Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g (5 days)

Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g Overview

The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the SQL database language within the context of an Oracle database. This course can be tailored for application designers and developers, database administrators, and business users and non-technical end users.

Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g Course Goals

• Learn basic relational database principles
• Learn to use the iSQL*Plus web-based database interface and other traditional interfaces
• Learn to write simple SQL queries and moderately complex SQL queries using various join techniques
• Learn to summarize, group and sort data
• Learn advanced query techniques such as correlated subqueries
• Learn to develop simple SQL*Plus reports
• Learn to create and maintain database tables
• Learn to use new features such as regular expressions
• Learn to create database objects, such as advanced table definitions, indexes, sequences, views and others
• Understand basic database security and object privileges
• Learn to use Oracle's powerful set of built-in SQL functions
• Learn to protect the database and extend the basic data model using declarative constraints
• Learn to perform advanced SQL queries such as grouping and cube operations and SQL99 join syntax
• Learn to develop complex SQL*Plus reports and use SQL*Plus scripts

Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g Course Outline

1. Relational Databases & SQL
   1. About Relational Databases
   2. Elements Of SQL
2. Using SQL*Plus
   1. About SQL*Plus
   2. Using The Ms Windows SQL*Plus Tool
   3. Using The ISQL*Plus Web Tool
   4. Entering Commands & Syntax
3. Building A Select Statement
   1. About The Select Statement
   2. Selecting Columns
   3. Using Alias Names
4. Building A Where Clause
   1. About Logical Operators
   2. Equality Operator
   3. Boolean Operators
   4. Null & Between Operators
   5. Finding Text Strings
   6. In Operator
5. Ordering The Result Table
   1. About The Order By Clause
   2. Multiple Column Sorts
   3. Specifying The Sort Sequence
   4. About Null Values Within Sorts
   5. Using Column Aliases
6. Pseudo Columns & Functions
   1. About Pseudo Columns & Functions
   2. Using Rowid
   3. Using Rownum
   4. Using The Functions
   5. Using The Dual Table
   6. Sessiontimezone Function
7. Joining Tables
   1. About Joins
   2. Inner Join
   3. Reflexive Join
   4. Non-Key Join
   5. Outer Join
8. Using Set Operators
   1. About The Set Operators
   2. Set Operator Examples
9. Summary Functions
   1. About Summary Functions
   2. Summary Functions With Distinct
10. Using Subqueries
    1. About Subqueries
    2. Standard Subqueries
    3. Correlated Subqueries
11. Creating & Selecting Groups
    1. About Summary Groups
    2. Finding Groups Within The Base Tables
    3. Selecting Data From The Base Tables
    4. Selecting Groups From The Result Table
12. SQL*Plus Commands
    1. About SQL*Plus Commands
    2. More About Script Files
    3. Invoking Operating System Commands
    4. Saving Session Output
13. Build Simple SQL*Plus Reports
    1. About The SQL*Plus Report Features
    2. Session Output With Set
    3. Format Column Output With Column
    4. Defining Report Breaks With Break
    5. Produce Subtotals With Compute
14. SQL Data Definition Language
    1. About SQL DDL
    2. Create Table Statement
    3. Alter Table Statement
    4. Drop Table Statement
    5. Supportive Statements
15. SQL Data Manipulation Language
    1. About SQL DML
    2. About The Insert Statement
    3. About The Delete Statement
    4. About The Update Statement
    5. About Transactions
    6. Truncate Table
    7. Complex Table References
16. SQL99 Join Techniques
    1. About Ansi/Iso SQL99
    2. Cross Joins
    3. Natural Joins
    4. Inner Joins
    5. Outer Joins
    6. Antijoins
    7. Using Named Subqueries
17. Enhancing Groups With Rollup & Cube
    1. About Enhanced Group Processing
    2. Using Rollup
    3. Using Cube
18. Using The Case Expression
19. SQL Functions (Character)
    1. What Are The SQL Functions?
    2. Character Functions
20. SQL Functions (Non-Character)
    1. Numeric Functions
    2. Date Format Functions
    3. Date Arithmetic Functions
    4. Null Value Functions
21. Database Objects: Relational Views
    1. About Database Objects
    2. About Relational Views
    3. Updating View Data
    4. Maintaining View Definitions
22. Database Objects: Data Dictionary Storage
    1. About The Data Dictionary
    2. Object-Specific Dictionary Views
    3. Understanding The Data Dictionary Structure
23. Database Objects: Indexes
24. Database Objects: Other Objects
    1. Creating An Application Schema
    2. More About Creating Tables
    3. Defining Sequences
    4. About Synonyms
    5. Create Schema Authorization
25. Database Security
    1. About Database Security
    2. User Id Passwords
    3. Object Security
26. Data Integrity Using Constraints
    1. About Constraints
    2. Not Null Constraint
    3. Check Constraint
    4. Unique Constraint
    5. Primary Key Constraint
    6. References Constraint
    7. Defining Constraints On Existing Tables
27. Maintaining Constraint Definitions
    1. Maintaining Constraints
    2. Renaming & Dropping Constraints
    3. Enabling & Disabling Constraints
    4. Validate New Transactions Only
    5. Deferred Enforcement
    6. Managing Constraint Exceptions
    7. Constraints And Views
    8. Data Dictionary Storage
28. Advanced SQL*Plus Reports
    1. About The Report Commands
    2. Break
    3. Compute
    4. Column
    5. Ttitle & Btitle
29. Building SQL*Plus Scripts
    1. About Script Files
    2. Using SQL*Plus Variables
    3. Accept
    4. Prompt
    5. Pause
30. Advanced SQL & SQL*Plus Features

Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g Course Materials

In addition to a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples, each student will also receive a one-year subscription to Webucator's online reference library, which contains hundreds of the most current electronic technology books - a $149.95 per student value.

Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g Technical Requirements

1. Oracle 8i or later
   • Download - - Oracle Database 10g Express Edition
   1. The file you want to download is Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Western European) - OracleXE.exe.
   2. You will need to register for a free account.
   3. Run through the Installer accepting all the defaults. Make sure to write down your password.
   4. Follow steps 1-3 of the Getting Started Guide available at the Oracle Web site
2. Editor Options
   • (Recommended) Toad for Oracle
     • Download
     • Run through the Installer accepting all the defaults.
   • SQL*Plus Instant Client
     • Download

Class Files for Comprehensive Introduction to Oracle SQL on Oracle 10g

The class files for this course will be sent by email before the class.