Database Design
Sections 12 & 15- Introduction to Application Express (APEX) SQL editor, Introduction to SQL statements
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Using APEX SQL editor You may either type the command into the
SQL editor or use the cut and paste option If you are going to cut/paste the command
copy the command from the word document into NotePad. This will drop out hidden characters.
Next copy the command from the NotePad into the editor
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Enter SQL command
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Display the Table structure
Enter the following command: DESCRIBE music;
The structure of the table should be shown.
Results on next slide
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Music Table Structure
Select command structure SELECT field1, field2, field3
FROM table_nameWHERE condition;
Try the following commandSELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_idFROM employees;
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_idFROM employeesWHERE department_id = 90;
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Resulting Screen
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SQL DESCRIBE
DESCRIBE <table name>; DESCRIBE employees;
Try the last statement.
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Inserting Data INSERT INTO tablename (column1, column2,....)
VALUES(value1,value2,...);
Remember character data needs to be enclosed in single quotes.
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Insert Data Note the data types for each column Inserting data into the table. Since the table is empty all fields need to be
populated, so column names can be omitted INSERT INTO music
VALUES (10,'Marge Hohly','Folk'); This will insert one record into the table Next display the contents of the table to view the
data SELECT *
FROM music;
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Insert Data into table
INSERT INTO <table name>VALUES (value 1, value 2, value 3, etc);
INSERT INTO musicVALUES (10,'Marge Hohly','Folk');
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Typical error messages The following statement has a spelling error: SELCT *
FROM employees;
The error message is: ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement
The following statement incorrectly names the table employee instead of employees:
SELECT *FROM employee;
The error message is: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
Run the correct statement.
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Subset of data WHERE clause
SELECT <column name 1, column name 2, etc.> FROM <table name>WHERE <condition>;
SELECT first_name, last_name, salaryFROM employeesWHERE salary > 5000;
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ALTER table structure ALTER TABLE <table name>
ADD (<new_column_name> <data type>);
Try to modify the structure of the MUSIC table
Add a column (which you will misspell) COUNTRI instead of COUNTRY).
ALTER TABLE my_musicADD (countri );
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Deleting a column from a table
ALTER TABLE <table name>DROP COLUMN <column_name>;
Now delete the column (COUNTRI) you just added.
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Deleting a row
DELETE from <table name>WHERE <column_name> = 'some value' ;
DELETE from musicWHERE musicid = 10;
DELETE from musicWHERE type = ‘Folk’;
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Database Facts Currently 20% of the world's data resides in relational
DBMSs. In the next two years, databases are expected to
grow larger than 100 terabytes. A database this big would be able to store 100,000 copies of the Encyclopedia Britannica or 200,000 hours of music or about 10 billion web pages.
The top 10 world's largest databases using the Oracle DBMS are: France Telecom, 29.2TB -- a communications company
(a TB is a terabyte equivalent to 1,000 gigabytes) Amazon.com with, 13 TB -- selling books and
merchandise The Claria Corporation,12TB -- Internet behavioral
marketing company tracking Internet user behavior
Oracle Facts One of Oracles first customers was the CIA, for which they
created a relational database management system. Much of Oracles early success was owed to picking up IBM as a
major customer. 2nd half of the ‘90s was spend retooling Oracle products in line
with that online strategy (the internet) Ellison said in 1998: “If the internet turns out not to be the future
of computing, we’re toast. But if it is, we’re golden.” Oracle was the first enterprise software to fully embrace the Java
Programming language back in 1998. Oracle has purchased 57 different companies in the last 5 years. The buying frenzy was launched with the $10.3 billion
acquisition of PeopleSoft in 2005, which put Oracle squarely in the ERP software fray.
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Oracle Facts The latest mega-purchase: Sun Microsystems, a $7.4 billion
acquisition due to close this year if regulators don't object. Oracle today now has 345,000 customers worldwide. Oracle employs more than 73,201 people around the globe.
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Application Express SQL editor The SQL course will use the three following sets of database tables for
examples and practice exercises.
Oracle tables: COUNTRIES, REGIONS, DEPARTMENTS, EMPLOYEES, JOBS, JOB_HISTORY AND JOB_GRADES
DJs on Demand database tables: D_CDS, D_PACKAGES, D_TYPES, D_THEMES, D_CLIENTS, D_VENUES, D_SONGS, D_TRACK_LISTINGS, D_PARTNERS, D_EVENTS, D_PLAY_LIST_ITEMS, D_JOB_ASSIGNMENTS
Global Fast Foods database tables: F_CUSTOMERS, F_REGULAR_MENUS, F_PROMOTIONAL_MENUS, F_SHIFTS, F_STAFFS, F_FOOD_ITEMS, F_ORDERS, F_ORDER_LINES, F_SHIFT_ASSIGNMENTS
Print out these tables for your reference when using the Application Express editor
These tables are available on the Student Resource web page for this class
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Review the tables There are six properties of tables in a relational
database: Property 1: Entries in columns are single-valued. Property 2: Entries in columns are of the same kind. Property 3: Each row is unique. Property 4: Sequence of columns is insignificant. Property 5: Sequence of rows is insignificant. Property 6: Each column has a unique name.
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Categories of SQL Statements Data manipulation language (DML) statements
Begin with INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, or MERGE Used to modify the table by entering new rows, changing existing rows, or
removing existing rows.
Data definition language (DDL) statements set up, change, and remove data structures from the database. The keywords CREATE, ALTER, DROP, RENAME, and TRUNCATE begin DDL
statements.
Transaction control (TCL) statements are used to manage the changes made by DML statements. Changes to the data are executed using COMMIT, ROLLBACK, and
SAVEPOINT. TCL changes can be grouped together into logical transactions.
Data control language (DCL) keywords GRANT and REVOKE are used to give or remove access rights to
the database and the structures within it.
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Questions1. The Fast Foods database consists of how many tables? ____ tables
2. How is the F_SHIFTS table related to the F_STAFFS table?
3. What are the names of the columns in the F_CUSTOMERS table?
4. How many rows of data have been entered in the F_PROMOTIONAL_MENUS table?
5. In the F_FOOD_ITEMS table, column _________ is a foreign-key column. What table and column is this key referencing?
6. List the primary key to foreign key relationships required to go from the F_SHIFTS table to the F_REGULAR_MENUS table.
7. Which table(s) contain null values?
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KEYWORD, CLAUSE, STATEMENT Throughout this course, the words keyword,
clause, and statement are used as follows: A keyword refers to an individual SQL element.
For example, SELECT and FROM are keywords. A clause is a part of a SQL statement.
SELECT employee_id, last_name, .... is a clause.
A statement is a combination of two or more clauses.SELECT *FROM employees;
is a SQL statement.
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Selection vs. Projection SELECT salary
FROM employeesWHERE last_name like ‘Smith’;
Selection (row) Projection (column)
ID First_name Last_name salary
10 John Doe 4000
20 Jane Jones 3000
30 Sylvia Smith 5000
40 Hai Nguyen 6000
Join
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SELECT statement
SELECT statements can provide the same information depending on how they are written
Example: SELECT *
FROM d_songs; SELECT id, title, duration, artist,
type_codeFROM d_songs;
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SELECTION
SELECT *FROM employeesWHERE department_id = 60;
SELECT * FROM employeesWHERE salary > 10000;
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Projections
A subset of columns SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
FROM employees; SELECT id, title, artist
FROM d_songs;
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Arithmetic Expressions Create expressions
with number and date data by using arithmetic operators. Operator Description
+ Add
- Subtract
* Multiply
/ Divide
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Operator Precedence Operator Precedence
Multiplication and division take priority over addition and subtraction.
Operators of the same priority are evaluated from left to right.
Parentheses are used to force prioritized evaluation and to clarify statements.
Remember: Please excuse my dear aunt Sally
() ^ * / + -
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Rewrite in order of precedence You want to calculate the annual salary if the
employee received $100 raise each month Revise the following statement in the correct
order of precedence to get the desired results Run each example in the editor SELECT last_name, salary, 12*salary+100
FROM employees;
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What is null? If a row lacks the data value for a particular
column, that value is said to be null, or to contain a null. A null is a value that is unavailable, unassigned, unknown, or inapplicable.
A null is not the same as zero. Zero is a number.
A null is not a space. Space is a character.
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Null Values in Arithmetic Expressions SELECT last_name, salary, commission_pct,
salary*commission_pctFROM employees;
SALARY COMMISSION_PCT SALARY*COMMISSION_PCT
2500 (null) (null)
10500 .2 2100
11000 .3 3300
8600 .2 1720
7000 .15 1050
(null) (null) (null)
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Practice SELECT *
FROM d_songs; SELECT id, title, duration, artist, type_code
FROM d_songs; SELECT id, title, artist,
FROM d_songs; SELECT last_name, salary, salary – 300
FROM employees; SELECT last_name, salary, salary * 1.05
FROM employees;
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Column Alias Renames a column heading Is useful in naming columns of
derived values Immediately follow the column name Uses optional AS keyword between
the column name and alias Required double quotation marks if it
contains spaces or special characters or is case sensitive
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Using Aliases SELECT last_name name, salary AS Salary, salary*12
“Annual Salary”FROM employees;
NAME SALARY Annual Salary
Whalen 4400 52800
Hartstein 13000 156000
Fay 6000 72000