55232 Writing Analytical Queries for Business Intelligence

How do you transform complex tables into clean, analysis-ready datasets?

This training course teaches you how to write analytical queries using Transact-SQL (T-SQL) for business intelligence (BI) workflows. You’ll learn to manipulate columns, combine tables, aggregate results, and encapsulate logic in reusable views and procedures. With a focus on BI scenarios, the course prepares you to deliver clean, structured datasets to tools like Power BI, Excel, SSRS, and RStudio.

After completing this course, you will be able to build efficient SQL queries tailored for business intelligence and data analysis needs. The training emphasizes reusable logic, data encapsulation, and structured output delivery.

• Understand the five types of requirements for BI querying
• Combine and reshape data across multiple tables
• Define the correct aggregation level with GROUP BY and HAVING
• Use CTEs, subqueries, and derived tables for cleaner logic
• Create views and functions to streamline data access
• Deliver datasets to BI tools like Power BI and Excel

This course is intended for information workers and data science professionals who seek to use database reporting and analysis tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel, Power BI, R, SAS and other business intelligence tools, and wish to use TSQL queries to efficiently retrieve data sets from Microsoft SQL Server relational databases for use with these tools.

Setting learning of information examination and business knowledge situations. For instance, a comprehension of a business-related business knowledge venture or need. Fundamental information of the Windows working framework and its center usefulness, including document framework route. Essential comprehension of the reason for social database administration frameworks, for example, SQL Server.