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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. EnteryourUHDNetworkUsername@SBOXandOraclePassword.PressEnter. 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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