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Course Length:
2 Days
Course Description:
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to access and modify data by using ADO.NET 3.5.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe the purpose and structure of ADO.NET 3.5.
  • Explain the role of data providers in ADO.NET 3.5.
  • List the technologies and techniques available for managing data with ADO.NET 3.5.
  • Insert, update, and delete data by using ADO.NET Command objects.
  • Implement transactions to control data integrity and concurrency.
  • Define and use a DataSet for retrieving data.
  • Use a DataSet to update a database.
  • Use a DataSet as a local cache in an occasionally connected environment.
  • Define LINQ queries for selecting data from an in-memory data structure.
  • Use LINQ to SQL to query data in a database.
  • Use LINQ to SQL to modify data and save changes to the database.
  • Explain how to use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to map a database schema to a logical business model.
  • Use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to query and manage data.
  • Explain how Synchronization Services supports occasionally-connected solutions.
  • Use Synchronization Services to download data from a SQL Server database.
  • Use Synchronization Services to upload data to a SQL Server database.
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.
Course Outline:
  • Module 1: Getting Started with ADO.NET 3.5
    1. The Structure of ADO.NET 3.5
    2. Connecting to a Database and Retrieving Data
    3. Best Practices for Managing Connections and Performing Queries
    4. Lab: Connecting to a Database and Retrieving Data
    5. Connecting to a Database
    6. Executing a Simple Query
    7. Executing a Query That Returns a Result Set
    8. Executing a Query That Requires Parameters
  • Module 2: Modifying Data by Using ADO.NET Commands
    1. Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data
    2. Managing Data Integrity and Concurrency
    3. Lab: Modifying Data by Using ADO.NET Commands
    4. Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data in a Database
    5. Implementing Transactional Updates
    6. Executing Commands Asynchronously
  • Module 3: Querying and Maintaining Data by Using DataSets
    1. Creating and Using a DataSet to Retrieve Data
    2. Updating a Database by Using a DataSet
    3. Using a DataSet in an Occasionally Connected Environment
    4. Lab: Using a DataSet to Retrieve and Modify Data
    5. Creating a Typed DataSet
    6. Retrieving Data into a DataSet
    7. Modifying Data in a DataSet
    8. Saving a DataSet and Resolving Conflicts
  • Module 4: Querying and Maintaining Data by Using LINQ
    1. Querying In-Memory Data by Using LINQ Query Expressions
    2. Retrieving Data by Using LINQ to SQL
    3. Modifying Data by Using LINQ to SQL
    4. Lab: Using LINQ to SQL to Retrieve and Modify Data
    5. Querying Data by Using LINQ to SQL Query Expressions
    6. Retrieving Data by Using LINQ to SQL Entity Classes
    7. Modifying Data by Using LINQ to SQL
  • Module 5: Implementing an Entity Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
    1. Creating an Entity Data Model by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
    2. Querying and Modifying Data by Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework
    3. Lab: Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework to Implement an Entity Data Model
    4. Creating an Entity Data Model
    5. Querying and Modifying Data in an Entity Data Model
    6. Instantiating and Manipulating Entities by Using Object Services
  • Module 6: Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services
    1. Understanding Microsoft Synchronization Services
    2. Downloading Data by Using Synchronization Services
    3. Uploading Data by Using Synchronization Services
    4. Lab: Building Occasionally Connected Solutions by Using Synchronization Services
    5. Modifying a Database Schema to Support Synchronization
    6. Downloading Data to a Client Computer
    7. Uploading Data Changes to the Database