Course details

The course starts at revising SQL & PL/SQL and progresses to teach many complicated structures and methodologies to write efficient database PL/SQL.

It introduces many advanced concepts like dynamic SQL and shows how to take advantage of these to make everyday life of the developer easier.

Who Should Take This Course:

PL/SQL is the de facto language used in Oracle database. This course is intended for Database Developers in particular who need to work with PL/SQL everyday.

This course needs prior knowledge of database and SQL / PLSQL.

Course Content:

Module 1: Designing PL/SQL code for Performance

  • Oracle Predefined Data Types
  • Create Subtypes Based on Existing Types for an Application
  • Guidelines for Cursor Design
  • Use Cursor Variables
  • Pass Cursor Variables as Program Parameters
  • Compare Cursor Variables to Static Cursors

Module 2: Use Collections

  • Overview of Collections
  • Associative Arrays
  • Nested Tables Vs arrays
  • Create PL/SQL Programs that use Collections
  • Use Collections Effectively

Module 3: Advanced Interface Method

  • The Benefits of External Routines
  • External Routine Components
  • Call an OS Supplied DLL
  • Call Java from PL/SQL
  • Call C from PL/SQL
  • Call Java from PL/SQL

Module 4: Using Dynamic SQL

  • Execute Immediate - Basic usage
  • Usage of bind variables in Dynamic SQL
  • REF Cursors and Dynamic SQL

Module 5: Manipulate Large Objects

  • Overview of a LOB Object
  • Manage Internal LOBs
  • Character Large Objects
  • Binary Large Objects
  • External Large Objects - BFILEs
  • Create and Use the DIRECTORY Object to Access and Use BFILEs
  • The DBMS_LOB Package
  • Delete LOBs
  • Create a Temporary LOB using the Package DBMS_LOB

Module 6: Administer SecureFile LOBs

  • Overview of SecureFile LOBs
  • Configure the Environment for SecureFile LOBs
  • Store Documents using SecureFile LOBs
  • Store Documents using SecureFile LOBs
  • Convert BasicFile LOBS to Secure File LOBs
  • Evaluate the Performance of SecureFile LOBs
  • Establish Space Utilization of a LOB File
  • Set up Encryption
  • Enable Compression and Deduplication

Module 7: Tuning PL/SQL Code For Performance

  • Understand the PL/SQL Compiler
  • Influence the Compiler
  • Tuning PL/SQL Programs
  • The DBMS_UTILITY.GET_TIME Function
  • Tuning SQL
  • Reducing the Number of SQL Calls
  • PL/SQL Tuning
  • PL/SQL Native Compilation

Module 8: Use SQL & PL/SQL Caching To Improve Performance

  • The Importance of the Shared Pool
  • Library Cache
  • The Data Dictionary Cache
  • Pinning Code in the Shared Pool
  • SQL and PL/SQL Caching
  • PL/SQL Function Cache

Module 9: Analyze PL/SQL Code

  • Use Data Dictionary Views to View Coding Information
  • Use Supplied Packages to View Coding Information
  • Use the DBMS_METADATA Package to View Metadata as XML
  • Use the DBMS_METADATA Package to Create DDL that can be used to Re-create Objects
  • Determine Identifier Types and Usages with PL/Scope

Module 10: Profile & Trace PL/SQL Code

  • Trace PL/SQL Program Execution
  • Profile PL/SQL Applications
  • Access the Trace Data
  • DBMS_PROFILER
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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