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This course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing SQL statements and scripts using Oracle SQL*Plus. The basic SELECT statement, the use of SQL functions and the basic table and view handling statements are introduced.
- There are no formal pre-requisites, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful.
- Anyone who needs to use and understand SQL to query and update an Oracle database.
- To provide the skills needed to query and update data held in an Oracle Relational Database.
Course Contents - DAY 1
Session 1: RELATIONAL DATABASE CONCEPTS
- What is an Oracle Database
- Relational Database Structures
- Tables, Rows and Columns
- Indexes, Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
- Supported Datatypes
- The Data Dictionary
Session 2: USING SQL*PLUS
- What is SQLPlus
- Getting Started
- Entering and Executing SQL Statements
- Editing SQL Statements
- Creating, Editing and Executing SQL Files
Session 3: USING SQL DEVELOPER
- What is Oracle SQL Developer
- Starting SQL Developer
- Configure a Connection
- Navigation Tabs
- SQL Worksheet
Session 4: RETRIEVING DATA WITH THE SELECT STATEMENT
- The SELECT Statement
- The SELECT and FROM Clauses
- Conditions and the WHERE Clause
- Other Conditional Operators
- Logical Operators
- The ORDER BY Clause
- Column Aliases
- Arithmetic Expressions
- Precedence of Operators
Session 5: AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS
- Overview of Built In Aggregate Functions
- The GROUP BY Clause
- The HAVING Clause
Course Contents - DAY 2
Session 6: JOINING TABLES
- Overview of Table Joins
- Inner Joins
- Table Aliases
- Outer Joins
- Self Joins
- ANSI Standard Joins
- Set Operators
Session 7: NUMERIC, CHARACTER AND DATE FUNCTIONS
- Function Types
- Using the Table dual to try out Functions
- Numeric Functions
- Character Functions
- String Concatenation
- Date Arithmetic and Date Functions
Session 8: CONVERSION AND MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
- Conversion Functions
- The NVL and NVL2 Functions
- The DECODE Function
- CASE Expressions
- The COALESCE and NULLIF Functions
Session 9: SQL*PLUS PARAMETERS
- Command Line Substitution Parameters
- The Accept Command
- The Define and Undefine Commands
Session 10: USING SUBQUERIES
- Overview of Subqueries
- In-Line Views
- Top-N Queries
- Complex Subqueries
- Multi Column Subqueries
- Correlated Subqueries
- Subquery Rules
- Using the ANY, ALL and SOME Operators
Course Contents - DAY 3
Session 11: MANAGING DATA
- Inserting Rows
- Updating Rows
- Deleting Rows
- Verifying Updates
- Transaction Control
- Commit and Rollback
- Savepoints
- Commits and Constraints
- Amending Data in SQL Developer
Session 12: MANAGING TABLES
- Creating Tables
- Specifying Constraints
- Altering Tables, Columns and Constraints
- Dropping Tables, Columns and Constraints
- Copying Tables
Session 13: MANAGING INDEXES AND VIEWS
- Creating Indexes
- Dropping Indexes
- Listing Indexes
- Creating and Using Views
- Dropping Views
- Listing Views
Session 14: MANAGING SEQUENCES AND SYNONYMS
- Create a Sequence
- View Sequence Details
- Create a Synonym
- List Synonyms
This course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing SQL statements and scripts using Oracle SQL*Plus. The basic SELECT statement, the use of SQL functions and the basic table and view handling statements are introduced.
StayAhead training has been offering high quality IT technical training courses since 1992. They specialise in UNIX, Oracle, Linux and MySQL training and pride themselves on the long term investments they put into attending delegates.
StayAhead has gained a reputation for offering high quality courses and is ranked as one of the UK’s top 50 business organisations in 2008.
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