Oracle SQL

Session 1: RELATIONAL DATABASE CONCEPTS

• What is an Oracle Database
• Relational Database Structures
• Tables, Rows and Columns
• Indexes, Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
• Data Types
• The Data Dictionary

Session 2: USING SQL*PLUS

• What is SQL*Plus
• Getting Started
• Entering and Executing SQL Statements
• The SQL*Plus Command Line History
• Editing SQL Statements
• The login.sql File
• Creating, Editing and Executing SQL Files
• The SQLcl Utility

Session 3: USING SQL DEVELOPER

• What is Oracle SQL Developer
• Starting SQL Developer
• Configure a Connection
• Navigation Tabs
• SQL Worksheet
• Query Builder

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
• Markup CSV

Session 5: AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS

• Overview of Built In Aggregate Functions
• The GROUP BY Clause
• The HAVING Clause

Session 6: JOINING TABLES

• Overview of Table Joins
• Inner Joins
• Table Aliases
• Outer Joins
• Self Joins
• ANSI Standard Joins

Session 7: BASIC SUBQUERIES AND SET OPERATORS

• Overview of Subqueries
• Basic Subqueries
• Set Operators
• The Union, Intersect and Minus Operators

Session 8: 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 9: CONVERSION AND MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS

• Conversion Functions
• The NVL and NVL2 Functions
• The DECODE Function
• CASE Expressions
• The COALESCE and NULLIF Functions

Session 10: SQL PARAMETERS

• Command Line Substitution Parameters
• The Accept Command
• The Define and Undefine Commands

Session 11: COMPLEX SUBQUERIES

• Subqueries Usage
• In-Line Views
• Top-N Queries
• Subqueries with Joins
• Multi Column Subqueries
• Correlated Subqueries
• Subquery Rules
• Using the ANY, ALL and SOME Operators

Session 12: 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 13: MANAGING TABLES

• Creating Tables
• Specifying Constraints
• Altering Tables, Columns and Constraints
• Dropping Tables, Columns and Constraints
• Recovering Dropped Tables
• Copying Tables

Session 14: MANAGING INDEXES AND VIEWS

• Creating Indexes
• Dropping Indexes
• Listing Indexes
• Creating and Using Views
• Dropping Views
• Listing Views

Session 15: MANAGING SEQUENCES AND SYNONYMS

• Create a Sequence
• View Sequence Details
• Create a Synonym
• List Synonyms