Oracle Database 10g : Program with PL/SQL Course

Course details

Course Overview

This course introduces students to PL/SQL and helps them understand the benefits of this powerful programming language. In the class, students learn to create PL/SQL blocks of application code that can be shared by multiple forms, reports, and data management applications.

What you will learn
Students learn to create anonymous PL/SQL blocks, stored procedures, and functions. They learn about declaring variables and trapping exceptions. Students will also learn to develop stored procedures, functions, packages and database triggers. Students will learn to manage PL/SQL program units manage dependencies, manipulate large objects, and use some of the Oracle-supplied packages. Students use iSQL*Plus to develop these program units. Demonstrations and hands-on practice reinforce the fundamental concepts. This is one of the three exams required to achieve the OCP Developer Certification, and one of the three exams required to achieve the OCP Developer Certification.

Audience:
PL/SQL Programmer, Database Designers, Forms Developer, Technical Consultant

Prerequisites:
Oracle Database 10g: Introduction to SQL

Course Objectives:

• Design PL/SQL anonymous blocks that execute efficiently 
• Write PL/SQL code to interface with the database 
• Describe the features and syntax of PL/SQL 
• Use PL/SQL programming constructs and conditionally control code flow (loops, control structures, and explicit cursors) 
• Handle runtime errors 
• Create simple procedures and functions 
• Design PL/SQL packages to group and contain related constructs 
• Categorize and Use the Oracle supplied PL/SQL packages to generate screen output, file output, web output, and mail output 
• Schedule PL/SQL jobs to run independently 
• Write dynamic SQL for more coding flexibility 
• Create triggers to solve business challenges 
• Manage dependencies between PL/SQL subprograms

Course Outline

• Introduction to PL/SQL 
• Declaring PL/SQL Identifiers 
• Writing Executable Statements 
• Interacting with the Oracle Server 
• Writing Control Structures 
• Working with Composite Data Types 
• Using Explicit Cursors 
• Handling Exceptions 
• Creating Stored Procedures 
• Creating Stored Functions 
• Creating Packages 
• Using More Package Concepts 
• Utilizing Oracle Supplied Packages in Application Development 
• Dynamic SQL and Metadata 
• Design Considerations for PL/SQL Code 
• Managing Dependencies 
• Manipulating Large Objects 
• Creating Triggers 
• Applications for Triggers 
• Understanding and Influencing the PL/SQL Compiler