TheCareerStart - Oracle 12c Developer

CareerStart's Oracle 12c Developer career track is a career builder for aspiring application developers. This course is designed to prepare students to handle the responsibilities of an Oracle Developer effectively. The objective of this track is to provide students a strong conceptual knowledge and lots of hands-on exercises to help understand the Oracle 12c Forms Builder and Reports Builder better and to appreciate the best practices used in the industry.

This is a rigorous program and you must be willing to devote a substantial amount of time and effort to complete it. Your gains will be in direct proportion to the amount of effort you put into it. The following are just few of the exercises that students actually perform in class as part of their lab exercises:

Design and build a variety of standard and custom Web and paper reports
Retrieve data from any data source, display it in any format, and publish the output to any destination
Customize forms through user input items
Control data access by creating event-related triggers
Test and debug your Web applications through the Forms environment

What is Oracle 12c Developer Suite ?

Oracle Developer Suite is the most complete and integrated development environment, combining the power of application development and business intelligence tools in a single suite that is based on the latest industry standards.

Oracle Developer Suite lets developers quickly build high-quality transactional applications, which can be deployed to multiple channels - including portals, Web services, and wireless devices, and which can be extended with business intelligence capabilities - including ad hoc query and analysis, high-quality Web reporting, and advanced analysis.

The CareerStart's Oracle 12c Developer track prepares students for the Oracle Developer OCP Certification.

Course Details

The following modules make up the CareerStart's Oracle 12c Developer career track:

1. Oracle Database: Introduction to SQL Ed 2

What You Will Learn
Audience
Cource Topics
Cource Objectives

This Oracle Database 12c: Introduction to SQL training helps you write subqueries, combine multiple queries into a single query using SET operators and report aggregated data using group functions. Learn this and more through hands-on exercises.

Learn To:

Understand the basic concepts of relational databases ensure refined code by developers
Create reports of sorted and restricted data
Run data manipulation statements (DML)
Control database access to specific objects
Manage schema objects
Manage objects with data dictionary views
Retrieve row and column data from tables
Control privileges at the object and system level
Create indexes and constraints; alter existing schema objects
Create and query external tables

Benefits to You

Ensure fast, reliable, secure and easy to manage performance. Optimize database workloads, lower IT costs and deliver a higher quality of service by enabling consolidation onto database clouds.

Learn Advanced Features of SQL

This course will help you understand the advanced features of SQL. Learning these features will help you query and manipulate data within the database, use the dictionary views to retrieve metadata and create reports about their schema objects. Some of the date-time functions available in the Oracle Database are also covered. This course also discusses how to use the regular expression support in SQL through expert instruction.

Use Development Tools

The main development tool used in this training is Oracle SQL Developer. SQL*Plus is available as an optional development tool. This is appropriate for a 10g, 11g and 12c audience.

Course Bundle

Note: This course is a combination of Oracle Database 12c: SQL Workshop I and Oracle Database12c: SQL Workshop II courses.

Application Developers
System Analysts
Business Analysts
Forms Developer
Developer
Data Warehouse Administrator
PL/SQL Developer

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

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

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

Restricting and Sorting Data

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

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

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

Reporting Aggregated Data Using the Group Functions

Group Functions
Creating Groups of Data
Restricting Group Results

Displaying Data from Multiple Tables Using Joins

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

Using Subqueries to Solve Queries

Introduction to Subqueries
Single Row Subqueries
Multiple Row Subqueries

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

Managing Tables using DML statements

Data Manipulation Language
Database Transactions

Introduction to Data Definition Language

Data Definition Language

Introduction to Data Dictionary Views

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

Creating Sequences, Synonyms, Indexes

Overview of sequences
Overview of sequences
Overview of indexes

Creating Views

Overview of views

Managing Schema Objects

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

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

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

Controlling User Access

System privileges
Creating a role
Object privileges
Revoking object privileges

Manipulating Data

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

Managing Data in Different Time Zones

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

Identify the major structural components of the Oracle Database 12c
Manage objects with data dictionary views
Manage schema objects
Retrieve row and column data from tables
Run data manipulation statements (DML) in Oracle Database 12c
Use scalar and correlated sub-queries
Utilize views to display data
Write SELECT statements that include queries
Write multiple-column sub-queries
Control database access to specific objects
Create reports of aggregated data
Create reports of sorted and restricted data
Create tables to store data
Display data from multiple tables using the ANSI SQL 99 JOIN syntax
Employ SQL functions to retrieve customized data

2. Oracle Database: Program with PL/SQL Ed 2

What You Will Learn
Audience
Cource Topics
Cource Objectives

This Oracle Database: Program with PL/SQL training starts with an introduction to PL/SQL and then explores the benefits of this powerful programming language. Through hands-on instruction from expert Oracle instructors, you'll learn to develop stored procedures, functions, packages and more.

Learn To:

Conditionally control code flow (loops, control structures)
Create stored procedures and functions
Use PL/SQL packages to group and contain related constructs
Create triggers to solve business challenges
Use some of the Oracle supplied PL/SQL packages to generate screen output and file output
Create custom packages for applications
Write Dynamic SQL code for applications

Benefits to You

Ensure fast, reliable, secure and easy to manage performance. Optimize database workloads, lower IT costs and deliver a higher quality of service by enabling consolidation onto database clouds.

Use Oracle SQL Developer

You will use Oracle SQL Developer to develop these program units. SQL*Plus is introduced in this course as optional tools.

Course Bundle

Note: This course is a combination of Oracle Database: PL/SQL Fundamentals and Oracle Database: Develop PL/SQL Program Units courses.

Technical Consultant
Portal Developer
PL/SQL Developer
Application Developers
Database Administrators
System Analysts
Forms Developer
Developer

Introduction

Course Objectives
Course Agenda
Describe the Human Resources (HR) Schema
PL/SQL development environments available in this course
Introduction to SQL Developer

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 using Database Clients

Introduction to PL/SQL

Overview of PL/SQL
Identify the benefits of PL/SQL Subprograms
Overview of the types of PL/SQL blocks
Create a Simple Anonymous Block
How to generate output from a PL/SQL Block?

Declare PL/SQL Variables

List the different Types of Identifiers in a PL/SQL subprogram
Usage of the Declarative Section to Define Identifiers
Use variables to store data
Identify Scalar Data Types
The %TYPE Attribute
What are Bind Variables?
Sequences in PL/SQL Expressions

Write Anonymous PL/SQL Blocks

Describe Basic PL/SQL Block Syntax Guidelines
Learn to Comment the Code
Deployment of SQL Functions in PL/SQL
How to convert Data Types?
Describe Nested Blocks
Identify the Operators in PL/SQL

SQL Statements in a PL/SQL block

Invoke SELECT Statements in PL/SQL
Retrieve Data in PL/SQL
SQL Cursor concept
Avoid Errors by using Naming Conventions when using Retrieval and DML Statements
Data Manipulation in the Server using PL/SQL
Understand the SQL Cursor concept
Use SQL Cursor Attributes to Obtain Feedback on DML
Save and Discard Transactions

Control Structures

Conditional processing using IF Statements
Conditional processing using CASE Statements
Describe simple Loop Statement
Describe While Loop Statement
Describe For Loop Statement
Use the Continue Statement

Composite Data Types

Use PL/SQL Records
The %ROWTYPE Attribute
Insert and Update with PL/SQL Records
INDEX BY Tables
Examine INDEX BY Table Methods
Use INDEX BY Table of Records

Explicit Cursors

What are Explicit Cursors?
Declare the Cursor
Open the Cursor
Fetch data from the Cursor
Close the Cursor
Cursor FOR loop
The %NOTFOUND and %ROWCOUNT Attributes
Describe the FOR UPDATE Clause and WHERE CURRENT Clause

Exception Handling

Understand Exceptions
Handle Exceptions with PL/SQL
Trap Predefined Oracle Server Errors
Trap Non-Predefined Oracle Server Errors
Trap User-Defined Exceptions
Propagate Exceptions
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR Procedure

Stored Procedures

Create a Modularized and Layered Subprogram Design
Modularize Development With PL/SQL Blocks
Understand the PL/SQL Execution Environment
List the benefits of using PL/SQL Subprograms
List the differences between Anonymous Blocks and Subprograms
Create, Call, and Remove Stored Procedures
Implement Procedures Parameters and Parameters Modes
View Procedure Information

Stored Functions

Create, Call, and Remove a Stored Function
Identify the advantages of using Stored Functions
Identify the steps to create a stored function
Invoke User-Defined Functions in SQL Statements
Restrictions when calling Functions
Control side effects when calling Functions
View Functions Information

Debugging Subprograms

How to debug Functions and Procedures?
Debugging through SQL Developer

Packages

Listing the advantages of Packages
Describe Packages
What are the components of a Package?
Develop a Package
How to enable visibility of a Packages Components?
Create the Package Specification and Body using the SQL CREATE Statement and SQL Developer
Invoke the Package Constructs
View the PL/SQL Source Code using the Data Dictionary

Deploying Packages

Overloading Subprograms in PL/SQL
Use the STANDARD Package
Use Forward Declarations to solve Illegal Procedure Reference
Implement Package Functions in SQL and Restrictions
Persistent State of Packages
Persistent State of a Package Cursor
Control side effects of PL/SQL Subprograms
Invoke PL/SQL Tables of Records in Packages

Implement Oracle-Supplied Packages in Application Development

Implement Oracle-Supplied Packages in Application Development
Examples of some of the Oracle-Supplied Packages
How does the DBMS_OUTPUT Package work?
Use the UTL_FILE Package to Interact with Operating System Files
Invoke the UTL_MAIL Package
Write UTL_MAIL Subprograms

Dynamic SQL

The Execution Flow of SQL
What is Dynamic SQL?
Declare Cursor Variables
Dynamically Executing a PL/SQL Block
Configure Native Dynamic SQL to Compile PL/SQL Code
How to invoke DBMS_SQL Package?
Implement DBMS_SQL with a Parameterized DML Statement
Dynamic SQL Functional Completeness

Design Considerations for PL/SQL Code

Standardize Constants and Exceptions
Understand Local Subprograms
Write Autonomous Transactions
Implement the NOCOPY Compiler Hint
Invoke the PARALLEL_ENABLE Hint
The Cross-Session PL/SQL Function Result Cache
The DETERMINISTIC Clause with Functions
Usage of Bulk Binding to Improve Performance

Triggers

Describe Triggers
Identify the Trigger Event Types and Body
Business Application Scenarios for Implementing Triggers
Create DML Triggers using the CREATE TRIGGER Statement and SQL Developer
Identify the Trigger Event Types, Body, and Firing (Timing)
Differences between Statement Level Triggers and Row Level Triggers
Create Instead of and Disabled Triggers
How to Manage, Test and Remove Triggers?

Creating Compound, DDL, and Event Database Triggers

What are Compound Triggers?
Identify the Timing-Point Sections of a Table Compound Trigger
Understand the Compound Trigger Structure for Tables and Views
Implement a Compound Trigger to Resolve the Mutating Table Error
Comparison of Database Triggers to Stored Procedures
Create Triggers on DDL Statements
Create Database-Event and System-Events Triggers
System Privileges Required to Manage Triggers

PL/SQL Compiler

What is the PL/SQL Compiler?
Describe the Initialization Parameters for PL/SQL Compilation
List the new PL/SQL Compile Time Warnings
Overview of PL/SQL Compile Time Warnings for Subprograms
List the benefits of Compiler Warnings
List the PL/SQL Compile Time Warning Messages Categories
Setting the Warning Messages Levels: Using SQL Developer, PLSQL_WARNINGS Initialization Parameter, and the DBMS_WARNING Package Subprograms
View Compiler Warnings: Using SQL Developer, SQL*Plus, or the Data Dictionary Views

Manage Dependencies

Overview of Schema Object Dependencies
Query Direct Object Dependencies using the USER_DEPENDENCIES View
Query an Objects Status
Invalidation of Dependent Objects
Display the Direct and Indirect Dependencies
Fine-Grained Dependency Management in Oracle Database 12c
Understand Remote Dependencies
Recompile a PL/SQL Program Unit

Manage dependencies between PL/SQL subprograms
Use PL/SQL programming constructs and conditionally control code flow (loops, control structures, and explicit cursors)
Create stored procedures and functions
Use conditional compilation to customize the functionality in a PL/SQL application without removing any source code
Use the Oracle supplied PL/SQL packages to generate screen output, file output and mail output
Write dynamic SQL for more coding flexibility
Create overloaded package subprograms for more flexibility
Create triggers to solve business challenges
Create and debug stored procedures and functions
Describe the features and syntax of PL/SQL
Design PL/SQL anonymous blocks that execute efficiently
Design PL/SQL packages to group related constructs
Handle runtime errors

Oracle 12c Developer

All courses are available for online training as well as instructor-led training!

What is Oracle 12c Developer Suite ?