Course overview
This course equips database administrators with the skills to configure, load, and refresh FastStats databases using FastStats Designer. Under expert guidance, delegates will learn how to build a database from the ground up using standard reference data, then load their own data to create a working draft system ready for further development into a production-ready build. The course covers core Designer functionality, including connecting to data sources, defining table relationships, setting up variables, configuring data presentation, performing quality checks, and deploying systems.
Who is it for?
Ideal for those with a solid understanding of SQL, relational databases, and the Windows environment, this course provides a practical foundation for managing FastStats databases with confidence.
What's included?
Full course documentation is available, and learners who attend the live training will receive a certificate on completion.
- Introduction – what Designer is and the software interface
- Theory - difference between a relational database and a FastStats system
- Connect to data sources (delimited, fixed format, databases)
- Define table relationships
- Set up variable definitions
- Configure presentation of data
- Quality control checks
- Pre and Post load actions
- Deployment
- Build initial customer system (if access to customer data possible)
Course format
This course is only available live, as part of our scheduled courses and consists of 2 online sessions of approximately 3.5 hours each.
For private training please contact the training team directly