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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.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Oracle SQL Developer
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
11
Working with Application Express
Index

Working with database objects


To work with any object, select and expand the respective object node. The most common node you'll work with is the Tables node. This displays all of the tables the user owns (all of the tables in the schema). Each of the object nodes is identified by an icon, and the Tables node highlights some of the main table types using these icons. Not all are singled out, but the more commonly used ones are. If you expand the HR Tables node, then the COUNTRIES table, which in the sample is an index-organized table, is identified by the slightly different table icon used. Partitioned tables are also distinguished from regular, simple tables using icons. The following screenshot displays the index organized, regular, external, partitioned, and temporary icons: