Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer (SQLSaturday Sacramento)
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The document features tips for becoming an efficient data warehouse developer, including using SQL shortcuts, templates, and effective querying techniques. It emphasizes the importance of sargable queries for performance, execution plans for analyzing query efficiency, and utilizing tools like Biml for SSIS package creation. Overall, it aims to enhance productivity and streamline tasks in SQL development.
Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer (SQLSaturday Sacramento)
- 1. Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer Cathrine Wilhelmsen SQLSaturday Sacramento · July 23rd 2016
- 2. Cathrine Wilhelmsen @cathrinew cathrinew.net Data Warehouse Architect Business Intelligence Developer
- 3. once upon a time...
- 5. how I felt…
- 7. how I want to be...
- 9. ef·fi·cient Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort why?
- 11. Tip #1: Visual Information
- 12. Status Bar and Tab Text
- 13. Results in Separate Tab
- 14. Tab Groups - Vertical
- 15. Tab Groups - Horizontal
- 16. Split one query in two windows
- 18. Query Shortcuts
- 19. Keyboard Shortcuts Assign shortcuts you frequently use Remove shortcuts you accidentally click (no more "ooops") msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174205.aspx
- 20. HOME END PG UP PG DNCTRL ALT SHIFT TAB Magic keys!
- 21. CTRL R Show / Hide Query Results
- 22. ALTSHIFT ENTER Toggle Full Screen
- 25. SHIFTALT Column / Multi-Line Editing
- 26. CTRL K CTRL C Comment Line CTRL K CTRL U Uncomment Line Comment / Uncomment
- 27. CTRL SHIFT V Last 20 text items copied are saved in memory Cycle through them to paste the text you need Clipboard Ring
- 28. Tip #3: Search in SSMS
- 29. Free Tool: Redgate SQL Search red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-search/
- 30. Free Tool: Redgate SQL Search
- 31. Redgate SQL Search ApexSQL Search SSMS Tools Pack (Licensed) SSMS Boost SQL Hunting Dog red-gate.com apexsql.com ssmstoolspack.com ssmsboost.com sql-hunting-dog.com Tools: Search in SSMS
- 32. Tip #4: Templates and Snippets
- 33. Template Browser Drag & Drop Templates Create Templates CTRL ALT T Templates
- 34. Replace Template Parameters with actual values CTRL SHIFT M Template Parameters
- 35. CTRL K CTRL X Insert Snippet CTRL K CTRL S Surround With Snippet Snippets
- 36. Redgate SQL Prompt (Licensed) ApexSQL Complete / Refactor SSMS Tools Pack (Licensed) SSMS Boost Poor Man's T-SQL Formatter dbForge SQL Complete (Licensed) SQL Formatter red-gate.com apexsql.com ssmstoolspack.com ssmsboost.com poorsql.com devart.com/dbforge sql-format.com Advanced Snippets and Formatting
- 37. Redgate SQL Prompt Demo
- 38. Tip #5: Registered Servers and Multiserver Queries
- 39. Registered Servers Save and group servers Is the server running? Multiserver Queries View Registered Servers CTRL ALT G
- 40. Manage services from SSMS
- 43. Tip #6: SARGable Queries
- 44. SARGable Queries "The query can efficiently seek using an index to find the rows searched for in WHERE or JOIN clauses" Compare it to finding a person in a phone book (…let's just pretend we still use phone books…)
- 45. SARGable Queries Adama, Lee Adama, William Agathon, Karl Baltar, Gaius Dualla, Anastasia Gaeta, Felix Henderson, Cally Roslin, Laura Thrace, Kara Tigh, Saul Tyrol, Galen Valerii, Sharon Find all rows where Name starts with 'T'
- 46. SARGable Queries Adama, Lee Adama, William Agathon, Karl Baltar, Gaius Dualla, Anastasia Gaeta, Felix Henderson, Cally Roslin, Laura Thrace, Kara Tigh, Saul Tyrol, Galen Valerii, Sharon Find all rows where Name starts with 'T'
- 47. Non-SARGable Queries "The query has to scan each row in the table to find the rows searched for in WHERE or JOIN clauses" Compare it to finding a person in a phone book (…let's just keep pretending we still use phone books…)
- 48. Non-SARGable Queries Adama, Lee Adama, William Agathon, Karl Baltar, Gaius Dualla, Anastasia Gaeta, Felix Henderson, Cally Roslin, Laura Thrace, Kara Tigh, Saul Tyrol, Galen Valerii, Sharon Find all rows where Name contains 'al'
- 49. Non-SARGable Queries Adama, Lee Adama, William Agathon, Karl Baltar, Gaius Dualla, Anastasia Gaeta, Felix Henderson, Cally Roslin, Laura Thrace, Kara Tigh, Saul Tyrol, Galen Valerii, Sharon Find all rows where Name contains 'al'
- 50. WHERE LEFT(Name,1,1) = 'T' WHERE YEAR(EpisodeDate) = 2005 WHERE EpisodeDate >= '20050101' AND EpisodeDate < '20060101' SARGable or Non-SARGable?
- 51. WHERE LEFT(Name,1,1) = 'T' WHERE YEAR(EpisodeDate) = 2005 WHERE EpisodeDate >= '20050101' AND EpisodeDate < '20060101' SARGable or Non-SARGable?
- 53. Tip #7: Query Analysis
- 54. Execution Plans Display Estimated Execution Plan CTRL L Include Actual Execution Plan CTRL M
- 55. Execution Plans See how a query will be executed:
- 58. Free Tool: SQL Sentry Plan Explorer sqlsentry.com/products/plan-explorer
- 59. Free Tool: SQL Sentry Plan Explorer answers.sqlperformance.com
- 60. red-gate.com/books Free Book: SQL Server Execution Plans by Grant Fritchey
- 61. Live Query Statistics Include Live Query Statistics
- 62. Live Query Statistics Include Live Query Statistics
- 63. Tip #8: Query Statistics
- 64. Statistics IO SET STATISTICS IO OFF; SET STATISTICS IO ON;
- 65. Statistics Time SET STATISTICS TIME OFF; SET STATISTICS TIME ON;
- 66. Statistics Time and IO SET STATISTICS TIME, IO ON; SET STATISTICS TIME, IO OFF;
- 67. Free Tool: Statistics Parser statisticsparser.com by Richie Rump
- 68. Client Statistics Include Client Statistics SHIFT SALT
- 69. Client Statistics Compare multiple query executions:
- 70. Tip #9: Activity Monitoring
- 71. sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic Free Script: sp_WhoIsActive By Adam Machanic
- 72. Free Script: sp_WhoIsActive sqlblog.com/blogs/adam_machanic By Adam Machanic
- 73. Tip #10: SSIS with Biml
- 74. …what do you need me to do after lunch? Of course I can create 200 SSIS Packages!
- 75. Business Intelligence Markup Language Easy to read and write XML language Generate SSIS packages from metadata
- 76. What do you need? Free add-in for SSDT bidshelper.codeplex.com
- 77. …or you can use the new Biml tools Free add-in for SSDT varigence.com/bimlexpress Free online Biml editor bimlonline.com
- 78. Create many SSIS packages from one Biml file How does it work?
- 79. Biml for SSIS demo
- 80. Where can I learn more? Free online training bimlscript.com
- 81. …BimlBreak the rest of the week Biml on Monday…
- 82. @cathrinew cathrinew.net linkedin.com/in/cathrinewilhelmsen hi@cathrinew.net slideshare.net/cathrinewilhelmsen Not enough details? Too fast? Don't worry! cathrinew.net/efficient