NewFeaturesinSQLServer2008•Chapter1 17 MERGE Statement The MERGE statement performs insert, update, or delete operations on a target table based on the results of a join to a source table. For example, you can synchronize two tables by inserting, updating, or deleting all of the rows in one table based on differences in the other table. Here is an example of MERGE code: MERGE MyDatabase.Inventory AS target USING (SELECT ProductID, SUM(OrderQty) FROM mySales.Orders AS o JOIN mySales.mySalesOrderHeader AS soh ON o.mySalesOrderID = soh.mySalesOrderID AND soh.OrderDate = @OrderDate GROUP BY ProductID) AS source (ProductID, OrderQty) ON (target.ProductID = source.ProductID) WHEN MATCHED AND target.Quantity - source.OrderQty <= 0 THEN DELETE WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET target.Quantity = target.Quantity - source.OrderQty, target.ModifiedDate = GETDATE() OUTPUT $action, Inserted.ProductID, Inserted.Quantity, Inserted.ModifiedDate, Deleted.ProductID, Deleted.Quantity, Deleted.ModifiedDate; More on MERGE can be found in Chapters 6 and 9. Spatial Data Type The spatial data type is a new data type available in SQL Server 2008. The spatial data type is used to store location-based data. This could be a boon to applications that do geocoding. Analysis Services Improvements In Analysis Services, some of the new improvements are a better cube designer, dimension and attribute designer, and enhanced data mining structures. ETL/SSIS Enhancements Many of the new features carry over to SSIS, like Change Data Capture and the MERGE statement. Another good new feature is being able to script in 18 Chapter1•NewFeaturesinSQLServer2008 C# instead of only VB.NET. This will make things a bit easier for those of us who really like C#. Reporting Services There have been a few improvements to SQL Server Reporting Services. The configuration has changed; for example, it now supports rich text format. SharePoint integration Reporting services now will integrate closely with Microsoft SharePoint. No Longer Requires IIS This is a key new breakthrough. In the past, IIS needed to be installed to host Reporting Services. Most of the time, this involved running IIS on the database server that had the reporting databases on it. Better Graphing Reporting Services supports graphing, which is great when creating dashboard style reports, charting sales, tracking growth, or anything better suited to a graph. This will make the Reporting Services reports an enterprise-class solution. Export to Word Support Reporting Services now has the ability to export to Word. This is a cool new feature, because in the past, you needed to purchase a third-party product such as OfficeWriter in order to export to Word. Deprecated Features The following is a list of deprecated features that are still available in SQL Server 2008, but will not be in future versions. Remember that while these will still work in SQL Server 2008, they are not a recommended best practice. BACKUP {DATABASE | LOG} WITH PASSWORD  BACKUP {DATABASE | LOG} WITH MEDIAPASSWORD  RESTORE {DATABASE | LOG} … WITH DBO_ONLY  RESTORE {DATABASE | LOG} WITH PASSWORD  RESTORE {DATABASE | LOG} WITH MEDIAPASSWORD  NewFeaturesinSQLServer2008•Chapter1 19 80 compatibility level and upgrade from version 80.  DATABASEPROPERTY  WITH APPEND clause on triggers  Default setting of disallow results from triggers option = 0  sp_dboption  FASTFIRSTROW hint  sp_addremotelogin  sp_addserver  sp_dropremotelogin  sp_helpremotelogin  sp_remoteoption  @@remserver  SET REMOTE_PROC_TRANSACTIONS  sp_dropalias  SET DISABLE_DEF_CNST_CHK  SET ROWCOUNT for INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE  statements Use of  * = and = * COMPUTE / COMPUTE BY  sys.database_principal_aliases  sqlmaint Utility  The RAISERROR (Format: RAISERROR integer string) syntax  is deprecated. ex a m Wa r n i n g Be sure you are aware of deprecated and removed features, as these may be the “correct” way to answer some of the questions that relate to earlier versions of SQL Server. They would not be the “correct” answer when working with SQL Server 2008. 20 Chapter1•NewFeaturesinSQLServer2008 Discontinued Features The following is a list of features that are no longer available in SQL Server 2008: sp_addalias  Registered Servers API  DUMP statement  LOAD statement  BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG  BACKUP LOG WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY  BACKUP TRANSACTION  60, 65, and 70 compatibility levels  DBCC CONCURRENCYVIOLATION  sp_addgroup  sp_changegroup  sp_dropgroup  sp_helpgroup  Northwind and pubs  Surface Area Configuration Tool  sp_makewebtask  sp_dropwebtask  sp_runwebtask  sp_enumcodepages  NewFeaturesinSQLServer2008•Chapter1 21 Summary of Exam Objectives In this chapter, we reviewed the new features in SQL Server 2008. While most of these features will be found on your test, it’s important to understand all of the content in this book. You can expect that the test will cover both the new features and some of the older features in earlier versions of SQL Server. There are a number of deprecated features in SQL Server 2008. Know what they are and expect them to be “wrong” answers on your test, even though they still work in SQL Server 2008. Be sure you know what features are no longer available in SQL Server 2008. Know what they are and expect them to be “wrong” answers on your test. Exam Objectives Fast Track New Feature Overview There are quite a few new features in SQL Server 2008, such as ˛ Change Data Capture and Declarative Management Framework. Reporting Services no longer requires IIS. ˛ Reporting Services Deprecated features are features that will soon be removed. To that end, ˛ you should not use any of the deprecated features, for while they will work in SQL Server 2008, they will most likely be removed from the next version. Deleted features are no longer available. They may have worked with the ˛ last version of SQL Server, but they are no longer available and cannot be used. . some of the questions that relate to earlier versions of SQL Server. They would not be the “correct” answer when working with SQL Server 2008. 20 Chapter1•NewFeaturesin SQL Server 2008 Discontinued. in SQL Server 2008. Know what they are and expect them to be “wrong” answers on your test. Exam Objectives Fast Track New Feature Overview There are quite a few new features in SQL Server 2008, . number of deprecated features in SQL Server 2008. Know what they are and expect them to be “wrong” answers on your test, even though they still work in SQL Server 2008. Be sure you know what features