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Oracle SQL Developer

By : Susan Harper
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Oracle SQL Developer

By: Susan Harper

Overview of this book

At times, DBAs support 100s of databases at work. In such scenarios, using a command-line tool like putty adds to the difficulty, while SQL Developer makes the life of a developer, DBA, or DB architect easier by providing a graphical user interface equipped with features that can bolster and enhance the user experience and boost efficiency. Features such as DBA panel, Reports, Data Modeler, and Data Miner are just a few examples of its rich features, and its support for APEX, REST Services, timesten, and third-party database drivers demonstrate its extensibility. You may be a newbie to databases or a seasoned database expert, either way this book will help you understand the database structure and the different types of objects that organize enterprise data in an efficient manner. This book introduces the features of the SQL Developer 4.1 tool in an incremental fashion, starting with installing them, making the database connections, and using the different panels. By sequentially walking through the steps in each chapter, you will quickly master SQL Developer 4.1.

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Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with SQL Developer 4.1
Getting Started with SQL Developer 4.1
Preparing your environment
A quick overview
Navigating around SQL Developer
Database certification matrix (Oracle & Third-Party)
Finding more help
Summary
2
Database Connections and SQL Worksheet
Database Connections and SQL Worksheet
Working with the Connections navigator
Working with database objects
Display editors
Working with the data grids
Reviewing other database object nodes
Creating new database objects
Editing database objects – putting context menus to work
Script Runner/Running scripts
Command-line interface for SQL formatting
SQL Worksheet "hints" for formatting output
Summary
3
The Power of SQL Reports
The Power of SQL Reports
Introducing SQL Developer reports
Creating your own reports
DB Doc generation
Summary
4
Working with PL/SQL
Working with PL/SQL
Creating, compiling, and debugging PL/SQL
Summary
5
SQL Developer for DBAs
SQL Developer for DBAs
Database instance viewer
Finding database objects
Database configuration – initialization parameters
Automatic undo management
Current database properties
Restore points
Data Pump
Export Jobs
Import Jobs
Performance
Snapshots (filtered)
Baselines
Baseline templates
Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)
ASH Report Viewer
AWR
RMAN Backup/Recovery
Resource manager
Consumer group mappings
Consumer groups
Plans
Settings
Statistics
Scheduler
Global Attributes
Job Classes
External Destinations
Security
Audit Settings
Profiles
Roles
Users
Storage
Archive Logs
Control Files
Datafiles
Redo Log Groups
Rollback Segments
Tablespaces
Temporary Tablespace Groups
Summary
6
SQL Developer Accessibility
SQL Developer Accessibility
Screen reader readability
Keyboard access
Font and color choices
No audio-only feedback
Screen magnifier usability
Change the editor or tabbed view of a file
Read text in a multi-line edit field
Read the line number in the source editor
Customize the accelerators keys
The look and feel of SQL Developer
Customize syntax highlighting
Display line numbers in Code Editor
Timing for completion insight
Specify the columns in the Debugger
Summary
7
Importing, Exporting, and Working with Data
Importing, Exporting, and Working with Data
Exporting data
Importing data
Summary
8
Database Connections and JDBC Drivers
Database Connections and JDBC Drivers
Working with Oracle connections
Creating non-Oracle database connections
Summary
9
Introducing SQL Developer Data Modeler
Introducing SQL Developer Data Modeler
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
Getting started
Working with diagrams and their components
Analysis, design, and generation
Summary
10
Extending SQL Developer
Extending SQL Developer
Introducing extensibility
Working with extensions
Summary
11
Working with Application Express
Working with Application Express
Setting the scene
Summary
12
Working with SQL Developer Migrations
Working with SQL Developer Migrations
Introducing SQL Developer Migrations
Setting up your environment
Migrating
Summary
13
Oracle Data Miner 4.1
Oracle Data Miner 4.1
Data source node
JSON data type
The APIs for data mining
Summary
14
REST Data Services and REST Development
REST Data Services and REST Development
About Oracle REST Data Services
The Oracle REST Data Services Administration toolbar and context menu
About RESTful services
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 4. Working with PL/SQL

Unique to the Oracle database, PL/SQL code forms the core of many Oracle database applications. Whether a database-centric application or one using open source technologies, if the Oracle database underpins the application, PL/SQL code is almost certainly present and is stored in the database or sent in blocks of code to the database for execution. PL/SQL is a language extension to SQL, offering a procedural language structure in the Oracle Database, which is required for more complex application development. SQL Developer supports PL/SQL development by allowing you to work with text files or develop and test code directly against the database.

In this section, we will review this support and show you how to create, compile, and debug PL/SQL and look at a number of useful features available to facilitate writing PL/SQL. This chapter is not about teaching PL/SQL or best practice programming techniques. Instead, the examples used here serve to illustrate how the...

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