OR103 – Oracle 12c: Foundations: SQL and SQL*PLUS

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Location: Bangalore, India | Dubai, UAE

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Course Details

You will receive a hands-on introduction to SQL Basics and SQL*Plus and learn about relational databases and how to access them through SQL and SQL*Plus.

Course Prerequisites

An understanding of relational database design concepts

Course Agenda

1. Introduction to the Oracle Database

  • Why Use an Entity Relationship Model?
  • Physical Data Storage
  • Relationships between Tables
  • Domains and Data Integrity Constraints
  • Data Model Review

2. SQL Basics and SQL*Plus

  • Understanding the Difference Between SQL, SQL*Plus, and PL/SQL
  • Invoking and Leaving SQL*Plus
  • Entering and Executing Commands
  • The SQL Buffer, SQL*Plus Default Output
  • LOGIN.SQL / GLOGIN.SQL
  • The SELECT Command and Mandatory Clauses

3. Using SQL Developer

  • Understanding SQL Developer
  • SQL Developer Setup
  • Advanced Functionality

4. The WHERE and ORDER BY Clauses

  • WHERE, ORDER BY Clauses
  • Using the Data Dictionary
  • Hierarchical Queries
  • Pattern Matching

5. Single Row Functions

  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Operator Precedence
  • Single Row vs. Group Functions
  • Date and Numeric Format Models
  • Data Conversion / Date Manipulation / Time Zones
  • Control Statements
  • IF THEN ELSE Logic
  • Regular Expressions

6. Joining Data from Multiple Tables in Queries

  • ANSI SQL 92 and SQL99 Joins
  • The JOIN Condition / The Cartesian Product
  • Outer JOINs

7. Group Functions and the GROUP BY Clause

  • Group Functions
  • Distinct Operator in Group Functions
  • GROUP BY, WITH Clause, ROLLUP, CUBE
  • Grouping Sets

8. Using Subqueries

  • Single-Row, Multi-Row, Multi-Column Subqueries
  • Subqueries in a WHERE / FROM / HAVING Clauses
  • Subqueries In the SELECT Clause – Scalar Subqueries
  • Correlated Subqueries / Hierarchical Queries
  • EXISTS / NOT EXISTS / WITH / Recursive WITH

9. SQL Set Queries

  • Multiple Select Statement Rules
  • Union vs. Union All of Select Statements
  • INTERSECTion of Two Select Statements
  • MINUS one select from another

10. Multi-Table Inserts

  • Unconditional All Insert
  • Conditional Insert with ELSE
  • Conditional ALL
  • Conditional FIRST
  • Pivoting Insert

11. Analytical Functions

  • Single Row Analytic Functions
  • Aggregating Analytic Functions
  • PIVOT / UNPIVOT
  • The MODEL Clause

12. SQL*Plus Reporting

  • SQL*Plus Report Writing Commands
  • COLUMN Command / Titles, System Variables
  • Master-Detail Report with TITLE and COLUMN Commands
  • Control Breaks, Computing Aggregate Amounts
  • Using SET Variables in SQL*Plus, SQL to Generate SQL

13. Data Manipulation Language (DML) Commands

  • INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and MERGE Commands
  • Use of Subqueries
  • Transaction Control Commands / Read Consistency / Locking
  • The MERGE Command
  • Flashback Queries

14. Data Definition Language (DDL) Commands

  • DDL Commands, Object Naming, Dropping Objects
  • TRUNCATE, COMMENT, RENAME Commands
  • Creating Tables / Integrity Constraints
  • CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE Commands
  • Datatypes, Types of Declarative Constraints
  • Default Values
  • Creating, Deferrable, Dropping, Disabling/Enabling Constraints / Displaying Constraint Information
  • Handling Exceptions
  • Views, Synonyms, Sequences, Indexes, Virtual Columns
  • Temporary Tables, External Tables