Course objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of relational databases ensure refined code by developers.
- Create reports of sorted and restricted data.
- Run data manipulation statements (DML).
- Control database access to specific objects.
- Manage schema objects.
- Manage objects with data dictionary views.
- Retrieve row and column data from tables.
- Control privileges at the object and system level.
- Create indexes and constraints; alter existing schema objects.
- Create and query external tables.
Course outlines
- Overview of Oracle Database 12c and Related Products
- Overview of relational database management concepts and terminologies
- Introduction to SQL and its development environments
- What is Oracle SQL Developer?
- Starting SQL*Plus from Oracle SQL Developer
- The Human Resource (HR) Schema
- Tables used in the Course
- Capabilities of the SELECT statement
- Arithmetic expressions and NULL values in the SELECT statement
- Column aliases
- Use of concatenation operator, literal character strings, alternative quote operator, and the DISTINCT keyword
- Use of the DESCRIBE command
- Limiting the Rows
- Rules of precedence for operators in an expression
- Substitution Variables
- Using the DEFINE and VERIFY command
- Describe the differences between single row and multiple row functions
- Manipulate strings with character function in the SELECT and WHERE clauses
- Manipulate numbers with the ROUND, TRUNC and MOD functions
- Perform arithmetic with date data
- Manipulate dates with the date functions
- Describe implicit and explicit data type conversion
- Use the TO_CHAR, TO_NUMBER, and TO_DATE conversion functions
- Nest multiple functions
- Apply the NVL, NULLIF, and COALESCE functions to data
- Use conditional IF THEN ELSE logic in a SELECT statement
- Group Functions
- Creating Groups of Data
- Restricting Group Results
- Introduction to JOINS
- Types of Joins
- Natural join
- Self-join
- Non equijoins
- OUTER join
- Introduction to Subqueries
- Single Row Subqueries
- Multiple Row Subqueries
- Set Operators
- UNION and UNION ALL operator
- INTERSECT operator
- MINUS operator
- Matching the SELECT statements
- Using ORDER BY clause in set operations
- Data Manipulation Language
- Database Transactions
- Data Definition Language
- Introduction to Data Dictionary
- Describe the Data Dictionary Structure
- Using the Data Dictionary views
- Querying the Data Dictionary Views
- Overview of sequences
- Overview of synonyms
- Overview of indexes
- Overview of views
- Managing constraints
- Creating and using temporary tables
- Creating and using external tables
- Retrieving Data by Using a Subquery as Source
- Working with Multiple-Column subqueries
- Using Scalar subqueries in SQL
- Correlated Subqueries
- Working with the WITH clause
- Using Subqueries to Manipulate Data
- Inserting by Using a Subquery as a Target
- Using the WITH CHECK OPTION Keyword on DML Statements
- Using Correlated Subqueries to Update and Delete rows
- System privileges
- Creating a role
- Object privileges
- Revoking object privileges
- Overview of the Explicit Default Feature
- Using multitable INSERTs
- Using the MERGE statement
- Performing flashback operations
- Tracking Changes in Data
- Working with CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,and LOCALTIMESTAMP
- Working with INTERVAL data types
Introduction
Retrieving Data using the SQL SELECT Statement
Restricting and Sorting Data
Using Single-Row Functions to Customize Output
Using Conversion Functions and Conditional Expressions
Reporting Aggregated Data Using the Group Functions
Displaying Data from Multiple Tables Using Joins
Using Subqueries to Solve Queries
Using the SET Operators
Managing Tables using DML statements
Introduction to Data Definition Language
Introduction to Data Dictionary Views
Creating Sequences, Synonyms, Indexes
Creating Views
Managing Schema Objects
Retrieving Data by Using Subqueries
Manipulating Data by Using Subqueries
Controlling User Access
Manipulating Data
Managing Data in Different Time Zones