Oracle Database 11g: Learn and Master PL/SQL | Course Outline

Oracle Database 11g:
Learn and Master PL/SQL
Presented by
Dwight Dale Cummings
dwight.cummings@yahoo.com
Course Description and Outline
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WARNING – Challenging Course!
“It is time for us all to stand and cheer
for the doer, the achiever — the one
who recognizes the challenges and
does something about it.”
– Vince Lombardi

By the end of this course…
…participants will be able to quickly develop
PL/SQL data-centric line-of-business
application modules, which are robust,
readable, and easily maintainable.
And will possess advanced skills enabling them
to develop custom APIs that facilitate the
application development cycle such as code
checkers, testers, and tuners.

Discover how to…
 Choose the right Collection Type
 Centralize Error Management
 Accelerate Function Call Performance
 Use Serially Re-usable Packages
 Automate code analysis
 Exploit Bulk Row Processing
Plus… Relevant Tips, Tricks, Traps, Pitfalls,
Gotchas and Secrets

Intended for…
 New-comers to Oracle with SQL knowledge
 Oracle Application Developers
 Oracle Database Administrators
 Intermediate PL/SQL programmers
 Oracle Certification Aspirants
 SQL Developers
 Oracle Technologists

About the course…
A rigorous, online, hands-on training course
designed to teach students PL/SQL concepts,
constructs and features; develop in them
industry best-practices, and enable participants
to be fluent and fast PL/SQL developers.

Delivery Logistics
Total Duration: 30 Hours
Number of Sessions: 10
Number of Lessons: 20
Medium: Web-based virtual training room
Technologies: Audio/Video Feed, Screen
Sharing, Polling, Drawing, Virtual Laser,
Chat

Delivery Methodology
 Lectures
 Discussions
 Questions and Answers
 Mini Quizzes
 Lesson Quizzes
 Hands-Programming Labs
 Course Project

Lessons at a glance
1. PL/SQL in a Nutshell
2. The Typing of Variables
3. Code Building Blocks
4. The “SQL” in PL/SQL
5. Logically Controlling Execution
6. Constructing Composite Types
7. Cursors for Multi-Row Queries
8. Robust Error Management
9. Creating and Calling Sub-Programs
10. Sub-Program Parameter Design
11. Packaging Programs and Identifiers
12. Key Oracle Supplied Packages
13. Dynamic SQL and Bulk Processing
14. Triggering Program Execution
15. Advanced Trigger Designs
16. Design Policies and Performance
Gems
17. Scheduling Program Execution
18. Compilation Control and
Obfuscation
19. Managing Schema Dependencies
20. Identifier Analysis with PL/Scope

1. PL/SQL in a Nutshell
 Why PL/SQL
 How PL/SQL code is executed
 The PL/SQL code structure
 PL/SQL program structures
 Identifiers in PL/SQL
 Output messages in PL/SQL
 Code comments in PL/SQL

2. The Typing of Variables
 Variable Declaration Syntax
 PL/SQL Data Types
 Subtype Declarations
 The %TYPE attribute
 Bind Variables in PL/SQL

3. Code Building Blocks
 Language elements in PL/SQL
 Express Literal Values
 Executable Statements
 Operators and Functions
 Interval and Date Arithmetic
 Block labels, nesting and qualification

4. The “SQL” in PL/SQL
 SQL Statements Directly in PL/SQL
 Retrieving Data with SQL SELECT
 Cursors, Implicit and Explicit
 Cursor Attributes

5. Logically Controlling
Execution
 PLSQL 3-Valued Logic
 Using IF-THEN-ELSE statements
 CASE Statements
 CASE Expressions
 Looping Constructs
 Nesting and Labeling Loops
 CONTINUE Statement

6. Constructing Composite
Types
 Composite vs. Scalar data types
 PL/SQL Records and the %ROWTYPE
attribute
 Using Associative Arrays
 Using Nested Tables
 Using VARRAYs
 Collection Navigation and Limits

7. Cursors for Multi-Row
Queries
 Explicit Cursor Operations
 Fetch Statement and Records
 Cursor Attributes and LOOPS
 Parameterized Cursors
 Updating Cursor Rows

8. Robust Error Management
 Exceptions vs Run-Time Errors
 Exception Handling
 User Defined Exceptions
 Fine-Grained Exception Handling
 Exceptions in Declarations and Handlers
 Exception Propagation
 Run-time error handling

9. Creating and Calling Sub-
Programs
 Program Structures and Procedure Calls
 Sub-program syntax
 Local Sub-programs
 Stored Sub-programs
 Sub-program exception handling

10. Sub-Program Parameter
Design
 Formal vs Actual Parameters
 Parameter passing modes
 Default parameters and argument notation
 Passing methods and NOCOPY
 Custom-Functions in SQL

11. Packaging Programs and
Identifiers
 Package concepts and benefits
 Designing, creating and using packages
 Package States and Initialization
 Overloading Sub-program Names
 Using Forward Declarations

12. Key Oracle-Supplied
Packages
 Benefits of Oracle-Supplied Packages
 Understanding DBMS_OUTPUT
 File I/O with UTL_FILE
 Handy Services of DBMS_UTILITY

13. Dynamic SQL and Bulk
Processing
 Using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
 Dynamic Cursors
 Execution Steps and DBMS_SQL
 BULK Processing of rows
 Dynamic Bulk Processing

14. Triggering Program
Execution
 Database triggers and Uses
 Trigger Types
 Coding Triggers
 Managing Triggers

15. Advanced Trigger Designs
 Compound Triggers
 The Mutating Table problem
 DDL Trigger Types
 DDL Trigger Applications

16. Design Policies and
Performance Gems
 Run-Time Privileges
 Standard Service Packages
 Autonomous Transactions
 Boosting Function Call Performance
 The RETURNING clause

17. Scheduling Program
Execution
 Creating Programs
 Creating and Assigning Schedules
 Submitting Jobs

18. Compilation Control and
Obfuscation
 Initialization Parameters
 Compile Time Warnings
 Compiler Directives
 Conditional Compilation
 Obfuscating PL/QL Code

19. Managing Schema
Dependencies
 Track Procedural Dependencies
 Effects of Database Changes
 Manage Procedural Dependencies

20. Identifier Analysis with
PL/Scope
 Activating PL/SQL Scope
 PL/Scope Data Dictionary Views
 Accessing PL/Scope Data
 Applications for PL/Scope

Course Quality Assurance
Delivered by an expert with more than 20
years industry experience as Oracle
developer, trainer, and technologist.
Industries: Urban Planning, Power
Generation and Distribution, Sea-Port
Governance, Food Distribution, Life
Insurance, Retail, Banking, Money Services.

Next Steps…
1. Take Oracle Database 11g: Learn and Master
PL/SQL
2. Sit 1Z0-147 Program with PL/SQL (Oracle PL/SQL
Developer Certified Associate)
How to Join: Email me at
dwight.cummings@yahoo.com
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