Oracle Database: Develop PL/SQL Program Units Virtual Classroom Live October 09, 2017

Course Overview

Introduction

• Course Objectives, Course Agenda and Appendixes Used in this Course
• Full Human Resources (HR) Schema
• Online Oracle Database 12c SQL and PL/SQL documentation
• PL/SQL development environments available in this course
• Using the SQL Worksheet
• Executing SQL Statements
• Working With Script Files
• Creating and Executing Anonymous Blocks

Working with Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service

• Overview of Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service
• Accessing Cloud Database using SQL Workshop
• Connecting to Exadata Express Database using Database Clients
• Using SQL Developer to work with Exadata Express Database
• Using SQLcl to work with Exadata Express Database
• Using SQL*Plus to work with Exadata Express Database

Creating Stored Procedures

• PL/SQL blocks and subprograms
• Uses and benefits of procedures
• Working with procedures
• Using formal and actual parameters
• Identify the available parameter-passing modes
• Passing parameters using the positional, named, or combination techniques
• Handling exceptions in procedures
• Viewing the procedure information

Creating Functions and Debugging Subprograms

• Creating Stored Functions
• The Difference Between Procedures and Functions
• Working with Functions
• Identifying the Advantages of Using Stored Functions in SQL Statements
• Using User-Defined Functions in SQL Statements
• Using a PL/SQL Function in the SQL WITH Clause
• Defining and executing PL/SQL functions in SQL statements
• Restrictions When Calling Functions from SQL statements

Creating Packages

• Using PL/SQL Packages
• Components of a PL/SQL Package
• Visibility of a Package’s Components
• Developing a PL/SQL Package
• Creating the Package Specification and Package Body
• Invoking the Package Constructs
• Creating and Using Bodiless Packages
• Removing a Package

Working With Packages

• Overloading Subprograms
• Using Forward Declarations to Solve Illegal Procedure Reference
• Initializing Packages
• Using Package Functions in SQL and Restrictions
• Controlling Side Effects of PL/SQL Subprograms
• Persistent State of Packages
• Persistent State of Package Variables and Cursors
• Using PL/SQL Tables of Records in Packages

Using Oracle-Supplied Packages in Application Development

• Using Oracle-Supplied Packages
• Examples of Some of the Oracle-Supplied Packages
• Working of DBMS_OUTPUT Package
• Using the UTL_FILE Package to Interact With Operating System Files
• Using the UTL_MAIL Package

Using Dynamic SQL

• Introduction to Dynamic SQL
• The Execution Flow of SQL
• Working With Dynamic SQL
• When Do You Need Dynamic SQL?
• Using Native Dynamic SQL (NDS)
• Dynamic SQL with mock up application
• Using BULK COLLECT and FORALL
• Dynamic SQL using DBMS_SQL package

Creating Triggers

• Different types of triggers
• Database triggers and their use
• Creating database triggers
• Database trigger firing rules
• Removing database triggers

Creating Compound, DDL, and Event Database Triggers

• Compound triggers
• Mutating tables
• Creating triggers on DDL statements
• Creating triggers on system events
• Displaying information about triggers

Design Considerations for PL/SQL Code

• Standardizing constants with a constant package
• Standardizing exceptions with an exception package
• Writing PL/SQL code that uses local subprograms
• Grant Roles to PL/SQL Packages and Standalone Stored Subprograms
• Using the NOCOPY compiler hint to pass parameters by reference
• Using the PARALLEL ENABLE hint for optimization
• Using the AUTONOMOUS TRANSACTION pragma
• Describing the differences between invoker rights and definer rights

Using PL/SQL compiler

• Using the PL/SQL Compiler with initialisation parameters
• Using the PL/SQL Compile Time Warnings
• Viewing the Current Setting of PLSQL_WARNINGS
• Viewing the Compiler Warnings
• Guidelines for using PLSQL_WARNINGS
• Conditional Compilation

Managing Dependencies

• Dependent and referenced objects
• Tracking procedural dependencies with dictionary views
• Predicting the effect of changing a database object
• Managing local and remote procedural dependencies

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with data processing concepts and technique
• Familiarity with programming languages
• Oracle Database 12c: Introduction for Experienced SQL Users