Course Outline

Getting Started with the Oracle Database for Government

  • Database Architecture and Sessions
  • Relational Model of the Database
  • Users and Schemas
  • Tools for Database Management

Introduction to the SELECT Statement for Government

  • Projection and Selection Techniques
  • Sorting Data
  • Use of Operators and Handling NULL Values
  • Query Lexical Parameters (& and &&)
  • Limiting the Number of Records (ROWNUM, FETCH, SAMPLE)

Scalar Functions for Government

  • Built-in Functions and Function Nesting
  • Type Conversions
  • Enumeration Functions

Handling Time and Regional Settings for Government

  • Date Operations
  • Local National and Regional Settings in SQL

Grouping and Aggregation for Government

  • Grouping Functions
  • DISTINCT Clause
  • GROUP BY and HAVING Clauses

Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables for Government

  • Cross, Inner, and Outer Joins (Cross, Inner, Outer)
  • Unusual Forms of Joins (SELF, NATURAL, NONEQUAL)
  • Collective Operators (UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, MINUS)

Subqueries for Government

  • Simple Subqueries
  • Correlated Subqueries
  • EXISTS and NOT EXISTS Operators
  • Other Types of Subqueries (FROM, WITH, Scalar)

Appendix A - Joins Using Oracle's Native SQL Syntax for Government

Appendix B - Tables, Integrity Constraints, Views for Government

  • Table Management (CREATE, ALTER, DROP, RENAME)
  • Integrity Ties (CONSTRAINTS)
  • Use of Views During Data Analysis


Suggested Follow-up Training Courses
ORA_SA2, ORA_SA3

Requirements

A foundational understanding of information technology (IT) issues and concepts related to databases is essential, along with the capability to operate a computer effectively for government tasks.
 21 Hours

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