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Oracle Program with PL/SQL

5 Day Course
Hands On
Code OPPL

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Classroom Virtual Classroom Private Group - Virtual Self-Paced Online

Overview

The Oracle Program with PL/SQL training course introduces the delegate to Oracle's PL/SQL programming language and provides practical experience in writing stand-alone programs, developing database triggers and implementing stored functions, procedures and packages. It also introduces some of the Oracle-supplied packages.

Objectives

The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:

  • Writing and running PL/SQL programs from SQL*Plus or SQL Developer
  • Declaring and using variables and constants
  • Assigning and manipulating values
  • Using SQL statements within PL/SQL
  • Implementing conditional execution and loop constructs
  • Declaring and using cursors with and without parameters
  • Updating data with cursors
  • Trapping and handling errors and exceptions in code
  • Implementing nested and labelled loops and blocks
  • Raising exceptions
  • Handling PL/SQL records and Index-By tables
  • Using PL/SQL Index-By table built-in functions
  • Implementing various types of trigger
  • Creating, managing and invoking stored procedures
  • Creating, managing and executing stored functions
  • Developing and using packages
  • Using package features and constructs effectively
  • Wrapping packages
  • Using Cursor Variables
  • Using records and Index-By tables or associative arrays in packages
  • Implementing Bulk Binding and Bulk Collecting techniques
  • Managing program unit dependencies
  • Implementing Native Compilation and Compile-time Warnings
  • Implementing Native Dynamic SQL
  • Using a variety of Oracle-supplied packages
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Target Audience

Oracle database administrators, software development personnel and database support staff who need to write PL/SQL scripts and implement or maintain database triggers, program units and packages.

Additional Information

  • Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
  • Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.

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Modules

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PL/SQL Fundamentals (7 topics)

  • What is PL/SQL?
  • Basic Elements
  • Variables and Constants
  • Data Types
  • Initializing Variables and Assigning Values
  • Using SQL Statements in Code
  • Generating Output to SQL or SQL Developer

Program Logic (7 topics)

  • IF THEN ELSE Statements
  • CASE Expressions
  • The Basic Loop Construct
  • WHILE and FOR Loops
  • Nested and Labelled Loops
  • The GOTO Statement
  • The CONTINUE Statement

Using Cursors (9 topics)

  • What is a Cursor?
  • Implicit and Explicit Cursors
  • Cursor Operations
  • Declaring, Opening and Closing Cursors
  • Fetching Rows
  • Status Checking
  • Using Cursors FOR UPDATE
  • The Cursor FOR Loop
  • Parameterised Cursors

Exceptions and Nested Blocks (9 topics)

  • The EXCEPTION Section
  • Types of Exception
  • Handling Named System-Raised Exceptions
  • Handling Unnamed System-Raised Exceptions
  • User-Declared Exceptions and Application Errors
  • When others then Null
  • Nested and Labelled Blocks
  • Propagation of Exceptions
  • Scope of Variables and Cursors

PL/SQL Records and Index-By Tables (6 topics)

  • Declaring Record Types
  • Handling PL/SQL Records
  • Nested Records
  • Declaring PL/SQL Index-By Tables or Associative Arrays
  • PL/SQL Table Built In Functions
  • Manipulating PL/SQL Tables or Associative Arrays

Triggers (13 topics)

  • DML Triggers
  • The CREATE TRIGGER Statement
  • Writing Trigger Code
  • INSTEAD OF Triggers
  • Calling Procedures from Triggers
  • Coding Restrictions
  • System Event and DDL Triggers
  • Attribute Functions
  • Compound Triggers
  • Create Trigger Follows Clause
  • Managing Triggers
  • Privileges required for Triggers
  • Dictionary Information Concerning triggers

Procedures (12 topics)

  • What is a Procedure?
  • The CREATE PROCEDURE Statement
  • Procedure Parameters
  • Invoking Procedures
  • Local Subprograms
  • Named Association Parameter Passing
  • Definer's Right and Invoker's Rights
  • Autonomous Transactions
  • Managing Procedures
  • Privileges Required for Procedures
  • Dictionary Information Concerning Procedures
  • The Call Statement

Functions (12 topics)

  • What is a Function?
  • The CREATE FUNCTION Statement
  • Executing Functions
  • Invoker's Rights
  • Autonomous Transactions
  • DBMS_OUTPUT
  • Using Functions in SQL Statements
  • Deterministic and Parallel-Enabled Functions
  • Function Result Cache
  • Managing Functions
  • Privileges Required for Functions
  • Dictionary Information Concerning Functions

Packages (13 topics)

  • What is a Package?
  • Public and Private Components
  • Creating a Package
  • Example Package
  • Persistent States
  • One-time-only Procedures
  • Overloading
  • Purity Level Checking
  • Forward Declarations
  • Wrapping Packages
  • Managing Packages
  • Privileges Required for Packages
  • Dictionary Information Concerning Packages Features

Using PL/SQL Records and Tables in Packages (6 topics)

  • Overview of PL/SQL Records, Index-by Tables and Associative Arrays
  • Using PL/SQL Records and Tables in Packages
  • Table Built-In Functions
  • The NOCOPY Hint
  • Bulk Collection
  • Bulk Binding DML Statements

Cursor Variables (Ref Cursors) (8 topics)

  • Declare Cursor Variables
  • Use Cursor Variables
  • Open and Close Cursor Variables
  • Fetch Rows
  • Cursor Variable Attributes
  • Pass Cursor Variables as Parameters
  • Open and Close Cursor Variables
  • Refcursor Datatype

Managing Dependencies (4 topics)

  • Dependent and Referenced Objects
  • Invalidation and Recompilation
  • Local and Remote Dependencies
  • Recompilation Considerations

Native Compilation and Compile-Time Warnings (8 topics)

  • Introduction
  • Native Compilation
  • Automatic Recompilation
  • Automatic program Sublining
  • WHEN OTHERS ... THEN NULL
  • Data Dictionary Information
  • Compiler Warning Categories
  • Using the DBMS_WARNING Package

Oracle-Supplied Packages (8 topics)

  • Overview of Oracle-Supplied Packages
  • Using the DBMS_SQL Package
  • Using Native Dynamic SQL
  • The DBMS_METADATA Package
  • The UTL_MAIL Package
  • The DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO Package
  • The DBMS_UTILITY Package
  • Scheduling Jobs using the DBMS_SCHEDULER Package

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of Oracle SQL or SQL Developer is required along with practical experience in writing SQL statements. This can be obtained by attendance on the pre-requisite courses. Some previous programming experience will also prove advantageous as well as practical experience in writing SQL statements.

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