Selection & Setup of the Database Interface

1. Considering Available Tools

2. Selecting the Appropriate Tool

3. Oracle Net Database Connections

4. Oracle PAAS Database Connections

5. Setup SQL Developer

6. Setup SQL *Plus

7. Setup JDeveloper

8. About BIND and Substitution Variables

9. Using SQL Developer

10. Using SQL *Plus

Choosing a Database Programming Language

1. What is Database Programming

2. PL/SQL Programming

3. PL/SQL Performance Advantages

4. Integration with Other Languages

PL/SQL Language Essentials

1. PL/SQL Program Structure

2. Language Syntax Rules

3. Embedding SQL

4. Writing Readable Code

5. Generating Readable Code

6. Generating Database Output

7. SQL * Plus Input of Program Block

DECLARE Section

1. About the Declare Section

2. Declare Primitive Types

3. Declaration Options

4. Not Null

5. Constant

6. Data Dictionary Integration

7. % Type

8. Declare Simple User-Defined Types

9. Type … Table

10. Type … Record

11. Extended User Defined Types

BEGIN Section

1. About the Begin Section

2. Manipulating Program Data

3. Logic Control & Branching

4. GOTO

5. LOOP

6. IF-THEN-ELSE

7. CASE

EXCEPTION Section

1. About the Exception Section

2. Isolating the Specific Exception

3. Pragma Exception_INIT

4. SQLCODE & SQLERRM Example

5. SQL%ROWCOUNT & Select … Into

Beyond the Basics: Explicit Cursors

1. About Explicit Cursors

2. Extend Cursor Techniques

3. For Update of Clause

4. Where Current of Clause

5. Using for … Loop Cursors

Introduction to Database Resident Programming Units

1. About Database – Resident Programs

2. Physical Storage & Execution

3. Types of Stored Program Units

4. Stored Program Unit Advantages

5. Modular Design Principles

Creating Stored Procedures and Functions

1. Stored Procedures & Functions

2. Create Procedure / Create Function

3. Creating Procedures & Functions

4. Raise_Salary() Procedure

5. Salary_Valid() function

6. The Parameter Specification

7. Default Clause

8. System & Object Privileges

9. Using the Development Tools

Executing Stored Procedures and Functions

1. Calling Procedures & Functions

2. Unit Testing with Execute

3. Anonymous Block Unit Testing

4. Specifying a Parameter Notation

5. SQL Worksheet Unit Testing

6. Calling Functions from SQL

Maintaining Stored Programming Units

1. Recompiling Programs

2. Mass Recompilation Using UTL_RECOMP()

3. Dropping Procedures & Functions

4. Drop Procedures & Functions

5. Drop Procedure / Function

6. Data Dictionary Metadata

7. Using USER_OBJECTS

8. Using USER_SOURCE

9. Using USER_ERRORS

10. Using USER_OBJECT_SIZE

11. Using USER_DEPENDENCIES

Managing Dependencies

1. Dependency Internals

2. Tracking Dependencies

3. The Dependency Tracking Utility

4. SQL Developer Dependency Info

5. Dependency Strategy Checklists

Creating & Maintaining Packages

1. About Packages

2. Creating Packages

3. Maintaining Packages

4. Performance Considerations

Advanced Package Capabilities

1. Definer & Invoker Rights

2. White Lists & Accessible By

3. Persistent Global Objects

4. Defining Initialization Logic

5. Object Orientation Support

Advanced Cursor Techniques

1. Using Cursor Variables

2. Using SYS_REFCURSOR

3. Using Cursor Expressions

Using System Supplied Packages

1. DBMS_OUTPUT()

2. UTL_FILE()

3. FOPEN() Example

Database Trigger Concepts

1. About Database Triggers

2. DML Event Trigger Sub-Types

3. Database Trigger Scenario

4. Trigger Exhaustion Mechanisms

5. Trigger within SQL Worksheet

Creating Database Triggers

1. Statement Level Triggers

2. Using Raise Application_Error()

3. Row-Level Triggers

4. Examples of Triggers

5. Employee_Salary_Check Example

6. Employee_Journal Example

7. Budget_Event Example

8. Instead of Triggers

9. Triggers within and Application

Maintaining Database Triggers

1. Call Syntax

2. Trigger Maintenance Tasks

3. Show Errors Trigger

4. Drop Trigger

5. Alter Trigger

6. Multiple Triggers for a Table

7. Handling Mutating Table Issues

Implementing System Event Triggers

1. What are System Event Triggers

2. Defining the Scope

3. Available System Events

4. System Event Attributes