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Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units Course Overview

The Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units course provides practical experience in developing and writing triggers, functions, procedures and packages.  It also introduces some of the Oracle-supplied packages.

Skills Gained

The delegates will practise:

• Implementing various types of trigger
• Creating, managing and invoking stored procedures
• Creating, managing and executing stored functions
• Developing and using packages
• Using package features and constructs effectively
• Wrapping packages
• Using Cursor Variables
• Using records and tables or associative arrays in packages
• Implementing Bulk Binding and Bulk Collecting techniques
• Managing program unit dependencies
• Implementing Native Compilation and Compile-time Warnings
• Implementing Native Dynamic SQL
• Using a variety of Oracle-supplied packages

Who will the Course Benefit?

Oracle database administrators and software development personnel who need to write new or maintain existing, PL/SQL triggers, program units and packages.

Practical experience of Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus or SQL Developer and a good working knowledge of the fundamentals of the Oracle PL/SQL programming language are required.

Course Objectives

To provide the skills needed to develop, write and maintain triggers, stored program units and packages.

Examinations

Together with the PL/SQL course, the Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units course is suitable for delegates intending to sit the Oracle examination #1Z0-147 - Program with PL/SQL & the #1Z0-144 - Oracle Database 11g: Program with PL/SQL Oracle examination.

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience.  The Oracle website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

Requirements

Practical experience of Oracle SQL*Plus or SQL Developer and a good working knowledge of the fundamentals of the Oracle PL/SQL programming language is required. This can be gained by attendance on the pre-requisite courses.

Pre-Requisite Courses

• Oracle SQL
• Oracle PL/SQL

Follow-On Courses

• Oracle Advanced PL/SQL
• Oracle Forms - Part I
• Oracle Reports
• Oracle Database 10g DBA - Part I
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 DBA - Part I

NOTE: Course technical content is subject to change without notice.

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Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

• Administration and Course Materials
• Course Structure and Agenda
• Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: TRIGGERS

• DML Triggers
• The CREATE TRIGGER Statement
• Writing Trigger Code
• INSTEAD OF Triggers
• Calling Procedures from Triggers
• Coding Restrictions
• System Event and DDL Triggers
• Attribute Functions
• Compound Triggers
• Create Trigger Follows Clause
• Managing Triggers
• Privileges Required for Triggers
• Dictionary Information Concerning Triggers

Session 2: PROCEDURES

• What is a Procedure?
• The CREATE PROCEDURE Statement
• Procedure Parameters
• Invoking Procedures
• Local Subprograms
• Named Association Parameter Passing
• Definer's Rights and Invoker's Rights
• Autonomous Transactions
• Managing Procedures
• Privileges Required for Procedures
• Dictionary Information Concerning Procedures
• The Call Statement

Session 3: FUNCTIONS

• What is a Function?
• The CREATE FUNCTION Statement
• Executing Functions
• Invoker's Rights
• Autonomous Transactions
• DBMS_OUTPUT
• Using Functions in SQL Statements
• Deterministic and Parallel-Enabled Functions
• Function Result Cache
• Managing Functions
• Privileges Required for Functions
• Dictionary Information Concerning Functions

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Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 4: PACKAGES

• What is a Package?
• Public and Private Components
• Creating a Package
• Example Package
• Persistent States
• One-time-only Procedures
• Overloading
• Purity Level Checking
• Forward Declarations
• Wrapping Packages
• Managing Packages
• Privileges Required for Packages
• Dictionary Information Concerning Packages

Session 5: USING PL/SQL RECORDS AND TABLES IN PACKAGES

• Overview of PL/SQL Records, Index-by Tables and Associative Arrays
• Using PL/SQL Records and Tables in Packages
• Table Built-in Functions
• The NOCOPY Hint
• Bulk Collection
• Bulk Binding DML Statements

Session 6: CURSOR VARIABLES (REF CURSORS)

• Declare Cursor Variables
• Use Cursor Variables
• Open and Close Cursor Variables
• Fetch Rows
• Cursor Variable Attributes
• Pass Cursor Variables as Parameters
• Refcursor Datatype

Session 7: MANAGING DEPENDENCIES

• Dependent and Referenced Objects
• Invalidation and Recompilation
• Local and Remote Dependencies
• Recompilation Considerations

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Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 3

Session 8: NATIVE COMPILATION AND COMPILE-TIME WARNINGS

• Introduction
• Native Compilation
• Automatic Recompilation
• Automatic Program Sublining
• WHEN OTHERS ...THEN NULL
• Data Dictionary Information
• Compiler Warning Categories
• Using the DBMS_WARNING Package

Session 9: ORACLE-SUPPLIED PACKAGES

• Overview of Oracle-Supplied Packages
• Using the DBMS_SQL Package
• Using Native Dynamic SQL
• The DBMS_METADATA Package
• The UTL_MAIL Package
• The DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO Package
• The DBMS_UTILITY Package
• Scheduling Jobs using the DBMS_SCHEDULER Package