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