In this video we cover how to read JSON data and query it like tabular data.
- [Narrator] SQL Server 2016 also provides…some tools for us to read in data…that is formatted as JSON and…convert that data to tabular data.…I've staged some code for you in your Exercise Files.…Take all of that and copy it into a new Query window.…On the very first line I am creating a variable…to hold our JSON,…and then the next few lines sets the value…of that variable to some JSON content.…I have this content in line with the script.…
It could just as easily be read from a file.…And then once that data is in the JSON variable,…we're going to run a select statement.…And in the from clause,…rather than put the name of a table,…we'll say FROM OPENJSON…and pass it the variable that contains the JSON.…Then we need to say with and we need to outline…what columns we would like to return…and map those columns to some of the…keys in the JSON content.…We will return a column called FirstName…that maps to the JSON field of $.FirstName.…
Dollar sign represents the JSON document over all,…then we put a dot to say this is…
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11/16/2016- Installing SQL Management Studio
- Using SQL Server Configuration Monitor
- Creating a database
- Creating tables with SMS and T-SQL
- Creating relationships between tables
- Creating views
- Writing queries to return XML
- Working with XML and JSON
- Backing up and restoring SQL Server
- Monitoring and management
- Security
- Performance
- Integrating SQL Server with cloud services like Azure
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m
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1. Overview of SQL Server 2016
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SQL Server editions2m 22s
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2. Installing SQL Server 2016
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Basic installation6m 22s
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3. Working with Tools
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Activity Monitor3m 31s
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Profiler4m 20s
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4. Creating and Configuring Databases
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Create a database3m 16s
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Install a sample database3m 12s
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5. Creating Tables in a Database
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Create a table using T-SQL1m 41s
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In-memory tables3m 34s
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Temporal tables5m 19s
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6. Creating Views in Databases
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Create a view3m 17s
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7. Understanding Programmability
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Stored procedures3m 23s
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Built-in functions1m 50s
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Scalar functions2m 10s
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8. Working with XML
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Introduction to XML1m 29s
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Write queries to return XML2m 38s
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Shred XML2m 23s
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Working with XML schemas1m 48s
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Storing XML3m 38s
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9. Working with JSON
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Working with JSON2m 29s
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Storing JSON2m 19s
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10. Backup and Restore
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Basic backups2m 32s
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Basic restore2m 48s
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11. Monitoring and Management
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Audit logins2m 35s
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12. Security
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Instance-level logins2m 47s
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Database-level users2m 24s
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Encrypt data5m 24s
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13. Performance
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Basics of indexes3m 4s
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Create an index6m 18s
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Columnstore index3m 12s
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Explore execution plans5m 1s
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Overview of Query Store3m 18s
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14. Cloud
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Back up to Azure3m 9s
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Set up Stretch Database4m 46s
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Monitor Stretch Database1m 24s
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Conclusion
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Next steps33s
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