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Lab Answer Key: Module 1: Introduction to Data

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Task 1: Prepare the Labd!Environment

1. Ensure that the 20767C-MIA-DC and 20767C-MIA-SQL virtual machines are

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data sources in the remainder of this exercise.

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Note: In addition to the data sources that you will examine in this lab, the
diagram includes a Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services model for
product data and a SQL Server Data Quality Services task to cleanse data as
it is staged. These elements form part of the complete solution for the lab
scenario in this course, but they are not present in this lab.

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1. Start Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and when prompted,
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5. Keep SQL Server Management Studio open for the next task.
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2. In the Open File dialog box, navigate to the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Starter folder,

click View Reseller Sales.sql, and then click Open.

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3. Click Execute to run the query. When the query completes, review the results
and note that this data source contains data about resellers and the orders they
have placed through Adventure Works reseller account managers.

4. Keep SQL Server Management Studio open for the next task.
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Task 7: View the Accounts Data Source

1. View the contents of the D:\Accounts folder that contains several comma-
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Result: After this exercise, you should have viewed data in the InternetSales,
ResellerSales, Human Resources, and Products SQL Server databases; viewed
payments data in comma-delimited files; and viewed an empty staging database.

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5. Minimize SQL Server Management Studio. You will return to it later in this
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Task 1: View the Solution Architecture

1. Maximize Paint and view the solution architecture diagram.

2. Note that the data warehouse provides a central data source for business
reporting and analysis.
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