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English Delivery Only: Oracle PL/SQL

  • Course Code OPI
  • Duration 2 days

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Oracle PL/SQL Course Overview

The Oracle PL/SQL course is designed to introduce Oracle DBAs,software development personnel and database support staff to the primary features and constructs of the PL/SQL Programming Language.

Similarly,the course is targeted to closely follow the official Oracle Database curriculum for certification.

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

Versions supported 12cR2,18c and 19c.

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Target Audience

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Who will the Course Benefit?

Oracle database administrators,software development personnel and database support staff who need to write PL/SQL scripts to enhance their productivity in manipulating data.

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Course Objectives

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Course Objectives

To provide the skills needed to write stand-alone programs using the main features of Oracle's PL/SQL Programming Language.

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Course Content

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Oracle PL/SQL Training Course Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

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

Session 1: PL/SQL FUNDAMENTALS

  • What is PL/SQL?
  • Basic Elements
  • Variables and Constants
  • Data Types
  • Initialising Variables and Assigning Values
  • Using SQL Statements in Code
  • Generating Output to SQL or SQL Developer

Session 2: PROGRAM LOGIC

  • IF THEN ELSIF ELSE Statements
  • CASE Statements
  • The Basic Loop Construct
  • WHILE and FOR Loops
  • Nested and Labelled Loops
  • The GOTO Statement
  • The CONTINUE Statement

Session 3: USING CURSORS

  • What is a Cursor?
  • Implicit and Explicit Cursors
  • Cursor Operations
  • Declaring,Opening and Closing Cursors
  • Fetching Rows
  • Status Checking
  • Using Cursors FOR UPDATE
  • The Cursor FOR Loop
  • Parameterised Cursors
Oracle PL/SQL Training Course Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 4: EXCEPTIONS AND NESTED BLOCKS

  • The EXCEPTION Section
  • Types of Exception
  • Handling Named System-Raised Exceptions
  • Handling Un-named System-Raised Exceptions
  • User-Declared Exceptions and Application Errors
  • WHEN OTHERS THEN NULL
  • Nested and Labelled Blocks
  • Propagation of Exceptions
  • Scope of Variables and Cursors
  • Scope of Goto Statements

Session 5: PL/SQL RECORDS AND INDEX-BY TABLES

  • Declaring Record Types
  • Handling PL/SQL Records
  • Nested Records
  • Declaring PL/SQL Index-By Tables or Associative Arrays
  • PL/SQL Table Built-in Functions
  • Manipulating PL/SQL Tables or Associative Arrays
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Course Prerequisites

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Requirements

A working knowledge of Oracle SQL or SQL Developer is required along with practical experience in writing SQL statements. This knowledge can be obtained by attendance on the pre-requisite Oracle SQL course. Some previous programming experience will also prove advantageous.

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Further Learning
  • Oracle PL/SQL Stored Program Units
  • Oracle Database 19c Administration
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