SQL, PL/SQL Online Training Course Content

Oracle 10g/11g - SQL & PL/SQL

The Oracle database environment

  • Reviewing basic architecture concepts
  • Oracle 10g Architecture
  • Main features of 9i and 10g

 

Basic SQL*PLUS commands

  • Using script files, START, @, GET, SAVE, LIST, PROMPT, PAUSE, ACCEPT, DEFINE, SPOOL

 

Basic SELECT Statement

  • Writing the statement in sql plus, Running the SELECT statement

 

Ordering the output

  • Single Column, Descending order, multiple column sorts

 

Conditional retrieval of data

  • Working with complex conditions, AND OR NOT LIKE BETWEEN

 

Working with variables

  • Creating and using variables, Command substitution

 

Pseudo columns and functions

  • Pseudo Columns, Row num, Sys date, User & UID, the Dual Table
  • Working with character functions
  • UPPER, LOWER, INITCAP, RPAD(), RTRIM(), SUBSTR(), INSTR(),
    TRANSLATE(), REPLACE(), GREATEST(), LEAST(), DECODE
  • Working with date functions
  • TO_CHAR(), TO_DATE(), MONTHS_BETWEEN(), ADD_MONTHS(), LAST_DAY(), NEXT_DAY()

 

Using non-character function

  • ROUND (), TRUNC (), SIGN (), Working with multiple tables, Different type of Joins, Writing Outer Joins

 

Using the SET operators

  • Union, Intersect, minus

 

 

Aggregating data using group functions

  • GROUP BY, HAVING

Creating Sub queries

  • Single Row sub queries, Multiple row Sub queries

 

Enhancing groups function

  • ROLLUP, CUBE

 

Transaction Control Language

  • Rollback, Commit, save point

 

Processing hierarchies

  • creating the Tree structure, LEVEL, CONNECT BY

 

Data Manipulation Language

  • INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

 

Data Definition Language

  • CREATE, TRUNCATE, ALTER, DROP, RENAME, DESCRIBE

 

Using Declarative Constraints

  • Views, Sequences, Synonyms, Indexes, USER_TABLES, USER_TAB_COLUMNS,
    USER_OBJECTS, USER_IND_COLUMNS, USER_UPDATEABLE_COLUMNS, Materialized
    Views, Other Data dictionary views

 

Database Security

  • Object Privileges, Granting access to objects

 

Improving query performance

  • Planning and managing the tuning process, Employing tuning tools,
    Running EXPLAIN PLAN and auto trace, SQL Trace and TKPROF output,
    Optimizer concepts, Fundamentals of access paths, Gathering object and system
    statistics with DBMS_STATS, Utilizing hints and optimizer mode,
    Specifying first-rows optimization, Determining the driving table

 

Other Concepts

  • The Relational Database Model, The system Development Lifecycle, Overview of normalization

 

 

 

PL/SQL

Blocks

  • Structure, Writing Anonymous Blocks

 

Variables

  • Oracle Data types, TYPE and ROWTYPE declarations, Value assignments

 

Control structures

  • IF ELSE ENDIF statement, IF ELSIF ELSE ENDIF statement,
    LOOP END , LOOP statement, WHILE condition, FOR condition

 

Cursors

  • Implicit and Explicit Cursors, Cursor Manipulation statements,
    OPEN FETCH CLOSE EXIT WHEN

 

Procedures

  • Creating and Calling Procedures

 

Functions

  • Creating and Calling Functions

 

Packages

  • Package Header, Package Body

 

Design Tips and Techniques

  • Format of standard packages in an application, Spec and Body, NOCOPY hint

 

Triggers

  • Database triggers, calling procedures from triggers

 

Dynamic SQL

  • EXECUTE IMMEDIATE, DBMS_SQL package

 

Oracle Supplied packages

  • DBMS_OUTPUT, UTL_FILE

 

Collection data types

  • Associative Arrays, Nested tables, VARRAYs