Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals

Course ID

31080

Course Description

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the SQL database language within the context of an Oracle database, based upon the latest features available. The primary objective of this course is to consider advanced subjects and techniques pertaining to the SQL database language, based upon the latest features available with the Oracle release. Even professionals experienced in other implementations of the industry-standard SQL language will benefit from the advanced and Oracle-specific features of SQL discussed in this course.

Prerequisites

An understanding of computer concepts and experience with a graphical user interface (GUI) is essential.

Audience

The target audience for this training course is all Oracle professionals, both business and systems professionals, who wish to pass the Oracle certification exams and need a "how to" guide to acquire the knowledge of SQL. Further, this course is well suited for non-Oracle professionals already experienced in the SQL but who wish to become acquainted with the unique and advanced features of Oracle SQL. Among the specific groups for whom this course will be helpful are application developers and database administrators.

Course Content

    Relational Databases & SQL
  • about relational databases
  • elements of SQL

    Choosing a SQL & PL/SQL interface
  • about database connections
  • using SQL developer
  • using SQL*plus
  • using application express
  • building a select statement
  • about the select statement
  • using alias names

    Restricting data with the where clause
  • about logical operators
  • equality operator
  • boolean operators
  • null & between operators
  • is [not] null operator
  • [not] between operator
  • finding text strings
  • [not] like operator
  • regexp_like()
  • in operator

    Sorting data with the order by clause
  • about the order by clause
  • multiple column sorts
  • specifying the sort sequence
  • about null values within sorts
  • using column aliases
  • pseudo columns & functions
  • using rowid
  • using rownum
  • using the functions
  • sysdate
  • user & uid
  • using the dual table
  • sessiontimezone function
  • joining tables
  • about joins
  • inner join
  • reflexive join
  • non-key join
  • outer join

    Using the set operators
  • about the set operators
  • set operator examples

    Summary functions
  • about summary functions
  • summary functions with distinct

    Using sub-queries
  • about sub-queries
  • standard sub-queries
  • correlated sub-queries

    Aggregating data within groups
  • about summary groups
  • finding groups within the base tables
  • selecting data from the base tables
  • selecting groups from the result table

    Build simple SQL*plus reports
  • format column output with column
  • defining report breaks with break
  • produce subtotals with compute

    Use data definition language to create & Manage tables
  • create table statement
  • not null
  • default
  • alter table statement
  • drop table statement
  • supportive statements
  • describe
  • rename

    Use data manipulation language to Manipulate data
  • about the insert statement
  • about the delete statement
  • about the update statement
  • about transactions
  • rollback
  • commit
  • savepoint
  • set transaction
  • truncate table
  • complex table references

    Appendix a
  • reference information
  • SQL ddl statement reference
  • SQL dml statement reference
  • SQL transaction control statement

    Reference
  • SQL operators reference

    Volume 2
  • SQL99 join techniques
  • cross joins
  • natural joins
  • inner joins
  • outer joins
  • anti joins
  • using named subqueries

    Enhancing groups with rollup & cube
  • using rollup
  • using cube

    Using the case expression SQL functions:
  • Character
  • string formatting functions
  • ascii codes functions
  • pad & trim functions
  • string manipulation functions
  • string comparison functions
  • phonetic search functions

    SQL functions: numeric
  • about the numeric functions
  • null value functions

    SQL functions: date
  • date format functions
  • date arithmetic functions

    Database objects: relational views
  • about database objects
  • about relational views
  • updating view data
  • maintaining view definitions
  • alter view
  • drop view

    Database objects: data dictionary storage
  • about the data dictionary
  • object-specific dictionary views
  • user_updatable_columns
  • understanding the data dictionary

    Database objects: other objects
  • more about creating tables
  • about sequences
  • alter sequence & drop sequence
  • alter sequence
  • drop sequence
  • about synonyms
  • drop synonym
  • create schema authorization

    Database objects: security
  • user passwords
  • object security

    Data integrity using constraints
  • about constraints
  • not null constraint
  • check constraint
  • unique constraint
  • primary key constraint
  • references constraint
  • defining constraints on existing tables

For More Information

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Course Details

Duration - 5 days
Price - $2995.00 USD


(Discounts may apply. Call for more information.)

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