Oracle SQL Fundamentals

The Oracle SQL Fundamentals course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing Oracle SQL statements and scripts.  A wide range of SQL functions and data manipulation statements are introduced.

The delegates will practise:

• Creating Oracle SQL statements to query database tables
• Using standard aggregate functions and related SELECT statement clauses
• Implementing extended SQL functions
• Joining Tables
• Using subqueries
• Creating and altering tables and views
• Inserting, updating and deleting rows in database tables
• Retrieving Data Using Correlated Subqueries, In-Line Views and Multi-Column Subqueries
• Using the WITH Clause
• Inserting and Updating Rows Using Complex Subqueries
• Creating Hierarchical Queries
• Using ROLLUP, CUBE and GROUPING SETS Group By Enhancements
• Implementing the GROUPING and GROUPING_ID Functions
• Managing Large Data Sets
• Inserting Data Conditionally and Unconditionally
• Merging Rows in a Table
• Creating TIMESTAMP and INTERVAL Datatypes
• Using TIMESTAMP, TIMEZONE and INTERVAL Functions and Literals
• Using Regular Expressions and Implementing Related Functions
• Managing Objects with the Data Dictionary
• Managing Schema Objects
• Performing Flashback Operations
• Creating and Using External Tables
• Controlling User Access to Database Objects

Anyone who needs to use and understand Oracle SQL to query and update data in an Oracle database.

To provide the skills needed to query and update data held in an Oracle Relational Database.

The Oracle SQL Fundamentals course covers the major topics required for the following Oracle examinations:

• 1Z0-051: Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I
• 1Z0-007: Introduction to Oracle9i SQL
• 1Z0-047: Oracle Database SQL Expert

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience.  The Oracle website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

There are no formal pre-requisites for the Oracle SQL Fundamentals course, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful.

• Oracle PL/SQL
• Oracle Database 10g DBA - Part I
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 DBA - Part I
• Oracle 10g SQL Performance Tuning
• Oracle 11g SQL Performance Tuning

NOTE: Course technical content is subject to change without notice.

• Administration and Course Materials
• Course Structure and Agenda
• Delegate and Trainer Introductions

• What is an Oracle Database
• Relational Database Structures
• Tables, Rows and Columns
• Indexes, Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
• Supported Datatypes
• The Data Dictionary

• What is SQL*Plus
• Getting Started
• Entering and Executing SQL Statements
• Editing SQL Statements
• Creating, Editing and Executing SQL Files

• What is Oracle SQL Developer
• Starting SQL Developer
• Configure a Connection
• Navigation Tabs
• SQL Worksheet

• The SELECT Statement
• The SELECT and FROM Clauses
• Conditions and the WHERE Clause
• Other Conditional Operators
• Logical Operators
• The ORDER BY Clause
• Column Aliases
• Arithmetic Expressions
• Precedence of Operators

• Overview of Built In Aggregate Functions
• The GROUP BY Clause
• The HAVING Clause

• Overview of Table Joins
• Inner Joins
• Table Aliases
• Outer Joins
• Self Joins
• ANSI Standard Joins
• Set Operators

• Function Types
• Using the Table dual to try out Functions
• Numeric Functions
• Character Functions
• String Concatenation
• Date Arithmetic and Date Functions

• Conversion Functions
• The NVL and NVL2 Functions
• The DECODE Function
• CASE Expressions
• The COALESCE and NULLIF Functions

• Command Line Substitution Parameters
• The Accept Command
• The Define and Undefine Commands

• Overview of Subqueries
• In-Line Views
• Top-N Queries
• Complex Subqueries
• Multi Column Subqueries
• Correlated Subqueries
• Subquery Rules
• Using the ANY, ALL and SOME Operators

• Inserting Rows
• Updating Rows
• Deleting Rows
• Verifying Updates
• Transaction Control
• Commit and Rollback
• Savepoints
• Commits and Constraints
• Amending Data in SQL Developer

• Creating Tables
• Specifying Constraints
• Altering Tables, Columns and Constraints
• Dropping Tables, Columns and Constraints
• Copying Tables

• Creating Indexes
• Dropping Indexes
• Listing Indexes
• Creating and Using Views
• Dropping Views
• Listing Views

• Create a Sequence
• View Sequence Details
• Create a Synonym
• List Synonyms

• ANY, ALL or SOME Operators
• Correlated Subqueries
• In-Line Views
• The Exists Operator
• The WITH Clause
• Multi-Column Subqueries
• Insert and Update Using a Query
• Correlated Update and Delete

• Hierarchical data
• The START WITH and CONNECT BY clauses
• The LEVEL pseudo-column
• Sequencing the output
• Eliminating nodes and branches

• Review of basic grouping concepts
• The ROLLUP and CUBE extensions
• The GROUPING SETS extension
• Using the GROUPING and GROUPING_ID functions

• Multi-table Inserts
• Conditional and Unconditional Inserts
• Merging Data into a Table
• Table and View Based Merge
• A Sub Query Based Merge

• Flashback Query
• The AS Clause
• Flashback Table
• Flashback Drop

• Date, Timestamp and Interval datatypes
• Handling dates and times
• Handling intervals
• Date, timestamp and interval functions and literals
• Related NLS parameters

• Regular Expression Notation
• Character matching
• Repetition operators
• Sub expression grouping
• Regular expression functions

• The Data Dictionary
• Useful Data Dictionary Tables
• Using the Data Dictionary

• Column Operations
• Constraint Operations
• Creating and Dropping Indexes
• B-Tree Indexes
• Function Based Indexes
• Descending Indexes
• Creating and Using External Tables

• System Privileges and Roles
• Create Users
• Alter User Details
• Grant and Revoke Object Privileges