„ The first step towards preparing for the exam would be to solve all the problems whether Demos,
Guided, or Unguided practices in the Student Guide.
„ Refer to the SQL Server Books Online.

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SCHEMAS

The Database Schemas

The tables in the schemas for Tebisco and GlobalToyz Universe were decided by identifying the
entities from the respective case studies. The entities were identified by typically picking out the nouns
from the case studies.
On reading the case study you may find that some tables in the schema may not match the case study
exactly. Few extra tables have been added, few tables have been normalized, and few tables have been
denormalized. This was done in order to be able to cover all required concepts and features of SQL
Server in the course.

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SCRIPTS

Installation note - SQL Database Scripts

To conduct the SQL 2000 course, the following databases need to be installed:
„ Recruitment
„ GlobalToyz

Note: Before you run these scripts, you need to edit the scripts and change the server name to the name of
the machine on which SQL Server is installed. You should back up these databases so that they can be
restored later.

A brief description of the various scripts and their content is given below.

Scripts Description

This script creates 30 SQL Server logins for students. You

need to edit the script and change the server name to the name
CreateServerLogins.bat
of the machine on which SQL Server is installed. Running this
script is a one-time activity.

This script creates the Recruitment database and its objects.

InstallRecruitmentDB.bat
You must back up the database after creating it.

This script creates the GlobalToyz database and its objects.

InstallGlobalToyzDB.bat
You must back up the database after creating it.

InstallRecruitmentDBForLesson5.bat This script is to be used for Lesson 5.

This script creates the Recruitment database without any

INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWITHOU
constraints. You need to execute this script for demonstrations
TCONSTRAINT.BAT
and practices of Lesson 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

This script creates the GlobalToyz database without any

INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDBWITHOUT
constraints. You need to execute this script for unguided
CONSTRAINTS.BAT
practice 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

Before every OCR and Unguided Practice session, the faculty needs to drop the database and restore the
backed up copy using the Enterprise Manager of Microsoft SQL Server.
Note: You can also reinstall the database but it takes less time to restore a database than to install it.

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FREQUENTLY A SKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
SCRIPTS

Q) Which script needs to be executed first?

Answer) You need to execute the CREATESQLSERVERLOGINS.BAT before executing any other
script. The contents of the script are:
osql -Usa -Psasa -Svandanak-f90 -iCreateSQLServerLogins.sql
You need to modify the script to be able to execute it on your machine. For example if the name of the
server on which SQL Server installed is NIIT-RG-MR and the sa login does not have any password,
you need to change the command to:
osql -Usa -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateSQLServerLogins.sql
Save the changes and execute the batch file. This batch-file would call the CreateSQLServerLogins
script, which in turn would use the sp_addlogin username, password command to add user logins to
SQL Server. It would create 30 users with the names user1, user2, user3 ... user30. It would also create
a faculty login. You should ask students to use one of these logins to connect to the SQL Server. Do
not let them use the faculty or the sa login.
This script needs to be executed only once after the installation of the SQL server since these logins are
used to connect to the SQL Server.

Q) How should I create the Recruitment database?

Answer) To create the Recruitment database, you can use the following scripts:
INSTALLRECRUITMENTDB.BAT. Its contents are:

osql -Usa -Psasa -SVANDANAK-f90 -iCreateRecruitmentDb.sql

osql -Usa -Psasa -SVANDANAK-f90 -iCreateUsersForRecruitmentDb.sql

for %%i in (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30) do osql

-Uuser%%i -P -SVANDANAK-f90 -iCreateRecruitmentObjects.sql

osql -Ufaculty -P -SVANDANAK-f90 -iCreateRecruitmentObjects.sql

You need to modify the script to be able to execute the script. For example, If the name of your server
is NIIT-RG-MR and the sa login does not have any password, you need to modify the script to:

osql -Usa -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateRecruitmentDb.sql

osql -Usa -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateUsersForRecruitmentDb.sql

for %%i in (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30) do

osql -Uuser%%i -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateRecruitmentObjects.sql

osql -Ufaculty -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateRecruitmentObjects.sql

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 In case sa login of NIIT-RG-MR has a password say secret, you need to modify the script as follows:

osql -Usa -Psecret -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateRecruitmentDb.sql

osql -Usa -Psecret -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateUsersForRecruitmentDb.sql

for %%i in (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30) do

osql -Uuser%%i -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateRecruitmentObjects.sql

osql -Ufaculty -P -SNIIT-RG-MR -iCreateRecruitmentObjects.sql

Important: Even though sa has the password as secret, the last two lines do not have any passwords.
They just contain -P. This is because these would create the schema for all the users individually.

Q) What is the purpose and sequence of executing these scripts?

Answer) If you need to install databases with constraints, you should execute these scripts in the
following sequence:
1) CREATESQLSERVERLOGINS.BAT
2) INSTALLRECRUITMENTDB.BAT
3) INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDB.BAT
In case you are working on Lesson 6 onwards, you need to execute the following scripts after having
executed the CREATESQLSERVERLOGINS.BAT once:
4) INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.BAT
5) INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINTS.BAT

Q) Why should I execute the batch file and not directly execute the sql scripts?
Answer) The batch file uses a for loop to create 30 copies of the same tables. If you execute the script
by loading it in the Query analyzer, you would just get one copy of the tables. Thirty copies are
required as all the users should have there own copy of the tables. In case you don't create 30 copies, if
one person drops a table, the other person would not be able to use that table.

Q) How do I execute the .BAT files?

Answer) You can double-click the batch files to execute them. You can also access the command
prompt, type the name of a batch file on the command prompt, and then press enter to execute it.

Q) What is the difference between the three batch files?

INSTALLRECRUITMENTDB.BAT
INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBFORLESSON5.BAT
and INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.BAT
Answer) INSTALLRECRUITMENTDB.BAT: would create the Recruitment database with
constraints. All the tables will be created with primary key and foreign key relations.
INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBFORLESSON5.BAT: would drop the existing recruitment database and
recreate it without any objects. This is required because we are creating tables in Lesson 5. If the tables
already exist, an error would be generated.
INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.BAT: would drop the existing recruitment
database and recreate it without any constraints. All the tables will be created but they would not have
primary key and foreign key relations. Any table can be dropped. Also, you can create indexes and
constrains on the existing tables.

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 Q) What is the difference between INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDB.BAT and
INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINTS.BAT files?
Answer) INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDB.BAT: would create the GlobalToyz database with constrains.
You would not be able to drop any table as primary key and foreign key relations would exist.
INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINTS.BAT: would create the GlobalToyz
database without any constrains. You can drop any table if the database is created using this batch file.

Q) What is the use of the following SQL scripts:

CREATEUSERSFORRECRUITMENTDB.SQL
CREATERECRUITMENTOBJECTS.SQL
CREATERECRUITMENTOBJECTSWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.SQL
CREATERECRUITMENTDB.SQL
Answer) CREATEUSERSFORRECRUITMENTDB.SQL: Assigns permissions to users to use the
database.
CREATERECRUITMENTOBJECTS.SQL: Creates the Recruitment database objects and adds records
in the database. The tables created contain constraints.
CREATERECRUITMENTOBJECTSWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.SQL: Creates Recruitment database
objects and records in the database. The tables created do not contain constraints.
CREATERECRUITMENTDB.SQL: Creates a blank Recruitment database. It does not create any
database objects.

Q) What is the use of the following SQL scripts:

CREATEUSERSFORGLOBALTOYZDB.SQL
CREATEGLOBALTOYZOBJECTSWITHOUTCONSTRAINTS.SQL
CREATEGLOBALTOYZOBJECTS.SQL
CREATEGLOBALTOYZDB.SQL
Answer)
CREATEUSERSFORGLOBALTOYZDB.SQL: Assigns permission to users to use the GlobalToyz
database.
CREATEGLOBALTOYZOBJECTSWITHOUTCONSTRAINTS.SQL: Creates the objects in
GlobalToyz database without any constraints. Tables in the database can be dropped.
CREATEGLOBALTOYZOBJECTS.SQL: Creates the objects in GlobalToyz database with
constraints. Tables in the database cannot be dropped.
CREATEGLOBALTOYZDB.SQL: Creates a blank GlobalToyz database after dropping any existing
GlobalToyz database.

Q) What is present in the SQL files?

Answer) The SQL files contain SQL statements to create the Recruitment and the GlobalToyz
database.

Q) On which machine should you execute these scripts?

Answer) You should execute these scripts on the machine where the SQL server is installed.

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 Q) Do I have to execute the script on all the machines?
Answer) No, you just need to install the script on one machine and other persons can use the Query
Analyzer to connect to the SQL server and use the database. You need to install SQL Server on one
machine and the Client components on rest of the machines. Only in case you have problems in
networking and are not able to connect to the SQL server and the machine configuration is such that
you can install SQL Server on all the machines should you execute the script on all the machines.

Q) How should I back up and restore the database?

Answer) To back up the database:
1) Invoke Enterprise Manager.
2) Right-Click the database to be backed up.
3) Select All Tasks.
4) Select the backup option.
The following figure would be displayed:

5) Click the Add button.

6) Enter the name of the backup file.
7) Click OK to start the backup.
To restore the data from the backup:
1) Delete the existing database.

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 2) Create a database with the same name that existed on the server previously.
3) Right-Click the database to be restored.
4) Select All Tasks.
5) Select the restore database option.
Following dialog box would be displayed:

6) Click the From device option.

7) Click the Select Devices BUTTON to open the Choose Restore Device dialog box.
8) In the dialog box, select the name of the file that you used while creating the backup.
9) Click OK to return to the Restore database dialog box.
10) Click OK to start restoring the database.

Q) How do I change the password of sa or faculty login?

Answer) You can change the password of any user using the sp_password command. The syntax of the
command is:
sp_password old_password, new_password, login_name
Example
sp_password null,'newpassword','faculty'

Q) If one user, say user1, drops a table, say Employee, then can another user, say user2, drop the same
table?

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 Answer) Yes, if you execute the batch files in the proper sequence. This is possible as each table is
referenced by servername.databasename.username.tablename. For Example, if you have a table called
Employee in the Recruitment database on the outlookserver created by user1, you can reference it as
outlookserver.recruitment.user1.employee. When you execute the batch file, 30 copies of the schema
are created. Each user has his/her own copy.

Q) How do I to give a demonstration of locking? Do I need two machines to demonstrate locking?

Answer) No, you do not need two machines to give a demonstration of locking. You can open two
connections to the SQL server on the same machine and then you can resize the two windows so that
both are visible. Ask the students to assume that the first window is one computer and the second
window is another computer.

Q) Can students use the Enterprise Manager without using the sa login?
Answer) Yes, students should use logins user1, user2, user3... etc. to connect to the SQL server from
the Enterprise Manager. To change a user name while connecting to the server, right click the SQL
server and click the Edit SQL Server Properties option. In the dialog box, enter the new user name with
which you want to connect to the SQL server.

Q) What if the tables in a database are deleted by a student?

Answer) In case the tables are deleted, you can restore them from the backup or execute the scripts to
recreate the database.

Q) What should I do if the table that needs to be created is already present in the database?
Answer) In case you have executed CREATERECRUITMENTDB.SQL or
CREATEGLOBALTOYZDB.SQL, you would not be able to drop any tables without removing the
constraints. In case you have executed
CREATEGLOBALTOYZOBJECTSWITHOUTCONSTRAINTS.SQL or
CREATERECRUITMENTOBJECTSWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.SQL you can drop any table as the
database does not contain any constraints.

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WHEN TO EXECUTE WHICH SCRIPT

Lesson Script Name Reason

Number

Lesson 1, INSTALLRECRUITMENTDB.BAT It would create the tables along with all the
2, 3, and 4 constraints. You would not be able to delete any
table unless the relationships are deleted. You
should use this script for these lessons as these
lessons are related to queries and all the tables must
exist for the queries to be executed.

Lesson 5 INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBFOR This script would create a blank database called

LESSON5.BAT Recruitment. All the tables would be deleted from
the database. This is required in lesson 5 as in this
lesson you need to create tables. If the tables are
already existing, you would not be able to create
tables with the same name.

Lesson 6, INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWIT When you execute this script all the tables would
7, 8, 9, 10, HOUTCONSTRAINT.BAT get created but without any constraints. They would
11, and 12 not have any primary key - foreign key relationship.
This is done so that you can alter the structure of the
tables. In case you are creating a table that already
exists in the database, you need to delete it.

Unguided INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDB.BAT When you execute this script, the GlobalToyz

practice 1, database would be created with all the constraints.
2 and 3 In this case, you would not be able to delete any
table without deleting the constraints first.

Unguided INSTALLGLOBALTOYZDBWITH When you execute this script, the GlobalToyz

practice 4, OUTCONSTRAINTS.BAT database would be created without any constraints.
5, 6, 7, 8 As the database would not have any constraints, you
and 9 can drop any table at any time. You would also be
able to create new constraints on the existing tables.

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LESSON W ISE INPUTS

Lesson One
Experiences

Simple Queries
Stress on the fact that if the student wants to visualize the output required, it would be easier to
create the query. Also, ask them to compare the output with the required results.
Stress on the fact that when specific columns are mentioned in the select list, then the output is
nothing but a column subset. Similarly, when the WHERE clause is used, the output is a row
subset.
Stress on writing the SQL statement in separate lines in the Query Analyzer window. It becomes
easy to read and debug.

Customized Column Headings

Stress on the fact that customized column headings are used for better readability of the query
output.

Multiple Conditions
Mention that multiple conditions can be used to retrieve data from a table, and you can do this by
using the logical operators.
Cover an example where the AND and OR operators are used in a single query.

FAQ
Q: What is the difference between T-SQL and PL-SQL?
Transact- SQL (T-SQL) is a scripting language used in SQL Server 2000 for programming. T-
SQL confirms to the ANSI SQL-92 standard published by American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the year 1992. PL-SQL on the
other hand is used for programming in Oracle.

Additional Inputs
The different types of DML statements are SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.
Operator precedence levels are as follows: for arithmetic operators, the precedence is ‘*’, ‘/’, ‘,’,
‘%’, ‘-’, ‘+’. For logical operators, it is NOT, AND, and OR. As it is obvious, the precedence
levels can be changed by the use of ‘( )’.

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1 Question: In Tebisco, there is a review by senior management on

manpower. You need to write a query to display a list of the budgeted
and the actual people available for various roles from the Recruitment
database.
Answer:
Use GlobalToyz
SELECT vDescription, iBudgetedStrength,
iCurrentStrength
FROM Recruitment

2 Question: The hiring charges of contract recruiters (charging more than

8 percent of the annual salary as their percentage) are under review.
The names, addresses, and the hiring charges of these contract
recruiters are required. Write a query to display the required
information.
Answer:
SELECT cName,vAddress,siPercentageCharge
FROM ContractRecruiter
WHERE siPercentageCharge > 8

3 In order to identify the successful candidates, who took the test

between March 5, 2001 and March 12, 2001, a report displaying the
names of candidates and their scores needs to be created. The format of
the report is as follows:

vFirstName
vLastName
siTestScore
dTestDate
SELECT
vFirstName,vLastName,siTestScore,dTestDate
FROM ExternalCandidate
WHERE dTestDate between '03/05/01' and
'03/12/01'

Lesson Two
Experiences

NULL and NOT NULL

Mention the fact that while comparing a column for NULL or NOT NULL, the usual = operator
cannot be used. You need to use the IS operator instead.

ORDER BY Clause

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 Tell the students that when the ORDER BY clause is used, only the output of the SELECT
statement is sorted, while the data in the table remains as it is. Also, do not forget to mention that
the default sort order is ASC.

Aggregate Functions
Tell the students that aggregate functions are used to count or to find out the average of a
particular column, do not forget to tell the students that these should only be used on numeric
columns. Besides, when an aggregate function is used on a column, NULL values are not
considered.

GROUP BY Clause
Tell the students that the GROUP BY clause is used to group the output of the SELECT statement
in several groups. If ALL is used, then it ignores the restriction provided by the WHERE clause.
Just like the WHERE clause, you can use the HAVING clause with the GROUP BY clause.
Examples
Example of the usage of the HAVING clause:
The following code displays the titles and types of all titles whose type is either business or
mod_cook grouped by type from the titles table:
select type,title from titles
group by type, title
having type = 'business'
or type = 'mod_cook'

TOP
Stress that the TOP keyword is used to retrieve the top few records, as they exist in the table. If
you require the top few records with respect to a sort order of a particular column, then you need
to include the ORDER BY…DESC keywords in the SELECT statement.

COMPUTE BY clause
Stress that the COMPUTE BY clause is used to generate totals and subtotals in a control break
report.

Additional Inputs
Image, text, and ntext columns cannot be used in an ORDER BY clause.
When using DISTINCT, only the name of a column can be used, an arithmetic expression gives an
error.
MAX and MIN functions cannot be used on the bit data type columns.
All columns mentioned in the GROUP BY clause have to be included in the SELECT list. If a
WHERE clause is present, then the GROUP BY clause groups only those rows which are satisfied
by the conditions used in the WHERE clause.
The TOP keyword displays records from the table as they exist in the table. Use the ORDER BY
clause to display the top few records based on the values of a particular column.
With the TOP keyword you can use the WITH TIES keywords to display rows having equal
values. This cannot be used without the ORDER BY clause.
The columns that are mentioned in the COMPUTE clause need to be part of the SELECT list.
Use an ORDER BY clause with the COMPUTE BY clause so that rows are grouped together.

Example

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SELECT pub_id,job_id, 'Avg' = AVG(job_lvl)
FROM employee
GROUP BY pub_id,job_id with cube
Output of the above code:
Pub_id job_id Avg
0736 5 175
0736 6 220
0736 7 195
0736 8 175
0736 9 170
0736 10 165
0736 11 150
0736 12 100
0736 13 100
0736 14 100
0736 NULL 155
0877 5 159
0877 6 140
0877 7 120
0877 8 100
0877 9 75
0877 10 75
0877 11 75
0877 12 35
0877 13 35
0877 14 35
0877 NULL 84
1389 5 150
1389 6 192
1389 7 135
1389 8 125
1389 9 78
1389 10 87
1389 11 112
1389 12 32
1389 13 64
1389 14 89
1389 NULL 106
1622 5 198

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 1622 NULL 198
1756 5 246
1756 NULL 246
9901 5 172
9901 NULL 172
9952 2 215
9952 3 200
9952 4 227
9952 NULL 214
9999 5 211
9999 6 152
9999 7 120
9999 8 101
9999 9 170
9999 10 80
9999 11 150
9999 NULL 140
NULL NULL 132
NULL 2 215
NULL 3 200
NULL 4 227
NULL 5 187
NULL 6 176
NULL 7 142
NULL 8 125
NULL 9 123
NULL 10 101
NULL 11 121
NULL 12 55
NULL 13 66
NULL 14 74
Now let use the same code ROLLUP:
SELECT pub_id,job_id, 'Avg' = AVG(job_lvl)
FROM employee
GROUP BY pub_id,job_id with rollup
And the output is:
Pub_id job_id Avg
0736 5 175
0736 6 220
0736 7 195

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 0736 8 175
0736 9 170
0736 10 165
0736 11 150
0736 12 100
0736 13 100
0736 14 100
0736 NULL 155
0877 5 159
0877 6 140
0877 7 120
0877 8 100
0877 9 75
0877 10 75
0877 11 75
0877 12 35
0877 13 35
0877 14 35
0877 NULL 84
1389 5 150
1389 6 192
1389 7 135
1389 8 125
1389 9 78
1389 10 87
1389 11 112
1389 12 32
1389 13 64
1389 14 89
1389 NULL 106
1622 5 198
1622 NULL 198
1756 5 246
1756 NULL 246
9901 5 172
9901 NULL 172
9952 2 215
9952 3 200
9952 4 227
9952 NULL 214

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 9999 5 211
9999 6 152
9999 7 120
9999 8 101
9999 9 170
9999 10 80
9999 11 150
9999 NULL 140
NULL NULL 132

Solutions: Just a Minute…

Problem Solution
number

1 Question: Write a query to display the details of all the contract recruiters
whose names begin with “J”.
Answer:
Select * from ContractRecruiter
WHERE cName LIKE 'J%'

2 Question: Write a query that displays a list of cities from where

applications of external candidates have been received.
Answer:
SELECT DISTINCT cCity
FROM ExternalCandidate

3 Question: A list of external candidates who took a test, along with their
test scores, is required. The average of the test scores needs to be printed
at the bottom of the list.
Answer:
SELECT vFirstName, siTestScore
FROM ExternalCandidate
COMPUTE AVG (siTestScore)

Solutions: Unguided Practice 1

Problem Solution
number
--Implement 1
1
Open Query Analyzer to connect to SQL Server
--Implement 2
2
SELECT * FROM Toys
--Implement 3
3
SELECT 'Recipient First Name' = vFirstName,
'Recipient Last Name' = vLastName, 'Address' =

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vAddress, 'Zip' = cZipCode
FROM Recipient
--Implement 4
4
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName
FROM Shopper
WHERE cState='California'
--Implement 5
5
SELECT * FROM Orders
WHERE mTotalCost > 75
--Implement 6
6
SELECT * FROM Toys
WHERE cBrandId = '004'
--Implement 7
7
SELECT * FROM ORDERS
WHERE dOrderDate = '05/22/01'
--Implement 8
8
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Shipping
Charges' = mShippingCharges, 'Gift Wrap Charges'
= mGiftWrapCharges, 'Handling Charges' =
mShippingCharges + mGiftWrapCharges
FROM Orders
--Implement 9
9
SELECT * from toys
WHERE mtoyrate > 10 and mtoyrate < 20
--Implement 10
10
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName, vEmailId
FROM Shopper
WHERE cState = 'California' or cState =
‘Illinois’
--Implement 11
11
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Order Date' =
dOrderDate, 'Shopper Id' = cShopperId, 'Total
Cost' = mTotalCost
FROM Orders
WHERE dOrderDate = '2001/05/20' and mTotalCost >
75
--implement 12
12
select * from orderdetail
where vmessage is NULL

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--Implement 13
13
SELECT 'Toy Name'=vToyName, 'Toy Rate'=mToyRate
FROM Toys
Order by mToyRate desc
--Implement 14
14
SELECT vToyName,siLowerAge From Toys WHERE
mToyRate<20
Order by mToyRate asc
--Implement 15
15
SELECT cOrderNo, cShopperID, mTotalCost
FROM Orders
Order by mTotalCost asc
--Implement 16
16
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM Toys
--Implement 17
17
SELECT 'Maximum'=MAX (mToyRate), 'Minimum'=MIN
(mToyRate), 'Average'=AVG (mToyRate)FROM Toys
--Implement 18
18
SELECT 'Total'=SUM (mTotalCost)
FROM Orders
-- Implement 19
19
SELECT TOP 5 cToyId, iTotalSold
FROM PickOfMonth
WHERE iYear = 2000
Order by iTotalSold desc
-Implement 20
20
SELECT * FROM toys
WHERE vToyName like '%Racer%'
--Implement 21
21
SELECT * FROM Shopper
WHERE vFirstName like 'S%'
--Implement 22
22
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Toy Id' =
cToyId, 'Wrapper Description'=vDescription
FROM OrderDetail JOIN Wrapper
ON OrderDetail.cWrapperId = Wrapper.cWrapperId
--Implement 23
23
The code returns an error, as cToyId is not part

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of the GROUP BY clause.
The correct code for displaying the total value
for each order is:
SELECT cOrderNo, SUM(mToyCost) FROM OrderDetail
GROUP BY cOrderNo
--Implement 24
24
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Total Cost of
Toy for an Order' = sum (mToyCost)
from orderdetail
group by cOrderNo
having sum(mToyCost) > 50
--Implement 25
25
The code returns an error, as cToyId is not
ordered using the ORDER BY clause.
The correct code for displaying the total value
for each order is:
SELECT cToyId,mToyCost FROM OrderDetail
ORDER BY cToyId
COMPUTE SUM(mToyCost) BY cToyId

The code returns an error, as mTotalCost, the

column on which the aggregate function is used
should be part of the select list.
The correct code for displaying the total value
for each order is:
SELECT cCartId,mTotalCost FROM Orders
ORDER BY cCartId
COMPUTE AVG(mTotalCost) BY cCartId

Lesson Three
Experiences
String Functions
Mention that the string functions are used to manipulate data of character type columns.

Date Functions
Tell the students that the date manipulation is done using the date functions.

Mathematical Functions
Mathematical calculations and manipulation can be done using the mathematical functions.

Wildcard Characters
Mention that if a particular character pattern is being searched for, the wildcard characters can be
used along with the LIKE keyword.

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 Joins
Tell the students that data from multiple tables can be retrieved using a join.
The most important thing is to use ANSI joins in the class and not T-SQL joins.
Mention the difference between the OUTER and the INNER joins. Also, mention the difference
between the LEFT OUTER and RIGHT OUTER joins.

Inner Joins
The INNER JOIN returns all rows from both tables where there is a match. If there are rows in
Supplier that do not have matches in Orders, those rows will not be listed. It is the most common
type of join.
For Example,
SELECT suppliers.supplier_id, suppliers.supplier_name, orders.order_date
FROM suppliers, orders
WHERE suppliers.supplier_id = orders.supplier_id;
The INNER JOIN operation can be used in any FROM clause to combine records from two tables.
There must be a matching value in a field common to both tables.

An INNER JOIN cannot be nested inside a LEFT JOIN or RIGHT JOIN.

Equi Joins
Conceptually equijoin is same as inner join and is used to list all the columns from the joining
tables. The equi join joins tables across a foreign key link.
For Example,
SELECT * FROM authors A, titleauthor B WHERE A.au_id = B.au_ID
Output:

The output contains duplicate columns across join tables. To remove this ambiguity in the
output, you can use Natural join.

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 NATURAL JOIN
A natural join can retrieve specific columns from the joining tables, thus removing the ambiguity.
You can specify the required column list in the Select query.
For Example,
SELECT t.Title, p.Pub_Name FROM Titles t JOIN Publishers p
ON t.Pub_Id = p.Pub_Id
In the above example, t is an alias for the Titles table and p is an alias for the Publishers table.
These aliases are used to distinguish the table to which the column Pub_Id belongs.
In ANSI SQL- 92, NATURAL JOIN key word is used to join the tables. The output will include
common columns having identical values and then the rest of the columns from the joining tables.
For example, if your STUDENT and CLASS table share a common STUDENT_NO column, you
could NATURAL JOIN them thus;
SELECT student_name, class_name
FROM student NATURAL JOIN class

Examples & Analogies

SELF Join Example: The following example of self-join displays the names and states of all the
stores that are located in the same state from the Stores table in the Pubs database.
select t1.stor_name, t1.state, t2.stor_name, t2.state
from stores t1 INNER JOIN stores t2
on t1.state = t2.state
where t1.stor_id > t2.stor_id
Output will be as follows:
Stor_name State
News & Brews CA
Barnum's CA
Doc-U-Mat: Quality Laundry and Books WA
Eric the Read Books WA
Fricative Bookshop CA
Barnum's CA
Fricative Bookshop CA
News & Brews CA

Additional Inputs
Text, ntext, and image data type columns cannot be joined directly.
An OUTER join can be performed between two tables only.
GROUP BY can have CUBE operators to generate aggregate values.
The HOST_ID() system function returns the identification number of you SQL Server terminal or
workstation.
The SUSER_SNAME() system function takes the login identification number of the user as a
parameter and returns the login name of the user.
The DB_NAME() system function takes the database identification number as a parameter and
returns the name of the database. For example, SELECT DB_NAME(1) returns Master.

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 The OBJECT_ID() system function takes the object name of a database object as a parameter and
returns it’s object id. For example, SELECT OBJECT_ID('Titles') returns 2121058592 when
executed in the Pubs database.

Solutions: Just a Minute…

Problem Solution
number

1 Question: The names, addresses, and phone numbers of the recruitment

agencies from Houston are required. However, only the first 10
characters of the address should be displayed.
Answer:
SELECT cName, SUBSTRING(vAddress,1,10), cPhone
FROM RecruitmentAgencies
WHERE cCity='Houston'

2 Question: A schedule for interviews is required. The name of the

candidate, the interviewer’s employee code, the date, and the weekday of
the interviews are to be printed in alphabetical order of candidate names
in the following format:
Candidate Name
Interviewer
Date
Week Day
Answer:
SELECT 'Candidate Name' = vFirstName,
'Interviewer'=cInterviewer,
'Date'=datepart(dd,dInterviewDate),
'Week Day'=datename(dw, dInterviewdate)
FROM ExternalCandidate
Order by vFirstName

3 Question: The names of candidates and the newspapers they referred for
recruitment advertisements are required for an analysis. A report
displaying these details is to be generated.
Answer:
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName, cNewspaperName
FROM ExternalCandidate JOIN NewsAd
ON ExternalCandidate.cNewsAdNo = NewsAd.cNewsAdNo
JOIN Newspaper
ON NewsAd.cNewspaperCode =
Newspaper.cNewspaperCode

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 Problem Solution
number
--Implement 1
1
SELECT vToyName, 'Description' = Substring
(vToyDescription, 1, 40), mToyRate
from Toys
--Implement 2
2
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Shipment Date'
= dShipmentDate, 'Actual Delivery Date' =
dActualDeliveryDate, 'Days in Transit' = datediff
(dd, dShipmentDate, dActualDeliveryDate)
FROM Shipment
--Implement 3
3
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Days in
Transit' = datediff (dd, dShipmentDate,
dActualDeliveryDate)
FROM Shipment
WHERE cOrderNo ='000009'
--Implement 4
4
SELECT 'Order Number' = cOrderNo, 'Shopper Id' =
cShopperId, 'Day of Order' = datepart
(dd,dOrderDate), 'Week Day' = datename(dw,
dOrderDate)
FROM Orders
--Implement 5
5
SELECT vToyName, cCategory
FROM Toys JOIN Category
ON Toys.cCategoryId = Category.cCategoryID
--Implement 6
6
SELECT 'Toy Name'=vToyName, 'Brand'=cBrandName,
'Category'=cCategory from Toys join Category on
Toys.cCategoryId = Category.cCategoryId join
ToyBrand on Toys.cBrandId = ToyBrand.cBrandId
--Implement 7
7
SELECT 'Order Number'=cOrderNo,'Toy
ID'=cToyID,'Wrapper Description'=vDescription
FROM OrderDetail JOIN Wrapper ON
OrderDetail.cWrapperId=Wrapper.cWrapperId
--Implement 8
8
SELECT 'Toy Name'=vToyName, 'Card ID'=cCartId
FROM Toys LEFT OUTER JOIN ShoppingCart ON
Toys.cToyId = ShoppingCart.cToyId
--Implement 9
9
select Initials =
left(vFirstName,1)+'.'+left(vLastName,1)+'.',vFir
stName,vlastName from shopper

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--Implement 10
10
select cOrderNo,dOrderDate,'Quarter' =
datepart(quarter,dOrderDate) from orders
--Implement 11
11
select round(avg(mToyRate),0) from toys
--Implement 12
12
select cOrderNo,cShopperId
from Recipient r right outer join Shopper s
on r.cState = s.cState

Lesson Four
Experiences

Unions
Do not forget to mention the restrictions on unions to the students.
Example
The following example displays how the UNION operator can be used to insert records into a
table. First, create two tables Products and Suppliers and insert three records into each of these
tables, respectively.
create table products
(pcode char(4),descr char(10))

create table suppliers

(scode char(4),descr char(10))

insert products values('P001','Toothpaste')

insert products values('P002','Tootbrush')
insert products values('P003','Soap')

insert suppliers values('S001','Smith')

insert suppliers values('S002','John')
insert suppliers values('S003','Tim')
Next, create another table called prodsupp as given below:
create table prodsupp
(code char(4), descr char(10))
Now, use the following code to insert the records of the Products and Suppliers tables into the
prodsupp table:
insert prodsupp

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 select * from products
union
select * from suppliers

SELECT INTO
Please remember that in SQL 2000 the select into/bulkcopy statement given with SP_DBOPTION
has no effect on whether you can create a table or not. The option has been provided for backward
compatibility and affects only the amount of logging in transaction log for certain bulk operations
like select into depending on the type of recovery model.

Subqueries
Mention that in a subquery if the inner query is returning only one value, then use the =, >, <, >=,
and <= operators. If the inner query is returning more than one value, then use the IN operator.
In case of an error while executing a subquery, execute the inner query separately to check
whether there is any error in the inner query or not.

Additional Inputs
The SELECT INTO clause cannot be used with the same statement as the COMPUTE or
COMPUTE BY clause as a relational output is not produced.
You cannot use subqueries on columns that contain text and image.
Each nested subquery is evaluated only once.
If a subquery does not return a single value, you must introduce the subquery with the IN,
EXISTS, ANY, or ALL keyword.
For a UNION to generate a result set, the corresponding columns should have equivalent data
types. The ALL keyword when used with a UNION, displays duplicate rows if any.
In a subquery, if an ‘=’ operator is being used, the inner query should return a single value. If the
inner query is returning multiple values and the WHERE clause of the outer query has to match
with all the values returned by the inner query, then use the IN keyword.
While creating a database, it is a good practice to have multiple data files if the size of the
database is very big. You should also create the data files in different physical hard disk drives as
this implements faster Input-Output. The data files should also be put in NTFS partitions for better
performance. The following example creates a database Accounts with two data files on two
separate disks and two log files on another disk.
CREATE DATABASE Accounts
ON
PRIMARY ( NAME = Acct1,
FILENAME = 'c:\AcctDat1.mdf',
SIZE = 200MB,
MAXSIZE = 400,
FILEGROWTH = 20),
( NAME = Acct2,
FILENAME = 'd:\AcctDat2.ndf',
SIZE = 200MB,
MAXSIZE = 400,
FILEGROWTH = 20),
LOG ON
( NAME = Acctlog1,
FILENAME = 'e:\Acctlog1.ldf',
SIZE = 200MB,
MAXSIZE = 400,
FILEGROWTH = 20),
( NAME = Acctlog2,
FILENAME = 'e:\Acctlog2.ldf',
SIZE = 200MB,

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 MAXSIZE = 400,
FILEGROWTH = 20)

Solutions: Just a Minute…

Problem Solution
number

1 Question: Write a query to copy all the contents of InternalCandidate to a

table called backupInternalCandidate.
Answer:
SELECT * into backupinternalcandidate
from InternalCandidate

2 Question: Display the list of college names, newspaper names, and their
addresses in the following format:
Name
Address
Answer:
SELECT 'Name'=cCollegeName,
'Address'=vCollegeAddress
FROM College
UNION
SELECT cNewspaperName, vHOAddress
FROM Newspaper

3 „ Question: What is the use of model database in SQL Server?

„ Answer: When a new database is created, the contents of the model
database are copied on to the new databae.

4 „ Question: List the three types of operating system files that store the
data and objects of the SQL Server database.
„ Answer:
„ Primary
„ Secondary
„ Transaction Log

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Lesson Five
Experiences

Table Creation
Before a table is created, tell your students that the database has to be created. The tables are
created in a database. Tell the students that the database has already been created for them. This
will not be covered in class. Normally, databases are created and managed by experienced
database administrators.
While creating a table, it is a good practice to explicitly mention whether an attribute allows null
or not null values.
Tell the students that it is a good practice to name the tables and attributes meaningfully, and that
they should follow the recommended naming conventions. SQL Server does not allow keywords
to be used as column names.
If a table already exists with a particular name, you will not be able to create another with the
same name. You need to drop the table and re-create it again with the same name.

Table Deletion
Tell the students that once a table is dropped, it cannot be referred to unless recreated.
User-defined Data types
Explain to the students that a user-defined data type is created for an attribute if the attribute
appears in more than one table. Besides, a user-defined data type is used to maintain consistency
of the system data type used for an attribute across tables.
Tell the students that a user-defined data type needs to be created before creating the table.
Before dropping a user-defined data type, ensure that it is not being used in any table.
Stress again the need for naming the data types meaningfully. Also, ask them to follow the
recommended naming conventions.

Primary Key
The easiest way to implement a primary key is by using a PRIMARY KEY constraint. It also
ensures entity integrity by not allowing duplicate values and null values.
Primary key and entity integrity can also be implemented using a unique clustered index, provided
the column is defined not to allow null values. Indexes are dealt with in more detail later in the
course.

Unique Constraint
Mention the fact that if the column having a unique constraint defined on it allows NULLs, then
only one row in the entire column can contain a NULL value.
The unique constraint can also be implemented using a unique clustered index on a column that
allows NULL values. However, only one row can contain a NULL value.

Foreign Key
Stress on the fact that a foreign key constraint can refer to another column of another table or
another column of the same table.
The easiest way to implement referential integrity is to define a PRIMARY KEY constraint on the
parent table and a FOREIGN KEY constraint on the child table. If an index is used to implement
the primary key and entity integrity on the parent table, then referential integrity can be

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 implemented using a trigger on the child table. Triggers are dealt with in more detail later in the
course.

Check Constraint
A CHECK constraint on a column implements domain integrity on the column.
A column level CHECK constraint can refer to values of only that column. However, a table level
constraint can refer to values of other columns of the same table.

Default Constraint
Stress the fact that a default constraint is used for easing data entry.

Examples and Analogies

The following example creates a table level constraint, which compares two columns of the same
table. The following code creates a table called QuantityStatus with two columns QOH and
reord_lvl and a table level constraint that restricts the value entered in the QOH to be greater than
or equal to the reord_lvl.
create table QuantityStatus
(qoh int,
reord_lvl int,
CHECK (qoh >= reord_lvl))
FAQ
Q.: Can I add or delete columns from a table that has already been created?
Yes, you can use the ALTER TABLE command to add or drop columns. Refer the Books Online
for the syntax.

Additional Inputs
When creating tables, these points can be discussed with students:
„ There can be two billion tables per database.
„ There can be 1024 columns per table.
„ Identity columns can be created to ensure that SQL Server inserts unique values
automatically. There can be only one column declared as an identity column. An identity
column cannot be updated. It does not allow null values. It can be of the int, smallint, tinyint,
and float data types.
„ Before dropping a table, you must remove any references between the table and any other
object.
„ User-defined data types created in the model database are automatically included in all
databases that are subsequently created.
„ Each user-defined data type when created adds a row to the systypes table.
„ The nullability of the column defined in the table, overrides that of the data type’s.
„ Domain integrity is implemented using the CHECK constraint.
„ Entity integrity is implemented using the PRIMARY KEY constraint.
„ Referential integrity is implemented using the FOREIGN KEY and PRIMARY KEY
constraints.
„ User-defined integrity is implemented in the form of business rules using CHECK constraints
or triggers.

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 „ Constraints can be added while creating the table. They can also be added later using the
ALTER TABLE statement.
„ When a constraint is added in an existing table, by default, it checks the existing data.
„ The system tables which store constraint definitions are syscomments, sysreferences, and
sysconstraints.
„ To view all the constraints on a table use sp_helpconstraint followed by the table name.
„ Only one PRIMARY KEY constraint can be defined per table. It automatically creates a
unique clustered index if not specified. If a clustered index exists on a table, then it
automatically creates a non-clustered index. Null values are not allowed in the column
containing a primary key constraint. The index created by the primary key cannot be dropped
using the drop index command. To remove it you need to drop the constraint.
„ A Unique constraint is used in a situation where there is already a primary key and another
column needs to have a constraint, which will restrict duplicate values in the column. A
Unique constraint allows NULL, so a column having such a constraint will allow only one
NULL value if the column allows NULL.
„ When a CHECK constraint is applied on a column, it verifies the data every time an insertion
or an updation happens. A table level check constraint can reference another column on the
same table. It cannot be placed on columns having the IDENTITY property.
„ A default constraint only applies to insert statements. A default cannot be placed on columns
with IDENTITY properties.
„ The ALTER TABLE statement can be used to add constraints after table creation.
Solutions: Just a Minute…

Problem Solution
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1 Question: Draft the statement to remove the College table from the
database.
Answer:
DROP TABLE College

2 Question: Which integrity ensures that the values in the foreign key
match with the value of the corresponding primary key?
Answer:
Referential integrity

3 Question: Which constraint enforces domain integrity by restricting the

value to be inserted in a column?
Answer:
The CHECK constraint

Solutions: Practice

Problem Solution
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--Implement
5.P.1
create table College
(

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cCollegeCode char(4) not null,
cCollegeName char(30) not null,
vCollegeAddress varchar(35),
cCity char(20),
cState char(20),
cZip char(10),
cPhone char(15)
)
--Verify
sp_help College
--Verify
Insert into college values ('0002','Cromwell
College ','4010 Gartner
Ave.','Abilene','Texas','79605-
4123','(915)692-6628')
--Verify
SELECT * FROM College

-- Implement
5.P.2
-- Primary key, default, check constraints on
College table.
create table College
(
cCollegeCode char(4) constraint ct_pk
primary key,
cCollegeName char(35) not null,
vCollegeAddress varchar(30),
cCity char(20) constraint
defCity default 'New Orleans',
cState char(20),
cZip char(10),
cPhone char(15) constraint
cph_ck check(cPhone like('([0-9][0-9][0-9])[0-
9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]'))
)
CREATE TABLE CampusRecruitment
(cCampusRecruitmentCode char(4) primary key,
cCollegeCode char(4) References
College(cCollegeCode),
dRecruitmentStartDate datetime,
dRecruitmentEndDate datetime
)
--Verify checking for primary key

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Insert into college
values('0001','WestendCollege
','900N Main Ave','Hempstead','New
York','11550-1648','(516)423-4591')
Insert into college
values('0001','WestendCollege
','900N Main Ave','Hempstead','New
York','11550-1648','(516)423-4591')
-- Verify checking for default
Insert into college
values('0002','WestendCollege
','900N Main Ave',DEFAULT,'New York','11550-
1648','(516)423-4591')
Insert into college
values('0003','WestendCollege
','900N Main Ave','Hempstead','New
York','11550-1648','(516)423-4591')
-- Verify checking for check constraint
Insert into college
values('0004','WestendCollege
','900N Main Ave','Hempstead','New
York','11550-1648','(516)AAA-4591')
Insert into college
values('0004','WestendCollege
','900N Main Ave','Hempstead','New
York','11550-1648','(516)423-4591')

--Verify checking for primary key.

Insert into campusrecruitment
values('0001','0001','05/13/1999','05/28/1999'
)
Insert into campusrecruitment
values('0001','0002','05/13/1999','05/28/1999'
)
-- Verify checking for foreign key.
Insert into campusrecruitment
values('0002','0003','05/13/1999','05/28/1999'
)
Insert into campusrecruitment
values('0003','0011','05/13/1999','05/28/1999'
)

SELECT * from College

select * from CampusRecruitment

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--Implement 1
1
SELECT * INTO PremiumToys
FROM Toys
WHERE mToyRate > $20
--Implement 2
2
SELECT 'First Name'=vFirstName, 'Last
Name'=vLastName, 'Address'=vAddress,
'City'=cCity
FROM Shopper
UNION
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName, vAddress, cCity
FROM Recipient
--Implement 3
3
SELECT vToyName FROM Toys
WHERE cCategoryId IN (SELECT cCategoryId FROM
CATEGORY
WHERE cCategory = 'Stuffed Toys')
--Implement 4
4
create table Recipient
(
cOrderNo char(6) not null,
vFirstName varchar(20)not null,
vLastName varchar(20) not null,
vAddress varchar(20) null,
cCity char(15) null,
cState char(15) null,
cCountryId char(3) null,
cZipCode char(10)null,
cPhone char(15) null
)
--Implement 5
5
sp_addtype typCountryID,"char(3)"
create table Recipient
(
cOrderNo char(6) not null,
vFirstName varchar(20)not null,
vLastName varchar(20) not null,
vAddress varchar(20) null,
cCity char(15) null,

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cState char(15) null,
cCountryId typCountryID null,
cZipCode char(10)null,
cPhone char(15) null
)
create table Country
(
cCountryId typCountryID,
cCountry char(25) ,
)
--Implement 6
6
Drop table Recipient

--Implement 7
7 a)
create table Category
(
cCategoryId char(3) constraint pkCategoryId
primary key,
cCategory char(20) constraint unqCategory
unique,
vDescription varchar(100) null
)
--Implement 7
7 b)
create table ToyBrand
(
cBrandId char(3) constraint pkBrandId
primary key,
cBrandName char(20) constraint
unqBrandName unique
)
--Implement 7
7 c)
create table Toys
(
cToyId char(6) constraint
pkToyid primary key clustered,
vToyName varchar(20) not null,
vToyDescription varchar(250)not null,
cCategoryId char(3) references
Category(cCategoryId) ,
mToyRate money not null,

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cBrandId char(3),
imPhoto image null,
siToyQoh smallint constraint chkToyQoh
check (siToyQoh between 0 and 250),
siLowerAge smallint default 1,
siUpperAge smallint ,
siToyWeight smallint,
vToyImgPath varchar(50) null
)
--Implement 7
7 d)
alter table toys
add constraint fkBrandId FOREIGN KEY(cBrandId)
references ToyBrand(cBrandId)

alter table toys

add constraint defUpperAge DEFAULT 1 FOR
siUpperAge

--Implement 8
8
SELECT * INTO CaliforniaShopper
FROM Shopper
WHERE cState = 'California'
--Implement 9
9
DROP TABLE CaliforniaShopper
--Implement 10
10
select vFirstName,vLastName from shopper where
cCity in ('Woodbridge','San Jose','Las Vegas')
--Implement 11
11
select vToyName from toys
where cToyId in (select cToyId from
orderdetail where cWrapperId is NULL)
--Implement 12
12
select cOrderNo from orders
where exists(select * from shipment
where orders.cOrderNo = cOrderNo
and cDeliveryStatus = 's')

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Rules and Defaults

CHECK constraints can also be implemented using rules. Similarly, default constraints can also be
implemented using defaults. If the same check constraints or default constraints apply to columns
in more than one table, then a rule or default can be created and bound to the columns.

Inserting Rows
While inserting rows into a table, remember to put the values for the columns with the char and
varchar data types within single quotes.
While inserting values into a column, which has a default defined on it, if you want the default to
be inserted for that column, you can use the DEFAULT keyword.
Tell the students that while entering data, the column-list needs to be specified when the data
being entered is not in the order of the columns in the table or when the data is not being entered
for all the columns.
Tell the students that SQL Server will automatically generate values for an Identity column. It’s
not a good practice to insert values for the same.
Tell the students that while inserting partial data, the columns for which data is not being inserted
should support NULL or default values.
You cannot insert rows into two tables using a single INSERT statement.

Updating Rows
Stress on the fact that whenever data is updated, the modified value should adhere to the business
rules that were effective when the row was entered.
You cannot update columns from two different tables using a single UPDATE statement.

Deleting Rows
You cannot delete rows from two different tables using a single DELETE statement.

Truncating Table
The TRUNCATE TABLE command deletes data from a table page wise and this operation is not
logged in the transaction log. This is the reason a delete operation in a transaction can be rolled
back, but a TRUNCATE TABLE command cannot be rolled back. Transactions are dealt with in
detail later in the course.
The WHERE clause cannot be used in the TRUNCATE TABLE statement.
Tell the students to follow naming conventions for constraints, rules, and defaults.

FAQ
Q: When would you use a CHECK constraint, and when would you use a rule?
If the same domain or user-defined integrity applies to multiple columns of the same table or
different tables, then you should create rules. Otherwise, if the integrity applies only to one
column of one table, use a constraint. The same is the case with defaults.
Q: If a rule and a constraint exist on a column, which one will be effective?
The rule is applied before the constraint. Let us understand this using an example:
Create table Products
(code char(4),
qoh int
CHECK (qoh > 10))

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 The above code creates a table called Products with a constraint that does not allow entries in the
qoh column that are less than 10. Now, create a rule which restricts values below 100 in the same
column.
CREATE RULE qoh_rule
AS
@qoh > 100
Now, bind the rule to the qoh column of the Products table.
EXEC sp_bindrule 'qoh_rule', 'Products.qoh'
Now, try to insert the value 12 in the qoh field of the Products table.
insert Products values('T001',12)
This returns an error message, which indicates that the rule bound to the qoh column restricted the
entry of the value 12.
Q: What happens if the number of values supplied in the values list does not match the table
definition?
The insert statement gives an error. You need to supply the column-list in your insert statement.
Q: How many tables can be updated in a single update statement?
Only one table.

Additional Inputs
A rule and default can be separately created using the CREATE RULE and the CREATE
DEFAULT statement, respectively. After creation, these need to be bound to the specified
columns. If any of these are bound to a table, then before dropping the rules and defaults, unbind
these rules and defaults.
The FUTUREONLY option of sp_bindrule applies to only user-defined data types. If this option is
specified, then the rule does not apply for the data in those columns, which are already using this
user- defined data type. It is only applicable to all those columns which will be created in future
and which will use this data type.
While inserting rows, it is a good practice to mention the column list.
Data in a text or an image column can be entered using Writetext(). The following example
explains the usage of the Writetext() function.
Create a table called supplier with attributes suppcode (char(4)) and suppdescr (text) and insert the
three records as shown below:
Suppcode suppdescr
P001 Supplies the raw materials in record time and is
the most preferred supplier
P002 Supplies the raw materials in time and can be
informed in case of emergency
P003 Has delayed supplies on a number of occasions so
is not a preferred supplier
Now set the select into/bulk copy option for the database to true. Next, declare a variable
@suppdescr of binary(16) data type and put the handle of the text data into this variable using the
TEXTPTR() function. This handle belongs to the suppdescr for the supplier P001. Now, use the
WRITETEXT() to write this text to the Supplier table for supplier P003. The code for this is given
below:
DECLARE @suppdescr binary(16)
SELECT @suppdescr = TEXTPTR(suppdescr)
FROM supplier

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 where suppcode = 'P003'
select @suppdescr
WRITETEXT supplier.suppdescr @suppdescr 'Supplies the raw
materials in record time and is the most preferred supplier'
After this, remember to set the select into/bulk copy option for the database back to false.
Each update, delete or insert operation, if not used in a transaction, is automatically committed.
Once committed, it cannot be rolled back. For example, if a row is deleted from a table outside an
explicit transaction, the row cannot be retrieved back unless inserted again.
Data can be deleted from a table or a view using the DELETE statement. The same can be done
using the truncate statement also. If a truncate statement is used, the data in the table gets deleted
page wise. Furthermore, a truncate statement is not logged in the transaction log so it cannot be
rolled back.
Configuring the Resource for the Demonstrations
You may get an error when you try to create objects that already exist in the database. To avoid
the error to occur, you can execute the script:
INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBFORLESSON5.BAT. This script would delete the existing
Recruitment database and create a blank recruitment database. In case you are unable to execute
the script, you can create a blank database and ask students to create the tables in that database.
Alternatively, students can create the tables by adding their user numbers to the table names. You
also have a script called INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINT.BAT that
would install the Recruitment database without any constraints. This is done so that the indexes
and constraints can be created without any restrictions. Also, you would be able to delete any
table, as no relation would exist between them. The structure of the tables in
INSTALLRECRUITMENTDB and INSTALLRECRUITMENTDBWITHOUTCONSTRAINT is
same.
Only sa or members of the sysadmin group are allowed to execute the Index Tuning Wizard.
The login faculty has been made member of the sysadmin group in the scripts.
You can execute the sp_password command to change the password of the faculty login:
Syntax of the sp_password command:
sp_password old_password, new_password, login_name
Example
sp_password null,'newpassword','faculty'

Solutions: Just a Minute…

Problem Solution
number

1 Question: Which system stored procedure is used to bind and unbind a

rule?
Answer:
The sp_bindrule and sp_unbindrule system stored procedures are used to
bind and unbind a rule.

2 Question: Which statement allows you to copy contents of one table into
another table?
Answer:
The INSERT INTO statement allows you to copy contents of one table
into another table.

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 3 Question: Which statements allow the modification of data in a database?
Answer:
The INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements allow the modification
of data in a database.

Lesson Seven
Experiences
Stress on the importance of naming conventions while creating indexes.
Stress on the advantages of using indexes.
Stress on the concept of creating appropriate indexes for appropriate columns.
Do mention that indexes are used to speed up queries and are created on columns that are used in
joins, the WHERE clause, the ORDER BY clause, or the GROUP BY clause.
Note: To explain the diagram for clustered and non-clustered index, faculty needs to follow
all the given steps in the student guide. Faculty also needs to ask students to do the same
thing.
The diagram contained in the slide has simplified the Nonclustered index diagram given in the
student guide This diagram depicts the reference of only one record (EID E005) from Root Page
to the Data Page.
Note: Faculty can ask students to note down the diagram for their reference.

Creating Clustered Indexes

Tell the students that when a clustered index is created, the whole table gets reorganized and
ordered based on the column values on which the index has been created.
On inserting or updating the column on which a clustered index is created, the entire table gets
reorganized again in the order of the column values.
Stress on creating clustered indexes before the non-clustered indexes.
Tell the students that for a clustered index, the leaf level and the data level pages are the same.
There can be only one clustered index on a table since the table is in the order of the column
values on which the index has been created.
A clustered index is created on tables, which are updated rarely. In other words, it is created on
look-up tables (master tables as they are known popularly). In other words, clustered indexes have
to be created on columns of tables where rows are rarely inserted, deleted, or updated. These
points are very important thumb rules for creating a clustered index.
A clustered index is generally created on columns that have unique values or on primary keys.
Besides, the table has to be a look-up table and not a highly transacted table.

Creating Non-clustered indexes

Tell the students that if the type of index is not mentioned in the CREATE INDEX statement, then
a non-clustered index is created by default.
If an index has to be created on a column for speeding up queries, and if the values of that column
are frequently modified (due to inserts, updates, and deletes), then a non-clustered index has to be
created, even though the values of the column are unique (such as a primary key). Creating a
clustered index on a highly transacted table will slow down the transactions since the table gets re-
organized on every insert, update, or delete operation. These points are very important thumb rules
for creating a non-clustered index.
A Unique index can be used to enforce uniqueness on a column.

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 DBCC Showcontig
DBCC Showcontig command provides information about data fragmentation in a table.
Fragmentation happens in a table due to frequent insertion and deletion operations. Data
fragmentation leads to slower I/O and results in slow server performance. Therfore, it is essential
to know about fragmented data pages. Once fragmentation is identified as a problem, you can
reindex the tables to remove fragmentation.
Note: This fragmentation is returning to the fragmentation of data pages within the SQL Server
MDB file, and not of the physical file itself.
Following command can be used to get the information about fragmentation in authors table:
DBCC Showcontig ‘authors’
Output:
DBCC SHOWCONTIG scanning 'authors' table...
Table: 'authors' (1556968673); index ID: 1, database ID: 16
TABLE level scan performed.
- Pages Scanned................................: 18986
- Extents Scanned..............................: 2443
- Extent Switches..............................: 9238
- Avg. Pages per Extent........................: 7.8
- Scan Density [Best Count:Actual Count].......: 25.70% [2374:9239]
- Logical Scan Fragmentation ..................: 44.58%
- Extent Scan Fragmentation ...................: 87.07%
- Avg. Bytes Free per Page.....................: 1658.7
- Avg. Page Density (full).....................: 79.51%

Explanation of the output. In authors table:

There were 18,986 pages examined to create the report.
Those pages existed within 2,443 extents, indicating that the table consumed approximately 97%
(7.8 pages per extent on average) of the extents allocated for it.
While examining the pages for fragmentation, the server had to switch extent locations 9, 238
times.
The Scan Density states, that how much a table is fragmented. If scan density is 100, it means the
table is not fragmented.
The Logical Scan Fragmentation and Extent Scan Fragmentation are indications of how well the
indexes are stored within the system, when a clustered index is present. The scan fragmentation
(Logical & Extent) should be ignored for tables that do not have a clustered index. In both cases, a
number close to 0 is preferable, to indicate no fragmentation.
Conclusion
After examining the output of DBCC SHOWCONTIG, we are able to identify several key issues.
First, we saw that our table is heavily fragmented, and required defragmentation. Next, we are able
to state the percentage of the allocated pages SQL Server is actually using.
DBCC DBREINDEX command rebuilds an index for a table and removes fragmentation.

FAQ
Q: Can all columns of a table be indexed?
Yes, but it is not very beneficial. Index only those columns, which are used in a WHERE clause,
joins, the ORDER BY clause or the GROUP BY clause.
Q: Can a single column be indexed more than once?
Yes, but it is not very beneficial.

Additional Inputs

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 If a primary key constraint is not created, then a unique clustered index can be used to implement
the primary key and entity integrity. However, a foreign key constraint cannot reference such a
column since a primary key constraint is not defined. However, in such cases, referential integrity
can be implemented from the child table using a trigger.
Each table can have only one clustered index and a maximum of 249 non-clustered indexes.
Clustered indexes need to be created on the same filegroup as the base table, but non-clustered
indexes can be created on different filegroups placed on different physical drives, so as to take full
advantage of parallel I/O happening through multiple disk controllers.
Multiple indexes on a column is not a very good practice.
Indexes created by creation of constraints like the Primary key or Unique cannot be dropped using
the DROP INDEX statement. To drop it, you need to drop the constraint.
In a SELECT statement without a WHERE clause, indexes belonging to the column mentioned
first in the select list are used.
A Unique index enforces uniqueness on the column for which it is mentioned. If nulls are allowed,
it will allow only one null, as a second one will become a duplicate. A Unique index can be
clustered or non-clustered, the default is clustered.
While creating an index, the fillfactor can be mentioned for it. It is a percentage to which the leaf
level pages of the index are going to be filled up. Similarly, PAD INDEX can be used to mention
how many of the non-leaf level pages are filled. PAD INDEX cannot be used without fillfactor. A
separate percentage value cannot be mentioned for PAD INDEX as it takes the fillfactor value
only. A low fillfactor is good for an OLTP environment, whereas a high fillfactor is suitable for a
Decision support (DSS) environment.
Database Consistency Checker (DBCC) statements can be used by DBAs (Database
Administrators) to check the databases for an instance of SQL Server 2000. These statements not
only check and report the physical status of the database and its various objects, they can also be
used for checking the logical status. The DBCC statements can be divided into four categories,
namely Validation, Maintenance, Status, and Miscellaneous. Examples of Validation statements
are DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP and DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS. Examples of Maintenance
statements are DBCC DBREINDEX and DBCC INDEXDEFRAG. Examples of Status statements
are DBCC SHOWCONTIG and DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS. Some examples of Miscellaneous
are DBCC HELP and DBCC ROWLOCK.

Solutions: Just a Minute…

Problem Solution
number

1 Question: 1. How many clustered indexes can be created per table?

Answer:
Only one clustered index can be created per table.
Question: 2. Which index organizes the data logically but does not store
the data physically?
Answer:
NonClustered index organizes the data logically but does not store the
data physically.

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 2 Question: Susan wants to minimize the amount of page splitting that
occurs each time an index page is full. What should she use?
Answer:
FILLFACTOR

Solutions: Unguided Practice 4

Problem Solution
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--Implement 1
1 a)
create table Category
(
cCategoryId char(3),
cCategory char(20),
vDescription varchar(100)
)
--Implement 1
1 b)
create table ToyBrand
(
cBrandId char(3),
cBrandName char(20)
)
--Implement 1
1 c)
create table Toys
(
cToyId char(6),
vToyName varchar(20),
vToyDescription varchar(250),
cCategoryId char(3),
mToyRate money,
cBrandId char(3),
imPhoto image null,
siToyQoh smallint ,
siLowerAge smallint ,
siUpperAge smallint ,
siToyWeight smallint,
vToyImgPath varchar(50) null

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)

--Implement 1
1 d)
create rule rulRate
as
@rate>0
sp_bindrule rulRate,'Toys.mToyRate'

create default rulWeight

As 1
sp_bindefault rulWeight,'Toys.siToyWeight'
--Implement 1
1 e)
insert into ToyBrand
Values('001','Bobby ')
insert into ToyBrand
values('002','Frances-Price')
insert into ToyBrand
values('003','The Bernie Kids')
insert into ToyBrand
values('004','Largo')
--Implement 1
1 f)
insert into Category
values('001','Activity','Activity toys
encourage the childs social skills and
interest in the world around them.')

insert into Category

values('002','Dolls','A wide range of dolls
from all the leading brands.')
insert into Category
values('003','Arts And Crafts','Encourage
children to create masterpieces with these
incredible craft kits.')

--Implement 1
1 g)
insert into toys
values(‘000001’,’Robby the Whale’,’A giant
Blue Whale with two heavy-duty handles that
allow a child to ride on its back.’, ‘001’,
8.99, ‘001’,NULL,50,3,9,1,null)

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--Implement 1
1 h)
update toys
set mToyRate=mToyRate+1
WHERE cToyId='000001'
--Implement 1
1 i)
DELETE ToyBrand
WHERE cBrandName='Largo'
--Implement 2
2
Create nonclustered index idxshopper
on Orders(cShopperId)
--Implement 3
3
CREATE unique clustered index idxToys
on Toys(cToyId)
--Implement 4
4
CREATE unique nonclustered index idxCategory
ON Category(cCategory)
--Implement 5
5
Declare @objid int
SET @objid = OBJECT_ID('Shopper')
DBCC SHOWCONTIG (@objid)
--Implement 6
6
Declare @objid int
SET @objid = OBJECT_ID('Wrapper')
DBCC SHOWCONTIG (@objid)
--Implement 7
7
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX idx_cState
ON Recipient (cState)
--Implement 8
8
INSERT ShoppingCart VALUES('000010','000013',2)

Lesson Eight
Experiences
Create Views

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 It is a good practice to follow naming conventions while creating views. Prefix the name using
‘vw’.
Views are used for two basic reasons – to simplify complex queries for users and to restrict users
from viewing data directly from the table.
While explaining views to the students you can take the example of the small window on your
class room door. If somebody peeps through it he or she will only be able to see the only a small
portion of the class and will think that the visible portion is the entire class room. Similarly for a
view which displays only say 4 columns of a table, the user will perceive that the table contains
only 4 columns.
If you want to restrict users from seeing the definition of the view using the sp_helptext command,
you can encrypt the definition using the WITH ENCRYPTION option in the CREATE VIEW
statement.
You need to stress the fact that the views cannot store data by themselves, they get the data from
the underlying base tables. A view is nothing but a query stored as an object.
Views are slow as the query is processed each time the view is used.

Data Updation through Views

Updating rows using views affect the base table values.
Columns specified in the UPDATE statement must belong to a single base table. If columns
belonging to two different tables are specified in the UPDATE statement, SQL server will return
an error.
Columns not part of the view cannot be updated using the view.
The WITH CHECK OPTION forces data modification within the criteria specified by the
WHERE clause of the SQL statement.
The ALTER VIEW statement can be used to change the view definition.

Variable Declaration
A variable can be declared using the DECLARE keyword. Follow the naming conventions as
recommended.

BEGIN and END Statements

Tell your students that when more than one statement needs to be executed, the statements needs
to be put within the BEGIN and END block, else only the first line of the SQL block gets
executed.
Remember that a block of SQL statements executed together is called a batch.
Demonstrate a set of INSERT statements or SELECT statements as a batch.

Conditional Execution
One or more SQL statements can get executed depending on a condition. The IF statement can be
used for doing so. If the same condition has to be tested for different values, tell your students to
use the CASE construct instead of the IF statement.
The WHILE construct can be used to repeatedly execute a block of SQL statements.

FAQs
Q What are the restrictions on views?
The ORDER BY, COMPUTE or COMPUTE BY, and the INTO statements cannot be used in a
CREATE VIEW statement.
Views cannot reference temporary tables.
The CREATE VIEW statement cannot be combined with other T-SQL statements.

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 Q: Can a batch be saved in the database like any other database object?
No. However, the script can be stored in a script file using Notepad.

Additional Inputs
Rows can be updated, deleted, and inserted using a view if they affect a single table.
If a computed column exists in the view definition, the header for the same needs to specified.
Computed columns, summary data, and aggregate values cannot be updated using a view.
Avoid using OUTER JOINS in views.
If a base table is dropped before dropping the view, it does not generate an error, but if the view is
referenced after this, it generates an error. So before dropping the base table, drop the view first.
If a stored procedure is to be executed in a batch, execute it with the EXECUTE statement.
Multiple updates, inserts, and deletes can be done in a batch.
You can use the CASE statement in a DML statement when conditional query or updates have to
be done.
In SQL Server 2000, you can create indexes on views. When a clustered index is created on a
view, the data is stored in the database instead of online generation of the result-set. This improves
data retrieval time. Just like clustered indexes on tables, every time there is a modification of data
in the base table(s), the clustered index on the view also gets updated. As this updatation
consumes a lot of time, it affects the database performance negatively. So such indexes should be
created only on views that are read-intensive and not write-intensive.

Solutions: Just a Minute…

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1 Question: Some queries to be executed are as follows:

SELECT vFirstName, vDepartmentName
FROM Employee JOIN Department
ON Employee.cDepartmentCode =
Department.cDepartmentCode

SELECT vFirstName, cDesignation,

vDepartmentName
FROM Employee JOIN Department
ON Employee.cDepartmentCode =
Department.cDepartmentCode

SELECT vFirstName, vAddress, cCity, cZip,

cDesignation, vDepartmentName, vDepartmentHead
FROM Employee JOIN Department
ON Employee.cDepartmentCode =
Department.cDepartmentCode
WHERE cCity = 'Columbus'
Simplify the task of executing these queries.
Answer:

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Create view vwEmployeeDepartment
as
SELECT vFirstName, vAddress, cCity, cZip,
cDesignation, vDepartmentName, vDepartmentHead
FROM Employee JOIN Department
ON
Employee.cDepartmentCode=Department.cDepartmen
tCode
--Verify
SELECT vFirstName, vDepartmentName
FROM vwEmployeeDepartment

SELECT vFirstName, cDesignation,

vDepartmentName
FROM vwEmployeeDepartment

SELECT vFirstName, vAddress, cCity, cZip,

cDesignation, vDepartmentName, vDepartmentHead
FROM vwEmployeeDepartment WHERE cCity =
'Columbus'

2 Question: Fill in the blanks:

A group of SQL statements submitted together to SQL server for
execution is called a ________.
_________ declared within a batch is lost when the execution of the
batch is over.
Answer:
Batch
Local variable

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--Implement
2
UPDATE vwNewspaperNewsad
SET cZip='88993-4532'
WHERE cNewspaperName='Daily News'

UPDATE vwNewspaperNewsad
SET dAdStartDate='01/09/99'

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WHERE cNewspaperName='Daily News'

-- Verify
SELECT * FROM vwNewspaperNewsad
WHERE cNewspaperName='Daily News'

Lesson Nine
Experiences

Procedures
Discuss the benefits of procedures – modularity, speed, security, reduced network congestion and
consistency of usage across applications and users.
Tell the students that since stored procedures have so many benefits, all operations and
transactions from the client such as queries, updation, insertion, and deletion of rows are done
using stored procedures. Even if the insert, update, delete, or query operation is very simple, a
stored procedure must be created. This improves performance of the application. Hence,
programmers simply execute the stored procedures, which are stored at the backend instead of
sending SQL statements from the client.
If the definition of the stored procedure needs to be modified, then use the ALTER PROCEDURE
statement.

Types of Procedures
Tell your students that an extended stored procedure is used to activate a function in a DLL
residing outside the database.
A temporary stored procedure is accessible to a user as long as he or she does not log out.
A temporary stored procedure can be of two types, local or global. A global stored procedure is
available to all users as long as the last user has not logged out. The name of a global stored
procedure is prefixed by ##.
Tell the students that the difference between a system-defined stored procedure and a user-defined
stored procedure is that a system defined stored procedure is provided by SQL Server and a user-
defined stored procedure is what the user creates.

Extended Stored Procedure

The extended stored procedure name is prefixed with "xp_". All the extended stored procedures
physically reside in a DLL file. All the DLL’s for extended stored procedure resides in
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn folder.
For example: To run any DOS command from SQL Analyzer window, following command can be
used:
xp_cmdshell ‘dir’
Note: As students are not aware of DOS, so to handle this problem, faculty can give a small demo
of DOS command on the command prompt.
To find out free space on the drive, following command is used:
xp_fixeddrives
To search for a file “test.java” on C drive, use the following command:

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Parameters
After explaining the two types of parameters, tell the students that a procedure with output
parameters is typically executed from another calling procedure.
Mention that the ‘return’ keyword is used when a single value needs to be returned to the calling
program.
Output parameters are used when multiple values of any data type have to be returned.
Tell the students that apart from explicitly executing a stored procedure it can be executed
automatically, for example, at the start-up of SQL Server. This can be done by using a system
stored procedure called sp_procoption for only objects of master database, which are owned by
dbo. The syntax for sp_procoption procedure is shown below:

sp_procoption @ProcName = 'procedure', @OptionName = 'option',

@OptionValue = 'value'

where,
@ProcName defines the procedure for which to set the option
@OptionName defines the option to set for the procedure that can only be ‘startup’, which will set
the procedure for autoexecution
@OptionValue defines whether to set the option as true or false

Procedure Usage
Mention in the class that if data changes and indexes are updated, the execution plan for the SQL
statements in a stored procedure will become outdated. In this kind of a situation, the SQL
statement needs to be recompiled every time the stored procedure gets executed. This is done
using the WITH RECOMPILE option of the CREATE PROCEDURE statement.
Remember to use naming conventions while creating procedures.

FAQ
Q: What are the different types of procedures?
System stored procedures, Local stored procedures, Temporary stored procedures, Remote stored
procedures, and Extended stored procedures.

Additional Inputs
Stored procedures can be nested upto 32 levels.
When designing an application, stored procedures can significantly reduce the network
requirements. Use stored procedures for long, complicated, and frequently repeated queries. This
reduces the traffic from the client to the server because only the stored procedure name and its
associated parameters are passed across the network to the server, where it is executed. In
addition, multi-step queries that perform additional filtering or processing based upon the response
to initial queries, run much more efficiently as a stored procedure. By using a stored procedure, it
is not necessary to pass the results of the initial query to the client in order that a second query can
be passed to the server.
The sp_depends stored procedure can be used to find out the dependencies of a stored procedure.
The syntax is as given below:
sp_depends object_name
Extended stored procedures can be used to execute commands that are external to SQL Server.
These commands can be operating system level commands or those created by a user using a
programming language such as c or c++. These commands need to be created as part of a DLL for

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using sp_addextendedproc stored procedure. MS SQL Server 2000 provides you with some inbuilt
extended stored procedure example xp_cmdshell and xp_readmail. For example the following
command will display the files and directory listings from the current directory:
xp_cmdshell ‘dir’
The command can be executed only from the master database.
Notice that if the number of statements after else is only one then there is no need to use
BEGIN…END.
Notice that whenever a procedure gets called from within another procedure you have to use the
EXEC keyword.
The [;number] of the CREATE PROCEDURE procedure_name [;number] syntax allows creating
multiple procedures with the same name. The main advantage of this is that the procedures can be
managed together. For example, you can drop all the procedures together in a single command.

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Question: What are the benefits of using stored
1
procedures?
Answer:
Improved performance
Reduction in network congestion
Better consistency
Better security mechanism

2 Question: The query to obtain a list of candidates and their recruitment

agencies is:
SELECT 'Candidate Name'= vFirstName, 'Recruitment
Agency'= cName
FROM ExternalCandidate JOIN RecruitmentAgencies
ON ExternalCandidate.cAgencyCode =
RecruitmentAgencies.cAgencyCode
Create a stored procedure for the same.
Answer:
Create procedure prcCandidateRecruitment
As
BEGIN
SELECT "Candidate Name"=vFirstName,
"Recruitment Agency"=cName
FROM ExternalCandidate JOIN
RecruitmentAgencies
ON
ExternalCandidate.cAgencyCode=RecruitmentAgenc
ies.cAgencyCode
END
--Verify
sp_helpText prcCandidateRecruitment

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exec prcCandidateRecruitment

3 Question: You need to modify a stored procedure. Which command will

you use to modify the procedure?
Answer:
ALTER PROCEDURE

Solutions: Unguided Practice 5

Problem Solution
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--Implement 1
1
Create view vwShopperToy
as
SELECT Shopper.vFirstName,
vToyName,siQty,mToyCost
FROM Shopper JOIN Orders
ON Shopper.cShopperId= Orders.cShopperId
JOIN OrderDetail
ON Orders.cOrderNo=OrderDetail.cOrderNo
JOIN Toys
ON OrderDetail.cToyId=Toys.cToyId

--Verify
SELECT * from vwShopperToy
--Implement 2
2
Update vwOrderWrapper
SET siQty=2
FROM vwOrderWrapper
WHERE cOrderNo='000001'

Update vwOrderWrapper
SET mWrapperRate=mWrapperRate + 1
FROM vwOrderWrapper
WHERE cOrderNo='000001'

--Implement 3
3
DECLARE @deliverystatus char(1)
SELECT @deliverystatus=cDeliveryStatus FROM
Shipment WHERE cOrderNo='000003'
IF @deliverystatus='d'
Print 'The order has been delivered'

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ELSE
Print 'The order has been shipped but not
delivered'
--Implement 4
4
While(SELECT Avg(mToyRate+0.5) from toys)<22.5
BEGIN
Update toys
set mToyRate=mToyRate+.5
END
--Implement 5
5
While(SELECT Avg(mToyRate+0.5) from toys)<24.5
BEGIN
Update toys
set mToyRate=mToyRate+.5
IF (SELECT MAX(mToyRate+0.5) FROM toys)>=53
BREAK
ELSE
CONTINUE
END
--Verify
SELECT MAX(mToyRate) from Toys
--Implement 6
6
Create procedure prcDisplayToys
as
SELECT vToyName,vToyDescription,mToyRate
FROM Toys
--Verify
exec prcDisplayToys
--Implement 7
7
CREATE PROCEDURE prcDisplayShopper
as
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName, vEmailId
FROM Shopper
--Verify
exec prcDisplayShopper
--Implement 8
8
CREATE PROCEDURE prcDisplayPrice
@ToyId char(6)
as
SELECT vToyName,mToyRate

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FROM Toys
WHERE cToyId=@ToyId

SELECT * FROM Toys

--Verify
exec prcDisplayPrice '000001'
--Implement 9
9
CREATE PROCEDURE prcAddBrand
@BrandId char(3),
@BrandName char(20)
as
INSERT ToyBrand
VALUES(@BrandID,@BrandName)

--Verify
exec prcAddBrand '009','Fun World'
--Implement 10
10
CREATE PROCEDURE prcAddCategory
@CategoryId char(3),
@Category char(20),
@Description varchar(100)
as
INSERT Category
VALUES (@CategoryId,@Category,@Description)

--Verify
exec prcAddCategory '018','Electronic
Games','These games contain a screen with
which children interact.'
--Implement 11
11
drop procedure prcAddCategory
--Implement 12
12
CREATE PROCEDURE prcCharges
@OrderNo char(6),
@ShippingCharges money OUTPUT,
@GiftWrapCharges money OUTPUT
as
SELECT
@ShippingCharges=mShippingCharges,@GiftWrapCha
rges=mGiftWrapCharges
FROM Orders

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WHERE cOrderNo=@OrderNo
--Verify
DECLARE @Shipping money
DECLARE @Gift money
exec prcCharges '000003',@Shipping
OUTPUT,@Gift OUTPUT
SELECT @Shipping,@Gift
--Implement 13
13
CREATE PROCEDURE prcHandlingCharges
@OrderNo char(6)
as
DECLARE @HandlingCharges money
DECLARE @Shipping money
DECLARE @Gift money
exec prcCharges @OrderNo,@Shipping
OUTPUT,@Gift OUTPUT
SELECT @HandlingCharges=@Shipping+@Gift
SELECT @HandlingCharges
RETURN
--Verify
exec prcHandlingCharges '000001'
--Implement 14
14
CREATE PROCEDURE prcBrand @cBrandId char(3),
@cBrandName char(16) OUTPUT
as
SELECT @cBrandName = cBrandName
FROM ToyBrand WHERE cBrandId = @cBrandId
--Verify
DECLARE @cBrandName char(16)
exec prcBrand '001',@cBrandName OUTPUT
SELECT @cBrandName
--Implement 15
15
CREATE PROCEDURE prcAddCategory @CategoryId
char(3),
@Category char(20), @Descrip char(30)
as
INSERT Category
VALUES(@CategoryId,@Category,@Descrip)
--Verify
exec prcAddCategory '017','War Games','A wide
range of toy guns'

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Experiences

Triggers
Stress on the fact that triggers are used when complex business rules have to be implemented.
While constraints can be used to maintain referential integrity, triggers can also be used if
required.
Mention that triggers are a special type of stored procedure, but cannot be executed explicitly.
Mention that the overhead involved with a trigger is very high, but the functionality provided is
also very good.
You also need to touch upon the cascade delete, restrict delete, and nullify delete rules in your
class. If a record is deleted from the master table, then the corresponding records from the
transaction table also get deleted. This is the cascade delete rule. In the restrict delete rule, if an
open transaction exists in the transaction table, then the corresponding records in the parent table
cannot be deleted. In the nullify delete rule, if a record is deleted from a parent table, then the
corresponding values in the foreign key column of the child tables is replaced by NULL.
Discuss the concept of nesting levels of triggers.
Follow naming conventions for triggers. Prefix a trigger name with ‘trg’.

Multiple Triggers
Tell the students that multiple triggers for a DML operation can be created on the same table. For
instance, in a table called TAB1 you can create two triggers TRIG1 and TRIG2, both for update
operation. Also, mention that this facility was not available in the earlier versions of SQL Server.
The benefit of using multiple triggers is that you can implement multiple business rules using
different triggers. However, you can incorporate all the rules in a single trigger. Having multiple
triggers helps in maintenance, readability, and documentation. The triggers are executed in the
order they have been created.
Instead Of Triggers
Tell the students that in SQL Server 2000, you have a new variation of the database object trigger.
This type of trigger is used to update the base tables of a view when a view is created on multiple
tables. This type of trigger is particularly useful for validating insert values before inserting in the
base tables. The instead of triggers can be created on tables or views. In case a table contains
primary key or foreign key constraints that implement with cascade delete or cascade update
functionality, then the instead of delete and instead of update triggers cannot be defined on them.

FAQ
Q: When does a trigger get executed?
After a DML (update, insert, or delete) transaction.
Q: If there exists a trigger and a rule, which will get executed first?
The rule will get executed first.
Additional Inputs
The maximum nesting level for triggers is 32.
You cannot create triggers on system tables.
Triggers unlike stored procedures do not return values or result sets.
If multiple business rules need to be applied when a DML operation is underway use multiple
triggers for implementing the same. For example, if three columns are being updated and different
business rules have to be applied for each, use three different update triggers for each business
rule.

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 SQL Server allows recursive triggers. Recursion occurs when the same trigger gets executed again
and again. There are two types of recursion, direct and indirect. For example, if an application
updates table T3, the trigger TRIG3 defined on the table for update gets executed. This trigger
again does an updation on the table T3, thereby, re-executing the trigger TRIG3. This is an
example of direct recursion. If an application updates table T3, the trigger TRIG3 defined on the
table for update gets executed. This trigger updates another table T4, this executes trigger TRIG4
defined for update on the table. TRIG4 updates table T3 thereby executing TRIG3. This is an
example of indirect recursion.
To enable recursive triggers for a particular database, issue the following command:
sp_dboption <databasename>, ‘recursive triggers’, True.
To switch between the implicit and the explicit modes, use the SET
IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS {ON | OFF} statement
In the implicit mode the following statements trigger off a transaction: ALTER TABLE, INSERT,
OPEN, CREATE, DELETE, REVOKE, DROP, SELECT, FETCH, TRUNCATE TABLE,
GRANT, UPDATE.
The number of open transactions per connection is stored in the system variable
@@TRANCOUNT. Every new transaction i.e. every BEGIN TRANSACTION increments the
value of this system variable by one and every COMMIT TRANSACTION or ROLLBACK
TRANSACTION decrements the value by one. In the implicit mode, every issue of the above
mentioned commands automatically generates a BEGIN TRANSACTION.

Solutions: Just a Minute…

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1 Question:
a. What are magic tables?
Answer:
Magic tables are conceptual tables and are similar in structure to the table
on which the trigger is defined. Whenever a trigger fires in response to
the INSERT, DELETE, or UPDATE statement, two special tables are
created. These are the inserted and the deleted tables. These tables are
referred to as the magic tables.
Question:
b. Which statement is used to create triggers?
Answer:
CREATE TRIGGER

2 Question: When is a DELETE trigger fired?

Answer:
A DELETE trigger is fired whenever an attempt is made to delete a row
from the trigger table.

3 Question: Which statement is used to recreate a trigger?

Answer:
ALTER TRIGGER

4 Question: How are triggers used to maintain integrity and consistency of

data?

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Answer:
Using triggers you can implement referential integrity and thus maintain
integrity and consistency of data.

Solutions: Practice

Problem Solution
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--Implement
10.P.1
Create trigger trgInsertEmployee
on Employee
for insert
as
update Position
set iCurrentStrength= iCurrentStrength + 1
from inserted JOIN Position
ON
Position.cPositionCode=inserted.cCurrentPositi
on
print 'Position table updated'
return

select cCurrentPosition from Employee where

cEmployeeCode='000016'
--Verify
insert Employee
values('000016','Linda','White','000007','1543
Joviality Drive','Huston','Texas','43232-
1223','001','(623)234-
2342','Graduate','4/9/71','F','0001','Assistan
t
Manager','linadaw@qmail.com','0001','Houston',
NULL,getdate(),NULL,'234-34-2325',NULL)
select * from position
--Implement
10.P.2
create trigger trgEmployeeResignation
on Employee
for update
as
if update(dResignationdate)
Begin
Update Position

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set iCurrentStrength=iCurrentStrength - 1
from inserted JOIN Position
ON
Position.cPositionCode=inserted.cCurrentPositi
on
Print 'Current Position decrease by one
in Position table'
End
return

--verify
Update employee
set dResignationdate=getdate()
where cEmployeeCode='000016'
select * from Position

Lesson Eleven
Experiences

Transaction
Stress on the fact that a transaction is an atomic unit of work, which either happens completely or
does not happen at all. If an insert operation in one table and two update operations in two
different tables constitute a logical unit of work, then the three operations can be termed as a
transaction. If only one insert happens and the other two updates do not happen, the transaction is
not complete and may result in inconsistency of data. Hence, it is essential that all the operations
happen or none of them happens at all. Explicit statements like BEGIN TRANSACTION and
COMMIT TRANSACTION ensure that all statements in a transaction are completed successfully
or do not take place at all in case there is a system crash while the transaction is running.
By default SQL Server uses a row level lock.
Tell the students that the transactions should be as short as possible, and table level locks should
be avoided as this locks the entire table.
If multiple transactions refer to the same tables, then refer them in a specific order to minimize
deadlocks.
While creating a transaction, follow the naming conventions. Prefix the transaction name with a
‘trn’.

Transaction Log
Tell the students that the transaction log is like a huge ‘security register’ where any activity on the
database gets recorded. The log is used to roll forward or rollback transactions in case of a system
failure. Tell them that the transaction log plays a big role in transaction management.

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There are two types of transaction modes, explicit and implicit. The default is implicit, this can be
changed by using BEGIN TRANSACTION, COMMIT TRANSACTION, COMMIT WORK,
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION, and ROLLBACK WORK.
SAVE TRANSACTION can be used to save transactions to a certain point. Tell the students when
SAVE TRANSACTION is used, and if we rollback a transaction then the transaction rolls back
only up till the save point.

Distributed Transactions
Unlike normal transactions, a distributed transaction is processed on more than one database
server.

Concurrency Problems
Find below the examples for each of the concurrency problems:
Lost updates
Lost updates occur when two or more transactions select the same row and then update the row
based on the value originally selected. Each transaction is unaware of the other transaction. The
last update overwrite updates made by the other transaction, which results in lost data.
Let us assume that both Sam and Anne are simultaneously trying to update the price of all the
“Business” books in the Titles table. Sam is trying to update the price by 10% while Anne is trying
to update the price by 15%.
Now, the table will get updated by the changes of the query that will get completed last. That
means, if Sam’s query is executed later than Anne’s query, then the price column in titles table
will get increased by 10% and the changes made by Anne’s query will be lost.
Uncommitted dependency
Uncommitted dependency occurs when a second transaction selects a row that is being updated by
another transaction. The second transaction is reading data that has not been committed yet and
may be changed by the transaction updating the row.
Let us assume User A and B are working on titles table. User A had increased the price of title_id
‘BU1032’ by Rs. 10. But user A does not commit the transaction. Now User B tries to execute a
query on title_id ‘BU1032’. User B is accessing old record as the transaction handle by user A is
not yet complete. Therefore user B also updates the price of title_id ‘BU1032’ by Rs. 5. These
transactions will update the record by Rs 15. Such kind of problems leads to inconsistency in the
table.
Inconsistent Analysis
Inconsistent analysis occurs when a second transaction accesses the same row several times and
reads different data each time. Inconsistent analysis is similar to uncommitted dependency in that
another transaction is changing the data that a second transaction is reading. However, in
inconsistent analysis, the data read by the second transaction was committed by the transaction
that made the change. Also, inconsistent analysis involves multiple reads (two or more) of the
same row and each time the information is changed by another transaction; thus, the term
nonrepeatable read.
For example:
Let us assume that you are accessing the online reservation system to check the status of your
ticket. The site showed the status as ‘Waiting’. Just a little later, when you refreshed the page, you
found that the status is ‘confirmed’. This shows that while you were browsing thru the
information, some procedure was updating the record information.

Phantom reads

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range of rows being read by a transaction. The transaction's first read of the range of rows shows a
row that no longer exists in the second or succeeding read, as a result of a deletion by a different
transaction. Similarly, as the result of an insert by a different transaction, the transaction's second
or succeeding read shows a row that did not exist in the original read.
For Example:
You are accessing online catalog of a book store. You found a book name “You can win” in your
initial search where you are looking for titles having “win” in their title name. But subsequent
search of the same query did not show “You can win” in the output. The reason can be that some
procedure might have deleted the title from the table.
Note: Though these scenarios will help you to explain the concept, please clarify to the students
that these situations occur in remote multi-user environment. They will not find similar scenario
while working in the MR.

LOCKS
Discuss the types of locks in detail. Also, discuss when each of these locks are used by SQL
Server.
SQL Server uses row lock by default.
The concept of deadlock needs to be explained to the students.
Tell the students that if the deadlock priority is set low for a transaction, then the transaction has a
higher probability of becoming the deadlock victim in a deadlock situation.
Mention that lock_timeout is used on a transaction if you do not want a transaction to wait for an
indefinite period. Using lock_timeout you can mention in milliseconds how long a transaction will
wait for a lock to open.
Tell the students that whenever an ad hoc DML statement is executed, SQL Server, by default,
treats the statement as a transaction and commits the transaction. This mode is called the auto
commit mode.
Tell the students that although SQL Server 2000 uses dynamic locking, it is still very important for
you to differentiate between the different locking modes. The different types of locks used by SQL
Server 2000 are shared, update, exclusive, intent, schema, and bulk-update.

Tips on handling demo related to Locks Implementation

Use the example given below to demonstrate locks implementation. This example shows the
implementation of Exclusive locks.

1. Open two SQL Analyzer windows.

2. In first window, execute the following commands:
Begin Tran
Select * from position
INSERT INTO RecruitmentAgencies
VALUES('0010','Head Hunters','223 Hill
Street','Cleveland',’Ohio’,'44167-5943','(440)345-8872','(440)345-
8943',7,1000)
3. In second window, execute the following commands:
Begin Tran
Select * from RecruitmentAgencies
Insert into position values(‘0999’,’Sales and Marketing’,8,2006,2)
Output:

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processing stage.
Reason:
In the first SQL analyzer window, the query is trying to insert a record in RecruitmentAgencies
table. When a record is getting inserted in a table, Exclusive lock is implemented. Since the end
transaction statement is not encountered, the lock is not released and hence you are not able to do
query on the RecruitmentAgencies table from the second SQL analyzer window.
Solution:
Now to release the lock either execute the command Rollback or Commit in the first SQL Query
analyzer window. Observe that the output appears in the second window.

Examples & Analogies

Deadlock
Suppose a delete trigger called Trigger1 has been defined on a table called Table1 and there is a
delete trigger called Trigger2 on another table called Table2. Trigger1 deletes a row on Table2 and
Trigger2 deletes a row on Table1. If you delete a row in Table1, then Trigger1 will try to obtain an
exclusive lock on Table2 and Trigger2, which will be fired now, will try to acquire an exclusive
lock on Table1 that is already locked. Both these transactions wait for the other to release the
locks imposed by them. This causes a stalemate because neither application can release its locks
and finish its session while waiting for the other application to release its locks. SQL Server
automatically fixes this by choosing one application, forcing it to release the lock and allowing the
other session to continue. By setting the DEADLOCK PRIORITY, you can decide which session
is more likely to be the next deadlock looser. SQL Server will release the lock of the session that
has lower priority. Set the DEADLOCK PRIORITY using the following syntax: SET
DEADLOCK_PRIORITY {LOW | NORMAL}.

FAQ
Q: What are the different types of transaction modes available in SQL Server 2000?
Implicit and explicit.
Q.: How does the transaction log help in transaction management?
Every transaction is recorded in the transaction log to maintain database consistency and aid in
recovery.
Q: When will SQL Server use an update lock?
When updating rows, SQL Server first searches for the records and uses a shared lock in the
process. Once the records are located, the shared lock is upgraded to an exclusive lock. If another
transaction has applied a shared lock on the resource, the shared lock imposed while searching for
the records cannot be upgraded. To avoid this SQL Server uses an update lock while updating
records.
Q: In case there are a lot of transactions, which lock will you request for while updating a row in a
table?
You should request for an intent lock. Intent locks impose locks higher up in the hierarchy and
only those locks are compared instead of comparing locks in the lower level.

Additional Inputs
Timeouts can be used to prevent deadlocks.
For multiple transactions running simultaneously on a SQL Server, you can define their isolation
level to balance between concurrency and data integrity. By choosing the right transaction,
isolation level can improve performance of the SQL Server queries. There are four transaction
isolation levels:

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• Read Uncommitted The restriction in this isolation level is the least as there are no shared or
exclusive locks. This allows data updates before the transaction is over.
• Repeatable Read In this isolation level, rows can be added but existing data cannot be updated.
• Serializable Data integrity is the highest in this isolation level but concurrency between
transactions is very low. Data involved in this transaction isolation level is locked. Transactions with
this isolation level execute one by one.
The syntax for setting transaction isolation levels is shown below:
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL {READ COMMITTED|READ
UNCOMMITTED|REPEATABLE READ|SERIALIZABLE}
When an INSENSETIVE cursor is created SQL Server stores the result set of the cursor in a
temporary table in the tempdb database. This result set does not get updated with changes made to
the base table(s). Apart from this the cursor itself is a read-only cursor i.e. it cannot be updated.
The following code declares an INSENSETIVE cursor:
DECLARE curPublishers CURSOR
FOR SELECT * FROM publishers
OPEN curPublishers
FETCH NEXT FROM curPublishers

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Problem Solution
number

1 Question: Identify the following properties of a

single unit of work:
a. Any data modification made by concurrent
transactions must be isolated from the
modifications made by other concurrent
transactions.
b. All the data modifications are performed or
none of them are performed.
c. Any change in data by a completed transaction
remains permanently in effect in the system.
d. All data is in a consistent state after a
transaction is completed successfully.
Answers:
a. Isolation
b. Atomicity
c. Durability
d. Consistency

2 Question: Which of the concurrency problems does the following refer

to:
a. When two or more transactions try to modify the same row that is
based on the originally selected value.
b. When a document is distributed to people that contains
information which no longer exists in the original document.
Answer:
a. Lost updates
b. Uncommitted Dependency

3 Question: What is a deadlock? How can you customize deadlocks?

Answer:
A deadlock is a situation in which two users (or transactions) have locks
on separate objects, and each user is waiting for a lock on the other’s
object. It usually occurs in a multi-user environment.
The SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY command is used to customize
deadlocks.

Configuring the Resource for the Demonstrations

Note: Login as the same user by opening two different Instances for Locks demonstration. You
can execute the transaction of user1 in the first window and transaction of user2 in the second
window. You will observe that when the transaction of user1 in the first window is not committed,
the transaction in the second window of user2 would also not get committed.

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---Implement 1
1
declare @fname char(20)
declare @lname char(20)
declare @testscore int
declare @msg varchar(120)
declare candidatechk cursor
for
select vfirstname,vlastname,sitestscore from
externalcandidate
open candidatechk
fetch candidatechk into @fname,@lname,@testscore
Print 'First Name Last Name
Marks Result'
Print '------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------'
While (@@fetch_status = 0)
begin
if(@testscore >= 90)
begin
SELECT @msg = 'Selected for the Interview'
end
else
if(@testscore < 90)
begin
SELECT @msg = 'Not Selected for the
Interview'
end
print @fname + @lname +
CONVERT(char,@testscore)+@msg
fetch next FROM candidatechk INTO
@fname,@lname,@testscore
end
close candidatechk
deallocate candidatechk
--Implement 2
2

CREATE PROCEDURE prcGenOrder

@OrderNo char(6)OUTPUT

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as
SELECT @OrderNo=Max(cOrderNo) FROM Orders
SELECT @OrderNo=
CASE
WHEN @OrderNo >=0 and @OrderNo<9 Then

'00000'+Convert(char,@OrderNo+1)
WHEN @OrderNo>=9 and @OrderNo<99 Then
'0000'+Convert(char,@OrderNo+1)
WHEN @OrderNo>=99 and @OrderNo<999 Then

'000'+Convert(char,@OrderNo+1)
WHEN @OrderNo>=999 and @OrderNo<9999 Then

'00'+Convert(char,@OrderNo+1)
WHEN @OrderNo>=9999 and @OrderNo<99999 Then

'0'+Convert(char,@OrderNo+1)
WHEN @OrderNo>=99999 Then
Convert(char,@OrderNo+1)
END
RETURN

CREATE PROCEDURE prcOrder(@CartId

char(6),@ShopperId char(6))
As
Begin transaction
DECLARE @Order char(6)
exec prcGenOrder @Order OUTPUT
SELECT @Order
INSERT Orders
VALUES(@Order,getdate(),@CartId,@ShopperId,nul
l,null,null,null,null,null)

INSERT INTO OrderDetail(cOrderNo,cToyId,siQty)

SELECT @Order,cToyId,siQty FROM ShoppingCart
WHERE cCartId = @CartId

Update OrderDetail
SET mToyCost=mToyRate*siQty
FROM OrderDetail JOIN Toys

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ON OrderDetail.cToyId=Toys.cToyId
WHERE cOrderNo=@Order
Commit transaction
Return

--Verify
exec prcOrder '000001','000001'

--Implement 3
3
CREATE PROCEDURE prcOrderDetail
@OrderNo char(6),
@ToyId char(6),
@WrapperId char(3)
as
BEGIN TRANSACTION
Update OrderDetail
SET cGiftWrap='Y', cWrapperId=@WrapperId
WHERE cOrderNo=@OrderNo and cToyId=@ToyId

Update Orders
Set
mGiftWrapCharges=mGiftWrapCharges+mWrapperRate
*siQty
FROM Orders JOIN OrderDetail
ON Orders.cOrderNo=OrderDetail.cOrderNo
JOIN Wrapper
ON OrderDetail.cWrapperId=Wrapper.cWrapperId
and Orders.cOrderNo=@OrderNo and cToyId=@ToyId
COMMIT TRANSACTION
RETURN

--Verify
exec prcOrderDetail '000010','000020','005'
SELECT * from Orders
--Implement 4
4
CREATE Trigger trgOrderQty
ON OrderDetail
FOR UPDATE

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As
UPDATE OrderDetail
SET mToyCost=INSERTED.siQty*mToyRate
FROM OrderDetail
JOIN Inserted
ON OrderDetail.cOrderNo=Inserted.cOrderNo
JOIN Toys
ON Inserted.cToyId=Toys.cToyId

--Verify

Update OrderDetail
SET siQty=3
WHERE cOrderNo='000002'

SELECT * FROM OrderDetail

SELECT * FROM Toys
--Implement 5
5
declare @orddate char(15)
declare @totalsales money
declare @msg varchar(120)
declare ordercheck cursor for
select dorderdate,sum(mtotalcost) from orders
group by dorderdate
open ordercheck
fetch ordercheck
into @orddate,@totalsales
While (@@fetch_status = 0)
begin
if(@totalsales < 170)
begin
select @msg = 'Low sales on ' +
@orddate + ' Sale value ' + CONVERT(char(10),
@totalsales)
end
else if(@totalsales > 170)
begin
select @msg = 'High sales on ' +
@orddate + ' Sale value ' + CONVERT(char(10),

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@totalsales)
end
select @msg
fetch next FROM ordercheck INTO
@orddate,@totalsales
end
close ordercheck
deallocate ordercheck
--Implement 6
6
declare @orddate char(15)
declare @totalshippingcharges money
declare @msg varchar(120)
declare ordershipcharge cursor for
select dorderdate,sum(mshippingcharges) from
orders
group by dorderdate
open ordershipcharge
fetch ordershipcharge
into @orddate,@totalshippingcharges
While (@@fetch_status = 0)
begin
select @msg = @orddate + CONVERT(char(10),
@totalshippingcharges)
select @msg
fetch next FROM ordershipcharge INTO
@orddate,@totalshippingcharges
end
close ordershipcharge
deallocate ordershipcharge

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THE A PPENDIX

Lesson One
Problem Solution
number
SELECT 'Candidate Code'= cCandidateCode,
1a 'Candidate Name'= vFirstName + vLastName
FROM ExternalCandidate
SELECT 'Department Code' = cDepartmentCode,
1b 'Department Name' = vDepartmentName
FROM Department
Select cToyId, mToyRate, vToyName
2a From Toys
Where vToyName='Baby Minnie' or vToyName='Dune
Racer'
SELECT *
2b FROM Toys
WHERE vToyName = 'Large Duck'
SELECT *
2c FROM Toys
WHERE mToyRate >19.0000 and mToyRate <30.0000
SELECT 'Toy ID' = cToyId,
2d 'Month' = siMonth, 'Year' = iYear,
'Total Toys Sold' = iTotalSold
FROM PickOfMonth

Lesson Two
Problem Solution
number
SELECT *
1 from department
where vdepartmentname Like 'T%'
2 Check the output in the Query Analyzer.
Select *
3 From Department
Where vDepartmentHead IS NULL
Select Top 5 *
4 From ExternalCandidate
Where cRating >=5 and cRating <=7
Order by vFirstName
Select ccategoryid, ctoyid, vtoyname, mtoyrate
5 from toys
order by ccategoryid
compute avg (mtoyrate) by ccategoryid

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6. The compute by list does not match the order by list.

Lesson Three
Problem Solution
number
SELECT DISTINCT 'Employee Name'= vFirstName +
1 vLastName, 'Department Name '= vDepartmentName,
'Annual Salary'=mAnnualSalary
From Employee
join Department
on Employee.cDepartmentCode =
Department.cDepartmentCode
join Annualsalary
on Employee.cEmployeeCode =
Annualsalary.cEmployeeCode
2 It displays the redundant column data from the three tables.
Select cCountry, cEmployeeCode, vFirstName,
3 vLastName
From Country left outer join Employee
On Country.cCountryCode = Employee.cCountryCode
select s1.vFirstName, s1.vLastName, s1.cCity,
4 s2.vFirstName,s2.vLastName
from shopper s1
join shopper s2
on s1.cCity=s2.cCity
and s1.cShopperId>s2.cShopperId

Lesson Four
Problem Solution
number

1 All queries in an SQL statement containing a UNION operator must have

equal number of expressions in their target lists.

2 When two tables are joined using the UNION operator, the data is
displayed in the sequence in which the fields are mentioned.

3 The initial size and the maximum size of the database have not been
mentioned.

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Problem Solution
number

1 Sp_addtype Code,'char(4)','NOT NULL'

2 ALTER TABLE OrderDetail ADD CONSTRAINT chkQty

CHECK (siQty > 0)

Lesson Six
Problem Solution
number
CREATE RULE rulCollegeCode
1 AS
@CollegeCode LIKE '[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]'

sp_bindrule rulCollegeCode,
'College.cCollegeCode'
CREATE DEFAULT defBrandId AS '001'
2

sp_bindefault defBrandId, 'Toys.cBrandId'

SELECT * INTO ToysToOrder
3. FROM Toys
WHERE siToyQoH < 40

Lesson Seven
Problem Solution
number
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX idxEmployeeFirstName
1
ON Employee (vFirstName)
CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX
2 idxSocialSecurityNo
ON Employee (cSocialSecurityNo)
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX idxRequisition
3. ON Requisition (cRequisitionCode, cPositionCode)

Lesson Eight
Problem Solution
number
CREATE VIEW vwToyDescriptionRate
1 WITH ENCRYPTION
AS
SELECT vToyDescription, mToyRate
FROM Toys
CREATE VIEW vwShopper AS
2 SELECT vFirstName, vLastName, vEmailId from

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Shopper
ALTER VIEW vwShopper
3. AS SELECT 'First Name' = vFirstName,
'Last Name' = vLastName, 'Email Id' = vEmailId
from Shopper
DECLARE @siQOH int
4. SELECT @siQOH = siToyQOH FROM Toys
WHERE cToyId = '000029'
IF @siQOH > 0
PRINT 'Product available'
ELSE
PRINT ' Product not available'

Lesson Nine
Problem Solution
number
CREATE PROCEDURE prcEmployeeName
1 AS
BEGIN
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName
FROM Employee
END
CREATE PROC prcShopperDetails @ShopperState
2 char(15)
AS
BEGIN
SELECT vFirstName, vLastName, vAddress, cState
FROM Shopper
WHERE cState = @ShopperState
END
ALTER PROCEDURE prcCategoryDetails
3. WITH RECOMPILE
AS
SELECT cCategory, vDescription FROM Category

Lesson Ten
Problem Solution
number
CREATE TRIGGER trgInsertOrderDetail
1 ON OrderDetail
FOR insert
AS
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Toys JOIN Inserted
on
Toys.cToyId = Inserted.cToyId)
BEGIN
PRINT 'Toy not found in the Toys table.'
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
END
RETURN

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CREATE TRIGGER trgDeleteCollege

2 ON College
FOR delete
AS
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM ExternalCandidate JOIN
Deleted on
ExternalCandidate.cCollegeCode =
Deleted.cCollegeCode)
BEGIN
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
END
RETURN

Lesson Eleven
Problem Solution
number
BEGIN TRANSACTION
1 UPDATE Toys
SET mToyRate = mToyRate + 5
IF (SELECT SUM(mToyRate) FROM Toys) > 100
BEGIN
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
END
ELSE
BEGIN
COMMIT TRANSACTION
END
declare @cToyId char(6)
2 declare @siQty int
declare Toychk cursor
for select cToyId,siQty
from ShoppingCart
open Toychk
fetch Toychk into @cToyId,@siQty
While (@@fetch_status = 0)
begin
Update Toys
set siToyQoh = siToyQoh - @siQty
from Toys
where cToyId = @cToyId
fetch next FROM Toychk into @cToyId,@siQty
end
close Toychk
deallocate Toychk
CREATE Trigger trgOrderDetail
3 ON OrderDetail
for insert
as
UPDATE Toys
SET siToyQoh=siToyQoh-siQty
FROM Toys
JOIN INSERTED
ON Toys.cToyId=Inserted.cToyId

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--Verify
insert into OrderDetail
values('000009','000001',2,'N',NULL,NULL,39.9800)
select * from toys

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 ADDITIONAL REFERENCE
„ Mike Gunderloy and Joseph L Jorden, Mastering SQL Server 2000
„ Marci Frohock Garcia, Jamie Reding, Edward Whalen, Steve Adrien DeLuca, Microsoft®
SQL Server™ 2000 Administrator's Companion
„ Kalen Delaney, Inside Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000
„ Graeme Malcolm, Programming Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 with XML
„ Rebecca Riordan, Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Programming Step by Step
„ Joyjit Mukherjee, MCDBA Administering SQL Server 2000 Study Guide (Exam 70-228)
„ Sharon Bjeletich, et al ,McSe Microsoft Sql Server 2000 Database Design and
Implementation : Readiness Review Exam 70-229 (Pro-Certification)

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 L IST O F W EB SITES
„ Microsoft SQL Server home page: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/default.asp
„ SQL Magazine: http://www.sqlmag.com/
„ Find SQL Server add-ons, patches, service packs, tools, and trial versions from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/default.asp
„ System requirements of SQL Server:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/sysreqs/2000/default.asp
„ Professional Association for SQL Server. http://www.sqlpass.org/
„ Tips and Tricks on using SQL Server: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/using/tips/default.asp

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Cycle # Activity/Problem No. Duration (In
Mins)
Cycle1
OCR2
Lesson 1: Objectives 5
Getting Started 10
1.D.1 25
1.D.2 10
1.D.3 10
Arithmetic Operators 7
Search Based on Conditions 5
1.D.4 15
More on Operators 15
Summary 10
Total 112
Cycle2
OCR2
Lesson 2: Objectives 5
2.D.1 10
2.D.2 10
2.D.3 10
2.D.4 15
2.D.5 20
Grouping Result Sets 5
2.D.6 20
Summary 10
Total 105
Cycle3
OCR2
Lesson 3: Objectives 5
3.D.1 15
3.D.2 12
3.D.3 15
Joins 10
3.D.4 12
3.D.5 10
More on Joins 15
Summary 10
Total 104
Cycle4
OCR1
Lesson 4: Objectives 5
Subqueries 20
4.D.1 20
More on Subqueries 30
4.D.2 15
4.D.3 15
Summary 10

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Mins)
Total 115
OCR2
Lesson 4: Databases 30
Recap 80
Total 110
Cycle5 OCR1
Lesson 5: Objectives 5
5.D.1 18
5.P.1 12
5.D.2 5
User-Defined Datatypes 8
5.D.3 8
Data Integrity 7
Creating Constraints 15
5.D.4 15
5.P.2 15
Summary 10
Total 118

Cycle6 OCR1
Lesson 6: Objectives 5
6.D.1 15
6.D.2 15
Maintaining Data 5
6.D.3 10
6.D.4 10
6.D.5 5
6.D.6 5
Truncating a Table 5
Summary 10
Total 115

OCR2
Lesson 7: Objectives 5
Getting Started 20
7.D.1 15
Index Tuning Wizard 10
7.D.2 20
Index Enhancements 35
Summary 10
Total 115
Cycle7
OCR1
Lesson 8: Objectives 5
Getting Started 15
8.D.1 12
Altering, Dropping, and Renaming 15
Views
8.D.2 12
8.P.1 12
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Mins)
8.D.3 15
More Constructs 10
Summary 10
Total 116

OCR2
Lesson 9: Objectives 5
Getting Started 15
9.D.1 15
9.D.2 15
**9.D.3 5
9.D.4 15
**9.D.5 5
9.D.6 25
Summary 10
Total 110
Cycle8
OCR1
Lesson 10: Objectives 5
10.D.1 15
10.P.1 15
10.D.2 10
10.D.3 10
10.P.2 10
10.D.4 10
10.D.5 10
Enforcing Data Integrity Through 10
Triggers
Summary 5
Total 100
OCR2
Lesson 11: Objectives 5
11.D.1 10
11.D.2 15
11.D.3 10
11.D.4 25
Deadlock 10
Cursors 5
11.D.5 15
11.P.1 15
Summary 5
Total 115

Note: ** Discuss 9.D.3 and 9.D.5 theoretically.

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