1. The Basics of Querying Data from ConfigMgr
Matthew Teegarden
@TheEmptyGarden
System Administrator
Lifetouch
Garth Jones
or/garth
@GarthMJ,
Chief Arcitect
Enhansoft

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3. Where to Start? T-SQL Tools Framework of a query Joins
Strings, Integers, ???
SQL Functions!

4. This Session will NOT talk about:
Where to find Treasured data in ConfigMgr
See session “Treasure Trove of Data: Learn Your ConfigMgr Database's Data”
Tools to Create Dashboards / Reports
See session “Reporting, SQL 2016 and ConfigMgr”
Advanced Reporting topics
See session….

5. Where to Start? SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Connecting to the db
Tip

6. Demo Title

7. Framework of a query
Select
From
Where
Group By
Order By

8. Sample Query…
Select LG.UserDomain0 as 'Domain', LG.UserName0 as 'Name', LG.LocalGroupName0 as 'Group name' From dbo.v_GS_Enhansoft_ESP_LocalGroup0 LG Where LG.LocalGroupName0 = 'Administrators' Order by LG.UserDomain0, LG.UserName0, LG.LocalGroupName0
Tips Format he query make it easier to read!

9. Logical query processing

10. Sample Query…
Select LG.UserDomain0 as 'Domain', LG.UserName0 as 'Name', LG.LocalGroupName0 as 'Group name' From dbo.v_GS_Enhansoft_ESP_LocalGroup0 LG Where LG.LocalGroupName0 = 'Administrators' Order by LG.UserDomain0, LG.UserName0, LG.LocalGroupName0

11. Query - Select
Select LG.UserDomain0 as 'Domain', LG.UserName0 as 'Name', LG.LocalGroupName0 as 'Group name' From dbo.v_GS_Enhansoft_ESP_LocalGroup0 LG Where LG.LocalGroupName0 = 'Administrators' Order by LG.UserDomain0, LG.UserName0, LG.LocalGroupName0

12. Query - From
Select LG.UserDomain0 as 'Domain', LG.UserName0 as 'Name', LG.LocalGroupName0 as 'Group name' From dbo.v_GS_Enhansoft_ESP_LocalGroup0 LG Where LG.LocalGroupName0 = 'Administrators' Order by LG.UserDomain0, LG.UserName0, LG.LocalGroupName0

13. Query - Where
Select LG.UserDomain0 as 'Domain', LG.UserName0 as 'Name', LG.LocalGroupName0 as 'Group name' From dbo.v_GS_Enhansoft_ESP_LocalGroup0 LG Where LG.LocalGroupName0 = 'Administrators' Order by LG.UserDomain0, LG.UserName0, LG.LocalGroupName0

14. Query – Order By
Select LG.UserDomain0 as 'Domain', LG.UserName0 as 'Name', LG.LocalGroupName0 as 'Group name' From dbo.v_GS_Enhansoft_ESP_LocalGroup0 LG Where LG.LocalGroupName0 = 'Administrators' Order by LG.UserDomain0, LG.UserName0, LG.LocalGroupName0

15. Demo Title

16. Joining two SQL Views
Inner Join
Left Outer Join
Right Outer Join

17. Joining two SQL Views

18. What Color represents Inner Join?
Joining two SQL Views
What Color represents Inner Join?
What Color represents Left Outer Join?
What Color represents Right Outer Join?

19. Demo Title

20. SQL Functions!
Isnull
Count
Sum

21. Query – Group by
Select RU.User_Name0, count(RU.User_Name0) as 'total' From dbo.v_R_System_Valid RV right outer join dbo.v_R_User RU on RV.User_Name0 = RU.User_Name0 Group by RU.User_Name0 Order by

22. Demo Title