Oracle Certification Training in London

Course Syllabus of Oracle Online Training

Introduction to SQL

• Listing the features of Oracle Database 11g
• Discussing the basic design, theoretical and physical aspects of a relational database
• Describing the development environments for SQL
• Describing Oracle SQL Developer, Describing the data set used by the course
• Retrieving Data Using the SQL SELECT Statement
• Listing the capabilities of SQL SELECT statements.
• Generating a report of data from the output of a basic SELECT statement
• Using arithmetic expressions and NULL values in the SELECT statement
• Using Column aliases
• Using concatenation operator, literal character strings, alternative quote operator, and the DISTINCT keyword
• Displaying the table structure using the DESCRIBE command
• Restricting and Sorting Data
• Writing queries with a WHERE clause to limit the output retrieved Using the comparison operators and logical operators
• Describing the rules of precedence for comparison and logical operators
• Using character string literals in the WHERE clause
•  Writing queries with an ORDER BY clause to sort the output
• Sorting output in descending and ascending order
• Using the Substitution Variables
• Using Single-Row Functions to Customize Output
• Differentiating between single row and multiple row functions
• Manipulating strings using character functions
• Manipulating numbers with the ROUND, TRUNC and MOD functions
• Performing arithmetic with date data
• Manipulating dates with the date functions
• Using Conversion Functions and Conditional Expressions
• Describing implicit and explicit data type conversion
• Using the TO_CHAR, TO_NUMBER, and TO_DATE conversion functions
• Nesting multiple functions
• Applying the NVL, NULLIF, and COALESCE functions to data
• Using conditional IF THEN ELSE logic in a SELECT statement
• Reporting Aggregated Data Using the Group Functions
• Using the aggregation functions in SELECT statements to produce meaningful reports
• Using AVG, SUM, MIN, and MAX function
• Handling Null Values in a group function
• Creating queries that divide the data in groups by using the GROUP BY clause
• Creating queries that exclude groups of date by using the HAVING clause
• Displaying Data from Multiple Tables
• Writing SELECT statements to access data from more than one table
• Joining Tables Using SQL:1999 Syntax
• Viewing data that does not meet a join condition by using outer joins
• Joining a table by using a self join
• Creating Cross Joins
• Using Sub-queries to Solve Queries
• Using a Subquery to Solve a Problem
• Executing Single-Row Sub-queries
• Using Group Functions in a Sub-query
• Using Multiple-Row Subqueries
• Using the ANY and ALL Operator in Multiple-Row Sub-queries
• Using the SET Operators
• Describing the SET operators
• Using a SET operator to combine multiple queries into a single query
• Using UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, and MINUS Operator
• Using the ORDER BY Clause in Set Operations
• Manipulating Data
• Adding New Rows to a Table Using the INSERT statement
• Changing Data in a Table Using the UPDATE Statement
• Using DELETE and TRUNCATE Statements
• Saving and discarding changes with the COMMIT and ROLLBACK statements
• Implementing Read Consistency
• Using the FOR UPDATE Clause
• Using DDL Statements to Create and Manage Tables
• Categorizing Database Objects
• Creating Tables using the CREATE TABLE Statement Describing the data types
• Describing Constraints
• Creating a table using a subquery
• Altering and Dropping a table
• Creating Other Schema Objects
• Creating, modifying, and retrieving data from a view
• Performing Data manipulation language (DML) operations on a view
• Dropping a view
• Creating, using, and modifying a sequence
• Creating and dropping indexes
• Creating and dropping synonyms

Introduction to PL/SQL

• What is PL/SQL
•  PL/SQL Environment
• Benefits of PL/SQL
• Overview of the Types of PL/SQL blocks
• Create and Execute a Simple Anonymous Block
• Generate Output from a PL/SQL Block
• iSQL*Plus as PL/SQL Programming Environment
• Declaring PL/SQL Identifiers
• Identify the Different Types of Identifiers in a PL/SQL subprogram
• Use the Declarative Section to Define Identifier
• List the Uses for Variables
• Store Data in Variables
• Declare PL/SQL Variables
• Writing Executable Statements
• Describe Basic Block Syntax Guidelines
• Use Literals in PL/SQL
• Customize Identifier Assignments with SQL Functions
• Use Nested Blocks as Statements
• Reference an Identifier Value in a Nested Block
• Qualify an Identifier with a Label
• Use Operators in PL/SQL
• Use Proper PL/SQL Block Syntax and Guidelines
• Interacting with the Oracle Server
• Identify the SQL Statements You Can Use in PL/SQL
• Include SELECT Statements in PL/SQL
• Retrieve Data in PL/SQL with the SELECT Statement
• Avoid Errors by Using Naming Conventions When Using Retrieval and DML Statements
• Manipulate Data in the Server Using PL/SQL
• The SQL Cursor concept
• Use SQL Cursor Attributes to Obtain Feedback on DML
• Save and Discard Transactions
• Writing Control Structures
• Control PL/SQL Flow of Execution
• Conditional processing Using IF Statements
• Conditional Processing CASE Statements
• Handle Nulls to Avoid Common Mistakes
• Build Boolean Conditions with Logical Operators
• Use Iterative Control with Looping Statements
• Working with Composite Data Types
• Learn the Composite Data Types of PL/SQL Records and Tables
• Use PL/SQL Records to Hold Multiple Values of Different Types
• Inserting and Updating with PL/SQL Records
• Use INDEX BY Tables to Hold Multiple Values of the Same Data Type
• Using Explicit Cursors
• Cursor FOR Loops Using Sub-queries
• Increase the Flexibility of Cursors By Using Parameters
• Use the FOR UPDATE Clause to Lock Rows
• Use the WHERE CURRENT Clause to Reference the Current Row
• Use Explicit Cursors to Process Rows
• Explicit Cursor Attributes
• Cursors and Records
• Handling Exceptions
• Handling Exceptions with PL/SQL
• Predefined Exceptions
• Trapping Non-predefined Oracle Server Errors
• Functions that Return Information on Encountered Exceptions
• Trapping User-Defined Exceptions
• Propagate Exceptions
• Use The RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR Procedure To Report Errors To Applications
• Creating Stored Procedures
• Describe the block structure for PL/SQL stored procedures
• Invoke a stored procedure/function from different tools
• Call a stored procedure with host variables from iSQL*Plus, Forms, Java, C, etc
• Invoke a stored procedure from an anonymous block or another stored procedure
• List the CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE syntax
• Identify the development steps for creating a stored procedure
• Use the SHOW ERRORS command
• View source code in the USER_SOURCE dictionary view
• Creating Stored Functions
• Describe stored functions
• List the CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION syntax
• Identify the steps to create a stored function
• Execute a stored function
• Identify the advantages of using stored functions in SQL statements
• Identify the restrictions of calling functions from SQL statements
• Remove a function
• Creating Packages
• List the advantages of packages
• Describe packages
• Show the components of a package Diagram the visibility of constructs within a package
• Develop a package
• Create the package specification
• Declare public constructs
• Create the package body
• Using More Package Concepts

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