DURATION: 5 days (~40 hours)

COURSE INTRODUCTION

In this course students learn the concepts of relational databases and students can create data queries according to customers' requirements and permissions as well as manage objects in the database. This course provides the essential SQL skills that allow developers to write queries against single and multiple tables, manipulate data in tables, and create database objects. Students learn to control privileges at the object and system level.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

After finish the course, student will have knowledges and skills to:

• Employ SQL functions to generate and retrieve customized data
• Identify the major structural components of the Oracle Database 11g
• Create reports of aggregated data
• Write SELECT statements that include queries
• Retrieve row and column data from tables with the SELECT statement
• Run data manipulation statements (DML) to update data in the Oracle Database 11g
• Create tables to store data
• Utilize views to display and retrieve data
• Control database access to specific objects
• Manage schema objects
• Manage objects with data dictionary views

AUDIENCE

This course is intended for students in IT major or other majors, who want to learn about SQL database in order to create create basic knowledge to become Oracle database Administrators or developers in the future.

PREREQUISITES

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Ability to read and understand with English materials
• Knowledge with computer and familiarity with data processing concepts and techniques

RELATED COURSES

• Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop 1

COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

• After finish the course, student will receive completion certificate issued by Oracle University
• Be able to prepare for the following exam: 1Z0-071_Oracle Database SQL

COURSE CONTENT

Module 1: Introduction

• Course Objectives, Course Agenda and Appendixes Used in this Course
• 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

Module 2: Working with Oracle Cloud Exadata Express Cloud Service

• Introduction to Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service
• Accessing Cloud Database using SQL Workshop
• Connecting to Exadata Express Database using Database Clients

Module 3: Retrieving Data using the SQL SELECT Statement

• 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

Module 4: Restricting and Sorting Data

• Limiting the Rows
• Rules of precedence for operators in an expression
• Substitution Variables
• Using the DEFINE and VERIFY command

Module 5: Using Single-Row Functions to Customize Output

• 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

Module 6: Using Conversion Functions and Conditional Expressions

• 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

Module 7: Reporting Aggregated Data Using the Group Functions

• Group Functions
• Creating Groups of Data
• Restricting Group Results

Module 8: Displaying Data from Multiple Tables Using Joins

• Introduction to JOINS
• Types of Joins
• Natural join
• Self-join
• Non equijoins
• OUTER join

Module 9: Using Subqueries to Solve Queries

• Introduction to Subqueries
• Single Row Subqueries
• Multiple Row Subqueries

Module 10: Using the SET Operators

• Set Operators
• UNION and UNION ALL operator
• INTERSECT operator
• MINUS operator
• Matching the SELECT statements
• Using ORDER BY clause in set operations

Module 11: Managing Tables using DML statements

• Data Manipulation Language
• Database Transactions

Module 12: Introduction to Data Definition Language

• Data Definition Language

Module 13: Introduction to Data Dictionary Views

• Introduction to Data Dictionary
• Describe the Data Dictionary Structure
• Using the Data Dictionary views
• Querying the Data Dictionary Views

Module 14: Creating Sequences, Synonyms, Indexes

• Overview of sequences
• Overview of synonyms
• Overview of indexes

Module 15: Creating Views

• Overview of views

Module 16: Managing Schema Objects

• Managing constraints
• Creating and using temporary tables
• Creating and using external tables

Module 17: Retrieving Data by Using Subqueries

• 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

Module 18: Manipulating Data by Using Subqueries

• 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

Module 19: Controlling User Access

• System privileges
• Creating a role
• Object privileges
• Revoking object privileges

Module 20: Manipulating Data

• Overview of the Explicit Default Feature
• Using multitable INSERTs
• Using the MERGE statement
• Performing flashback operations
• Tracking Changes in Data

Module 21: Managing Data in Different Time Zones

• Working with CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,and LOCALTIMESTAMP
• Working with INTERVAL data types