Download MDBM 10e SAM Assignment Instructions

MDBM 10e SAM Assignment Instructions
This document contains instructions needed to do Problems and Exercises from Chapter 9 in
Modern Database Management 10th edition, written by Hoffer, Ramesh, and Topi, published by
Prentice Hall.
You must request a Teradata SQL Assistant account for use in a specific course on Teradata
Student Network (TSN). You can find instructions for doing this under the Apply & Do area in
the Teradata Database selection on TSN. We have set up a generic course for the associated
Problems and Exercises. To register your SQL Assistant account, you should select
 University: University of Dayton
 Instructor: Hoffer
 Course: Modern Database Management SAM
 Password: see instructions at the beginning of the Problems and Exercises for the SAM
data mart in Chapter 9 of Modern Database Management
Then you can enter the SQL Username and Password you want to use to access the database for
the associated Problems and Exercises, and then enter your e-mail address.
Once you have your SQL Assistant account, you will want to download various documents from
TSN, which you will need as reference resources for the Problems and Exercises found in
Chapter 9 of Modern Database Management, 10th edition:
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If you are unfamiliar with using Teradata SQL Assistant, you will want to read the
Teradata Database Web Site Overview document found via a link near the top of the SQL
Assistant landing page and the Teradata SQL Assistant Web Edition User Manual found
via a link near the bottom of the SQL Assistant landing page.
Near the bottom of the SQL Assistant landing page, click on the Teradata Database User
Manuals link and then download three user manuals: the Data Manipulation Statements,
Functions and Operators, and Messages pdf files. You’ll need the Messages file to
understand error messages you get when you write SQL statements that have mistakes
(yes, you will make mistakes, trust me!). For various Problems and Exercises you will
have to find certain SQL commands in the other manuals and then use them to find
specified analytic results from the database.
At the bottom of the SQL Assistant Login page, click on the link for Database
Descriptions, then click on MicroStrategy Data Sets, and then click on the More Details
for the db_samwh database; download the SAM.pdf file. You can use this file when you
need metadata about the database.
When you login to this database, you need to provide only your SQL Assistant Username
and Password; you will be automatically connected to the right database for the
associated Problems and Exercises.
Now you are ready to login to your SQL Assistant Account and do the Problems and Exercises
in Chapter 9 for this database.