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User Manual for SQL Report Development
USINGSQLDeveloperatUHD
SQL(StructuredQueryLanguage)allowsyoutostoreandretrievedatabaseinformation.AtUHD,Oracle SQLDeveloperisoneofthetoolsusedforSQLdatabasework. OracleSQLDeveloperisagraphicaltoolfordatabasedevelopment.WithSQLDeveloper,youcan browsedatabaseobjects,runSQLstatementsandSQLscripts,andeditanddebugPL/SQLstatements. Youcanalsorunanynumberofprovidedreports,aswellascreateandsaveyourown.SQLDeveloper enhancesproductivityandsimplifiesyourdatabasedevelopmenttasks.
First Time Users
FirsttimeuserswillneedtoaccessSQLPLUStoestablishtheirpasswords.Youmayusethistoolto changeyourpasswordaswell. ToaccessSQLPLUS: 1. LocatetheprogrambygoingtoAllPrograms>OracleOraClient11g_home1>Application Development>SQLPlus.
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2. 3. 4. 5. Youwillbetakentoascreenthatwillpromptyoutoenteryourusername. [email protected]. Youwillbenotifiedthatyourpasswordhasexpired.PressEnter. TypeaNewPassword.PressEnter.
6. RetypetheNewPassword.PressEnter. 7. YouwillbenotifiedthatyourpasswordhasbeenchangedandthatyouareconnectedtotheOracle Database.TypeexitandpressEntertocloseSQLPlus.
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To Change the Password: IfforanyreasonyouwouldliketochangeyourOraclepasswordinthefuture,youwillaccessSQLPlus todothisaswell. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. AccessSQLPlus. Youwillbetakentoascreenthatwillpromtyoutoenteryourusername. EnteryourUHDNetworkUsernameandOraclePassword.PressEnter. Typethewordpassword,withoutquotes. YouwillbepromptedtoenteryourOldPasswordandthentotypeandRetypetheNewPassword. TypeexitandpressEntertocloseSQLPlus.
Note:ChangingthepasswordinOracleDoesNotchangeyourUHDNetworkIDorpassword.
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Accessing the Oracle SQL Developer
1. LocatetheprogrambygoingtoAllPrograms>OracleOraClient11g_home1>Application Development>SQLDeveloper.
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2. ThefirsttimethatyouaccessSQLDeveloper,youwillneedtoSavethedatabaseconnection: a. RightClickConnections.
b. SelectNewConnection.
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c. Enterthefollowing: ConnectionName:SBOX Username:UHDNetworkID Password:OraclePassword ConnectionType:TNS NetworkAlias:SBOX d. ClickSave. e. ClickConnect.
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Define Database Tables
Toconnecttothedatabase: 1. DoubleclickConnections.EnteryourOraclepasswordandthenclickOK.
DoubleClick
EnterPassword
ToviewthelistoftablesintheUHDSchema: 1. DoubleclickSBOX. 2. SelectOtherUsers.
DoubleClick
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3. SelectUHDandthenTables.
4. Youwillseealistoftables.
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UHDtables: WADMABCAdmissiondetailsbystudent. WABCXYZGeneralstudent/registrationdetails.IthasbothcurrentandReportingDayInformation (WABCXYZ_D12C,O). WBICRSECoursedetails
Toviewthecolumns: 1. Doubleclickatablename.
ToQueryadatabase: Syntax: SELECTcolumnname1,columnname2 FROMtablename WHEREconditions GROUPBY HAVING ORDERBY
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Executing SQL
BelowarehelpfultoolsandbuttonsthatwillhelpexecuteSQLqueriesinOracleDeveloper. WritesimpleSQL:
ExecutetheSQL:
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ErasetheSQL:
StoptheSQL:
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ViewtheOutput: Theoutputwillappearatthebottomofthewindow.YoumaywanttoexpandtheResultssection bydraggingthetopbarupwardtoviewalloftheresults.
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Sorttheoutputbycolumn:
ExporttheOutput:
Note:Forlargefiles,selectCSVastheexportfiletype.CSVfilescanbeopenedandreadbyMSExcel.
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OpennewSQLFile:
SavetheSQLFile:
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OpenthesavedSQLFile:
ViewSQLHistory:
DoubleClick
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Examples
TrytoexecutetheexamplequeriesbelowusingOracleDeveloper.Youwillfindthesolutionsto Examples#1#3onthefollowingpages. Question#1ListStudentBannerID,StudentFirstname,StudentLastnameofalltheundergraduate studentswhohaveadmittedinFall2011(201210)andattendedHighSchoolH01059OutofTexas HighSchool.
Question#2FindthenumberofstudentswhohavetheattributecodeTSIC(TSIContract)inthe term201210.
Question#3ListthecourseswhichareofferedinthecollegeHSfortheterm201210.
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Examples Answers
Answer#1:
SELECTdistinctwadmabc_ban_idas"BannerId", wadmabc_lnameas"LastName", wadmabc_fnameas"FirstName" FROMUHD.wadmabc WHEREwadmabc_term_code='201210' ANDwadmabc_stu_levl='00' ANDwadmabc_high_sch_infoLIKE'%H01059%';
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Answer#2: SELECTcount(distinctwabcxyz_pidm)fromuhd.wabcxyz wherewabcxyz_d12=C andwabcxyz_term_code=201210 andwabcxyz_atts_code_mlike%TSIC%;
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Answerto#3: SELECT*fromuhd.wbicrse wherewcvcrse_term_code='201210' andwcvcrse_d12='C' andwcvcrse_coll_code='HS';
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