Users Guide For SQL Navigator

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Users Guide
Version 4

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Contents
Chapter 1 Quick Tour of SQL Navigator
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Welcome to SQL Navigator Version 4 Users Guide
Chapter 4 Navigating the database
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Chapter 10 Version Control and Team Coding
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Chapter 12 Customizing SQL Navigator
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Welcome to SQL Navigator Version 4 Users Guide
Chapter 13 Installing server-side objects
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For installation instructions, please see the SQL
Navigator Getting Started guide.
In this chapter
Better code, faster.
The SQL Navigator user interface
Easy browsing and object navigation
Fast access to any object
Instant access to your favorites
Commands and tools for handling database objects and code
Visual editors for database objects
Powerful SQL Editor
Complete execution environment for stored programs
Complete and extensible code template libraries
Team coding and Version Control support
Web development support
Reporting tools
How to find the help you need
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SQL Navigator Users Guide
Better code, faster.

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Main menu bar.
The DB Navigator
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tree with expandable
nodes.
The optional Details

panel shows essential
information about the
item selected in the
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The Workspace
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connections.
Click on any item in the

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focus.
The Output window

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Improved Preferences setup

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Drag-and-Drop enhancements
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New Task Bar for easier window-switching

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menu
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The Properties display
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AutoDescribe feature
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Automatic Source Preview

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To preview the source code of text objects

1
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Choosing from the list of current sessions
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Speedy selection of database objects

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to open the Select DB Object dialog
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Job Manager
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Easier database browsing

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Display and selection options

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Comprehensive online Help with enhanced navigation

aids
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Editing Enhancements
All-in-one SQL Editor
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Hyperlinking in the Stored Program editor

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Pointing to the object name while pressing Ctrl opens the

AutoDescribe window
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Easy switching between specification and body

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Functions toolbar
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Viewing an open object in the DB Navigator

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Result of the Locate in DB Navigator command
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Using the Profiler with the Stored Program editor

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The Browse Data command opens a Query Builder window
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The Quick Browse and Edit Data commands open the SQL Editor
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Source Code Search enhancements

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Step 1run the procedure
92
Step 2select profiling options
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Step 3set options for variables, parameters, and

COMMIT/ROLLBACK
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Step 4(optional) monitor profiling results
New and improved development tools

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Describe tool enhancements

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The AutoDescribe window
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Easier viewing of data in database objects

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For full functionality, use an Oracle 8 client to
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Viewing character data in the CLOB viewer
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Support for Oracle 8 partitioned tables and indexes

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New and enhanced Visual Object Editors

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Code Assistant enhancements

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Launch the Code Assistant from the View menu
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The Code Assistant
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Improved Team Coding facilities

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General and miscellaneous enhancements

Faster, more efficient execution
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More complete Oracle 8/8i support

8LI(&2EZMKEXSVHMWTPE]WEPPX]TIWSJ3VEGPIERHMSFNIGXW
Multi-threaded task execution

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WSYVGIGSHIWIEVGL
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VYRRMRKMREWITEVEXIWIWWMSR
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8LI8EWO1EREKIVHMWTPE]WEPPEGXMZIERHGSQTPIXIXEWOWERHIREFPIWJYPP
GSRXVSPSZIVXEWOW
More convenient Logon routine

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YWIVREQIHEXEFEWIGSQFMREXMSR
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[LIR]SYRI\XIRXIVXLIWEQIYWIVREQIHEXEFEWIGSQFMREXMSR
8LIYWIVREQIJMIPHEYXSQEXMGEPP]VIGEPPWYWIVREQITEWW[SVHWGSQFMREXMSRW
FEWIHSRXLIJMVWXPIXXIVWIRXIVIHMRXSXLIJMIPH
Improved date/time representation and handling

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7SQISJXLIGSVIQSHYPIWSJXLITVSHYGXLEZIFIIRVI[VMXXIRERHXLIIRXMVI
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Superceded functionality
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The SQL Navigator interface
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In this chapter
Overview of the SQL Navigator interface
Menus, Toolbars, & Commands
Keyboard shortcuts
Code editors overview
Workspaces: A smarter way of working
Connecting to the Oracle database
Viewing server output
The Oracle Job Manager
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135
142
146
155
161
162
110
Overview of the SQL Navigator interface

Main windows
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[MRHS[SVSTIRERI[[MRHS[
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All Toolbars can be

floating, docked, or
hidden. Toolbar
buttons become active
according to item
selected.
Main menu bar.
The DB Navigator
shows the entire
database structure as a
tree with expandable
nodes.
The optional Details

panel shows essential
information about the
item selected in the
tree.
The Workspace
window gives you
quick access to oftenused objects and
connections.
Click on any item in the

Task Bar to give it
focus.
The Output window

displays server output
including Oracle errors.
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The Task Bar

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To enable the SQL Navigator Task Bar

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Managing windows
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3V
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Saving Window Layouts

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GPMGOW
To save and swap window layouts

1
2
3
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Tree view and detail view

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Finding objects quickly

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Displaying a schema object and its properties

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To locate an open or selected object in the schema

'PMGO
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You can hide the right pane to save screen space

or increase the speed of the display.
Click
(the Show/Hide Details button) on the
DB Navigator toolbar
Or
Right-click in the DB Navigator window and
choose View Show/Hide Details from the
shortcut menu.
Managing database objects

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Opening a visual object editor

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Opening objects
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You can use the SQL wildcard character % as part
of your search for object names. The wildcard by
itself will return all object names meeting the
criteria.
To open a database object in a visual editor

'LSSWISRISJXLIJSPPS[MRKQIXLSHW
(SYFPIGPMGOEHEXEFEWISFNIGXMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXVIIE[SVOWTEGISV
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REQIQEWOF]HIJEYPXERHERSFNIGXX]TI
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To create a database object

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X]TISJSFNIGX]SY[ERXXSGVIEXI
Performing actions on a selected schema object

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usually located in the c:\orawin95\network\admin
directory for Windows 95 and in the
c:\orant\network\admin directory for Windows NT.
To modify these connect strings use only the
Oracle SQL*Net Easy Configuration Utility.
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There are many communication protocols and

configurations available for SQL*Net. For more
information, refer to any of the following
resources:
SQL*Net Administrators Guide

SQL*Net Users Guide
Your companys DBA or system administrator
Connecting using command line parameters

'SRRIGXMSRHIXEMPWGERFITEWWIHZMEGSQQERHPMRITEVEQIXIVW
8SGSRRIGXXSXLIHEXEFEWIMQQIHMEXIP]SRWXEVXYTERHF]TEWWXLI'SRRIGXXS
(EXEFEWIHMEPSKTEWWXLITEVEQIXIV
'322)'8!YWIVREQITEWW[SVH$GSRRIGXCWXVMRK
MRXLIGSQQERHPMRI[LIRWXEVXMRK7502EZMKEXSV
-REHHMXMSREOI]TEVEQIXIV)<)'GERFITEWWIHEPSRK[MXLXLIJMPIREQIMR
XLIGSQQERHPMRIXSJSVGII\IGYXMSRSJXLIWGVMTX
Connecting to Personal Oracle

-J]SYEVIGSRRIGXMRKXS4IVWSREP3VEGPIJSV;MRHS[W]SYQYWXYWIE8'4
PSSTFEGOGSRRIGXMSRMRSVHIVXSYWIXLI40750(IFYKKIV%HIJEYPX8'4
PSSTFEGOGSRRIGXMSRMWGVIEXIHF]750 2IX=SYGERZMI[SVQSHMJ]MXYWMRK
XLI750 2IX)EW]'SRJMKYVEXMSR9XMPMX]JVSQ3VEGPI
Connecting to a database from the SQL Editor

8SI\IGYXIE750WXEXIQIRXSVWGVMTX[MXLMR750)HMXSV]SYQYWXJMVWXFI
GSRRIGXIHXSXLIVIPIZERXHEXEFEWI
-XMWTSWWMFPIXSGSRRIGXERHHMWGSRRIGXHEXEFEWIWJVSQ[MXLMRXLI750)HMXSV
YWMRK750 4PYWGSQQERHW
To connect to a database via the SQL Editor

'PMGOXLI750XEFERHXLIRX]TIERHI\IGYXIE'322)'8WXEXIQIRXYWMRK
XLIJSPPS[MRK750 4PYWJSVQEX
Connect name/password@database
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To disconnect from a database via the SQL Editor

'PMGOXLI750XEFERHXLIRX]TIERHI\IGYXIE(-7'322)'8WXEXIQIRX
YWMRKXLIJSPPS[MRK750 4PYWJSVQEX
Disconnect name/password@database
-J]SYX]TIERHI\IGYXIXLI(-7'322)'8WXEXIQIRX[MXLSYXWTIGMJ]MRKER]
HEXEFEWIHIXEMPWXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSR]SYEVIYWMRK[MPPFIHMWGSRRIGXIH
3XLIV750 4PYWGSQQERHWXLEXGERFIYWIH[MXLMRXLI750)HMXSVEVI
()7'6-&))<)'98)ERH6)1%6/
To close a connection
'LSSWI7IWWMSR 'PSWI
To activate another session in another window

7IPIGXERSXLIVXEWOJVSQXLI8EWO&EVSVW[MXGLXSERSXLIVWIWWMSRERH
XLIRGPMGOEFYXXSRSVQIRYMXIQXSSTIRERI[[MRHS[
Oracle Logon

'PMGOXLIHVSTHS[RFYXXSRXSTMGOJVSQE
PMWXSJEZEMPEFPIHEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSRW
;LIR]SYWXEVX7502EZMKEXSVSVMRZSOIXLI2I[7IWWMSRGSQQERHXLI
3VEGPI0SKSRHMEPSKWLS[REFSZITVSQTXW]SYJSVGSRRIGXMSRMRJSVQEXMSR
=SYGERGPMGOXLIHVSTHS[RFYXXSRMRXLI(EXEFEWIFS\JSVEPMWXSJEZEMPEFPI
HEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSRW
The Logon dialog on startup is controlled by a Preferences
option. See page 422, Show Logon Dialog at startup
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Automatically saving passwords

8LI3VEGPI0SKSRHMEPSKKMZIW]SYXLISTXMSRSJWEZMRKETEWW[SVHJSVIEGL
YWIVREQIHEXEFEWIGSQFMREXMSR
=SYVTEWW[SVHMWWEZIHMRIRGV]TXIHJSVQEXERHXLIRVIGEPPIHEYXSQEXMGEPP]
[LIR]SYRI\XIRXIVXLIWEQIYWIVREQIHEXEFEWIGSQFMREXMSR
8LIYWIVREQIJMIPHEYXSQEXMGEPP]VIGEPPWYWIVREQITEWW[SVHWGSQFMREXMSRW
FEWIHSRXLIJMVWXPIXXIVWIRXIVIHMRXSXLIJMIPH
Creating a session
;LIR]SYJMVWXWXEVXYT7502EZMKEXSV]SYGVIEXIEHEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSR=SY
GERWIXYTQYPXMTPIWIWWMSRW[MXLSRIHEXEFEWISV[MXLQER]HEXEFEWIW)EGL
HEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSRMWORS[REWER3VEGPIMRWXERGI
8LIQSWXVIGIRXP]YWIHGSRRIGXMSRWLS[WEWXLIHIJEYPXGSRRIGXMSR750
2EZMKEXSVWEZIWXLIGSRRIGXMSRTVSJMPIW]SYIRXIVXSEPMWXSJGSRRIGXMSRW
-RXLMWZIVWMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSV]SYGERJVIIP]W[MXGLXSSXLIVWIWWMSRWERH
GSRXMRYI[SVOMRK[MXLMRXLIWEQI[MRHS[
8SEGXMZEXIERSXLIV[MRHS[JSVERSXLIVWIWWMSRWIPIGXXLISXLIV[MRHS[JVSQ
XLI8EWO&EVSVW[MXGLWIWWMSRWERHXLIRGPMGOEFYXXSRSVQIRYMXIQXSSTIR
ERI[[MRHS[
Switching between sessions

;LIR]SYSTIRERSFNIGXMXEYXSQEXMGEPP]STIRWMRXLIETTVSTVMEXIHEXEFEWI
WIWWMSR
;LIRYWMRKXLI750)HMXSV]SYGERJVIIP]W[MXGLXSSXLIVWIWWMSRWERH
GSRXMRYI[SVOMRK[MXLMRXLIWEQI[MRHS[[MXLXLIWEQIWGVMTX8LMWJIEXYVI
IREFPIW]SYXSVYRXLIWEQIWGVMTXEKEMRWXHMJJIVIRXHEXEFEWIW[MXLSYXXLIRIIH
XSGST]MXMRXSERSXLIVMRWXERGISJ750)HMXSV-XEPWSEPPS[W]SYXSUYMGOP]
GSVVIGXXLISZIVWMKLXSJSTIRMRKEJMPIMRXSXLI[VSRKWIWWMSR
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Choosing from the list of current sessions
To switch sessions or create a new session

Use the drop-down
list on the Session
Toolbar to switch
sessions.
Alternatively, you
can click the New
Session icon to
open a new one.
Fast access to connections stored in your Workspace

=SYGERWEZIGSRRIGXMSRWLSVXGYXWYWIVREQIGSRRIGXMSRWXVMRKWMR]SYV
[SVOWTEGIWERHXLIRWMQTP]HSYFPIGPMGOXSSTIRXLIQ=SYGEREPWSWXSVI
WLSVXGYXWXSSFNIGXWMRXLI[SVOWTEGI;LIR]SYHSYFPIGPMGOXLIMVMGSRWXLI]
[MPPEYXSQEXMGEPP]STIRXLIVIUYMVIHGSRRIGXMSR
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The workspace window can include

connection shortcuts
Troubleshooting Connections to Oracle

Message
Solution
(MVIGXSV]RSXMRTEXL
)RWYVIXLEXXLI3VEGPIFMRHMVIGXSV]MWWTIGMJMIHMRXLITEXL&]HIJEYPX3VEGPI
WFMR
HMVIGXSV]MWG@SVE[MR@FMRYRHIV;MRHS[WERHG@SVERX@FMRYRHIV;MRHS[W
28
)RXIVXLITEXLGSQQERHMRXLI(37TVSQTXXSGLIGOXLITEXL-JXLIHMVIGXSV]MWRSX
MRXLITEXLEHHMXXSXLITEXLMREYXSI\IGFEXERHVIFSSXXLIW]WXIQ
3VEGPI6IUYMVIH
7YTTSVX*MPIWRSX
MRWXEPPIH
)RWYVIXLEXEXPIEWXSRISJXLIFMX3VEGPI6IUYMVIH7YTTSVX*MPIWEVIMRWXEPPIH
8LIWIJMPIWEVIMRWXEPPIHF]HIJEYPX[LIR]SYMRWXEPPER]SJXLIFMX3VEGPITVSHYGXW
WYGLEW750 2IXERH750 4PYW
8SZIVMJ][LIXLIVXLI6IUYMVIH7YTTSVX*MPIWEVIMRWXEPPIHWXEVXXLI3VEGPIMRWXEPPIV
%PPMRWXEPPIHGSQTSRIRXWEVIPMWXIHMRXLIVMKLXWMHISJXLIHMEPSKFS\-JXLI6IUYMVIH
7YTTSVX*MPIWHSRSXETTIEVSRXLIVMKLXLERHWMHIPMWXFS\MRWXEPPXLIWIJMPIWJVSQ
3VEGPIWSJX[EVIQIHME
'SRRIGXWXVMRKWJSV
PSGEPERHVIQSXI
HEXEFEWI
-J]SYEVIGSRRIGXMRKXSEPSGEPHEXEFEWIYWISVEFPEROEWXLIGSRRIGXWXVMRK-J

]SYEVIGSRRIGXMRKXSEVIQSXIHEXEFEWI
w )RWYVIXLEXXLIFMX750 2IXGPMIRXMWMRWXEPPIH
w )RWYVIXLEXXLIJMPIXRWREQIWSVELEWFIIRTVSTIVP]GSRJMKYVIHYWMRKXLI
750 2IX)EW]'SRJMKYVEXMSR
w )RWYVIXLEXTVSTIVRIX[SVOGSRRIGXMZMX]MWEZEMPEFPIXSXLIVIQSXIGSQTYXIV
9WIXLI8274-2+9XMPMX]JVSQ3VEGPI%GGIWW(37ERHIRXIVXRWTMRK MRWXERGI
REQI"-JGSVVIGXP]GSRJMKYVIH750 2IXVIWTSRHW[MXL3/QIWWEKIWERH
QIEWYVIHVIWTSRWIXMQIW
w )RWYVIXLEXXLI750 2IXPMWXIRIVETTPMGEXMSRMWVYRRMRKSRXLIVIQSXI
GSQTYXIV
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=SYGERZMI[EPPWIVZIVQIWWEKIWMRER3YXTYX[MRHS[
HMWXMRKYMWLIHF]HMJJIVIRXJSRXGSPSVW%HHMXMSREPP]XLI]EVIQEVOIHF]
HMJJIVIRXMGSRWXSQEOIXLIQIZIRQSVIRSXMGIEFPI
8SQEOIXLI[MRHS[HSGOEFPIWIPIGXXLI(SGOEFPISTXMSRJVSQXLIWLSVXGYX
QIRY;LIRXLI(SGOEFPISTXMSRMWWIPIGXIHXLI[MRHS[VIQEMRWZMWMFPISR
XST[LIRSXLIV[MRHS[WEVISTIRIH;LIRXLI(SGOEFPISTXMSRMWRSX
WIPIGXIHMXMWERSVQEP1(-[MRHS[XLEXGERFILMHHIRFILMRHXLIGYVVIRX
[MRHS[;LIRQSZMRKEHSGOEFPI[MRHS[]SYGERTVIZIRXMXJVSQHSGOMRK
F]LSPHMRKXLI'XVPOI]HS[R
Interpreting the output display

8LI3YXTYX[MRHS[HMWTPE]WTVSGIWWSVERHWIVZIVSYXTYXMRXLIJSPPS[MRK
GSPSVWGLIQI
Color
Data type
&PYI
7IVZIVSYXTYX
6IH
)VVSV1IWWEKIW
&PEGO
3XLIVTVSGIWWMRKQIWWEKIW
To display the Output window

*VSQXLI:MI[QIRYGLSSWI3YXTYX;MRHS[
SV
3RXLI*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEVGPMGO
162
=SYGERQSZIHSGOERHYRHSGOXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[XSSTXMQMÎ]SYV
[SVOWTEGI
8SQEOIXLI[MRHS[HSGOEFPIWIPIGXXLI(SGOEFPISTXMSRJVSQXLIWLSVXGYX
QIRY;LIRXLI(SGOEFPISTXMSRMWWIPIGXIHXLI[MRHS[VIQEMRWZMWMFPISR
XST[LIRSXLIV[MRHS[WEVISTIRIH;LIRXLI(SGOEFPISTXMSRMWRSX
WIPIGXIHMXMWERSVQEP1(-[MRHS[XLEXGERFILMHHIRFILMRHXLIGYVVIRX
[MRHS[
To change size of the buffer for server output

1
-RXLI:MI[QIRYGLSSWI4VIJIVIRGIW"+IRIVEP
2
3
'PMGO7IWWMSR
)RXIVXLIHIWMVIHYTTIVPMQMXJSVXLI(&173YXTYX&YJJIV&]XIW
To print Output window contents

4VIWW'XVP4
To copy and paste selected text from the Output window

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2
8SGST]XI\XWIPIGXMXXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[XLIRTVIWW'XVP'8LMWTPEGIW
XLIWIPIGXIHXI\XSRXLIGPMTFSEVH
8STEWXIGSTMIHXI\XTPEGIXLIGYVWSVEXXLIHIWXMREXMSRERHTVIWW'XVP:
The Oracle Job Manager

Managing jobs
*VSQ7502EZMKEXSV]SYGEREGGIWWXLI3VEGPI(&17.3&7WGLIHYPIVXS
GLIGOXLIWXEXYWERHWIXXMRKWSJI\MWXMRKNSFWERHEHHIHMXERHVIQSZINSFW
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XLI(&17C.3&7TEGOEKI
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NSFCUYIYICMRXIVZEP!
NSFCUYIYICOIITCGSRRIGXMSRW!JEPWI
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3VEGPINSFWEVIFEXGLIWSJ750WGVMTXWVIEH]JSVVYRRMRK=SYGERWGLIHYPI
NSFWXSVYREXVIKYPEVXMQIWSV]SYGERTVIIQTXENSFWGLIHYPIERHVYRENSF
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MQQIHMEXIP]8SWGLIHYPIENSF]SYWYFQMXMXXSXLINSFUYIYIERHWTIGMJ]XLI
JVIUYIRG]EX[LMGLXLINSFMWXSFIVYR=SYGEREPWSEPXIVHMWEFPISVHIPIXI
NSFW]SYLEZIWYFQMXXIH
To view job properties

1
2
*VSQXLI8SSPWQIRYGLSSWI.SF1EREKIV
-RXLI3VEGPI.SF1EREKIVPMWXZMI[XLIHIXEMPWJSVEPPNSFW7II.SF
4VSTIVXMIWPMWXJSVJMIPHHIWGVMTXMSRW
Oracle Job Manager job properties

Control Tab
Field
Description
2I\XHEXI
8LIRI\XHEXIXLINSF[MPPFIVYR8LIHIJEYPXZEPYIMW
7=7(%8)
6YRTIVMSHMGEPP]
8LIJVIUYIRG][MXL[LMGLXLINSFVYRW
&VSOIR
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QEVOENSF]SYHSRSXS[RXLI.SF1EREKIVHMWTPE]W
EQIWWEKIWXEXMRKXLEXXLINSFMWRSXMRXLINSFUYIYI
.SF
8LIMHIRXMJMIVEWWMKRIHXSXLINSF
7XEXYW
8LIGYVVIRXWXEXYWSJXLINSF
0SKSRYWIV
0SKSR-(SJXLIYWIVXLEXS[RWXLINSF
7XEVXXMQI
(MWTPE]WXLIXMQIXLINSFWXEVXIH
Advanced tab
Field
Description
7IVMEPRYQFIV
7IVMEPRYQFIVSJXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSR
(MWTPE]IH[LIRENSFMWVYRRMRK
*EMPYVIW
2YQFIVSJXMQIWENSFLEWJEMPIH
I\IGYXMSR
4VMZMPIKIYWIV
9WIVXLEXLEWTVMZMPIKIXSQERMTYPEXI
NSFW
164
7GLIQEYWIV
7GLIQE[LIVINSFMWPSGEXIH
1MRYXIW
2YQFIVSJQMRYXIWFIX[IIRGYVVIRX
3VEGPIHEXIERHXLIXMQINSFMW
WGLIHYPIHXSVYR
1MRYXIW[EMXIH
8MQIXMPPXLIRI\XNSFMWVYR
4EVWI
7IPIGXXLMWSTXMSRXSGLIGOXLEXXLI
40750GSHILEWRSIVVSVW
To delete a job from the queue

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2
3VEGPI.SF1EREKIV[MRHS[WIPIGXENSFJVSQXLIPMWXERHXLIRGPMGO
(IPIXI.SFXSSPFEVFYXXSR
XLI
;LIRTVSQTXIHGSRJMVQXLEX]SY[ERXXSHIPIXIXLINSF
To disable a job
You can disable only jobs that you own. If you try
to mark a job you do not own, the Job Manager
displays a message stating that the job is not in
the job queue.
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%PXIVREXMZIP]]SYGERWIPIGXXLINSFERHXLIRGPMGOXLI
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)HMX.SF
'PMGO3/2SXIXLEXXLINSFMGSRGLERKIWXSKVIIR[MXLEVIHGMVGPI
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To edit or create a job

1
8SGVIEXIERI[NSFMRXLI3VEGPI.SF1EREKIVXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI
2I[.SFFYXXSR
8SIHMXENSFMRXLI3VEGPI.SF1EREKIVPMWXHSYFPIGPMGOXLINSF
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8SWTIGMJ]EHHMXMSREPTVSTIVXMIWGPMGOXLI%HZERGIHXEF
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To run a job
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2
3VEGPI.SF1EREKIV[MRHS[WIPIGXENSFJVSQXLIPMWXERHXLIRGPMGOXLI
6YRXSSPFEVFYXXSR
4
Navigating the database
8LMWGLETXIVI\TPEMRWLS[XSZMI[ERHEGGIWWEPPXLISFNIGXWMR]SYV3VEGPI
HEXEFEWIYWMRKXLI(&2EZMKEXSVELMIVEVGLMGEPZMI[[MXLTS[IVJYPJIEXYVIW
In this chapter
The DB Navigator window
DB Navigator commands
Working with objects in the DB Navigator
DB Navigator drag-and-drop tips
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168
170
172
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168

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9WIJMPXIVWXSHIJMRITVIJIVIRGIWJSVZMI[MRKHEXEFEWISFNIGXW
;LIRETVSTIVX]MWEVIJIVIRGIXSERSXLIVHEXEFEWISFNIGXJSVI\EQTPIXLI
FEWIXEFPIJSVERMRHI\SVW]RSR]QkWFEWISFNIGXGPMGOSRXLIVIJIVIRGIMR
XLI:EPYIGSPYQRXSNYQTXSXLIVIJIVIRGIHSFNIGXkWRSHIERHHMWTPE]MXW
TVSTIVXMIW
The DB Navigator window

A hierarchical view of the database
ZMI[SRXLIPIJXERHEPMWXZMI[SRXLIVMKLX
;LIR]SYWIPIGXE7GLIQERSHISV3FNIGX8]TIRSHIJSVI\EQTPI8EFPISV
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RSHI
)\XVEGX((0SV'SQTMPI
)\XVEGX((0SV'SQTMPI
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To show or hide the DB Navigator details pane

'PMGO
3V
170
Interpreting the DB Navigator display

This symbol
Indicates that
8LIRSHIGERFII\TERHIH

+VE]IHXI\X
8LIRSHIGERFIGSPPETWIH
8LIHEXEFEWISFNIGXEXXLEXRSHIMW
HMWEFPIHSVSJJPMRI
8LIHEXEFEWISFNIGXEXXLEXRSHIMW
MRZEPMH
DB Navigator commands
DB Navigator toolbar commands
;LIR]SYWIPIGXERSFNIGXMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[]SYGERSTIVEXISR
XLISFNIGXF]GPMGOMRKXSSPFEVMGSRWSVGLSSWMRKGSQQERHWJVSQXLI(&
2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[XSSPFEVSVJVSQSXLIVXSSPFEVWERHQIRYWJSVI\EQTPI
XLI3FNIGXQIRY
Using the (Forward) and (Back) buttons

8LI*SV[EVHERH&EGOFYXXSRWMRXLMWZIVWMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSVEVIMRWSQI
[E]WWMQMPEVXSXLIJSV[EVHERHFEGOFYXXSRWMRER,810FVS[WIVFYXXLI
(&2EZMKEXSVZIVWMSRWEVIEPWSHEXEFEWIE[EVI8LI]PIX]SYREZMKEXIFIX[IIR
L]TIVPMROIHHEXEFEWISFNIGXWERHXLIMVHITIRHIRXSFNIGXWERHGSQTSRIRXW
=SYGERYWIXLIQXSUYMGOP]QSZIFIX[IIR
%RSFNIGXERHMXWHITIRHIRGMIWERHZMGIZIVWE
%RMRHI\SVXVMKKIVERHXLIXEFPIXS[LMGLMXVIJIVWERHZMGIZIVWE
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%W]RSR]QERHMXWFEWISFNIGX
=SYGEREPWSYWIXLI*SV[EVHERH&EGOFYXXSRWMRGSRNYRGXMSR[MXLXLI

1SZI9TFYXXSR3RGI]SYGPMGOXLI1SZI9TFYXXSRXSGLERKILMIVEVGL]
PIZIPWMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXVII]SYGERXLIRYWIXLI&EGOFYXXSRXSVIXYVRXS
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To show or hide details about the selected DB Navigator node

'PMGO
XSSPFEV
XLI7LS[,MHI(IXEMPWFYXXSRSRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
To move around in the Navigator window

9WIXLIQSYWISVXLIOI]FSEVH%VVS[OI]W=SYGEREPWSYWIXLI4EKI9T
ERH4EKI(S[ROI]WXSWGVSPPQYPXMTPIPMRIW
To expand a node in the DB Navigator

'PMGOXLIWMKRSVHSYFPIGPMGOEGSPPETWIHRSHI
%PXIVREXMZIP]TVIWWXLIVMKLXEVVS[OI]SVXLIWTEGIFEV[LMPIXLIRSHIMW
WIPIGXIH
To collapse a node in the DB Navigator

-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSVGPMGOXLIrWMKRSVHSYFPIGPMGOERI\TERHIHRSHI
%PXIVREXMZIP]TVIWWXLIPIJXEVVS[OI][LMPIXLIRSHIMWWIPIGXIH
To expand the selected DB Navigator node and all its

descendants
'LSSWIXLI*YPP])\TERH2SHIJVSQ(EXEFEWIFYXXSR
To refresh the entire DB Navigator tree from the database

'LSSWIXLI6IJVIWLFYXXSRMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXSSPFEVSVXLI6IJVIWL
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Working with objects in the DB Navigator

Finding and opening objects in the DB Navigator
8LI*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSKLIPTW]SYUYMGOP]JMRHSFNIGXWMRER]WGLIQE8LMW
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To display a dynamic list of all objects in a schema

1
2
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Opening an object from the DB Navigator

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TERISJXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
Locating an object in the schema from an editor

;LIRERSFNIGXMWSTIRMREREGXMZI[MRHS[ERIHMXMRK[MRHS[JSVI\EQTPI
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MRXLIWGLIQE]SYGERYWIXLI0SGEXIMR7GLIQEGSQQERHXSNYQTXSXLEX
SFNIGX
WRSHIMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXVIII\TERHMRKEPPMRXIVQIHMEXIRSHIWERH
STIRMRKXLISFNIGX
WHIXEMPW
To locate an open or selected object in the schema

*VSQXLI3FNIGXQIRYGLSSWI0SGEXIMR7GLIQE
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You can hide the right pane to save screen space

or increase the speed of the display.
Click
(the Show/Hide Details button)
on the DB Navigator toolbar
Or
Right-click in the DB Navigator window and
choose View Show/Hide Details from the
shortcut menu.
Using filters to customize the display of objects

=SYGERHIJMRIJMPXIVWIXWXSETTP]XSIEGLHEXEFEWI]SYGSRRIGXXS
Oracle data dictionary views

(&%HMGXMSREV]ZMI[WEVIVIUYMVIHJSVZMI[MRKXLIJSPPS[MRKRSHIWSJXLI(&
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6SPIW
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6SPPFEGO7IKQIRXW
Quickly finding objects in any schema

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QIXLSHMWSJXIRJEWXIVERHIEWMIVXLERQERYEPP]WIEVGLMRKXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
XVIIZMI[

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To open a found object for editing

(SYFPIGPMGOER]SFNIGXMRXLIWIEVGLVIWYPXWHMWTPE]
To select and edit multiple objects

;MXLXLI*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSK]SYGERETTP]EGXMSRWXSQYPXMTPISFNIGXWEXSRI
XMQI;LIRQYPXMTPISFNIGXWEVIWIPIGXIH]SYGER
ETTP]GSQQERHWPMOI'ST]8I\X(VST)\XVEGX((0'SQTMPI)REFPI
(MWEFPIERH8VYRGEXIXSXLIIRXMVIFEXGLSJSFNIGXW
HVEKXLIKVSYTSJSFNIGXWMRXSEXI\XIHMXSVSV(&2EZMKEXSV
Viewing the contents of a DB Navigator tree node

ZMI[SRXLIPIJXERHEPMWXZMI[SRXLIVMKLX
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RSHI
-JXLIVMKLXTERIMWLMHHIR]SYGERWLS[MXF]IMXLIVSJXLIJSPPS[MRKQIXLSHW
'PMGO
3V
To open an object from the DB Navigator window

(SYFPIGPMGOXLISFNIGXMRXLIPIJXSVVMKLXTERISJXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
Finding objects by search argument

;MXLXLI*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSK]SYGERGSRWXVYGXEWIEVGLEVKYQIRXJSVER]
HEXEFEWISFNIGX=SYGERJMPXIV]SYVWIEVGLVIWYPXWF]WTIGMJ]MRKREQISV
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S[RIVREQIXIQTPEXIMRGPYHMRK[MPHGEVHGLEVEGXIVWSFNIGXX]TIHEXIPEWX

QSHMJMIHSVWXEXYW

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You can specify the search string,
schema name, and object name using
wildcard characters "%" and "_"
(according to SQL LIKE operator
definitions).
To open a found object for editing

(SYFPIGPMGOER]SFNIGXMRXLIWIEVGLVIWYPXWHMWTPE]
To select and edit multiple objects

;MXLXLI*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSK]SYGERETTP]EGXMSRWXSQYPXMTPISFNIGXWEXSRI
XMQI;LIRQYPXMTPISFNIGXWEVIWIPIGXIH]SYGER
ETTP]GSQQERHWPMOI'ST]8I\X(VST)\XVEGX((0'SQTMPI)REFPI
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Displaying an objects place in the schema

;LIRERSFNIGXMWSTIRMREREGXMZI[MRHS[ERIHMXMRK[MRHS[JSVI\EQTPI
SVMWWIPIGXIHMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[]SYGERYWIXLI0SGEXIMR7GLIQE
GSQQERHXSNYQTXSXLEXSFNIGX
WRSHIMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXVIII\TERHMRK
EPPMRXIVQIHMEXIRSHIWERHSTIRMRKXLISFNIGX
WHIXEMPW
To locate an object in the schema

'PMGO
SVJVSQXLI3FNIGXQIRYGLSSWI0SGEXIMR7GLIQE
To apply DB Navigator filters to restrict the object types

displayed for a session
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[MXLXLIGLEVEGXIVW%&'
To define filter properties

1
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-RXLI*MPXIV4VSTIVXMIWHMEPSK]SYGERWIPIGXERI\MWXMRKJMPXIVREQISV
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8SETTP]EREQIQEWOXSXLIWIPIGXIHWGLIQEWERHSFNIGXWGPMGOXLI
3FNIGX*MPXIVWXEFERHX]TIXLIREQIQEWOMRXLI*MPXIVFS\
-J]SY[ERXXSETTP]XLIQEWOXSEPPWGLIQEWERHQEWOWGPMGO%WWMKR
+PSFEPP]
;LIRJMRMWLIHGPMGO3/XSVIJVIWLXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[[MXLXLI
RI[SVQSHMJMIHJMPXIVETTPMIH
To display the shortcut menu for a selected object

6MKLXGPMGOXLISFNIGX
To perform an action on a database object in the DB Navigator

7IPIGXXLIRSHIERHGPMGOEXSSPFEVFYXXSRSVVMKLXGPMGOXSMRZSOIXLI
WLSVXGYXQIRYERHXLIRGLSSWIEGSQQERH
To view or hide details about the selected DB Navigator node

'PMGO
XLI7LS[,MHI(IXEMPWFYXXSRSRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
XSSPFEV
3V
6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[ERHGLSSWI:MI[7LS[,MHI(IXEMPW
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To create a database object from the DB Navigator

7IPIGXXLISFNIGXERHGPMGOXLI'VIEXI(&3FNIGXFYXXSRSRXLI3FNIGX
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3V
6MKLXGPMGOXLISFNIGXERHGLSSWI'VIEXI
To edit a database object from the DB Navigator

(VEKXLISFNIGXREQIMRXSERIHMXSV[MRHS[
3V
(SYFPIGPMGOXLISFNIGX
3V
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXERHGPMGOXLI3TIRFYXXSRSRXLI3FNIGXXSSPFEV
To drop a database object from the DB Navigator

7IPIGXXLISFNIGXERHGPMGOXLI(VSTFYXXSRSRXLI3FNIGXXSSPFEV
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To rename a database object from the DB Navigator

7IPIGXXLISFNIGXERHGPMGOXLI6IREQIFYXXSR
To compile an object from the DB Navigator

In the DB Navigator
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXERHGPMGOXLI'SQTMPIFYXXSR
6MKLXGPMGOXLISFNIGXERHGLSSWIE'SQTMPISTXMSRJVSQXLIWLSVXGYX
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Browsing or editing table data from the DB Navigator

;LIREXEFPIMWWIPIGXIHMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[]SYGERIEWMP]FVS[WI
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1
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To build a query from a selected table

1
2
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*VSQXLI3FNIGXQIRYGLSSWI&VS[WI(EXE
SV
3RXLI3FNIGXXSSPFEVGPMGO
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To extract DDL in the DB Navigator and display it in the SQL

Editor
1
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXWERHGPMGOXLI)\XVEGX((0FYXXSR
-RXLI4VSTIVXMIWHMEPSKWIPIGXXLI)\XVEGX((0STXMSRWERHGPMGO3/
To invoke the DESCRIBE command for an object in the DB

Navigator
8LI3VEGPI()7'6-&)GSQQERHVITSVXWXLIEXXVMFYXIWQIXLSHWERH
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-XSTIRWEHIWGVMFI[MRHS[JSVEWMRKPISFNIGXERH[MPPRSXYTHEXI
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To enable the AutoDescribe feature

1
2
3
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8SZMI[ERSFNIGX
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1
2

3
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[MRHS[
To view or edit database object definition in the DB Navigator

(SYFPIGPMGOXLIXI\XTSVXMSRSJXLIRSHI
To execute a stored program from the DB Navigator

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XSSPFEV
DB Navigator drag-and-drop tips

To drag database object names from the DB navigator into an
editor
'PMGOXLIXI\XTSVXMSRSJXLIHEXEFEWISFNIGXRSHIERHHVEKMXMRXSER
IHMXSV[MRHS[
To add a code location shortcut to a workspace

(VEKXLIWIPIGXMSRJVSQXLIVIWYPXPMWXMRXLI7IEVGL7SYVGI'SHI[MRHS[
XSXLI;SVOWTEGI
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To add an external file to the current workspace

(VEKXLIJMPIJVSQXLI;MRHS[W)\TPSVIVXSXLI;SVOWTEGI
To add an object to a workspace

*VSQXLI(&2EZMKEXSVHVEKXLISFNIGXXSXLI;SVOWTEGI
To add an object to the Query Builder work area

(VEKXLIXEFPISVZMI[JVSQXLI(&2EZMKEXSVSV;SVOWTEGIXSXLI5YIV]
&YMPHIV
To copy an object from one schema to another

3TIREWIGSRH(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[ERHHVEKXLISFNIGXJVSQXLIWSYVGI
[MRHS[XSXLIXEVKIX[MRHS[8LIRI\IGYXIXLI((0HMWTPE]IHMRXLI
IHMXMRK[MRHS[
To open an external file in SQL Editor

(VEKXLIJMPIJVSQXLI;MRHS[W)\TPSVIVXSXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[
To open an object in an editor

*VSQXLI(&2EZMKEXSVHVEKXLISFNIGXMRXSXLIQEMR7502EZMKEXSV
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Working with SQL statements and
scripts
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Fast query building with the Query Builder
Executing SQL and working with results
The Spool window
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Writing and editing SQL code

The SQL Editor
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The SQL window

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SQL Editor toolbar commands

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SQL Editor shortcut menu commands

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SQL Window
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Description
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To clear the Output window

6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[ERHGLSSWI'PIEV
To print the contents of the Output window

6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[ERHGLSSWI4VMRX
Editing SQL code

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JIEXYVIWEWTVSKVEQQEFPIWLSVXGYXOI]WGSPSVW]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRKERH
FSSOQEVOW
=SYGEREGGIWWWXERHEVHIHMXMRKJYRGXMSRW*MRH*MRH2I\X6ITPEGI'YX
'ST]4EWXI9RHS6IHSIXGJVSQXLI)HMXERH7IEVGLQIRYWJVSQXLI
OI]FSEVHERHJVSQXLI)HMXXSSPFEV
8LI)HMXXSSPFEVMWJYPP]GYWXSQMÊFPIWSXLIFYXXSRWXLEXETTIEVSRXLI
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8LI750)HMXSVEPPS[W]SYXSVYREGSQTPIXIWGVMTXMRGSRXMRYSYWSVWMRKPI
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6YRERH7MRKPI7XIT
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7OMTJSV[EVHSVFEGO[EVHF]SRI750WXEXIQIRX
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The Edit toolbar is dockable, so you can place it
where it is most convenient. To see a hint
describing the function of any button on the
toolbar, position the mouse pointer over it.
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=SYGERUYMGOP]MRWIVXGSPYQRREQIWJSVEHEXEFEWISFNIGXMRXS]SYV750
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To insert a column name
4PEGIXLIGYVWSVMRXLIIHMXSV[MRHS[[LIVI]SY[ERXXLIGSPYQRREQIW
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The Edit menu
The Edit toolbar
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Inserting code from another file

=SYGERMRWIVXWSYVGIGSHIJVSQERSXLIVJMPIMRXSXLIGYVVIRXXI\XIHMXMRK
WIWWMSR
To insert selected source code from another file

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7IPIGXERHGST]XLIHIWMVIHGSHI8SWIPIGXXLIIRXMVIJMPIYWIXLI7IPIGX%PP
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7[MXGLXSXLIGYVVIRXIHMXMRK[MRHS[ERHXLIRTEWXIXLIGSTMIHEXXLI
HIWXMREXMSRPSGEXMSR
To insert the entire text from another file from another file
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3TIRXLIHIWXMREXMSRJMPIMRXLI750)HMXSV
*VSQXLI)HMXQIRYGLSSWI-RWIVXERHXLIRGLSSWI*MPI
8LIJMPI]SYWIPIGX[MPPFIMRWIVXIHEXXLIGYVVIRXTSWMXMSRMRXLIIHMXSV
Inserting ready-made code via shortcut keys

8LMWZIVWMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSVTVSZMHIWEWIXSJGSHIXIQTPEXIWXLEXGSRXEMR
VIEH]QEHIGSHIWIKQIRXW=SYGERUYMGOP]MRWIVXXLIWIGSHIWIKQIRXWMRXS
ER]EGXMZIIHMXSV[MRHS[8LIWIKQIRXWLEZIWLSVXGYXOI]WEWWMKRIHXSXLIQ
8LIQE\MQYQRYQFIVSJXIQTPEXIW]SYGERLEZIMR7502EZMKEXSVMRGPYHMRK
XLITVIJSVQEXXIHXIQTPEXIWMW
To insert code from a template

1
4PEGIXLIGYVWSV[LIVI]SY[ERXXSMRWIVXXLIGSHIWIKQIRX
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XLIXIQTPEXIREQIJVSQXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXERHTVIWW)RXIV
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Code templates and their assigned shortcuts

8LIWXERHEVHGSHIVSYXMRIWJSV[LMGLXIQTPEXIWLEZIFIIRTVSZMHIHEVIPMWXIH
FIPS[8LIWIXIQTPEXIWVIWMHIEWJMPIWMRXLI8IQTPEXIWHMVIGXSV]SRXLIHVMZI
[LIVI]SYLEZIMRWXEPPIH7502EZMKEXSV8LIHIJEYPXTEXLJSVMRWXEPPEXMSRMW
'@4VSKVEQ*MPIW@5YIWX7SJX[EVI@7502EZMKEXSV@8IQTPEXIW
Code Description
Shortcut Key
&EWMG0SST7XEXIQIRX
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SQL*Plus command support

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750WXEXIQIRXMWI\IGYXIHXLIIHMXSVLMKLPMKLXWXLIIVVSVMRXLI750
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Automatic indentation
;LIR]SYMRWIVXQYPXMPMRIXI\XMRXSXLIIHMXSVMXMWTPEGIHEXXLIWEQI
MRHIRXEXMSRPIZIPEWXLIGYVVIRXGYVWSVTSWMXMSR
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[MXLSYXPSWMRK]SYVGYVVIRXIHMXMRKPSGEXMSR=SYGERWIXYTXSXIRFSSOQEVOW
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To set a bookmark using a shortcut menu

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6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI[MRHS[GSRXEMRMRKXLIWSYVGIGSHIERHGLSSWI
*VSQXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXWIPIGXEFSSOQEVORYQFIVJVSQXS
To set a bookmark using a keyboard shortcut

4VIWW'XVP7LMJX QEVOIVFSSOQEVORYQFIV"*SVI\EQTPIXSWIXQEVOIV
FSSOQEVORYQFIVTVIWW'XVP7LMJX
To list bookmarks
*VSQXLI)HMXQIRYWIPIGX0MWX&SSOQEVOW
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To go to a bookmark using a shortcut menu

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6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI[MRHS[GSRXEMRMRKXLIWSYVGIGSHI
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To go to a bookmark using a keyboard shortcut

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Previewing an objects source code

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To preview the source

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Formatting source code

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*SVQEXXIV4PYWWYTTPMIH[MXL7502EZMKEXSV]SYRIIHMXXSFIIREFPIHMR]SYV
PMGIRWIOI]
*SVQEXXIV4PYWTIVJSVQWJSVQEXXMRKSJXLIWIPIGXIHXI\XMJER]SVXLIIRXMVI
WSYVGIGYVVIRXP]MRXLIIHMXSVMREGGSVHERGI[MXL*SVQEXXIV4PYWWIXXMRKW-J
ER]W]RXE\IVVSVWEVIHIXIGXIHXLIXI\XWXE]WYRGLERKIHERHXLIIVVSVWEVI
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To format source code

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IRXMVIWSYVGIGYVVIRXP]MRXLIIHMXSVMXMWRSXRIGIWWEV]XSWIPIGXXI\X
*VSQXLI8SSPWQIRYGLSSWI*SVQEXXIV8SSPWERHXLIRGLSSWI*SVQEX
8I\X
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Dragging names of database objects into code

=SYGERHVEKHEXEFEWISFNIGXREQIWMRXS]SYVIHMXMRK[MRHS[JVSQXLI(&
2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[ERHXLI;SVOWTEGI[MRHS[
To drag-and-drop names of database objects

-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[SVXLI;SVOWTEGI[MRHS[GPMGOXLISFNIGX
]SY[ERXXSVIJIVIRGIMR]SYVGSHIERHHVEKMXMRXSXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[
Using substitution variables for flexible SQL statements

*PI\MFPI750WXEXIQIRXWEVIETS[IVJYP[E]XSMQTVSZITVSHYGXMZMX]
750)HMXSVPIXW]SYYWIWYFWXMXYXMSRZEVMEFPIWMR750WXEXIQIRXWWMQMPEVXS
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Toggle on the Scan Defines feature when
using variables or text that contain the
characters &, &&, or = :[bind variable].
Otherwise, the statement containing the
variables will generate an error.
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Specifying substitution variables with the & symbol

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SELECT *
FROM EMP
WHERE EMPNUM = &EMPNUM;
;LIR]SYI\IGYXIXLIWXEXIQIRXEFSZIXLI750)HMXSVTVSQTXW]SYXSIRXIV
XLIZEPYIJSVXLIIQTPS]IIREQIEXVYRXMQI8LMWEPPS[W]SYXSGVIEXIKIRIVMG
750WXEXIQIRXWXLEXGERFIVIYWIH
7YFWXMXYXMSRZEVMEFPIWTIVQMXIZIRKVIEXIVJPI\MFMPMX][LIR]SY[VMXIER750
WXEXIQIRXFIGEYWI]SYGERYWIXLIQMRER]TEVXSJXLI750WXEXIQIRX*SV
I\EQTPI
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SELECT &COL1, &COL2

FROM &TAB;
8LMWWXEXIQIRXTVSQTXW]SYXSIRXIVXLIGSPYQRREQIWEW[IPPEWXLIXEFPI
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CREATE USER &&UNAME IDENTIFIED BY &PASS;
GRANT ALL ON EMP TO &&UNAME;
8LIYWISJXLIHSYFPIEQTIVWERHMWHIWGVMFIHMRXLITEVEKVETLWXLEXJSPPS[
Specifying substitution variables with the && symbol

=SYGERYWIXLIHSYFPIEQTIVWERHXLIWEQI[E]EWXLIWMRKPIEQTIVWERH
HIWGVMFIHEFSZI[MXLXLIJSPPS[MRKHMJJIVIRGIW
;LIRIZIV7502EZMKEXSVIRGSYRXIVWXLIJMVWX&&ZEVMEFPI7502EZMKEXSV
PSSOWYTXLIZEVMEFPIXSHIXIVQMRI[LIXLIVMXLEWEPVIEH]FIIRHIJMRIHMRIMXLIV
EDEFINEWXEXIQIRXSVMRETVIZMSYW&&ZEVMEFPI
-JXLIZEVMEFPIMWHIJMRIH750)HMXSVWYFWXMXYXIWXLIZEPYIMRXLI750
WXEXIQIRX
-JXLIZEVMEFPIMWYRHIJMRIH750)HMXSVTVSQTXW]SYXSIRXIVXLIZEPYISJ
XLIZEVMEFPIHIJMRIWXLIZEVMEFPIJSVJYXYVIPSSOYTWERHWYFWXMXYXIWXLI
ZEPYIMRXLI750WXEXIQIRX
3RGIE&&ZEVMEFPIMWHIJMRIH]SYEVIRSPSRKIVTVSQTXIHXSIRXIVMXWZEPYIMR
XLIWEQIWIWWMSRYRXMP]SYUNDEFINEXLIZEVMEFPI
Defining and undefining numeric and character variables

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:EVMEFPIWJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
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ZEPYIWXLVSYKLWYFWIUYIRXWIWWMSRW
To define numeric and character variables

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%GLEVEGXIVZEVGLEVWYFWXMXYXMSRZEVMEFPIHIJMRMXMSRYWIWWMRKPIUYSXIW
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DEFINE EMP_NAME=SCOTT
%RI\EQTPISJERYQIVMGWYFWXMXYXMSRZEVMEFPIHIJMRMXMSRMW
DEFINE EMP_NUM=4467
To undefine numeric and character variables

9WIXLIUNDEFINEWXEXIQIRXMRXLI750)HMXSVXSYRHIJMRIETVIZMSYWP]
HIJMRIHWYFWXMXYXMSRZEVMEFPI*SVI\EQTPI
UNDEFINE EMP_NAME
Using Bind variables

%FMRHZEVMEFPIMWEZEVMEFPIMRE750WXEXIQIRXXLEXQYWXFIVITPEGIH[MXLE
ZEPMHZEPYISVEHHVIWWSJEZEPYIMRSVHIVJSVXLIWXEXIQIRXXSWYGGIWWJYPP]
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&MRHZEVMEFPIWIREFPI]SYXSYWI40750MRE750 4PYWWGVMTX8LI]TVSZMHIE
QIGLERMWQJSVVIXYVRMRKHEXEJVSQE40750FPSGOWSXLEXMXGERFIYWIHMR
WYFWIUYIRXUYIVMIW
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YWIXLIQMR750 4PYW
,IVIMWERI\EQTPISJLS[XSHIGPEVIEFMRHZEVMEFPI
VARIABLE s_table_name varchar2(30)
8SVIJIVIRGIEFMRHZEVMEFPIMRE40750FPSGOTVIJEGIMX[MXLEGSPSR
BEGIN
:s_table_name := EMPLOYEE;
END;
/
Debugging a variable in the SQL Editor

-RXLI750)HMXSV]SYGERYWIXLI(IFYK:EVMEFPIJYRGXMSRXSUYMGOP]GVIEXIE
(&17C398498498C0-2)WXEXIQIRXJSVXLIWIPIGXIHZEVMEFPIMRXLIIHMXSV
To generate a debug statement

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2
4PEGIXLIGYVWSVSRXLIZEVMEFPIERHTVIWW*
8LIHIFYKWXEXIQIRXMWXLIRKIRIVEXIHERHGSTMIHXSXLIGPMTFSEVH
8STPEGIXLIWXEXIQIRXMR]SYVGSHIQSZIXLIGYVWSVXSXLIHIWMVIH
TSWMXMSRERHXLIRGLSSWI4EWXISVX]TI'XVP:
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Integrated impact analysis and quality assurance

7502EZMKEXSVGERFIMRXIKVEXIH[MXL750-QTEGXXSTVSZMHIMQTEGXEREP]WMW
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[MPPEJJIGXHEXEFEWISFNIGXWERHZMGIZIVWE
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TVSFPIQWXLEXEVISJXIRHMJJMGYPXXSMHIRXMJ]I\GITXF]XIWXMRKERHIZIR
TVSFPIQWXLEXQMKLXRSXFIJSYRH[MXLXIWXMRK750-QTEGXIEWMP]MHIRXMJMIW
MRIJJIGXMZISVMREGGYVEXIGSHIERHVIZIEPW750YWEKITVSFPIQWWYGLEW
VIJIVIRGIWXSRSRI\MWXIRXSFNIGXWERHMQTVSTIVNSMRMRK8LMWEPPS[W]SYXS
WTIRHPIWWXMQIWIEVGLMRKJSVIVVSVWERHQSVIXMQIGSVVIGXMRKXLIQ
Entering multiple SQL statements

=SYGERIRXIVQYPXMTPI750WXEXIQIRXWMRXLI750IHMXMRK[MRHS[)EGL750
WXEXIQIRXQYWXIRH[MXLIMXLIV
EWIQMGSPSR
EFPEROPMRISV
SRXLIRI\XPMRI
8LI750)HMXSVHSIWRSXI\IGYXIRIWXIH750WGVMTXW0MRIWFIKMRRMRK[MXLXLI
$GSQQERHSJ750 4PYWEVIMKRSVIH
To insert a saved text file into the SQL Editor
3TIRXLI750)HMXSVERHTPEGIXLIGYVWSV[LIVI]SY[ERXXLIWEZIHXI\X
JMPIXSFIMRWIVXIH
*VSQXLI)HMXQIRYGLSSWI-RWIVXERHXLIR*MPI
4SMRXXSXLIJMPI]SY[ERXXSMRWIVXERHXLIRGPMGO3/
Entering PL/SQL blocks

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PMRIWERHWIQMGSPSRW
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BEGIN
Test_procedure;
END;
Copying selected text

=SYGERGST]XSERHTEWXIJVSQXLIGPMTFSEVHYWMRKXLIWXERHEVH;MRHS[W
OI]FSEVHWLSVXGYXW
To copy to the clipboard

'PMGOXLI'ST]FYXXSRSRXLI)HMXSV8SSPFEV
3V
4VIWW'XVP'
To paste from the clipboard

'PMGOXLI4EWXIFYXXSRSRXLI)HMX8SSPFEV
3V
4VIWW'XVP:
Creating a DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE statement

=SYGERUYMGOP]GVIEXIE(&17C398498498C0-2)WXEXIQIRXJSVXLI
WIPIGXIHZEVMEFPIMRXLIIHMXSV
To create a DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE statement for a variable

'PMGOXLI(&17C398498498C0-2)FYXXSR
3V
4VIWW'XVP(
3V
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TSWMXMSRERHWIPIGX4EWXISVX]TI'XVP:
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Jumping to a specified line

To go to a line number
'PMGOXLI+SXS0MRIFYXXSRMRXLI)HMXQIRY
3V
4VIWW%PX+
Indenting and unindenting

To increase or decrease the indent of selected text
'PMGOXLI-RHIRX9RMRHIRXFYXXSRMRXLI)HMXQIRY
3V
4VIWW'XVP-MRHIRXSV'XVP9YRMRHIRX
Inserting a CRUD matrix

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'PMGOXLI'69(1EXVM\FYXXSR
3V
'LSSWI)HMX -RWIVX '69(1EXVM\JVSQXLIQEMRQIRY
Inserting ready-made code from templates

To insert prepared code into the editor
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4
4PEGIXLIGYVWSVMRXLIIHMXSV[MRHS[[LIVI]SY[ERXXLIGSHIXSFI
MRWIVXIH
4VIWW'XVPJ8LIXIQTPEXIREQIWHMWTPE]MREHVSTHS[RPMWX
7IPIGXXLIREQISJXLIXIQTPEXI]SY[ERXXSMRWIVXJVSQXLIHVSTHS[R
PMWX
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Recalling previously executed SQL

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MRXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSRYTXSXIR=SYGERWTIGMJ]XLIFILEZMSVSJXLMWJIEXYVI
MRXLI750)HMXSVTVIJIVIRGIWWIXXMRKJSV4VIZMSYW7500MQMX
To recall previously executed SQL

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2
-RXLI750)HMXSVXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI
7XEXIQIRX6IGEPPFYXXSR
-RXLI7507XEXIQIRX6IGEPP[MRHS[WIPIGXXLIWXEXIQIRX]SY[ERXXS
VIGEPP=SYGERTVIWW'XVPYTEVVS[XSQSZIFEGOMRXLIWIUYIRGIERH
'XVPHS[REVVS[XSQSZIJSV[EVH
4MRXLIPS[IVTEVXSJXLI[MRHS[GPMGOEFYXXSRXSWIPIGXXLIIHMXMRKVIWYPX
]SY[ERX
)HMXSV6ITPEGIXSVITPEGIXLIGYVVIRXGSRXIRXWSJXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[
)HMXSV%TTIRHXSEHHXLIVIGEPPIHWXEXIQIRXXSXLIGYVVIRXGSRXIRXW
'ST]XS'PMTFSEVHMJ]SY[ERXXSGST]ERHTEWXIXLIWXEXQIRXMRXS
ERSXLIVPSGEXMSR
6IQSZIXSHVSTXLIWXEXIQIRXJVSQXLI7507XEXIQIRX6IGEPPPMWX
Using bookmarks
=SYGERYWIFSSOQEVOWXSQEVOPSGEXMSRWMR]SYVGSHI
To set a bookmark
4VIWW'XVP7LMJX FSSOQEVORYQFIV"
3V
6MKLXGPMGOXSMRZSOIXLIWLSVXGYXQIRYERHWIPIGX8SKKPIFSSOQEVOW
FSSOQEVORYQFIV"
To go to a bookmark
4VIWW'XVP FSSOQEVORYQFIV"
3V
6MKLXGPMGOXSMRZSOIXLIWLSVXGYXQIRYERHWIPIGX+SXSFSSOQEVOW
FSSOQEVORYQFIV"
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Undo or Redo your editing operations

To undo or redo an editing operation
'PMGOXLI9RHSSV6IHSFYXXSR
3V
4VIWW'XVP>9RHSSV'XVP=6IHS
Tuning with the Explain Plan tool

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]SY
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SVKERMÎ]SYVWEZIHTPERWF]ZEVMSYWGVMXIVMEWYGLEWX]TIJSVI\EQTPI
SRPMRI750WXEXIQIRXWFEXGL750WXEXIQIRXWERHWSSRQSHYPISV
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4PERFYXMXHSIWLEZIEXSSPFEVFYXXSRJSVQERYEPPEYRGLSJXLI%REP]Î8SSP
Analyzing queries with Explain Plan

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TPERXLIWIUYIRGISJHEXEFEWISTIVEXMSRWGLSWIRF]XLI3VEGPISTXMQMÎV
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The Explain Plan tool can be used to analyze the
execution of single SQL statements only.
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]SYV750WXEXIQIRXERHLS[MXGERFIMQTVSZIH
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3VEGPII\IGYXMSRTPERERHXSZMI[SVTVMRXWXSVIHI\IGYXMSRTPERWTVIZMSYWP]
KIRIVEXIH
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To change default preferences for the Explain Plan tool

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2
*VSQXLI:MI[QIRYGLSSWI4VIJIVIRGIW")\TPEMR4PER
7IXXLIHIJEYPXS[RIVERHREQIJSVXLIXEFPI]SY[ERXXSYWIXSWXSVI
I\IGYXMSRTPERW
To execute an Explain Plan for a SQL Statement

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3
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7IPIGXF]LMKLPMKLXMRKSRISVQSVIWXEXIQIRXWXSFIEREP]ÎH
%PXIVREXMZIP]MJ]SYWIPIGXRSRIEPPWXEXIQIRXWMRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[[MPP
FIEREP]ÎH
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8EFPIWERH-RHI\IW2EZMKEXSVJMPXIVXSHVEKERHHVSTXLIXEFPIERHMRHI\
REQI=SYGERYWIER]2EZMKEXSVJMPXIVXSTIVJSVQXLIHVEKERHHVST
STIVEXMSR
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XLIGYVVIRXTPERXEFPI
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-J]SY[ERXXSLEZIEGSQQIRXEFSYXXLIKIRIVEXIHTPERHMWTPE]MRXLI
+IRIVEXIH4PER&VS[WIVIRXIVMXMRXLI'SQQIRXJMIPH
=SYGERIRXIVXLI4PER8EFPI3[RIVSVYWIXLIHIJEYPXPMWXIH
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W+IRIVEXI4PER
[MRHS[
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Viewing the Explain Plan tree

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[MRHS[=SYGERGPMGOSRRSHIWXSI\TERHERHGSPPETWIXLIQ
Printing the Explain Plan tree

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XSSPFEVXSSYXTYX)\TPEMR4PERXVIIHEXEXSXLITVMRXIV8LIJSPPS[MRKHEXEMW
TVMRXIH
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7XEXIQIRX-(8]TI'SWXERH8MQIWXEQT
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8STVIZMI[]SYVSYXTYXYWIXLI4VMRXTVIZMI[GSQQERHJVSQXLI*MPIQIRY
When an Explain Plan tree printout exceeds one
page, the headings (such as the SQL Text and
statement ID lines) are not repeated. This makes it
easy for you to tile multiple pages together to
display the explain plan tree as a single diagram
Viewing an Operation Description

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XLI)\TPEMR4PER
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(IWGVMTXMSR8LIWIXXMRK]SYWIPIGX[MPPFIWXSVIHMRXLIVIKMWXV]ERHVIMRWXEXIH
IEGLXMQI]SYEGXMZEXIXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[;LIR]SYGPSWIXLI)\TPEMR
4PER[MRHS[XLI3TIVEXMSR(IWGVMTXMSRJSVQMWEPWSGPSWIH
To view the Operation Description

-RXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[WIPIGXXLI7LS[(IWGVMTXMSRGLIGOFS\ERH
XLIRWIPIGXERSHIMRXLI)\TPEMRTPERXVII
Browsing saved plans

=SYGERFVS[WIWEZIHI\IGYXMSRTPERW
To use the saved plans browser

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3
-RXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[GPMGOXLI&VS[WI7EZIH4PERWXEF
)RXIVXLITPERXEFPIREQIERHS[RIV
'PMGOXLI0SEH4PERWFYXXSRXSPSEHTPERWWEZIHMRXLITPERXEFPI
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5
9WIXLIWGVSPPFEVWXSPSGEXIEWEZIHTPER
'PMGOXLIWEZIHTPERXSHMWTPE]MXMRXLITPER[MRHS[
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Tuning a SQL script

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]SY[MPPWSQIXMQIWJMRHXLEXXLIWGVMTXI\IGYXIWQSVIWPS[P]XLERI\TIGXIH-X
QE]FIXLEXSRISVQSVIWXEXIQIRXWMRXLIWGVMTXEVIMRIJJMGMIRXERHGERFI
MQTVSZIH
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TVSHYGXXSEREP]Î]SYV750WGVMTXWJSVMRIJJMGMIRGMIW
'PMGOLIVIJSVMRJSVQEXMSREFSYXEREP]^MRKUYIVMIW[MXL)\TPEMR4PER
Xpert Tuning
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GSRXEMRMRKXLI750)HMXSV
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EREP]ÎERHXYRIXLII\IGYXMSRSJ750WGVMTXW
Xpert Tuning can be used to analyze the
execution of SQL scripts containing more than
one statement.
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YRHIVP]MRKHEXEFEWIIRZMVSRQIRXERHXLIRVIGSQQIRHWWIZIVEPSTXMSRWXS
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GSVVIWTSRHMRKGLERKI
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4 *VSQXLI8SSPWQIRYWIPIGX<TIVX8YRMRK
*SVQSVIHIXEMPWWIIXLISRPMRILIPTWYTTPMIH[MXLXLI<TIVX8YRMRKTVSHYGX
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To set editor preferences

1
2
'PMGO'SHI)HMXSVWERHXLIRGLSSWI750)HMXSV
7IPIGXSVGPIEVTVIJIVIRGIW
Working with code templates and shortcuts

=SYGERYWIXLI'SHI7LSVXGYXWERH8IQTPEXIWHMEPSKXSGVIEXI]SYVS[RGSHI
XIQTPEXIWIHMXSVHIPIXII\MWXMRKSRIWSVGLERKIXLIWLSVXGYXOI]HIJMRMXMSRW
EXXEGLIHXSEXIQTPEXI
To open the Code Shortcuts and Templates dialog

*VSQXLI:MI[QIRYWIPIGX
4VIJIVIRGIW 'SHI)HMXSVW 40750 8IQTPEXIW )HMX'SHI7LSVXGYXW
To insert code from a template

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4PEGIXLIGYVWSV[LIVI]SY[ERXXSMRWIVXXLIGSHIWIKQIRX
-J]SYORS[XLIOI]FSEVHWLSVXGYXEWWMKRIHXSXLIGSHIWIKQIRX]SY
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-J]SYORS[XLIREQISJXLIGSHIWIKQIRX]SY[ERXSVTEVXSJXLI
REQIXLIRX]TIXLIJYPPSVTEVXMEPREQIERHTVIWW'XVPJXSIMXLIV
MRWIVXXLIQEXGLMRKGSHIWIKQIRXSVGLSSWIJVSQEPMWXSJQEXGLIW
8SHMWTPE]EJYPPPMWXSJEZEMPEFPIXIQTPEXIWTVIWW'XVPJERHXLIRWIPIGX
XLIXIQTPEXIREQIJVSQXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXERHTVIWW)RXIV
To create a new template

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3
-RXLI'SHI7LSVXGYXWERH8IQTPEXIWHMEPSKGPMGO%HH
-RXLI2I[8IQTPEXIHMEPSKX]TIEREQIJSVXLIRI[XIQTPEXIERHGPMGO
3/%XIQTPEXIREQIQYWXFIEWMRKPI[SVH[MXLRSWTEGIW
-RXLI'SHIGSPYQRSJXLIRI[VS[X]TIXLI750GSHIJSVXLIXIQTPEXI
-RXLI(IWGVMTXMSRGSPYQRSJXLIRI[VS[]SYGERX]TIEWLSVX
HIWGVMTXMSR
-RXLI7LSVXGYXOI]GSPYQRSJXLIRI[VS[]SYGERWIPIGXEWLSVXGYXOI]
GSQFMREXMSRJVSQXLSWIWXMPPPMWXIHEWEZEMPEFPI
-J]SY[ERXXSLEZIRSWLSVXGYXOI]WIPIGX2SRI
'PMGO3/
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To edit an existing template

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3
3RXLI'SHI7LSVXGYXWERH8IQTPEXIWHMEPSKWIPIGXEXIQTPEXIJVSQXLI
8IQTPEXIWTERI
1SHMJ]XLI750GSHIMRXLI'SHITERIEWVIUYMVIH
'PMGO3/
You cannot change a template name. Instead, you
can delete an existing template and create
another like it with a different name.
To delete a template
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3
3RXLI'SHI7LSVXGYXWERH8IQTPEXIWHMEPSKWIPIGXEXIQTPEXIJVSQXLI
8IQTPEXIWTERI
'PMGO(IPIXI
3RXLI'SRJMVQEXMSRQIWWEKIGPMGO=IW
You cannot delete all the templates. There must
be at least one template remaining in the Code
Templates and Shortcuts dialog.
Customizing SQL Editor toolbars

=SYGERGYWXSQMÎFSXLXLIGSRXIRXWERHETTIEVERGISJXLI750)HMXSV
XSSPFEVW=SYGER
,MHISVWLS[XSSPFEVW
%HHERHVIQSZIXSSPFEVFYXXSRW
'YWXSQMÎXSSPFEVFYXXSRETTIEVERGI
Hiding or showing toolbars

=SYGERLMHISVWLS[EXSSPFEVMRX[S[E]W
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XSSPFEVJSVHMWTPE]SVGPIEVEWIPIGXMSR
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XSSPFEVWJVSQXLI'YWXSQMÎSTXMSR
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To quick-select toolbars
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6MKLXGPMGOMRXLIXSSPFEVEVIESJXLI750)HMXSV
'PMGOSREGLIGOFS\XSWIPIGXSVHIWIPIGXMX8LIGSVVIWTSRHMRKXSSPFEV
ETTIEVWSRSVHMWETTIEVWJVSQXLIXSSPFEVEVIE
To customize toolbars
1
2
3
4
'PMGOXLI1SVI&YXXSRWFYXXSRSREHSGOIHXSSPFEVSVXLIGSVVIWTSRHMRK
HS[REVVS[SREJPSEXMRKXSSPFEV
'PMGO%HHSV6IQSZI&YXXSRWERHXLIRGLSSWIXLI'YWXSQMÎSTXMSR
'PMGOXLI8SSPFEVWXEFERHXLIRWIPIGXEGLIGOFS\XSLMHISVWLS[XLI
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Adding and removing toolbar buttons

=SYGEREHHSVVIQSZIXSSPFEVFYXXSRWMRX[S[E]W
F]LMHMRKSVWLS[MRKXLIFYXXSRWGYVVIRXP]EWWMKRIHXSEXSSPFEV
F]EWWMKRMRKFYXXSRWXSSVVIQSZMRKXLIQJVSQXLIXSSPFEV
To hide or show a button

1
2
3
'PMGO%HHSV6IQSZI&YXXSRWERHXLIRGPMGOSREGLIGOFS\XSLMHISV
WLS[XLIGSVVIWTSRHMRKFYXXSR
'PMGOSYXWMHIXLIQIRYXSVIXYVRXSXLI750)HMXSV
To assign a button
2
3
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4
5
*VSQXLI'SQQERHWPMWXHVEKEFYXXSRSRXSXLIHIWMVIHXSSPFEV
'PMGO'PSWIXSVIXYVRXSXLI750)HMXSV
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To remove a button
2
3
(VEKXLIYR[ERXIHFYXXSRSJJMXWXSSPFEV
'PMGO'PSWIXSVIXYVRXSXLI750)HMXSV
Customizing toolbar button appearance

=SYGERYWIXLI1SVI&YXXSRWQIRYXSGLERKIXLI[E]MR[LMGLFYXXSRW
ETTIEVSRXLIXSSPFEV
To customize button appearance

1
2
3
4
-KRSVMRKXLI'YWXSQMÎHMEPSKQSZIXLIQSYWITSMRXIVSZIVEFYXXSRMR
SRISJXLIlPMZIzXSSPFEVWERHVMKLXGPMGO
'LSSWIERSTXMSRJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY=SYGERGLSSWIXSVIWIXXLI
XSSPFEVHIPIXISVVIREQIXLIWIPIGXIHFYXXSRGLERKIMXWETTIEVERGISV
EHHEWITEVEXSV
'PMGO'PSWIMRXLI'YWXSQMÎHMEPSKXSVIXYVRXSXLI750)HMXSV
Fast query building with the Query Builder

8SIEWMP]GVIEXIXLIJVEQI[SVOJSV7)0)'8-27)6894(%8)ERH()0)8)
750WXEXIQIRXWYWIXLI5YIV]&YMPHIV
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=SYGERYWIXLI5YIV]&YMPHIVXSGVIEXIXLIJVEQI[SVOSJSELECTUPDATE
INSERTERHDELETEWXEXIQIRXWMR]SYVGSHI8LI5YIV]&YMPHIV[MPPWEZI
]SYXMQIMRFYMPHMRK750WXEXIQIRXWF]PIXXMRK]SYWIPIGXGSPYQRREQIWJVSQ
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5YIV]&YMPHIVMWEP[E]WEZEMPEFPIJVSQXLI8SSPWQIRYERHXLI*YRGXMSRW
XSSPFEV
8LI5YIV]&YMPHIVFYXXSRMGSR
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=SYGEREPWSYWIXLI5YIV]&YMPHIVXSUYMGOP]FYMPHEREHLSGUYIV]MJ]SY
RIIHXSI\EQMRIXLIHEXEMREXEFPI
The Query Builder window

REQIW
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Quickly build complex SQL statements

;MXL7502EZMKEXSV
W5YIV]&YMPHIV]SYGERUYMGOP]FYMPHGSQTPI\750
WXEXIQIRXWF]HVEKKMRKXEFPIWJVSQEPMWXMRXSE[SVOEVIEGLIGOMRKVIUYMVIH
JMIPHWERHPMROMRKXLIQYWMRKEHVEKERHHVSTXIGLRMUYI
Sort and group

5YIV]JIEXYVIWEPWSMRGPYHIWSVXMRKERHKVSYTMRKEWIPIGXMSRGVMXIVMEFYMPHIV
ERHQSVI
Save and re-use queries

5YIVMIWGERFIWEZIHXSHMWOJSVPEXIVVIYWI
Execute and Roll-back

=SYGERSTIRE8IWX[MRHS[XSI\IGYXI750XLIREYXSQEXMGEPP]VSPPFEGOER]
GLERKIWYTHEXIWHIPIXIWSVMRWIVXW'PSWMRKXLI8IWX[MRHS[VIPEYRGLIW
5YIV]&YMPHIV
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Query Builder quick reference

8LI5YIV]&YMPHIVTVSZMHIWERIEW][E]XSFYMPHERHXIWXEUYIV]=SYGER
EPWSYWIXLI5YIV]&YMPHIVXSUYMGOP]FYMPHEREHLSGUYIV]MJ]SYRIIHXS
I\EQMRIXLIHEXEMREXEFPI
5YIV]&YMPHIVMWEP[E]WEZEMPEFPIJVSQXLI8SSPWQIRYERHJVSQXLI
*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEV
To get started with the Query Builder
6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI5YIV]&YMPHIV[SVOEVIEXSWLS[XLI%HH3FNIGXQIRY
MXIQ
'PMGOXLI%HH3FNIGXXSSPFEVFYXXSRSRXLI5YIV]&YMPHIV[MRHS[SV
(VEKERH(VSTERSFNIGXJVSQXLI(&2EZMKEXSVMRXSXLI[SVOWTEGIEVIE
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If you want to
3TIREUYIV]FYMPHIV[MRHS[
Then
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SV
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QIRYFEV
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FYXXSRSVGLSSWI2I[5YIV]JVSQ
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3TIREWEZIHUYIV]
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XSSPFEVFYXXSRSVGLSSWI
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FYXXSRSVGLSSWI%HH(&
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HEXEKVMH
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5YIV]FYMPHIV[MRHS[
8IWXXLIUYIV]
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7EZIXLIUYIV]
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)HMXSV
'PMGOXLI'ST]XLI5YIV]XS
XLI)HMXSVFYXXSR
To set rules, options or criteria for a query

1
2
3
4
3TIRERI[SVI\MWXMRKUYIV]ERHWTIGMJ]XLIWGLIQEXEFPIREQIERH
GSPYQRW]SY[ERXXSYWI
-RXLIHEXEKVMHPS[IVTEVXSJXLI5YIV]&YMPHIV[MRHS[JMRHXLIVS[
LIEHMRK[MXLXLIX]TISJVYPISTXMSRSVGVMXIVME]SY[ERXXSWIX;LIVI
7SVX%KKVIKEXIERHWSSR
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]SYEVIWIXXMRKXLIVYPISTXMSRSVGVMXIVME
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[MRHS[ERHZMI[SVWIXXLISTXMSRWVYPIWSVGVMXIVME
When a square button appears inside the cell, you
can use the spacebar or Ctrl+Enter to open the
column editing window.

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Specifying WHERE clauses

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GSPYQRWEVIWIPIGXIHMRXLI7IPIGXVS[SJXLIHEXEKVMH
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FIMRGPYHIHMRXLIVIWYPXWIXFYXMX[MPPFIYWIHMRXLI;,)6)GPEYWISJXLI
750WXEXIQIRX
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GSPYQRWMRXLI[SVOEVIEEFSZIXLIHEXEKVMHXLIRGPMGOMRWMHIEGIPPFIPSRKMRK
XSXLIGSPYQRJSV[LMGL]SYEVIWIXXMRKXLI;,)6)GPEYWI;LIREWUYEVI
FYXXSRETTIEVWMRWMHIXLIGIPPGPMGOMXXSIRXIVXLIGVMXIVMEJSVXLI;,)6)
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MWMRGPYHIHMRXLI7)0)'8WXEXIQIRXSVRSX
Automatic insertion of column names into a WHERE clause

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XLEXPIX]SYGYWXSQMÎ5YIV]&YMPHIVXSWYMX]SYVTVIJIVVIH[E]SJ[SVOMRK
Code catalogs for fast and easy coding

8LI'SHI%WWMWXERXKMZIW]SYMRWXERXEGGIWWXSE7]RXE\ERH;IF'EXEPSKE
'SHIERH750'EXEPSK40:MWMSRGEXEPSKWE7XERHEVHWGEXEPSKERHE7LEVIH
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XLIWIMXIQWMRXS]SYVGSHIIHMXMRK[MRHS[JSVJEWXIEW]ERHEGGYVEXIGSHI
KIRIVEXMSR
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SQL Navigator provides two tools that assist in

information sharing among members of a
development team. The shared catalog can be
used to maintain a repository of code snippets,
while the standards catalog allows SQL and
PL/SQL templates to be stored.
For tips and techniques, see
http://www.quest.com/sql_navigator
Using code catalogs and the Code Assistant

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EGGIWWERHHVEKERHHVSTGSRZIRMIRGI
8LI7XERHEVHWERH7LEVIHGEXEPSKWEVIHIWMKRIHXSFIYWIHMRWYTTSVXSJXIEQ
TVSKVEQQMRKIRZMVSRQIRXW-RXLI4VIJIVIRGIWWIXXMRKW]SYGERHIWMKREXI
[LMGLHMVIGXSVMIW7502EZMKEXSVYWIW[LIRHMWTPE]MRK]SYV7XERHEVHWERH
7LEVIHGEXEPSKW
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Code Assistant window
To open the Code Assistant

'PMGOXLI'SHI%WWMWXERXXSSPFEVFYXXSR

'LSSWIXLI'SHI%WWMWXERXMXIQSRXLI:MI[QIRY
-JXLI'SHI%WWMWXERXMWEPVIEH]STIRFYXLMHHIRER]SJXLITVSGIHYVIWPMWXIH
EFSZI[MPPFVMRKMXXSXLIJSVIKVSYRH=SYGEREPWSFVMRKER]7502EZMKEXSV
STIR[MRHS[XSXLIJSVIKVSYRHF]VMKLXGPMGOMRKXLIFEGOKVSYRHSJXLIQEMR
[MRHS[ERHGLSSWMRKXLI[MRHS[JVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
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8LIMXIQGSYRXMRHMGEXSVMRXLIWXEXYWFEVFIPS[XLI[MRHS[HMWTPE]WXLI
RYQFIVSJMXIQWMREWIPIGXIHJSPHIV
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Automatically starting Code Assistant with editors

=SYGERWIX4VIJIVIRGIWWSXLEX'SHI%WWMWXERXSTIRWEYXSQEXMGEPP][LIRER
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To set the Autostart Code Assistant preference

1
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Viewing information about catalog objects

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XSSPFEVFYXXSR
3V
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MRJSVQEXMSRXLEXMWHMWTPE]IHJSVERSFNIGXMRGPYHMRKGETXMSRXI\XLMRXW
MRJSVQEXMSRERHERMGSRXSMHIRXMJ]XLIWRMTTIXX]TI+IRIVMG*YRGXMSRSV
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8LI7RMTTIXXEFGSRXEMRWXLIGSHIWRMTTIXXI\XXSFIHVSTTIHMRXSERIHMXSV
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XLI'ETXYVIFYXXSRSRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERXXSSPFEV
The following constraints apply:
You cannot delete top-level nodes of the tree.
You cannot rename the top-level folders in the
tree.
To rename a catalog item

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'PMGOXLIREQISJEWIPIGXIHMXIQXLIRX]TIERI[REQIERHTVIWW)RXIV
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Use descriptive names for catalog items. Names

can be up to 35 characters long and contain
uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and any of
the following characters:
_ - & space < > / , ( ) ..
Saving your SQL statements and code in catalogs

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]SYVS[RREQMRKGSRZIRXMSRWSVTVIJM\IWXSKVSYTWMQMPEVWRMTTIXWXSKIXLIV
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You can use the Code and SQL catalog to build
your own version of the Syntax catalog. Simply
add your own syntax items to the catalog and use
a consistent prefix to group the items together;
for example:
Syn- IF THEN ELSIF
Syn- WHERE clause
Syn- SQL - Correlated subquery
Etc.
Alternatively, you can add new items directly into
the Syntax catalog of the Code Assistant.
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Placing Items into the code catalogs

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To add to the catalog from the editor window

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XLI'ETXYVI'SHI7RMTTIXXSSPFEVFYXXSR

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8LIWIPIGXIHXI\XMWTPEGIHMRXLIGEXEPSK
Use descriptive names for catalog items. Names
can be up to 35 characters long and contain
uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and any of
the following characters:
_ - & space < > / , ( ) ..
To add to the catalog from the code catalog window

1
'PMGOXLI%HHFYXXSRSJXLIGSHIGEXEPSKXSSPFEV

2
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9WIXLIXEFFIHTEKIWXSVIGSVHMRJSVQEXMSREFSYXXLIMXIQ]SYEVIEHHMRK
To move a snippet from the catalog into the editor

1
*VSQERIHMXMRK[MRHS[STIR'SHI%WWMWXERX
2
3
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8LIWRMTTIXMWMRWIVXIHEXXLIGYVVIRXGYVWSVTSWMXMSR
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Saving and re-using code

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Viewing Describe information

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Executing SQL and working with results

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Executing a SQL script

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Displaying results
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GERWIXTVIJIVIRGIWXLEXGSRXVSPLS[XLIVIWYPXWEVIHMWTPE]IHJSVI\EQTPI
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Error descriptions
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MXWHIWGVMTXMSR
Executing SQL statements

=SYGERI\IGYXIXLI750]SYLEZIGVIEXIHMRXLI750)HMXSVMRWIZIVEP[E]W
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Viewing processing status

8LII\IGYXMSRWXEXYWSJXLII\IGYXIH750UYIV]MWHMWTPE]IHMREWITEVEXITERI
EXXLIFSXXSQSJXLI750[MRHS[
To execute the SQL statements displayed in the SQL Editor

4IVJSVQSRISJXLIJSPPS[MRK
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XLI)\IGYXI750FYXXSR
SV
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To execute an individual SQL statement

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SQL Editor Execution Status pane

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To display an error description

(SYFPIGPMGOSRERIVVSVPMWXIHMRXLII\IGYXMSRWXEXYWTERI
Changing the contents of the execution status pane

=SYGERGLERKIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLII\IGYXMSRWXEXYWTERIF]GLSSWMRK[LIXLIV
XSHMWTPE]IVVSVW[EVRMRKWSVWXEXIQIRXVIWYPXW
To change the type of information displayed in the execution

status pane
6MKLXGPMGOER][LIVIMRXLII\IGYXMSRWXEXYWTERIXSMRZSOIEWLSVXGYX
QIRYXLIRWIPIGXXLIX]TIWSJIVVSVWXSFIVITSVXIHIVVSVW[EVRMRKW
ERHWXEXIQIRXVIWYPXW
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SQL window Status line

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3ZIV[VMXI6IEH3RP]GYVVIRXPMRIGYVVIRXGSPYQR
Running multiple queries

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GSRRIGXMSRXSXLIWEQIHEXEFEWI
-XMWRSXTSWWMFPIXSVYRQYPXMTPIUYIVMIW[MXLMRXLIWEQIWIWWMSR
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Running the same script against different databases

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[SVOMRK[MXLMRXLIWEQI[MRHS[;LIR]SYXLIRVYRXLEX[MRHS[I\IGYXI
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The drop-down list on the Session Toolbar

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Executing updateable queries

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JVSQEXEFPIIHMXXLIHEXEERHWEZIMXXSXLIHEXEFEWI
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[MXLSXLIVUYIVMIW
Updateable queries are slow to execute.
Turn off the Updateable Query option
unless you expect to update the data
returned.
To run an updateable query

1
'PMGO
)RXIVXLISELECTWXEXIQIRXMRXLI750XEFSJXLIIHMXSV7II6IWXVMGXMSRW
JSV9THEXIEFPI5YIVMIWFIPS[JSVKYMHIPMRIW
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)HMXXLIHEXEMRXLI6IWYPX[MRHS[=SYGERYTHEXIHIPIXIERHMRWIVXRI[
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3
4
5
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To save your changes to the database

-RXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI'SQQMXFYXXSR
XLI'SQQMXFYXXSR
To undo your changes to the database

-RXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI6SPPFEGOFYXXSR
XLI6SPPFEGOFYXXSR
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If the Commit and Rollback buttons on the

Session toolbar appear dimmed, then you
probably have the Immediately Commit Every
DML Statement preference selected. This means
that your changes to query results are
automatically being saved to the database.
To confirm or change this setting, choose
Preferences from the View menu and then open
the Session preferences.
Errors from updateable queries

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RSXGSRJSVQXSXLIVIWXVMGXMSRWJSVYTHEXIEFPIUYIVMIW
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W]RXE\VIWXVMGXMSRWWIIEFSZISJXLI9THEXIEFPI5YIV]STXMSR
The Spool window

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XI\XJSVQEX
-J)GLS750MWIREFPIHXLIWTSSP[MRHS[EPWSGSRXEMRWXLIXI\XSJXLI
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=SYGERYWI750)HMXSVTVIJIVIRGIWIXXMRKXSGSRXVSPLS[QER]VIWYPXVS[W
EVIHMWTPE]IHMRXLI7TSSP[MRHS[
To display the text of the executed statement in the

Spool window
6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI750[MRHS[ERHXLIRWIPIGX)GLS750
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Spool window toolbar buttons

Button
Function
7EZI%W
7EZIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLI7TSSP[MRHS[
XSEREQIHXI\XJMPI
'PIEV
(IPIXIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLI7TSSP
[MRHS[
4VMRX
4VMRXXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLI7TSSP[MRHS[

Spool window shortcut menu commands

Menu Option
Function
7EZI0SK
7EZIXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLI7TSSPXEFXSE
REQIHXI\XJMPI
'PIEV
'PIEVXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLI7TSSPXEF
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'ST]WIPIGXIHXI\XXSXLI'PMTFSEVH
To display SQL statements in the Spool window

6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI7TSSP[MRHS[ERHGLSSWI7TSSP3YXTYX
Retrieving previously executed SQL statements

=SYGERYWIXLI7TSSP[MRHS[XSOIITEPSKSJI\IGYXIH750WXEXIQIRXWERH
XSVIXVMIZII\IGYXIH750WXEXIQIRXW
Spooling results as text

=SYGERGLSSWIXSHMWTPE]XLIVIWYPXWSJE750UYIV]EWXI\XMRXLI7TSSP
[MRHS[SJXLIIHMXSV=SYGERYWI750)HMXSVTVIJIVIRGIWIXXMRKXSGSRXVSP
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To view results in text form

&IJSVIVYRRMRKXLIUYIV]VMKLXGPMGOMRXLI750[MRHS[ERHXLIRGLSSWI
7TSSP3YXTYX
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To view results in text form

&IJSVIVYRRMRKXLIUYIV]VMKLXGPMGOMRXLI750[MRHS[ERHXLIRGLSSWI
SRISJXLI)GLS750STXMSRW
%JXIVVYRRMRKXLIUYIV]]SYGERZMI[XLIVIWYPXWMRXLI7TSSP[MRHS[ERH
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=SYGERYWI750)HMXSVTVIJIVIRGIWIXXMRKXSGSRXVSPLS[QER]VIWYPXVS[W
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To view the text of a memo field

-RXLI750)HMXSV6IWYPXKVMHHSYFPIGPMGO1IQS
Viewing results in the Result window

=SYGERWIXTVIJIVIRGIWXLEXGSRXVSPLS[XLIVIWYPXWSJI\IGYXIH750
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Result Display of the SQL Editor

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6IWYPXEVIE=SYGERWIXTVIJIVIRGIWXLEXGSRXVSPLS[XLIVIWYPXWEVIHMWTPE]IH
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Working with query results

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VIWYPXW
Editing query results

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5YIV]STXMSRSRI\IGYXMSR=SYGERXLIRGSQQMXXLIGLERKIWXSXLIHEXEFEWI
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Exporting query results

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SXLIVW
To export query results

1
2
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QIRY
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Printing query results

=SYGERSYXTYXXLI6IWYPXWKVMHXSEPSGEPTVMRXIV
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To print query results

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2
3
4
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Viewing objects in table columns

To display the details of a selected record
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To display multiple rows in a data sheet format

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To sort the data sheet

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To fetch sets of rows

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Copying data from the Result window

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To copy and paste selected data

1
2
3
4
6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI6IWYPX[MRHS[XSSPFEV
'LSSWI'YXSV'ST]HITIRHMRKSR[LIXLIV]SY[ERXXSVIQSZI'YXXLI
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REQIGLSSWI'ST]'SPYQR,IEHMRK
6MKLXGPMGOMREHIWXMREXMSR[MRHS[ERHGLSSWI4EWXI
Switching between SQL code and results

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VIWYPXW
For this SQL Editor window
Use this key
750
%PX5
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%PX0
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%PXXSZMI[VIWYPXWIX
Selecting, inserting and deleting results data

=SYGERQERMTYPEXIXLIUYIV]VIWYPXHEXEMREZEVMIX]SJ[E]W
To select the entire data sheet

6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI6IWYPX[MRHS[XSSPFEVERHXLIRGLSSWI7IPIGX%PP
To insert a new row into the data sheet before the current row
6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI6IWYPX[MRHS[XSSPFEVERHXLIRGLSSWI-RWIVX6S[
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To delete the current row

6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI6IWYPX[MRHS[XSSPFEVERHXLIRGLSSWI(IPIXI6S[
To jump between a query and its results page

4VIWW'XVP*
To jump to the associated results tab

'PMGOXLIKVMHMGSRMRKYXXIVXSXLIPIJXSJER]I\IGYXIH7)0)'8
WXEXIQIRX
6
Working with PL/SQL code
8LMWGLETXIVI\TPEMRWLS[XSYWIXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSHIZIPSTXLI
JSPPS[MRKX]TIWSJ40750TVSKVEQW
4VSGIHYVIW
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3FNIGX8]TIW
4EGOEKIW
In this chapter
Working with PL/SQL: Overview
Typical PL/SQL editing scenario
Working with packages
Tools and commands for editing stored programs
Database Source Code Search
Writing and editing stored programs
Executing stored programs
Optimizing stored programs: The PL/SQL Profiler
Debugging PL/SQL
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Working with PL/SQL: Overview

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Typical PL/SQL editing scenario
Working with packages

;SVO[MXLTEGOEKIWMWJEWXERHIEW]MRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV[MXLXLI
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WIIXLIGSVVIWTSRHMRK40750GSHIMRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[0MOI[MWIEW]SY
QSZIXLIGYVWSVMRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[XLIXVIIZMI[GLERKIWXSWLS[XLI
SFNIGXGSVVIWTSRHMRKXSXLI40750GSHIEXXLIGYVWSVPSGEXMSR
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;LIR]SYZMI[ETEGOEKIMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV]SYGERGPMGOXLI7TIG
ERH&SH]XEFWXSW[MXGLFIX[IIRXLIWTIGMJMGEXMSRERHXLIFSH]8LIOI]FSEVH
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8SNYQTFIX[IIRXLIHIGPEVEXMSRERHMQTPIQIRXEXMSRSJXLIGYVVIRXTVSGIHYVI
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Tools and commands for editing stored programs

=SYGERYWIXLIWEQIGSQQERHWERHXSSPWJSV[SVOMRK[MXLWXSVIHTVSKVEQW
EWJSV[SVOMRK[MXLSXLIVHEXEFEWISFNIGXWMR7502EZMKEXSV*SVI\EQTPI
XLIWXERHEVHHEXEFEWISFNIGXIHMXMRKGSQQERHWEVIEZEMPEFPISRXLI7XSVIH
4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSSPFEVPMWXIHFIPS[
1ER]SXLIVGSQQERHWJSV[SVOMRK[MXLHEXEFEWISFNIGXWEVIEZEMPEFPIJSV
I\EQTPIXLSWIJVSQXLI3FNIGXQIRY[LIREWXSVIHTVSKVEQMWSTIRJSV
IHMXMRK
-REHHMXMSRXSXLIWXERHEVHSFNIGXIHMXMRKGSQQERHWXLIVIEVIWIZIVEPYRMUYI
ERHTS[IVJYPXSSPWJSVIHMXMRKWXSVIHTVSKVEQW
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GSVVIWTSRHMRKXSXLIWIZIRGSQQERHQIRYW]SY[MPPTVSFEFP]RIIHQSWX
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are found here
'SRXVSPPMRKXLIGSRXIRXWSJXLI7XSVIH
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7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSSPFEV
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,ERHPMRKXI\XERHGSHI
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7IEVGLMRKJSVGSHISVSFNIGXW
7IEVGLQIRYERHXSSPFEV
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ERHXSSPW
:MI[QIRYERH*YRGXMSRW
XSSPFEV
1EREKMRKHEXEFEWIWIWWMSRW
7IWWMSRQIRYERH*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEV
%GGIWWXSEHHSRWMRXIKVEXIHETTPMGEXMSRW
ERHEHHMXMSREPXSSPW
8SSPWQIRYERH*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEV
Advanced editing features for stored programs

8LIJSPPS[MRK7502EZMKEXSVJIEXYVIW[MPPFIIWTIGMEPP]YWIJYPJSV7XSVIH
4VSKVEQHIZIPSTQIRX
Smart code completion

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Dynamic highlighting of the closest encompassing block

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One-key switching between implementation and specification of

a packaged procedure
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Editor
=SYYWIXLIGSQQERHWSRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSSPFEVXSGSRXVSPXLI
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Stored Program Editor toolbar commands

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Managing stored programs as database objects

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TVSKVEQWERHSXLIVHEXEFEWISFNIGXWMRWGLIQEW
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6
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To
Use this command
'VIEXIERI[HEXEFEWISFNIGX
'VIEXI(&3FNIGX
3TIREHEXEFEWISFNIGXYWMRKXLI7IPIGX(&3FNIGX
WIEVGLXSSP
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+VERXSFNIGXTVMZMPIKIWJSVXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQ
+VERX
6IZSOISFNIGXTVMZMPIKIWJSVXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQ
6IZSOI
4SMRXXSXLIPSGEXMSRSJXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQMRXLI
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7LS[XLITVSTIVXMIWSJXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQ
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Editing code in stored programs

=SYYWIXLIGSQQERHWSRXLI)HMXQIRYERHXSSPFEVJSVIHMXMRK]SYVTVSKVEQ
GSHI
Edit menu and toolbar commands (stored procedure open)
248
To
Use this command
6IZIVWISVVIETTP]XLITVIZMSYWIHMXMRK
EGXMSR
9RHS6IHS
6IQSZIWIPIGXIHXI\XERHTPEGIMXSRXLI
GPMTFSEVH
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'ST]WIPIGXIHXI\XXSXLIGPMTFSEVH
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-RWIVXXLIGPMTFSEVHGSRXIRXW
4EWXI
7IPIGXEPPXI\XMRXLIMXIQFIMRKIHMXIH
7IPIGX%PP
-RHIRXXLIGYVVIRXPMRI
-RHIRX
9RMRHIRXXLIGYVVIRXPMRI
9RMRHIRX
)RGPSWIXLIWIPIGXIHXIWXMRWMHI40750
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6IQSZIXLI40750GSQQIRXQEVOWJVSQ
XLIWIPIGXIHXI\X
9RGSQQIRX
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'SRZIVX/I][SVHWXS9TTIVGEWI
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'SRZIVX/I][SVHWXS0S[IVGEWI
4PEGIXLIWIPIGXIHGSHIMRXLI750)HMXSV
3TIR7IPIGXIH8I\XMR750)HMXSV
-RWIVXEJMPIEXXLIGYVVIRXTSWMXMSR
-RWIVX4*MPI
-RWIVXE(&17C398498498C0-2)
WXEXIQIRXEXXLIGYVVIRXTSWMXMSR8LMW
TVSGIHYVIHMWTPE]WTVSKVEQSYXTYXEJXIV
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)
'VIEXIEHIFYKKMRKWXEXIQIRXJSVXLI
ZEVMEFPIEXXLIGYVVIRXGYVWSVTSWMXMSR
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HSGYQIRXMRKETVSGIHYVI
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+SXS0MRI
1SZIXSXLISXLIVFVEGOIX[MXLMREKMZIR
TEMVSJFVEGOIXW
.YQTXS1EXGLMRK&VEGOIX
4PEGIEFSSOQEVOEXXLIGYVVIRXPMRI
8SKKPI&SSOQEVO
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3TIR3FNIGXEX'YVWSV
7LS[()7'6-&)MRJSVQEXMSRJSVXLI
HEXEFEWISFNIGXVIJIVIRGIHEXXLIGYVVIRX
GYVWSVTSWMXMSR
Automated coding assistance

8LI7XSVIH4VSKVEQIHMXSVKMZIW]SYEGGIWWXSXLIJSPPS[MRKGETEFMPMXMIW
'SHI%WWMWXERX+MZIW]SYMRWXERXEGGIWWXSE7]RXE\ERH;IF'EXEPSKE'SHI
ERH750'EXEPSKERH40:MWMSRGEXEPSKW-XEPPS[WYWIVWXSHVEKERHHVST
40750W]RXE\750JYRGXMSRWGSPYQRREQIWERHHEXEFEWISFNIGXREQIWMRXS
GSHIMRGPYHMRKEGGIWWXSXLI40:MWMSRGEXEPSKW
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]SYWXEVXX]TMRKMRERMHIRXMJMIV
(SXPSSOYT%YXSQEXMGEPP]HMWTPE]WETMGOPMWXSJQIQFIVWSJE40750
VIGSVHGYVWSVTEGOEKISV63;8=4)VIGSVH[LIR]SYX]TIEHSXGLEVEGXIV
EJXIVEREQISJZEVMEFPI
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GLIGOWW]RXE\(MWTPE]WELMIVEVGLMGEPPMWXSJEPPW]QFSPWMRXLITEGOEKISV
TVSGIHYVIERHLMKLPMKLXWXLITVSGIHYVIXLIGYVWSVMWGYVVIRXP]MR(SYFPIGPMGO
SREW]QFSPXSREZMKEXI[MXLMRXLITVSKVEQ
'YWXSQMÊFPIW]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRK,MKLPMKLXWYWMRKHMJJIVIRXGSPSVW40750
W]RXE\IPIQIRXW[MXLMRETVSKVEQ
(]REQMGLMKLPMKLXMRKSJTEMVIHFVEGOIXW;LIR]SYWIXXLIGYVWSVEXEFVEGOIX
[MXLMRERI\TVIWWMSRXLIQEXGLMRKFVEGOIXMWEYXSQEXMGEPP]LMKLPMKLXIH
'SHIFPSGOLMKLPMKLXMRK;LIR]SYTPEGIXLIGYVWSVMRSVEFPSGOTVSGIHYVI
PSSTSV-*WXEXIQIRX]SY[MPPWIIEVVS[WMRXLIKYXXIVXSXLIPIJXSJXLIGSHI
PMWXMRKXLEXQEVOXLIFIKMRRMRKERHIRHSJXLIFPSGO
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7[MXGLMRKFIX[IIRTEGOEKIMQTPIQIRXEXMSRERHWTIGMJMGEXMSR;LIRIHMXMRKE
TEGOEKIHTVSGIHYVI]SYGERYWI'XVP7LMJXTPYWXLIHS[RSVYTEVVS[XS
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'XVPERHTSMRXXSXLIW]QFSP[MXLXLIQSYWITSMRXIV8SVIXYVRXSXLIJSVQIV
TSWMXMSRMRXLIXI\XTVIWW'XVP&EGOWTEGI
7]RXE\LMRXW8SVIEHEHIWGVMTXMSRSJEZEVMEFPITEVEQIXIVTVSGIHYVISV
X]TITSMRXXSMX[MXLXLIQSYWITSMRXIV
Searching for code or objects in the database

=SYYWIXLIGSQQERHWSRXLI7IEVGLQIRYXSJMRHGSHISVSFNIGXWWXSVIHMR
XLIHEXEFEWI
Search menu commands
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Use this command
*MRHEXI\XWXVMRKERHVITPEGIMX[MXL
ERSXLIV
*MRH6ITPEGI
*MRHXLIRI\XSGGYVVIRGISJXLIWIEVGL
WXVMRK
*MRH2I\X
+SFEGOXSXLITVIZMSYWSGGYVVIRGISJ
XLIWIEVGLWXVMRK
*MRH4VIZMSYW
*MRHWSYVGIGSHIMRXLIHEXEFEWIYWMRK
XLI(EXEFEWI7SYVGI'SHI7IEVGLXSSP
'SHI7IEVGL
*MRHSRISVQSVIHEXEFEWISFNIGXW
QEXGLMRKEWIEVGLEVKYQIRXYWMRKXLI
*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSK
*MRH3FNIGXW
Using other SQL Navigator windows with the Stored

Program Editor
=SYYWIXLIGSQQERHWSRXLI:MI[QIRYJSVEGGIWWXSEZEVMIX]SJ750
2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[WERHHIZIPSTQIRXXSSPW
2SXIXLEXWSQI[MRHS[WJSVI\EQTPIXLI;SVOWTEGI[MRHS[ERHXLI'SHI
%WWMWXERXGERFITPEGIHSYXWMHISJXLIQEMRETTPMGEXMSR[MRHS[8LMWMWZIV]
GSRZIRMIRXFYXYRXMP]SYEVIYWIHXSMX]SYQE]XIQTSVEVMP]PSWIXVEGOSJ
[LEXMWSTIRERH[LIVIMXMW8LI2I\X;MRHS[ERH4VIZMSYW;MRHS[
GSQQERHW[MPPLIPT]SYJMRHEPSWXSVLMHHIR[MRHS[
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View menu commands
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To
Use this command
&VMRKXLIRI\XSTIR[MRHS[XSXLIXST
2I\X;MRHS[
&VMRKXLITVIZMSYWSTIR[MRHS[XSXLIXST
4VIZMSYW;MRHS[
:MI[SVLMHIXLI;SVOWTEGI[MRHS[
;SVOWTEGI;MRHS[
8EWO1EREKIV
(&2EZMKEXSV
3TIRERI[MRWXERGISJXLI750)HMXSV
2I[750)HMXSV
3TIREHEXEFEWISFNIGXSJSRISJXLIWI
X]TIWMREZMWYEPSFNIGXIHMXSV
:MWYEP3FNIGX)HMXSV4
'SRWXVEMRX
(EXEFEWI0MRO
-RHI\
4VSJMPI
6SPI
7IUYIRGI
7XSVIH4VSKVEQ
7]RSR]Q
8EFPI
8VMKKIV
:MI[

:MI[SVLMHIXLI3YXTYX;MRHS[
3YXTYX;MRHS[
:MI[SVLMHIXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX[MRHS[
'SHI%WWMWXERX
:MI[SVLMHIXLI%YXS(IWGVMFI[MRHS[
%YXS(IWGVMFI
3TIRXLI;SVOWTEGI[MRHS[
4VIJIVIRGIW
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Managing your editing session

=SYYWIXLIGSQQERHWSRXLI7IWWMSRQIRYERHXSSPFEVXSQEKIERH
GSRJMKYVI]SYVGSRRIGXMSRXSXLIHEXEFEWI
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Session menu commands

To
Use this command
3TIRERI[HEXEFEWIWIWWMSR
2I[7IWWMSR
7[MXGLXSERSXLIVSTIRWIWWMSR
7IPIGX
%GXMZEXIWIVZIVSYXTYX
7IVZIV3YXTYX
%GXMZEXI40750(IFYKKMRKQSHI
40750(IFYKKMRK3R
-RGPYHIHIFYKKMRKMRJSVQEXMSRMRXLI
GSQTMPIHTVSGIHYVI
-RGPYHI(IFYK-RJS
7XEVXXLI3VEGPI;IFWIVZIVSTXMSR
[IFWYTTSVX
7IXYT3VEGPI;IFHIZIPSTQIRXWYTTSVX
;IF'SRJMKYVEXMSR
)\IGYXIXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQ
6YR
7YWTIRHI\IGYXMSR
7YWTIRH
8IVQMREXII\IGYXMSRSJXLIWXSVIH
TVSKVEQ
7XST
'SQQMXER]GLERKIWXSHEXEXLEXLEZI
FIIRQEHIMRXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSR
'SQQMX
7IIEPWSXLI-QQIHMEXIP]'SQQMX)ZIV]
(107XEXIQIRXSTXMSRMR7IWWMSR
4VIJIVIRGIW
6SPPFEGOER]GLERKIWXSHEXEXLEXLEZI
FIIRQEHIMRXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSR
6SPPFEGO
(MWGSRRIGXJVSQXLIGYVVIRXHEXEFEWI
WIWWMSR
(MWGSRRIGX
(MWGSRRIGXJVSQEPPHEXEFEWIWIWWMSRW
(MWGSRRIGX%PP
6IIWXEFPMWLXLIHEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSR
6IGSRRIGX
'PSWIXLIGYVVIRXIHMXMRKWIWWMSR[MXLER
STXMSRXSWEZIER]GLERKIWQEHIMRXLI
GYVVIRXWIWWMSR
'PSWI
256
Access to tools and add-ons for stored program

development
-REHHMXMSRXSXLI7IWWMSRQIRYERHXSSPFEVXLI*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEVERHXLI
8SSPWQIRYKMZI]SYEGGIWWXSE[MHIZEVMIX]SJTS[IVJYP7502EZMKEXSV
HIZIPSTQIRXXSSPWERHEHHSRW
Tools menu commands (stored procedure open)
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For
Use this tool or add-on
%YXSQEXIHFYMPHMRKERHXIWXMRKSJUYIVMIW
5YIV]&YMPHIV
'VIEXIWXSVIERHFVS[WII\IGYXMSRTPERW
)\TPEMR4PER8SSP
%YXSQEXMGMQTEGXEREP]WMWJSVER]TVSTSWIH
WXVYGXYVEPHEXEFEWIGLERKIW
<TIVX8YRMRK
750-QTEGX5%
750-QTEGX;LIVI9WIH
+VETLMGEPEREP]WMWSJGSHII\IGYXMSR
MRGPYHMRKXLIRYQFIVSJXMQIWIEGLPMRI[EW
I\IGYXIHERHXLIXMQIVIUYMVIHJSVI\IGYXMSR
407504VSJMPIV
(VEKERHHVSTSTXMQMÎHVSYXMRIWHMVIGXP]
MRXSTVSKVEQGSHIJVSQEPMFVEV]SJQSVI
XLERTVIFYMPX40750VSYXMRIW
5YMGOEGGIWWXSORS[PIHKIFEWIWWYGLEW
/RS[PIHKI<TIVXJSV%GXMZI40750
(IZIPSTQIRXERH/RS[PIHKI<TIVXJSV
3VEGPI%HQMRMWXVEXMSR[MXLXLSYWERHWSJ
XIGLRMGEPXSTMGWERHLYRHVIHWSJVIYWEFPI
GSHII\EQTPIW
'LSSWIJVSQEWIPIGXMSRSJVIEH]QEHI
HEXEFEWIVITSVXJSVQEXW
6ITSVX8VII
'SRZIVXER,810JMPIMRXSE40750WXSVIH
TVSGIHYVIXSFISYXTYXZMEXLI3VEGPI;IF
'EVXVMHKI
-QTSVX,810EW40750
(ITPS]E+9-HVMZIRJYPP]EYXSQEXIH
WGLIQEGLERKITVSGIWW[MXLJIEXYVIWJSV
XVEGOMRKZIVWMSRMRKERHEYHMXMRK
7GLIQE1EREKIV4VSJIWWMSREP
%GGIWWXLI3VEGPI.SF1EREKIVMRXIVJEGI
.SF1EREKIV
;SVO[MXL.EZESFNIGXW
.EZE1EREKIV
'SQTEVIX[SZIVWMSRWSJEWGVMTXSVSFNIGX
:MI[(MJJIVIRGI
-RWXEPPXLIWIVZIVWMHIGSQTSRIRXWSJ750
2EZMKEXSV
7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVH
)RXIVERI[EYXLSVMÊXMSROI]
4VSHYGX%YXLSVMÊXMSR
40*SVQEXXIV
258
Synchronizing advanced editing features

1ER]JIEXYVIWSJXLI7502EZMKEXSV7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVMRGPYHMRKXLI
'SHI)\TPSVIV[MRHS[GSHIGSQTPIXMSRXSSPXMTHMWTPE]SJTVSKVEQ
EVKYQIRXWFVEGOIXQEXGLMRKKYXXIVFPSGOQEVOIVWERHSXLIVWVIP]SR
EYXSQEXMGTEVWMRKSJXLI40750GSHIERHMRXIVREPP]KIRIVEXMRKEW]QFSP
XEFPI8LMWTEVWMRKSGGYVW[LIRXLIIHMXSVJMVWXPSEHWXLISFNIGXWERHMXEPWS
SGGYVWMRXLIFEGOKVSYRHMRSVHIVXSQEMRXEMRXLIW]QFSPXEFPIEWXLIYWIV
IHMXWXLIGSHI
=SYGERGSRXVSPXLISTIVEXMSRSJFEGOKVSYRHTEVWMRKSJXLIWXSVIHGSHI7II
:MI["4VIJIVIRGIW"'SHI)HMXSVW"7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
=SYGEREPWSQERYEPP]XVMKKIVEJYPPVITEVWMRKYTHEXMRKSJXLIMRXIVREPW]QFSP
XEFPIEXER]XMQIF]GPMGOMRKXLI7]RGLVSRMÎFYXXSRMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ
)HMXSV
XLI7]RGLVSRMÎFYXXSR
Viewing compiler errors

7502EZMKEXSVHMWTPE]WEPPGSQTMPEXMSRIVVSVWMREWITEVEXIWGVSPPEFPI[MRHS[
MRXLIPS[IVTSVXMSRSJXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
Oracle error code explanation display

8SZMI[EJYPP]I\TERHIH3VEGPIIVVSVHIWGVMTXMSR]SYGERHSYFPIGPMGOSRER
IVVSVGSHIMRER]SJXLIIHMXSVWSVMRXLI4VSGIWWMRK3YXTYXEVIE
8LIVIWYPXMRKHMEPSKGSRXEMRWXLIIVVSVQIWWEKIHIWGVMTXMSRGEYWIERHEGXMSRW
NYWXEWXLI]ETTIEVMRXLI3VEGPIHSGYQIRXEXMSR
To view a full Oracle error description

(SYFPIGPMGOERIVVSVGSHIMRER]IHMXSVSVMRXLI4VSGIWWMRK3YXTYXEVIE
SJ(&2EZMKEXSV
To view the source code corresponding to a listed error

1
2
-RXLIGSQTMPEXMSRIVVSV[MRHS[GPMGOXLIIVVSVXI\X8LIGYVWSVQSZIWXS
XLIGSVVIWTSRHMRKWSYVGIGSHI
8SEPXIVXLIWMÎSJXLIIVVSV[MRHS[HVEKXLIWTPMXXIVFEV
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The Knowledge Xpert

8LI/RS[PIHKI<TIVXGSQTSRIRXWPIX7502EZMKEXSVYWIVWHVEKERHHVST
STXMQMÎHVSYXMRIWHMVIGXP]MRXSXLIMVTVSKVEQIHMXSV
/RS[PIHKI<TIVXJSVQIVP]6IZIEP2IXMWEPMFVEV]SJQSVIXLERTVIFYMPX
40750VSYXMRIW[VMXXIRF]WSQISJXLI[SVPHkWPIEHMRK40750I\TIVXWXLEX
GERFIMRXIKVEXIHMRXSXLIWXERHEVH40750IRZMVSRQIRX8LIGSQTPIXI
40750'SHI0MFVEV]GERIPMQMREXILSYVWSJPS[PIZIPGSHMRKERHHIFYKKMRK
[LMPIIRLERGMRKETTPMGEXMSRTIVJSVQERGIERHVIPMEFMPMX]
260
PL/Vision Control Panel settings

Tab / Category
Setting
Result
(EXI*SVQEX1EWO
(MWTPE]WXLIZEPYIVIXYVRIHF]
XLITPZHEXIQEWOJYRGXMSRERH
GLERKMRKXLMWWXVMRKYWIWXLI
TPZWIXCHEXIQEWOTVSGIHYVIXS
WIXXLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
2YPP7YFWXMXYXMSR:EPYI
XLITPZRYPPZEPJYRGXMSRERH
TPZWIXCRYPPZEPTVSGIHYVIXSWIX
XLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
Exceptions
9WI'SRXI\
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:I\G9WI'SRXI\XMWWIX
General
4IVXEMRWXSWIXXMRKWMRXLI40:
TEGOEKI
4IVXEMRWXSXLI40:)\IG
TEGOEKI
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:I\G2S9WI'SRXI\XMWWIX
0SKKMRK
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:I\G0SK
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:I\G2S0SKMWWIX
8VEGMRK
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:I\G8VG
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:I\G2S8VGMWWIX
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Tab / Category
Setting
261
Result
(IPMQMXIV4EH'LEV
(MWTPE]WXLIZEPYIWVIXYVRIHF]
XLITPZI\GHIPMQMXIVERH
TPZI\GTEHGLEVVIWTIGXMZIP]
'LERKMRKIMXLIVSJXLIWIZEPYI
YWIWXLITPZI\GWIXHIPMQ
TVSGIHYVIXSWIXXLIIRXIVIH
ZEPYIW
Logging
)REFPI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:0SK8YVRCSRMWWIX
4IVXEMRWXSXLI40:0SK
4EGOEKI
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:0SK8YVRCSJJMWWIX
6SPPFEGO&IJSVI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:0SKHSCVSPPFEGOMWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:0SKRSHSCVSPPFEGOMWWIX
0SK8]TI
XLITPZ0SKPSKX]TIJYRGXMSR
ERHGLERKMRKXLMWWXVMRKLEWRS
IJJIGXSRXLIPMFVEV]TEGOEKIW
EXXLI3VEGPIWIVZIVIRH
'VIEXIH&]
XLITPZ0SKGVIEXIH&]JYRGXMSR
ERHGLERKMRKXLMWWXVMRKYWIW
XLITPZ0SKGVIEXIH&]
ZEPYI
(IPMQMXIV
XLITPZ0SKHIPMQJYRGXMSRERH
TPZ0SKWIXHIPMQTVSGIHYVIXS
WIXXLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
262
Tab / Category
Setting
Result
Tracing
*SV40:8VG)\IGYXMSR8VEGI
*EGMPMX]
)REFPI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVG8YVRCSRMWWIX
(IEPW[MXLXLI40:8VGERH
40:<QR4EGOEKIW
0SKKMRK
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVG8YVRCSJJMWWIX
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:XVGPSK
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGRSPSKMWWIX
9WMRK40:\QR
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGYWI\QRMWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGRSYWI\QRMWWIX
(MWTPE]1SHI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGHMWTPE]QSHIMWWIX
2SXI8LID0MRIWFIJSVICMR

TEVEQIXIVSJXLMWTVSGIHYVIMW
WIRXEWRYPPERHXLITVSGIHYVI
[MPPYWIXLIHIJEYPXZEPYISJ
2YPPXSWIXXLIPMRIWFIJSVICMR
ZEPYI
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGRSHMWTPE]QSHIMWWIX
9WI7XEGO
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGYWIWXEGOMWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:XVGRSYWIWXEGOMWWIX
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Tab / Category
Setting
263
Result
*SV40:\QR8VEGI(IFYK
)ZEPYEXI*EGMPMX]
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRHSWEZIMWWIX
%YXS'SQQMX
(MWTPE]
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRRSHSWEZIMWWIX
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRHMWTPE]MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRRSHMWTPE]MWWIX
-KRSVI'EWI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRMKRSVIGEWIMWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRRSMKRSVIGEWIMWWIX
6SPPSZIV
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRVSPPSZIVMWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:\QRRSVSPPSZIVMWWIX
2SXIFSXLXLIDTVSGIWW

TEVEQIXIVERHXLIDVSPPSZIVCMR

TEVEQIXIVWEVIWIXEW2YPP
Data Conversion
*SV40:&SSPIER&SSPIER
8VYI8VERWMXMSRZEPYI
XLITPZFSSPXZEPJYRGXMSRERH
TPZFSSPWIXXTVSGIHYVIXSWIX
XLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
4IVXEMRWXSXLI40:&SSPIER
ERH40:(EXI4EGOEKIW
264
Tab / Category
Setting
Result
*EPWI8VERWMXMSRZEPYI
XLITPZFSSPJZEPJYRGXMSRERH
TPZFSSPWIXXTVSGIHYVIXSWIX
XLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
29008VERWMXMSRZEPYI
XLITPZFSSPRZEPJYRGXMSRERH
TPZFSSPWIXRTVSGIHYVIXSWIX
XLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
*SV40:(EXI(EXI
9WI66
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:HEXIYWI66MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:HEXIRSYWI66MWWIX
(IJEYPX(EXI*SVQEX
XLITPZHEXIHIJJQXJYRGXMSR
'LERKMRKXLMWWXVMRKYWIWXLI
TPZHEXIWIXHIJJQXTVSGIHYVIXS
WIXXLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
Transaction Management
)REFPI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:GQXXYVRCSRMWWIX
4IVXEMRWXSXLI40:GQXERH
40:VF4EGOEKIW
*SV40:GQX'SQQMX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:GQXXYVRCSJJMWWIX
8VEGMRK
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:GQXXVG
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:GQXRSXVGMWWIX
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Tab / Category
Setting
0SKKMRK
265
Result
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:GQXPSK
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:GQXRSPSKMWWIX
'SQQMX'SYRXIV
&S\HMWTPE]WVIXYVRZEPYIJVSQ
XLI40:GQXRYQGSQQMXW
JYRGXMSR
8LI-RMXFYXXSRVIWIXWGSYRXIV
FEGOXSÎVSERHVIWIXWPMFVEV]
ZEPYIZMEXLI
40:GQXMRMXCRYQ'SQQMXW
TVSGIHYVI
2SXI7IXXMRKXLIZEPYIMRXLI
FS\F]LERHLEWRSIJJIGXSR
XLIPMFVEV]'PMGOMRMXFYXXSRXS
VIMRMXMEPMWIGSYRXIV
*SV40:VF6SPPFEGO
)REFPI
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:VFXYVRCSRMWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:VFXYVRCSJJMWWIX
8VEGMRK
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:VFXVGMW
WIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:VFRSXVGMWWIX
0SKKMRK
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:VFPSKMW
WIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:VFRSPSKMWWIX
File I/O
7LS[0MRI2YQFIVW
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI
40:JMPIWLS[PMRIRYQWMWWIX
4IVXEMRWXSXLI40:JMPI4EGOEKI
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:JMPIRSWLS[PMRIRYQWMWWIX
266
Tab / Category
Setting
0SKKMRK
Result
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:JMPIPSK
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:JMPIRSPSKMWWIX
8VEGMRK
;LIRGLIGOIHXLI40:JMPIXVG
MWWIX
;LIRYRGLIGOIHXLI
40:JMPIRSXVGMWWIX
1IVKI'LEVEGXIV
XLITPZJMPIQIVKIGLEV
JYRGXMSR'LERKMRKXLMWWXVMRK
YWIWXLITPZJMPIWIXCQIVKIGLEV
ZEPYI
(IPMQMXIV
XLITPZJMPIHIPMQJYRGXMSR
TPZJMPIWIXCHIPMQTVSGIHYVIXS
WIXXLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
(IJEYPX(MVIGXSV]
XLITPZJMPIHMVJYRGXMSR
TPZJMPIWIXCHMVTVSGIHYVIXSWIX
XLIIRXIVIHZEPYI
Knowledge Xpert
7502EZMKEXSVYWIVWGERRS[EGGIWWXIGLRMGEPXSTMGWIVVSVQIWWEKIW
TVIFYMPXERHXIWXIHGSHIWSPYXMSRWERHGSHIJSVQEXXMRKXIGLRSPSK]9WMRKXLI
'SHI%WWMWXERX]SYGERHVEKERHHVSTXLIWISTXMQMÎHVSYXMRIWHMVIGXP]MRXS
]SYVTVSKVEQIHMXSV
/RS[PIHKI<TIVXEVIEZEMPEFPIEWSTXMSREPEHHSRQSHYPIWERHEZEMPEFPI
HMVIGXP]JVSQ]SYV5YIWX7SJX[EVIVITVIWIRXEXMZI
'SHI%WWMWXERXKMZIW]SYUYMGOEGGIWWXSER]/RS[PIHKI<TIVXORS[PIHKI
FEWIWXLEX]SYLEZIMRWXEPPIH
*SVI\EQTPI
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/RS[PIHKI<TIVXJSV3VEGPI%HQMRMWXVEXMSR%GSQTPIXIERHIWWIRXMEP
VIWSYVGIJSV3VEGPI(&%W
/RS[PIHKI<TIVXJSV%GXMZI40750'SQTVILIRWMZI40750ORS[PIHKI
GSQFMRIH[MXLERI\XIRWMZI40750GSHIPMFVEV]
Database Source Code Search

8LIHEXEFEWIWSYVGIGSHIWIEVGLYXMPMX]EPPS[W]SYXSWIEVGLJSVEGLEVEGXIV
WXVMRKMRXLIWSYVGIGSHISJEPPWXSVIHTVSKVEQWXVMKKIVWERHZMI[W=SYGER
YWIXLMWYXMPMX]XSTIVJSVQEUYMGO[LIVIYWIHMQTEGXEREP]WMW
To search source code

1
*VSQXLI7IEVGLQIRYGLSSWI'SHI7IEVGL
)RXIVXLIWIEVGLWXVMRK
7IPIGXSTXMSRW
You can specify the search string, schema name,
and object name using wildcard characters "%"
and "_" (according to SQL LIKE operator
definitions).
'PMGO7IEVGL
To view information about the objects found

6MKLXGPMGOSREVS[MRXLIVIWYPXWWIXXSWII(IWGVMFIMRJSVQEXMSRERH
SXLIVSTXMSRWJSV[SVOMRK[MXLXLISFNIGX
To open an object displayed in the results table

(SYFPIGPMGOSREVS[MRXLIVIWYPXWWIX
7502EZMKEXSVSTIRWXLISFNIGXMRXLIGSVVIWTSRHMRKSFNIGXIHMXSVERHTPEGIW
XLIXI\XGYVWSVEXXLIPMRIGSRXEMRMRKXLIWIEVGLWXVMRK
To add a code location shortcut to a workspace

(VEKXLIWIPIGXMSRJVSQXLIVIWYPXPMWXMRXLI7IEVGL7SYVGI'SHI[MRHS[
XSXLI;SVOWTEGI
268
Writing and editing stored programs

Creating a new stored program
;LIR]SYGVIEXIERI[WXSVIHTVSKVEQ]SYWTIGMJ]XLIX]TISJSFNIGX]SY
[ERXXSGVIEXI
4VSGIHYVI
*YRGXMSR
4EGOEKI
4EGOEKI&SH]
3FNIGX8]TI
3FNIGX8]TI&SH]
*SVIEGLSJXLIWI40750GSRWXVYGXW7502EZMKEXSVTVSZMHIWEVIEH]QEHI
XIQTPEXISVWLIPPXSQEOI]SYVGSHMRKIEWMIV
=SYGERQSHMJ]XLIWIXIQTPEXIW0SSOJSVXLIMVREQIWERHPSGEXMSRWMRXLI
STIRMRKGSQQIRXW[LIRXLIRI[SFNIGXMWGVIEXIH
To create a new stored program

1
-RXLI:MI[QIRYGLSSWI:MWYEP3FNIGX)HMXSV 7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
2
3
-RXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSSPFEVGPMGO
XLI'VIEXI2I[7XSVIH
4VSKVEQFYXXSR
-RXLI2I[7XSVIH4VSKVEQHMEPSKIRXIVEREQIJSVXLIRI[TVSKVEQ
4
5
7TIGMJ]XLIX]TISJWXSVIHTVSKVEQ]SY[ERXXSGVIEXIERHXLIRGPMGO3/
8]TISVMRWIVXXLI40750GSHIMRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[
8SGSQTMPIERHWEZIXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQGPMGO
XLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
SVGLSSWI7EZIJVSQ
Modifying a stored program

=SYGERSTIRWXSVIHTVSKVEQWMRGPYHMRKTVSGIHYVIWTEGOEKIWJYRGXMSRW
ERHSFNIGXX]TIWJSVIHMXMRKJVSQEPQSWXER][LIVIMR7502EZMKEXSV
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To open a stored program for editing

1
*MVWXHSYFPIGPMGOXLITVSKVEQ]SY[ERXXSIHMXMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVSV
YWIER]SXLIVGSRZIRMIRXQIXLSHSJSTIRMRKEWGLIQESFNIGXGPMGOLIVI
JSVLMRXW
1EOI]SYVGLERKIWERHGLSSWI7EZIJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
To insert a saved text file into the Stored Program Editor

1
2
3
3TIRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVERHTPEGIXLIGYVWSV[LIVI]SY[ERXXLI
WEZIHXI\XJMPIXSFIMRWIVXIH
*VSQXLI)HMXQIRYGLSSWI-RWIVXERHXLIR*MPI%PXIVREXMZIP]]SYGER
TVIWW'XVP8
4SMRXXSXLIJMPI]SY[ERXXSMRWIVXERHXLIRGPMGO3/
To modify stored programs

Be cautious when modifying stored programs in a
production database. Saving a program applies
the changes to the stored program on the server.
If there are compiler errors in the program code,
Oracle invalidates the program on the server.
2
3
'PMGO
XSGLSSWIETVSKVEQJVSQXLI7IPIGX(&3FNIGXHMEPSK

3V

(SYFPIGPMGOXLITVSKVEQ
WMGSRMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[
1SHMJ]XLITVSKVEQEWRIIHIH
8SWYFQMXXLIGLERKIWXSXLIHEXEFEWIGPMGO
WLSVXGYXQIRY
SVGLSSWI7EZIJVSQXLI
Faster development using the Code Explorer

8LI'SHI)\TPSVIV
MWFEWIHSREREHZERGIHTEVWMRKXIGLRMUYIXLEXYRHIVWXERHW40750
W]RXE\
HMWTPE]WHIXEMPIHMRJSVQEXMSREFSYXETEGOEKI
WGSQTSRIRXWWYGLEW
ZEVMEFPIWERHTEVEQIXIVWXLIMVX]TIWWXVYGXYVIERHGYVWSVW
270

EYXSQEXMGEPP]LMKLPMKLXWXLITEGOEKIHTVSGIHYVI]SYEVIGYVVIRXP]MR
WYTTSVXWHVEKERHHVSTMRXSXLIIHMXSV
GSQFMRIWMRJSVQEXMSRJVSQXLIWTIGMJMGEXMSRERHFSH]
LMKLPMKLXWW]RXE\
HMWXMRKYMWLIWRSRTYFPMWLIHTVSGIHYVIWERHJYRGXMSRW[MXLEHMJJIVIRXMGSR
ZMWYEPP]QEVOWTVSGIHYVIWMRWMHIETEGOEKIXLEXGSRXEMRW]RXE\IVVSVW
PIXW]SYUYMGOP]NYQTFIX[IIRXLIMQTPIQIRXEXMSRERHHIGPEVEXMSRSJXLI
GYVVIRXTVSGIHYVIMRETEGOEKI'XVP7LMJXYTEVVS[ERH'XVP7LMJXHS[R
EVVS[
PIXW]SYUYMGOP]NYQTFIX[IIRXLIFIX[IIRXLIWTIGMJMGEXMSRERHXLIFSH]
%PX*
8LI'SHI)\TPSVIVMGSRSRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSSPFEVMWWLS[REXPIJX
'SHI)\TPSVIVXSSPMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
Displaying the Code Explorer

;LIRIZIV]SY[ERXXSWIIELMIVEVGLMGEPZMI[SJEGSQTPI\GSHIPMWXMRKMRXLI
7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVHMWTPE]XLI'SHI)\TPSVIV
To display the Code Explorer

3RXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI7LS[,MHIXLI'SHI
)\TPSVIVMGSR
SV
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6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV[MRHS[ERHXLIRGLSSWI'SHI
)\TPSVIV
Rapidly locating source code segments

-RXLI'SHI)\TPSVIVMWIEW]XSUYMGOP]PSGEXIXLIWSYVGIGSHIJSVETVSGIHYVI
SVJYRGXMSRERHWIXXLIXI\XGYVWSVSRMX
To quickly move the cursor to a procedure or function

(SYFPIGPMGOXLITVSGIHYVISVJYRGXMSRREQIMRXLI'SHI)\TPSVIVXVII
ZMI[*SVEOI]FSEVHWLSVXGYXWIPIGXXLITVSGIHYVISVJYRGXMSRREQIERH
XLIRTVIWW)RXIV

;LIR]SYTPEGIXLIGYVWSVMRWMHIE0334SVE&)+-2)2(FPSGOXLIIHMXSV
WLS[W]SYXLIFIKMRERHIRHTSMRXWF]QIERWSJQEVOIVWMRXLIPIJXQEVKMREW
WLS[RFIPS[
272
Using bookmarks in source code

9WIEFSSOQEVOXSGSRZIRMIRXP]QEVOZEVMSYWPSGEXMSRWMRXLIWSYVGIGSHIERH
UYMGOP]QSZIEFSYXMRXLIXI\X[MXLSYXWIEVGLMRKXLVSYKLXLIGSHIERH
[MXLSYXPSWMRK]SYVGYVVIRXIHMXMRKPSGEXMSR=SYGERWIXYTXSXIRFSSOQEVOW
*SVI\EQTPI]SYGSYPHTPEGIFSSOQEVORYQFIVMRXLI()'0%6)WIGXMSR
ERHFSSOQEVORYQFIVEX]SYVGYVVIRXIHMXMRKPSGEXMSR8LIRXSUYMGOP]KS
XSXLI()'0%6)WIGXMSR]SY[SYPHTVIWW'XVP%JXIVPSSOMRKEX]SYV
ZEVMEFPISVGYVWSVHIGPEVEXMSRW]SY[SYPHVIXYVRXS]SYVIHMXMRKPSGEXMSRF]
TVIWWMRK'XVP
8SWIXEFSSOQEVOSVXSKSXSEFSSOQEVOXLEX]SYTVIZMSYWP]WIX]SYGER
YWIIMXLIVOI]FSEVHWLSVXGYXWSVWLSVXGYXQIRYW
To set a bookmark using a shortcut menu

1
2
3
*VSQXLI)HMXQIRYWIPIGX8SKKPIFSSOQEVOW
To set a bookmark using a keyboard shortcut

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FSSOQEVORYQFIVTVIWW'XVP7LMJX
To list bookmarks
*VSQXLI)HMXQIRYWIPIGX0MWX&SSOQEVOW
To go to a bookmark using a shortcut menu

1
2
3
*VSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRYWIPIGX+SXSFSSOQEVOW
To go to a bookmark using a keyboard shortcut

4VIWW'XVP QEVOIVFSSOQEVORYQFIV"*SVI\EQTPIXSVIEGLQEVOIV
FSSOQEVORYQFIVTVIWW'XVP
Programmable keys for PL/SQL code

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Compiling a stored program

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ERHWXSVIMX
8LI3YXTYX[MRHS[HMWTPE]WXLIWXEXYWSJXLIGSQTMPISTIVEXMSRMRGPYHMRK
RSXMJMGEXMSRSJER]IVVSVW
To compile a stored program from the Stored Program Editor

*VSQXLI3FNIGXQIRYGLSSWI'SQTMPI
Customizing color highlighting for PL/SQL and SQL

keywords
'YWXSQMÎHGSPSVWIPIGXMSRJSV40750ERH750OI][SVHWXI\XERHGSQQIRXW
QEOIWGSHIQSVIVIEHEFPI
Converting HTML into a PL/SQL stored procedure

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40750WXSVIHTVSGIHYVI8LIWXSVIHTVSGIHYVI[MPPMRXYVRSYXTYXXLI,810
GSHIZMEXLI3VEGPI;IF'EVXVMHKI
Correcting syntax errors

;LIR]SYWEZIETVSKVEQXLEXGSRXEMRWW]RXE\IVVSVWXLIWXEXYWTERISJXLI
IHMXMRK[MRHS[HMWTPE]WIVVSVQIWWEKIW=SYGEREYXSQEXMGEPP]LMKLPMKLXXLI
GSHIWIKQIRXXLEXMWGEYWMRKEKMZIRIVVSVQIWWEKI8LMWQEOIWMXIEW]XS
PSGEXIERHGSVVIGXIVVSVW
=SYGEREPWSZMI[XLIJYPP3VEGPIIVVSVQIWWEKIERHWSPYXMSR
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To highlight the line containing an error

-RXLIWXEXYWTERISJXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[HSYFPIGPMGOXLIIVVSVQIWWEKI
Drag-and-drop PL/SQL editing

=SYGERWEZIERHVIYWIGSHIERHHVEK40750W]RXE\750JYRGXMSRWGSPYQR
REQIWERHHEXEFEWISFNIGXREQIWMRXS]SYVGSHI8LI'SHI%WWMWXERX
TVSZMHIWIEW]EGGIWWXSGSHIWRMTTIXWHVEKERHHVSTW]RXE\ERHXLI40:MWMSR
GEXEPSKW
Correcting typing errors

=SYGERGSVVIGXIVVSVWIEWMP][MXLZMVXYEPP]YRPMQMXIHPIZIPWSJ9RHSERH6IHS
JYRGXMSRW
Testing program code with debug statements

=SYGERMRGPYHI(&17C398498498C0-2)HIFYKKMRKWXEXIQIRXWMR]SYV
WXSVIHTVSKVEQGSHIERHZMI[XLISYXTYXMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[%RYQFIVSJ
XMQIWEZMRKWLSVXGYXWJSVTPEGMRK(&17C398498WXEXIQIRXWMR]SYVTVSKVEQ
EVIMRGPYHIH
*SVQSVIMRJSVQEXMSRWII(IFYKKMRKWXSVIHTVSKVEQW
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=SYGERI\IGYXIZEPMHWXSVIHTVSKVEQWMRGPYHMRKTVSGIHYVIWTEGOEKIW
JYRGXMSRWERHSFNIGXX]TIWJVSQEPQSWXER][LIVIMR7502EZMKEXSV
If you have the PL/SQL Debugger, you can set
breakpoints and watch variables before execution
in Debug mode.
;LIR]SYI\IGYXIEWXSVIHTVSKVEQ7502EZMKEXSVWXEVXWXLI)\IGYXMSR
'SHI[MÊVH[LMGLEPPS[W]SYXSWIXTEVEQIXIVWJSV[VETTMRKERERSR]QSYW
FPSGOEVSYRHXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQ
-J]SY[ERXXSZMI['03&&03&ERH&*-0)EVKYQIRXWMRXLISYXTYXSV
3FNIGXERH'SPPIGXMSR8]TIWYWIFMRHZEVMEFPIW
8LI3YXTYX[MRHS[HMWTPE]WXLII\IGYXMSRWXEXYW
-J]SYEXXIQTXXSVYRERMRZEPMHSFNIGXEQIWWEKIMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[
EHZMWIW]SYXLEXXLIMRZEPMHSFNIGXGERRSXFIVYR
To execute a stored program

*MRHXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQERHXLIRYWISRISJXLIJSPPS[MRKQIXLSHW
7IPIGXXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQERHXLIRGPMGOXLI
FYXXSRMRXLI7IWWMSR
XSSPFEV
7IPIGXXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQERHXLIRJVSQXLI7IWWMSRQIRYGLSSWI6YR
7IPIGXXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQERHXLIRTVIWW*
-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSVVMKLXGPMGOXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQERHXLIRGLSSWI
)\IGYXI
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Creating anonymous blocks

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<Schema name>.<procedure name>.STB

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8LI;MÊVHPSSOWJSVERI\MWXMRKI\IGYXMSRGSHIFPSGO[LIRIZIV]SYVYRE
WXSVIHTVSKVEQ
-JERIVVSVSGGYVW[LIRXV]MRKXSVYREKIRIVEXIHGSHIFPSGOJSVI\EQTPIHYI
XSEW]RXE\IVVSVXLIXI\XMWSTIRIHMRXLI750)HMXSV
To generate an execution code block

1
3TIREWXSVIHTVSKVEQMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
6YRXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQF]GPMGOMRK
SVGLSSWMRK6YRJVSQXLI
7IWWMSRQIRY
-JXLI6IYWISV'VIEXI'EPPMRK'SHI#HMEPSKETTIEVWMRHMGEXI]SYV
TVIJIVIRGI
-J]SYEVIGVIEXMRKERI[GSHIFPSGOWTIGMJ]MRXLI4VSJMPMRK(IXEMPWHMEPSK
[LIXLIV]SY[ERXXSMRGPYHIETVSJMPMRKVYRERHMJWSWIPIGXXLI4VSJMPMRK
HIXEMPWHIWGVMFIHFIPS[
-J]SYEVIGVIEXMRKERI[GSHIFPSGOYWIXLI7IX3TXMSRWHMEPSKXSWIX
TVIJIVIRGIWHIWGVMFIHFIPS[JSVXLIGSHIFPSGO
4VIZMI[XLIKIRIVEXIHI\IGYXMSRGSHIFPSGOERHIMXLIVWYFQMXMXJSV
I\IGYXMSRSVSTIRMXMRXLI750)HMXSV
3
4
5
6
Profiling Details dialog options

Option
Description
)REFPI4VSJMPMRK
7IPIGXXLMWSTXMSRXSYWIXLI40750
4VSJMPIVJSVEREP]WMWERHXYRMRK
'SPPIGX7IWWMSR7XEXMWXMGW[LIR
'VIEXMRKXLI4VSJMPMRK6YR
;LIRWIPIGXIHWIWWMSRWXEXMWXMGWEVI
WXSVIHMREXEFPI
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;LIRYWMRKXLI4VSJMPIVJSV
TIVJSVQERGIQIEWYVIQIRXERH
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VIMRMXMEPMÎXLII\IGYXMSR
IRZMVSRQIRXEJXIVETVIZMSYWVYR
KMZMRK]SYEFIXXIVFEWMWJSV
GSQTEVMWSRFIX[IIRSRIVYRERH
ERSXLIV
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Set Options dialog options

Option
9WIFMRHZEVMEFPIWXSTEWWEVKYQIRXW
XSZMI[VIWYPXWMREKVMH
Description
;LIRWIPIGXIHIREFPIWTEWWMRKSJ
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[MXLXLI9WI&MRH:EVMEFPIWSTXMSR
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Viewing results in the Output window

8LI3YXTYX[MRHS[HMWTPE]WXLIVIWYPXWSJTVSKVEQGSQTMPEXMSRERH
I\IGYXMSRMRGPYHMRKER]IVVSVW
-J]SYEXXIQTXXSVYRERMRZEPMHSFNIGXEQIWWEKIMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[
EHZMWIW]SYXLEXXLIMRZEPMHSFNIGXGERRSXFIVYR
The Output window showing compile results with errors
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Viewing an Oracle error description and solution

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HMWTPE]IHMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[
8LIVIWYPXMRKHMEPSKGSRXEMRWXLIIVVSVQIWWEKIHIWGVMTXMSRGEYWIERH
VIGSQQIRHIHEGXMSRWNYWXEWXLI]ETTIEVMR3VEGPIHSGYQIRXEXMSR
To view an Oracle error description

-RXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[HSYFPIGPMGOSRXLIIVVSVGSHI]SY[ERXXSORS[
EFSYX
Editing window, Output window, and Oracle Error Information window
Stepping though stored programs

*PI\MFPI750IHMXMRKERHTVSGIWWMRKEPPS[WYWIVWXSWMRKPIWXITXLVSYKLGSHI
WOMTVI[MRHERHSXLIVIHMXMRKJYRGXMSRW
Running stored programs in Debug mode

9WMRKXLI(IFYK1SHI]SYGER[EXGLXLIVIWYPXZEPYIWHYVMRKVYRXMQI=SY
GERVYRWXSVIHTVSKVEQWMRTEVEPPIPF]STIRMRKEHHMXMSREPWIWWMSRW[MXLMR750
2EZMKEXSV9WMRK3VEGPIVYRERHHIFYKTVSGIHYVIW[MXLTEVEQIXIVWSJX]TI
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Optimizing stored programs: The PL/SQL Profiler

Optimizing stored programs with the
Profiler/Coverage tool
XMQIERHIJJMGMIRG]SJ]SYVWXSVIHTVSKVEQW8LI4VSJMPIVMWEZEMPEFPIJSVYWI
[MXL3VEGPISVLMKLIV
You can launch the Profiler from the Tools menu or the
Functions toolbar

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WXEXMWXMGWERHGSZIVEKIEREP]WMWJSV40750HIZIPSTIVW9RPMOIXLITVSJMPMRK
YXMPMXMIWTVSZMHIH[MXL3VEGPIERHPEXIVXLI407504VSJMPIVXSSPMW
KVETLMGEPERHEPPS[WIEW]REZMKEXMSRERHHVMPPHS[RXLVSYKLXLIHEXE8LI
4VSJMPIVMWTEVXMGYPEVP]YWIJYPJSV
JMRHMRKFSXXPIRIGOWMRWXSVIHGSHI
UYEPMX]EWWYVERGIERHXIWXMRK
8LI4VSJMPIV[MPPWLS[]SYEPMRIF]PMRIEREP]WMWSJXLII\IGYXMSRMRGPYHMRK
XLIRYQFIVSJXMQIWIEGLPMRI[EWI\IGYXIHERHXLIXMQIVIUYMVIHJSV
I\IGYXMSR
=SYGERYWIXLI4VSJMPIVSRER]40750MRGPYHMRKWXSVIHTVSGIHYVIW
JYRGXMSRWFSXLWXERHEPSRIERHEWTEVXSJETEGOEKIXVMKKIVWX]TIQIXLSHW
ERHERSR]QSYWFPSGOW
8LI4VSJMPIV
WXSVIWHEXEEFSYXIEGLGSHIYRMXI\IGYXIHHYVMRKEVYRHS[RXSXLIPIZIP
SJWSYVGIGSHIPMRIW
HMZMHIWEPPXLIEZEMPEFPITVSJMPMRKHEXEMRXSLMIVEVGLMGEPP]SVKERMÎHPSKMGEP
MXIQW
HMWTPE]WTVSJMPMRKERHGSZIVEKIWXEXMWXMGWEFSYXIEGLMXIQERHGSQTEVIW
XLIQ[MXLSXLIVW
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8LI4VSJMPIVHMWTPE]WXLITVSJMPMRKHEXEEPSRKWMHIXLIEGXYEPWSYVGIGSHI8LMW
JIEXYVIMWRSXEZEMPEFPIMJXLIWSYVGIGSHILEWGLERKIHWMRGIMX[EWPEWXXIWXIHMR
XLIGYVVIRXP]WIPIGXIHVYRSVMJMXMWRSXMHIRXMGEPEGVSWWXLIVYRWMREKVSYT
=SYGERWSVXERHJMPXIVXLIVIWYPXHEXEEGGSVHMRKXSXLVIWLSPHWXLEX]SYGERWIX
8LMWQEOIWMXIEW]XSPMQMXXLIEQSYRXSJHEXEHMWTPE]IHSVXSMWSPEXIXLIQSWX
WMKRMJMGERXMXIQW*SVI\EQTPI]SYGERWIPIGXPMRIWXLEX[IVIRSXGEPPIHHYVMRK
XLIVYRSVVYRW[MXLXSXEPXMQIWLMKLIVXLEREZIVEKI*SVIEGLKVSYT]SYLEZI
XLISTXMSRSJHMWTPE]MRKXLIHEXEIMXLIVWITEVEXIP]F]VYRSV[MXLVYRW
GSQFMRIH
To open the Profiler

8SMRZSOIXLI407504VSJMPIVGLSSWISRISJXLIJSPPS[MRK
'PMGOXLI4VSJMPIVMGSRSRXLIQEMRXSSPFEVERHXLIRTSMRXXSXLIWXSVIH
GSHIYRMX]SY[ERXXSSTXMQMÎ
XLI4VSJMPIVMGSR
*VSQXLI8SSPWQIRYGLSSWI407504VSJMPIVERHXLIRTSMRXXSXLI
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9WMRKIMXLIVXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVSVXLI7IEVGL
*MRH3FNIGXW|HMEPSKJMVWXPSGEXIXLIWXSVIHGSHIYRMX]SY[ERXXSTVSJMPI
ERHXLIRI\IGYXIMX[MXLTVSJMPMRKIREFPIH7IPIGX)REFPI4VSJMPMRKMRXLI
)\IGYXIHMEPSK
Before using the Profiler, debug your stored
program, as there is no editing capability from
within the Profiler.
8LI407504VSJMPIVGSZIVEKIXSSPMWRS[QSVIXMKLXP]MRXIKVEXIHMRXSXLI
ETTPMGEXMSR
=SYGEREGGIWWXLI0SGEXI3FNIGXMR(&2EZMKEXSVERH3TIRGSQQERHW
[LIREWXSVIHTVSKVEQMWWIPIGXIHMRXLI4VSJMPIV
W6YRWSV+VSYTWXVII
=SYGERSTIRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVERHNYQTXSEWIPIGXIHPMRISJ
WSYVGIGSHIF]HSYFPIGPMGOMRKMRXLI7SYVGI:MI[IV
7GVSPPMRKQSZMRKXLIGYVWSVTSWMXMSRMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVWIPIGXW
XLIGSVVIWTSRHMRKPMRIMRXLITVSJMPIV7SYVGI:MI[IV
8LIWIVZIVSYXTYXMWEYXSQEXMGEPP]VIXVMIZIHEJXIVXLIVYR
7IWWMSRWXEXMWXMGWGERFIHMWTPE]IHSRXLIWYQQEV]TEKI[LIREVYRMW
WIPIGXIH
8LI4VSJMPIVYWIWXLI3VEGPIWIWWMSRMX[EWEGXMZEXIHMR4VIZMSYWP]MXYWIH
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Viewing an open object in the DB Navigator

;LIREWXSVIHTVSKVEQMWWIPIGXIHMRXLI4VSJMPIV
W6YRWSV+VSYTWXVII]SY
GERYWIXLI0SGEXIMR(&2EZMKEXSVERH3TIRGSQQERHWXSNYQTXSXLI
PSGEXMSRSJXLISFNIGXMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXVII
Using the Locate in DB Navigator command
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Result of the Locate in DB Navigator command
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Using the Profiler with the Stored Program editor

=SYGERSTIRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVERHNYQTXSEWIPIGXIHPMRISJWSYVGI
GSHIF]HSYFPIGPMGOMRKMRXLI7SYVGI:MI[IV
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GSVVIWTSRHMRKPMRIMRXLITVSJMPIV7SYVGI:MI[IV
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PL/SQL Profiler quick-reference guide

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Action
Node Type
Command
Shortcut
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TIVQERIRXP]
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(IPIXI
(IP
'VIEXIERI[KVSYT
MRZSOIXLI+VSYT
4VSTIVXMIWHMEPSK
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Action
Command
Shortcut
9THEXIFSXLXVIIZMI[W[MXLXLIPEXIWX
TVSJMPMRKHEXE
6IJVIWL
%PX6
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*MPXIVW
4VIJIVIRGIW
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HMEPSKMJEGLEVXMWZMWMFPI
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PL/SQL Profiler: Basic concepts

Run
%VYRGSRXEMRWEPPGSHIYRMXWXLEXEVIGEPPIHHYVMRKI\IGYXMSR-JETVSGIHYVISV
JYRGXMSRMWETEVXSJETEGOEKIXLI[LSPITEGOEKIFIGSQIWTEVXSJXLIVYR
8LIWEQIVYPIETTPMIWXSX]TIQIXLSHW
Profiling data types

8LIVIEVIXLVIIKIRIVEPGEXIKSVMIWSJTVSJMPMRKHEXE+VSYT'SHIYRMX
)\IGYXEFPIPMRI
Group
=SYGVIEXIKVSYTWMRSVHIVXSPSKMGEPP]GSRRIGXGSHIYRMXWERHVYRW=SY
HIXIVQMRI[LMGLYRMXWERHVYRWFIPSRKXSEKVSYT=SYGERGSQFMRIHEXEJSVE
WMRKPIGSHIYRMXEGVSWWQYPXMTPIVYRWMRSVHIVXSHIXIVQMRIXLIVIEPGSZIVEKI
ERHI\IGYXMSRXMQIW8LMWMWYWIJYP[LIRXIWXMRKWXSVIHGSHIMRWIZIVEPHMJJIVIRX
VYRW[MXLHMJJIVIRXTEVEQIXIVW
Code Unit
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GSRXEMRWJYVXLIVTVSGIHYVIWERHJYRGXMSRW*SVETVSGIHYVISVJYRGXMSRMXMW
WSQIXMQIWTSWWMFPIXSHIXIVQMRILS[QER]XMQIWMXLEWFIIRGEPPIHHYVMRKE
VYRF]TEVWMRKXLIEZEMPEFPIWSYVGIGSHIERHGSQFMRMRKXLIHEXEEFSYXXLI
PMRIW[LIVIXLITVSGIHYVIJYRGXMSRMWGEPPIH
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Executable Line
8LI4VSJMPIVHMWTPE]WHEXEEFSYXIEGLI\IGYXEFPIPMRISJEYRMX8LMWHSIWRSX
MRGPYHIGSQQIRXPMRIWIQTX]PMRIWERHWSJSVXL
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GSQTEVIXLIMVXSXEPI\IGYXMSRXMQIWGSQTEVIEPPYRMXWMREWMRKPIVYRSV
GSQTEVIEPPYRMXWMREKVSYTEGVSWWXLIKVSYTVYRW
Example: Identifying an execution bottleneck

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3
4
5
6
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7IPIGXXLIKVSYTERHXLIRWIPIGXXLI8MQI7XEXMWXMGWXEFXSZMI[E
GSQTEVMWSRSJXLII\IGYXIHGSHIYRMXW
7IPIGXXLIYRMX[LMGLXSSOXLIPSRKIWXXMQI2SXIXLIPMRIRYQFIV-JXLMWMW
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7IPIGXXLITVSGIHYVIJYRGXMSR[LMGLXSSOQSWXXMQI
8SIHMXXLIGSHISTIRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
Example: Using the coveragefeature for quality assurance

8LIJSPPS[MRKMWXLITVSGIHYVI]SYQMKLXJSPPS[MRSVHIVXSIRWYVIXLEXEPP
PMRIWSJGSHILEZIFIIRI\IGYXIHHYVMRKEXIWXVYR
1 'VIEXIERI[XIWXKVSYT
2
3
4
5
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7IPIGXXLIKVSYTERHXLIRWIPIGXXLI'SZIVEKIXEFXSZMI[XLIGSZIVEKI
WXEXMWXMGW'SZIVEKIMWQIEWYVIHEWEWMQTPITIVGIRXEKISJXLIWXSVIHGSHI
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GSHIXSIRWYVIXLEXIEGLTSWWMFPITEXLLEWFIIRI\IGYXIHERHXLIVIMWRS
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WIUYIRGIWRIIHXSFIMRWXEPPIHYRHIVXLIWGLIQEWXLEXYWIXLITVSJMPIV
PL/SQL Profiler window

8LI407504VSJMPIV[MRHS[LEWX[SQEMREVIEWXLIREZMKEXMSRXVIIZMI[
EVIEERHXLIHEXEHMWTPE]EVIE
Tree views
8LIXVIIHMWTPE]WEPPXLITVSJMPMRKHEXEMREWXERHEVH[MRHS[WJSVQERH
TVSZMHIWEGSRZIRMIRXQIXLSHJSVREZMKEXMRKXLVSYKLXLIHEXE8LIVIEVIX[S
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Runs view
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MWEXVIIRSHILEZMRKMXWYRMXWEWGLMPHVIR8]TIERHTEGOEKIFSHMIWLEZIXLIMV
VSYXMRIWEWGLMPHVIR
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Groups view
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GSVVIWTSRHMRKREQIWJSVEPPXLISXLIVX]TIWWYGLEWETEGOEKIREQI
To view the profiling data for an item in the tree view

7IPIGXERSHIMRXLIXVIIZMI[F]GPMGOMRKMX
To select from a list of actions to perform

6MKLXGPMGOXLIMXIQ
Interpreting PL/SQL Profiler result sets

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Setting PL/SQL Profiler filters and sort options

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Threshold and sorting works only if there is a
single series to be displayed in the Runs tree and
Combine Runs in Group Result Sets is enabled
for the Groups tree.
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VYRW
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7IXXLITVSJMPIVXSFVIEOTEGOEKIHEXE
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4EVWI4EGOEKIWJSV7YFVSYXMRIW
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HEXEJSVXLIWIPIGXIHXVIIZMI[MXIQ*SV
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Chart Options tab options

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Select this option
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(
7IPIGXGSPSVKIRIVEXMSRQIXLSHJSVXLI
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7IVMIW'SPSV7IUYIRGI
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To select a color
1
2
'PMGOSRXLIGSPSVWIPIGXMSRVIGXERKPIW
7IPIGXEGSPSVJVSQXLI;MRHS[WWXERHEVHGSPSVWIPIGXMSRHMEPSK
Setting PL/SQL Profiler group properties

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VYRW8LID+VSYT9RMXW
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YWIHJSVEREP]WMWMRXLIKMZIRKVSYT=SYQYWXWTIGMJ]EXPIEWXSRIKVSYTYRMX
Optimizing stored programs

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[MXL3VEGPISVLMKLIV
To open the PL/SQL Profiler

3RXLI*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEVGPMGO

Debugging PL/SQL
Debugging PL/SQL
7502EZMKEXSVTVSZMHIWX[SSTXMSRWJSVHIFYKKMRK40750
XLI7502EZMKEXSV(IFYKKIVSTXMSR
XLI(&17C398498TEGOEKI
The SQL Navigator Debugger option

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STXMSREZEMPEFPIJVSQ5YIWX7SJX[EVIEWEWITEVEXISTXMSRMWVIGSQQIRHIH
40750(IFYKKIVLIPTW]SYHIFYKXVMKKIVWERHWXSVIHTVSKVEQWMRGPYHMRK
7502EZMKEXSV
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7502EZMKEXSV
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The DBMS_OUTPUT package

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MRXLIJSVQSJXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[[LMGLGETXYVIWXLISYXTYXJVSQXLI
(&17C398498TEGOEKI
8LIDBMS_OUTPUTTEGOEKIMWEWXERHEVHTEGOEKITVSZMHIHF]3VEGPI
WTIGMJMGEPP]JSVXLITYVTSWISJHIFYKKMRKWXSVIHTVSKVEQW8LI7=7WGLIQE
S[RWXLMWTEGOEKI8SZMI[XLITVSGIHYVIERHTEVEQIXIVHIJMRMXMSRWSJXLMW
TEGOEKIIMXLIV
HMWTPE]MXMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQIHMXSV
SV
TVMRXXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQVITSVXJSVXLITEGOEKI
Using the DBMS_OUTPUT package as an aid to debugging

%GSQQSRP]YWIHQIXLSHSJHIFYKKMRKWXSVIHTVSKVEQWMWXSMRGPYHI
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINEWXEXIQIRXWXSHMWTPE]XLIGYVVIRXPSGEXMSRSJ
TVSKVEQI\IGYXMSRSVXLIZEPYIWSJTVSKVEQZEVMEFPIW
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3VEGPIWIRHWXLISYXTYXSJDBMS_OUTPUTWXEXIQIRXXSEFYJJIV750
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To insert a DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE debugging statement

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8LMWTPEGIWXLIWXEXIQIRX
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE( );
EXXLIGYVVIRXGEVIXTSWMXMSR
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To produce a DBMS_OUTPUT statement for a variable

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GPMGOXLI(IFYK:EVMEFPIFYXXSR
SV
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DBMS_OUTPUT(Value of <var name> = ||var_name);
MR]SYVGSHI
Examples of DBMS_OUTPUT statements used for debugging

8SWLS[XLEXXLII\IGYXMSRVIEGLIHEGIVXEMRTSMRX
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(Reached update employee statement);
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QIXLSHW
;LIVIv_enameLEWFIIRHIGPEVIHEWEVARCHAR2ZEVMEFPI
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(Value of Employee name is
:||v_ename);
;LIVIv_empnoLEWFIIRHIGPEVIHEWENUMBERZEVMEFPI
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(Value of Emp number is
:||TO_CHAR(v_empno));

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WXSVIHTVSKVEQWEVII\IGYXIHMREWIWWMSR[MXLXLI3YXTYXSTXMSR328LI
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8LI3YXTYX[MRHS[HMWTPE]WTVSGIWWSVSYXTYXMRXLIJSPPS[MRKGSPSVWGLIQI
Color
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7IVZIVSYXTYX
6IH
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&PEGO
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'PMGO:MI[ 4VIJIVIRGIW +IRIVEP 7IWWMSR (&173YXTYX&YJJIV
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Enabling Output for a database session

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JVSQXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQI\IGYXMSRMWHMWTPE]IHMRXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[EJXIV
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DBMS_OUTPUTTEGOEKI
8SZMI[XLISYXTYXSJ(&17C398498JVSQEWXSVIHTVSKVEQWIXXLI3YXTYX
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To set the Output window option ON

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EPVIEH]STIR
'PSWMRKXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[HSIWRSXHMWEFPIXLI3YXTYXSTXMSR
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3YXTYXJVSQEPPWIWWMSRWMWHMWTPE]IHMRXLIWEQISYXTYX[MRHS[(IJEYPX
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To disable the Output window option for a database session

'PMGOXLI3YXTYXXSKKPIFYXXSRSRXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEV[LIRXLIWIWWMSRMW
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WPMWX
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-JXLI3YXTYXXSKKPIFYXXSRRI\XXSXLIGSQFSFS\MWEGXMZEXIHXLIR3YXTYX
MWIREFPIHJSVXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSR-JXLI3YXTYXXSKKPIFYXXSRMWRSX
EGXMZEXIHXLIRXLI3YXTYXSTXMSRMWRSXIREFPIHJSVXLIWIWWMSR
'PSWMRKXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[HSIWRSXHMWEFPIXLI3YXTYXSTXMSR=SYQYWX
GPMGOXLI3YXTYXFYXXSRXSKKPIXSW[MXGLSJJ3YXTYX
8SHIXIVQMRI[LIXLIV3YXTYXLEWFIIRIREFPIHJSVEHEXEFEWIWIWWMSR
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XI\XERH'XVP:XSTEWXIXLIWIPIGXIHXI\X
Debugging Functions, Triggers and Packages

*SPPS[XLIWEQIWXITWEWJSVHIFYKKMRKETVSGIHYVI,S[IZIV[LIR
HIFYKKMRKXVMKKIVWXLII\IGYXISTXMSRMWRSXEZEMPEFPI=SYRIIHXSGVIEXIE
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Debugging PL/SQL with the SQL Navigator Debugger

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40750(IFYKKIV8LIHIFYKKIVVIUYMVIWEWITEVEXIPMGIRWIEKVIIQIRX
;MXLXLI40750(IFYKKIV]SYGER
-RMXMEXIHIFYKKMRKJVSQ[MXLMRERIHMXMRKWIWWMSR
7IX[EXGLIWERHFVIEOTSMRXWFIJSVISVHYVMRKHIFYKKMRKHMVIGXP]JVSQXLI
GSHIIHMXSV
)\IGYXIER]40750GSHIWXITF]WXITSVTSMRXXSTSMRX
8VEGIMRXSQYPXMTPIPIZIPWSJTVSGIHYVIGEPPW
)\EQMRIERHWIXZEVMEFPIWHYVMRKI\IGYXMSRSJTVSGIHYVIW
:MI[XLIGEPPWXEGOERHZEPYIWSJ[EXGLIHZEVMEFPIWEXER]TSMRXHYVMRKXLI
HIFYKKMRKWIWWMSR
%GGIWWEPPJYRGXMSRWSJ7502EZMKEXSVEJXIVEHIFYKWIWWMSRMWWXEVXIH
(IFYK40750GSHIXLEXMWVYRJVSQERI\XIVREPGPMIRXWIVZIVETTPMGEXMSR
YWMRK7502EZMKEXSV
W.YWX-R8MQI(IFYKKMRKJIEXYVI
Overview
7502EZMKEXSV
W(IFYKKIVLIPTW]SYHIFYKWXSVIHTVSKVEQWMRGPYHMRK
300
TVSGIHYVIW
JYRGXMSRW
XVMKKIVW
X]TIWERHX]TIFSHMIW
9WMRKXLI(IFYKKIV]SYGERXVEGO]SYVETTPMGEXMSR
WJPS[SJI\IGYXMSR
QSRMXSVZEVMEFPIWERHIZIRGLERKIXLII\IGYXMSRPSKMGSRXLIJP]F]
QSHMJ]MRKZEPYIWSJTVSKVEQZEVMEFPIW
=SYGERWXITMRXSQYPXMTPIPIZIPWSJXLITVSGIHYVILMIVEVGL]WIXFVIEOTSMRXW
MRTVSGIHYVIWI\EQMRIERHWIXZEVMEFPIWHYVMRKI\IGYXMSRSJTVSGIHYVIWWIX
[EXGLZEVMEFPIWERHZMI[XLIGEPPWXEGOEXER]TSMRXHYVMRKXLIHIFYKKMRK
WIWWMSR
(IFYKKMRKMWERMRXIVEGXMZITVSGIWWERHYWYEPP]MRZSPZIWWYGLEGXMSRWEW
WIXXMRKFVIEOTSMRXW
HIJMRMRK[EXGLIHZEVMEFPIW
VYRRMRKXLI40750GSHIWXITF]WXITSVYTXSEWTIGMJMIHFVIEOTSMRX
)ZEPYEXMRKSVQSHMJ]MRKZEPYIWSJTVSKVEQZEVMEFPIWHYVMRKI\IGYXMSR
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Debugger commands
Using the SQL Navigator debugger

7502EZMKEXSV
W(IFYKKIVMWMRXIKVEXIHMRXSXLIHIZIPSTQIRXIRZMVSRQIRX
(IFYKKMRKMWJYRGXMSREPSRP][LIR]SYEVIGSRRIGXIHXSER3VEGPIWIVZIVZMEE
750 2IXGSRRIGXMSR
-J]SYEVIYWMRKEPSGEPHEXEFEWIWYGLEW4IVWSREP3VEGPIYWIXLIPSSTFEGO
750 2IXGSRRIGXMSRXSTIVJSVQMRXIVEGXMZIHIFYKKMRK
=SYGERXSKKPIXLI(IFYK40750STXMSRERHYWIXLIHIFYKKIVXSTIVJSVQXLI
JSPPS[MRKJYRGXMSRW
6YRXSXLIIRHSVXSXLIRI\XFVIEOTSMRX
7XITSZIVGSHI
7XITMRXSGSHI[LIRSXLIVTVSGIHYVIWEVIGEPPIHJVSQXLIGYVVIRXPMRI
(MWTPE]XLII\IGYXMSRWXEGO
:MI[ERHQSHMJ]ER]ZEVMEFPIZEPYI
302
7IX[EXGLZEVMEFPIW
7IXERHVIQSZIFVIEOTSMRXSRXLIJP]EWXLIGSHIMWI\IGYXMRKI\GITXMRER
ERSR]QSYWFPSGO
7XSTEVYRRMRKTVSGIHYVI
7IXERSTXMSRXSIMXLIVWXSTI\IGYXMSRMJERI\GITXMSRSGGYVWSVMKRSVI
I\GITXMSRW
=SYGERSTIRQYPXMTPIIHMXSVWERHWIXFVIEOTSMRXWMRWIZIVEPWXSVIHTVSKVEQW
SVXVMKKIVWWMQYPXERISYWP]
-JXLITVSGIHYVIJEMPWXSGSQTMPIMXMWHMWTPE]IHMRVIHMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
8LITVSGIHYVIGERRSXFIHIFYKKIHFIGEYWIMXMWMRZEPMH
1MRMQYQTIVQMWWMSRWVIUYMVIHJSVYWMRKXLI(IFYKKIV
-RSVHIVXSYWIXLI(IFYKKIVEYWIVQYWXLEZIXLIJSPPS[MRKTIVQMWWMSRWEXE
QMRMQYQ
create session
alter session
To compile a stored program or trigger with debug information

8SFIEFPIXS[EXGLIZEPYEXISVQSHMJ]ZEVMEFPIWSJEWXSVIHTVSKVEQSV
XVMKKIV]SYLEZIXSGSQTMPIXLITVSKVEQ[MXLHIFYKMRJSVQEXMSR
%PXLSYKLWIXXMRKFVIEOTSMRXWSVWXITTMRKXLVSYKLEWXSVIHTVSKVEQHSRkX
VIUYMVIXLEXMXGSRXEMRHIFYKMRJSVQEXMSR]SY[MPPTVSFEFP]RIIHXS[EXGL
ZEVMEFPIWMRWMHIXLITVSKVEQ[LIRI\IGYXMSRTEYWIW
9WISRISJXLIJSPPS[MRKQIXLSHW
1EOIWYVIXLI'SQTMPI;MXL(IFYK-RJSQSHIMW32MR7IWWMSR"-RGPYHI
(IFYK-RJSXLIRGSQTMPI]SYVWXSVIHTVSKVEQSVXVMKKIV
1EOIWYVI40750(IFYKKMRKQSHIMW32GLSSWI7IWWMSR"40750
(IFYKKMRK3RSVGPMGOXLIFYXXSRSRXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEVXLIRGSQTMPI
]SYVWXSVIHTVSKVEQSVXVMKKIV
=SYGERWIXFVIEOTSMRXWERH[EXGLIWEXER]XMQIFIJSVISVHYVMRKHIFYK
WIWWMSR=SYHSRSXLEZIXSVIGSQTMPI]SYVTVSKVEQEJXIV]SYWIXFVIEOTSMRXW
SV[EXGLIW
Debugging stored procedures

8LI40750(IFYKKIVQSHYPIQEOIWHIFYKKMRKWXSVIHTVSGIHYVIWIEW]=SY
GERZMI[XLIWSYVGIGSHISJER]TVSGIHYVISVTEGOEKIMRXLII\IGYXMSRXVII
=SYGERWXITMRXSQYPXMTPIPIZIPWSJXLITVSGIHYVILMIVEVGL]WIXFVIEOTSMRXW
MRTVSGIHYVIWI\EQMRIERHWIXZEVMEFPIWHYVMRKI\IGYXMSRSJTVSGIHYVIWWIX
[EXGLZEVMEFPIWERHZMI[XLIGEPPWXEGOEXER]TSMRXHYVMRKXLIHIFYKKMRK
WIWWMSR
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%RMRWXERX3VEGPIIVVSVHIWGVMTXMSRJIEXYVIKMZIW]SYEJYPPI\TPEREXMSRFEWIH
SR3VEGPIHSGYQIRXEXMSRNYWXF]HSYFPIGPMGOMRK[LIVIZIVER3VEGPIIVVSV
QIWWEKIETTIEVW
8LI(IFYKKIVMWMRXIKVEXIH[MXLXLI7502EZMKEXSVHIZIPSTQIRXIRZMVSRQIRX
IREFPMRKYWIVWXSMRMXMEXIHIFYKKMRKJVSQ[MXLMRERIHMXMRKWIWWMSRERHWIX
[EXGLIWERHFVIEOTSMRXWHYVMRKHIFYKKMRKHMVIGXP]JVSQXLIGSHIIHMXSV
W.YWX-R8MQI(IFYKKMRKJIEXYVIXSHIFYK
40750WIVZIVWMHIGSHIXLEXMWVYRJVSQER]GPMIRXWIVZIVETTPMGEXMSR8LMW
MRGPYHIWGSHI[VMXXIRMR:MWYEP&EWMG(IPTLM4S[IV&YMPHIV(IZIPSTIV
SVSXLIVETTPMGEXMSRW%PP7502EZMKEXSVJYRGXMSREPMX]VIQEMRWEZEMPEFPIEJXIV
EHIFYKWIWWMSRMWWXEVXIH
8LIJSPPS[MRKEVIWSQISJXLIHIFYKKMRKJIEXYVIWEZEMPEFPIMRXLMWZIVWMSRSJ
7502EZMKEXSV
HIFYKKMRKGSQQERHW[LMGLFIGSQIEZEMPEFPI[LIREWXSVIH4VSKVEQ
)HMXSVMWEGXMZISVEHIFYKWIWWMSRLEWWXEVXIHF]GLSSWMRKXLI(IFYK
STXMSRSRXLI7IWWMSRQIRY
E7XEXYW[MRHS[EZEMPEFPIHYVMRKEHIFYKWIWWMSR
XLI&VIEOTSMRXW[MRHS[ERH;EXGLIW[MRHS[[LMGLPMWXEPPFVIEOTSMRXW
ERH[EXGLIWJSVXLIGYVVIRX(&GSRRIGXMSR
E8SKKPI&VIEOTSMRXGSQQERHMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQERH8VMKKIV)HMXSVW
ER)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]HMEPSKEGGIWWMFPIJVSQ7XSVIH4VSKVEQERH8VMKKIV
)HMXSVW
XLI%HH;EXGLHMEPSKEGGIWWMFPIJVSQ7XSVIH4VSKVEQERH8VMKKIV)HMXSVW
XLI;EXGL%VKYQIRXGSQQERHMR(&2EZMKEXSV
XLI8SSPXMTIZEPYEXMSRJIEXYVISJXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQERH8VMKKIV)HMXSVW
XLI&VIEO'SRHMXMSRHMEPSKEGGIWWMFPIJVSQ&VIEOTSMRXW[MRHS[ERHXLI
&VIEOTSMRXWXEFSJXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEXYW[MHS[
(IFYKKMRKMWEZEMPEFPI[LIR]SYEVIGSRRIGXIHXSER3VEGPIWIVZIVZMEE
750 2IXSV2IXGSRRIGXMSR-J]SYEVIYWMRKEPSGEPHEXEFEWIWYGLEW
4IVWSREP3VEGPIYWIXLIPSSTFEGO750 2IXGSRRIGXMSRXSTIVJSVQMRXIVEGXMZI
HIFYKKMRK
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Oracle version requirements for the Debugger

(IFYKKMRKJIEXYVIWWYTTSVXF]3VEGPI
Feature
Supported in Oracle version?

:MI[WIXZEPYIWSJPSGEP
ZEVMEFPIW
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW
:MI[WIXZEPYIWSJ
TEGOEKIKPSFEP
ZEVMEFPIW
2S
2S
=IW
=IW
=IW
:MI[GYVWSVZEVMEFPIW
2S
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW
-RJSVQEXMSRSR
TVSGIHYVIWSXLIVXLER
GYVVIRX
2S
=IW

=IW

=IW
=IW
:MI[WIXZEPYIWSJ
MRHI\IHZEVMEFPIW
2S
2S
=IW
=IW
=IW
7XSTI\IGYXMSR
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW

EZEMPEFMPMX]ZEVMIWHITIRHMRKSRTPEXJSVQETEXGLQE]FIVIUYMVIH
VIUYMVIW3VEGPI7IVZIVMRMXMEPMÊXMSRTEVEQIXIV
&0%2/C86-11-2+!869)
Setting watched variables

=SYGERWIPIGXEWIXSJZEVMEFPIWXSFI[EXGLIH8LIZEPYIWSJ[EXGLIH
ZEVMEFPIWEVIHMWTPE]IHIZIV]XMQIXLIHIFYKKIVMWTEYWIHXLEXMWEX
FVIEOTSMRXWEJXIVIZIV]7XIT3ZIVSV7XIT-RXSERHHYVMRKXLIEYXSQEXIH
I\IGYXMSR
=SYGER[EXGLGSQTPI\TEVEQIXIVWPMOI6)'36(SV63;8=4)F]YWMRK
XLI;EXGLGSQQERHJVSQ(&2EZMKEXSV.YWXWIPIGXERSHIYRHIVXLI
TVSGIHYVIkWEVKYQIRXPMWXERHXLIWIPIGX;EXGLJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY750
2EZMKEXSVEHHWEPPGSQTSRIRXWSJXLITEVEQIXIVXSXLI[EXGLPMWX
*SVTEVEQIXIVWSJ8%&0)X]TI]SYRIIHXSEHHERMRHI\XSIEGLGSQTSRIRXkW
REQIMRXLI[EXGLPMWX2SXIXLEX]SYGEREP[E]WYWIXLIXSSPXMTIZEPYEXMSR
JIEXYVISVXLI)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]'XVP*GSQQERHSRER]GSQTPI\ZEVMEFPIWk
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GSQTSRIRXWEWWSSREWXLI]EVIJYPP]WTIGMJMIHJSVI\EQTPI
my_record.field1SVmy_table(i).field1
Increasing the number of variables in the watch
variable list may result in slower debugger
performance.
To add to the list of watched variables

1
2
4PEGIXLIGYVWSVSRXLIZEVMEFPISVLMKLPMKLXMX
6MKLXGPMGOERHGLSSWI%HH;EXGLJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY

3
3V
4VIWW'XVP*
-RXLI;EXGL4VSTIVXMIWHMEPSKQSHMJ]XLITVSTIVXMIWEWRIIHIHERHXLIR
GPMGO3/SVTVIWW)RXIV
To add arguments of a procedure to the list of watches

1
-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSVWIPIGXEREVKYQIRXYRHIVXLITVSGIHYVIRSHI%
RSHIGERFIEWMRKPIZEPYIHSVWGEPEVTEVEQIXIVSVEGSQTPI\
TEVEQIXIVLEZMRKWYFGSQTSRIRXWPMOIEVIGSVH
6MKLXGPMGOERHGLSSWI;EXGLJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
If a variable does not update as expected, place a
breakpoint on the next executable line after the
expected update The breakpoint pauses the
debugger and updates the variables values.
To remove a watched variable name

1
*VSQXLIQEMRQIRYGLSSWI(IFYK"0MWX%PP;EXGLIW
2
3
7IPIGXXLIZEVMEFPIREQIMRXLI[EXGLIHZEVMEFPIWPMWX
6MKLXGPMGOXLIRIMXLIV
GLSSWI6IQSZIJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
3V
TVIWW(IPIXI
306
Displaying watch variables during execution

=SYGER[EXGLXLISYXTYXZEVMEFPIW[LIR]SYVTVSGIHYVIMWVYRRMRK
;EXGLIHZEVMEFPIWEVIHMWTPE]IHEYXSQEXMGEPP]MRXLI7XEXYW[MRHS[-JXLI
[MRHS[MWRSXHMWTPE]IH]SYGEREGXMZEXIMXF]QIERWSJXLI(IFYK"7LS[
7XEXYW;MRHS[GSQQERHJVSQXLIQEMRQIRY
-J]SYWMQTP]QSZIXLIGYVWSVXSEZEVMEFPIREQIHYVMRKEHIFYKVYRETSTYT
LMRX[MPPWLS[]SYXLIGYVVIRXZEPYISJXLEXZEVMEFPISVERIVVSVQIWWEKIMJXLI
ZEPYIGERRSXFIHIXIVQMRIH
8S[EXGLZEVMEFPIWSJETVSGIHYVISXLIVXLERXLIGYVVIRXTVSGIHYVIGPMGOER
IRXV]MRXLIGEPPWXEGOTERI8LMWJIEXYVIQE]FIYREZEMPEFPISRGIVXEMR
W]WXIQWWII8VSYFPIWLSSXMRKXLI7502EZMKEXSV(IFYKKIV
Handling out-of scope-variables

The debugger maintains separate watch lists for
each program unit. Therefore, if a watch is
defined correctly, it will not be displayed when it
is out of scope.
;EXGLIHZEVMEFPIWQE]KSSYXSJWGSTIEWXLIHIFYKKIVTVSGIIHWXLVSYKL
]SYVWXSVIHTVSKVEQ:EVMEFPIWXLEXEVIZEPMHSRP][MXLMRWYFFPSGOWSVGEPPIH
TVSGIHYVIW[MPPRSXHMWTPE]XLIMVGSVVIGXZEPYIYRXMPXLIHIFYKKIVVIXYVRWXSE
WGSTIMR[LMGLXLI]EVIZEPMH
*SVI\EQTPI[LIRHIFYKKMRKETVSGIHYVIXLEXGEPPWEJYRGXMSRWIXXMRKE
[EXGLSREZEVMEFPIHIGPEVIHMRXLITVSGIHYVIMWZEPMHSRP][LMPIXLIHIFYKKIV
MWMRXLEXTVSGIHYVI
7XITTMRKMRXSXLIGEPPIHJYRGXMSR[MPPQEOIXLITVSGIHYVIZEVMEFPISYXSJ
WGSTI3RGIXLIHIFYKKIVWXITWSYXSJXLIJYRGXMSRERHFEGOMRXSXLI
TVSGIHYVIXLITVSGIHYVIZEVMEFPI[MPPEKEMRFIMRWGSTIERH[MPPLEZIEZEPMH
ZEPYI
The Debugger distinguishes package variables
that belong to different namespaces:
Local
Specification
Body
You can specify the scope for a package variable
from the Watch Properties dialog.
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Displaying the call stack

8LIGYVVIRXGEPPWXEGOMWHMWTPE]IHEYXSQEXMGEPP]MRXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEXYW
;MRHS[
A brief glossary of debugging terms

&VIEOTSMRX
%PMRI[MXLMREWXSVIHTVSKVEQQEVOIHF]XLI
YWIVEWETSMRX[LIVII\IGYXMSRWLSYPHFI
WYWTIRHIHF]XLIHIFYKKIV)ZIV]XMQITVSKVEQ
I\IGYXMSRVIEGLIWXLIPMRIQEVOIHEWFVIEOTSMRX
GSRXVSPVIXYVRWXSXLIYWIVFIJSVII\IGYXMRKXLI
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RYQFIVSJFVIEOTSMRXWMREWXSVIHTVSKVEQ
'SRHMXMSREPFVIEOTSMRX
%FVIEOTSMRXXLEXMWEWWMKRIHEFVIEOGSRHMXMSR
XLEXMWEGSRHMXMSRXLEXMWIZEPYEXIHF]XLI
HIFYKKIVXSHIXIVQMRI[LIRI\IGYXMSRMWXSFI
WYWTIRHIHEXXLMWFVIEOTSMRX
;EXGLIHZEVMEFPISV
[EXGL
%TVSKVEQZEVMEFPIXLEXMWHIWMKREXIHF]XLIYWIV
XSFIEYXSQEXMGEPP]IZEPYEXIHERHMXWZEPYI
HMWTPE]IHEXER]TSMRX[LIRI\IGYXMSRMW
WYWTIRHIH
(IFYKMRJSVQEXMSR
)\XVEHEXEWXSVIHMRXLIHEXEFEWIXLEXEPPS[WXLI
7502EZMKEXSV(IFYKKIVXSEGGIWWXLIZEVMEFPIW
SJEWXSVIHTVSKVEQEXVYRXMQI
(IFYKQSHI
%WTIGMEPSTIVEXMSREPQSHISJEHEXEFEWI
GSRRIGXMSRXLEXGEYWIW7502EZMKEXSVXSMRMXMEXIE
HIFYKWIWWMSR[LIRIZIVER]40750GSHIMW
I\IGYXIH[MXLMRXLIGSRRIGXMSR
(IFYKWIWWMSR
4VSGIWWSJI\IGYXMRK40750GSHIYRHIVXLI
GSRXVSPSJEHIFYKKIV
8VMKKIVMRZSGEXMSRFPSGO
750(10WXEXIQIRX-27)6894(%8)SV
()0)8)XLEXXVMKKIVWXLIIZIRXEWWSGMEXIH[MXL
XLIXVMKKIV
308
Initiating a debugging session

%HIFYKKMRKWIWWMSRSGGYVW[LIRIZIV]SYI\IGYXIE40750FPSGOSVXVMKKIV
MRZSGEXMSRFPSGOMR40750(IFYKKMRKQSHI=SYGERW[MXGLXS(IFYKKMRK
QSHII\TPMGMXP]F]GLSSWMRK7IWWMSR"40750(IFYKKMRKSVXLI40750
(IFYKKMRKXSSPFEVFYXXSR=SYGEREPWSW[MXGL(IFYKKMRKQSHIMQTPMGMXP]
WMQTP]F]YWMRKER]7502EZMKEXSVHIFYKKMRKJIEXYVI
;LIR40750(IFYKKMRKQSHIMW32XLI7IWWMSR"40750(IFYKKMRK
QIRYMXIQMWGLIGOIHERHXLI7IWWMSR"40750(IFYKKMRKFYXXSRSRXLI
XSSPFEVETTIEVWMRXLIHS[RTSWMXMSR
To initiate debugging
1
2
3
1EOIWYVI40750(IFYKKMRKQSHIMW32YWMRK7IWWMSR"40750
(IFYKKMRKSVXLIFYXXSRSR(IFYKKIVXSSPFEV
1EOIWYVIEPPWXSVIHTVSKVEQW]SYEVIKSMRKXSHIFYKLEZIFIIRGSQTMPIH
[MXLHIFYKMRJSVQEXMSR
7IXER]FVIEOTSMRXWERH[EXGLIWEWRIIHIH
7IPIGXXLI&VIEOSR)\GITXMSRSTXMSRMJ]SY[ERXI\IGYXMSRXSWXST[LIR
ERI\GITXMSRSGGYVW
8LIR
)\IGYXIEWXSVIHTVSKVEQJVSQ(&2EZMKEXSVSVJVSQXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ
IHMXSVSV8VMKKIVIHMXSV
3V
)\IGYXIE40750FPSGOSVXVMKKIVMRZSGEXMSRFPSGOJVSQXLI750)HMXSV
3V
)\IGYXIE40750FPSGOSVXVMKKIVMRZSGEXMSRFPSGOJVSQERI\XIVREP
ETTPMGEXMSR[LMGLQYWXMRMXMEPMÎHIFYKQSHISRMXWWMHI8LIRGLSSWI
(IFYK"%XXEGL)\XIVREP7IWWMSR
3V
;LMPIE7XSVIH4VSKVEQSV8VMKKIVIHMXSVMWSTIRWIPIGXER]HIFYKKMRK
GSQQERH6YR6YRXS'YVWSV8VEGI-RXS7XIT3ZIV%YXS8VEGI-RXS
%YXS7XIT3ZIVEZEMPEFPIJVSQXLI(IFYKQIRYSVXLI(IFYKKMRKXSSPFEV
4
Shortcuts
6MKLXGPMGOMRXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQSV8VMKKIV)HMXSV[MRHS[JSVEGGIWWXSXLI
JSPPS[MRKWLSVXGYXW
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Choose this option
3TIRXLI)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]HMEPSK
XS)ZEPYEXISVQSHMJ]ER]
ZEVMEFPI[MXLMRXLITVSGIHYVI
)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]SVTVIWW'XVP*
7IXSVGPIEVEFVIEOTSMRXEXXLI
GYVVIRXPMRI
8SKKPIFVIEOTSMRXSVTVIWW*
%HHE[EXGLZEVMEFPIXSXLI
PMWXJSVXLITVSGIHYVI
%HH[EXGLSVTVIWW'XVP*
Debugging code run from an external application

W.YWX-R8MQI(IFYKKMRKJIEXYVIXSHIFYK750
2EZMKEXSVWIVZIVWMHIGSHIXLEXMWVYRJVSQER]GPMIRXWIVZIVETTPMGEXMSR8LMW
MRGPYHIWGSHI[VMXXIRMR:&(IPTLM4S[IV&YMPHIV(IZIPSTIVSVSXLIV
ETTPMGEXMSRW
.YWX-R8MQI(IFYKKMRKGERFII\XVIQIP]YWIJYP[LIRXLIETTPMGEXMSRGEPPWE
WXSVIHTVSKVEQ[MXLGSQTPI\TEVEQIXIVWWYGLEWGYVWSVWXLEXEVIRSXIEWMP]
WMQYPEXIHJVSQ7502EZMKEXSV6EXLIVXLERXV]MRKXSWMQYPEXIXLIGSQTPI\
IRZMVSRQIRX]SYGERWMQTP]GSRRIGXXSXLII\XIVREPETTPMGEXMSRERHXLIR
HIFYKXLIGSHI
6IUYMVIQIRXWJSVEXXEGLMRKXSERI\XIVREPETTPMGEXMSR
8SMRMXMEPMÎ(IFYKQSHIXLII\XIVREPETTPMGEXMSRQYWXI\IGYXIX[S
GSQQERHW
id := dbms_debug.initialize(SQLNAV)
dbms_debug.debug_on;
[LIVISQLNAVGERFIVITPEGIHF]ER]-(WXVMRK-JXLMWTEVEQIXIVMW
SQMXXIHXLIVIXYVRZEPYISJinitialize[MPPFIYWIHEWXLI7IWWMSR-(
%JXIVXLII\XIVREPETTPMGEXMSRMWJMRMWLIHI\IGYXMRKXLIGSHIXLEXRIIHW
HIFYKKMRKMXWLSYPHI\IGYXIXLIGSQQERH
dbms_debug.debug_off
3XLIV[MWIEPPWYFWIUYIRX40750GSHIXLEXXLMWETTPMGEXMSRWYFQMXWJSV
I\IGYXMSR[MPPFIVYRMRHIFYKQSHI8LMW[MPPGEYWIXLIETTPMGEXMSRXSLERK
YRXMP7502EZMKEXSVEXXEGLIWXSMXEKEMR
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Attaching an external session for debugging

-RXLIJSPPS[MRKTVSGIHYVI7XITGERFIHSRIFIJSVI7XITFYXMXQE]XLIR
FIHMJJMGYPXXSTEWWXLI7IWWMSR-(YRPIWWMXMWLEVHGSHIH8LIMQTSVXERX
XLMRKMWXLEXXLIETTPMGEXMSRERHHIFYKKIVEVIW]RGLVSRMÎHEXXLITSMRX[LIR
8LIETTPMGEXMSRVYRW40750GSHIMRHIFYKQSHIERH
8LI%XXEGLGSQQERHLEWFIIRMWWYIHJVSQ7502EZMKEXSV
To attach an external session for debugging

1
2
-R7502EZMKEXSVGSRRIGXXSXLIWEQI(&MRWXERGIEWXLII\XIVREP
ETTPMGEXMSR
7IX40750(IFYKKMRK32
-R7502EZMKEXSVJVSQXLI(IFYKQIRYWIPIGX%XXEGL)\XIVREP7IWWMSR
-RXLIHMEPSKXLEXGSQIWYTIRXIVXLIWEQI7IWWMSR-(EWTEWWIHXSSV
VIXYVRIHF]XLIinitializeWXEXIQIRX7502EZMKEXSV[MPPXLIR[EMXJSV
XLIETTPMGEXMSRXSI\IGYXI40750GSHI
5 *VSQXLIETTPMGEXMSRI\IGYXIXLI40750FPSGOXLEXGEPPWXLIWXSVIH
TVSKVEQXSFIHIFYKKIH7502EZMKEXSVHMWTPE]WXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEXYW
[MRHS[ERHIREFPIWEPPHIFYKKMRKGSQQERHW
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3
4
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2EZMKEXSVSRISJ[LMGL8%6+)8[MPPFIYWIHXSPEYRGLEWXSVIHTVSGIHYVI
ERHXLISXLIV()&9++)6XSTIVJSVQEPPHIFYKKMRKEGXMSRWXVEGII\IGYXMSR
WXITF]WXIT[EXGLZEVMEFPIWERHWSSR-RTVEGXMGIXLI8%6+)8MRWXERGI
[SYPHFIVITPEGIHF]WSQIGPMIRXWIVZIVETTPMGEXMSRXLEXTIVJSVQWWMQMPEV
EGXMSRW
;IJMVWXGVIEXIEWXSVIHTVSGIHYVIWE]8)78C463'XLEX[MPPFIVYRJVSQ
XLI8%6+)8WIWWMSR

CREATE OR REPLACE
PROCEDURE test_proc1(n NUMBER) IS
BEGIN
. . .
END;
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2I\X[IVYRX[SMRWXERGIWSJ7502EZMKEXSVGSRRIGXIHXSXLIWEQIHEXEFEWI
[MXLXLIWEQIYWIVREQIWE]WGSXX$FIUPSGEP0IXkWHIRSXIXLIMRWXERGIWEW8
ERH(8%6+)8ERH()&9++)6VIWTIGXMZIP]
1 (7IPIGX(IFYK`40750(IFYKKMRKJVSQXLIQEMRQIRYSVTVIWWXLI2S
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2 83TIR7MRKPI750)HMXSVERHX]TIMRERHI\IGYXI*XLIJSPPS[MRK
ERSR]QSYWFPSGO

DECLARE
id VARCHAR2(30);
BEGIN
id := dbms_debug.initialize(SQLNAV);
END;

8LMWMRMXMEPMÎWXLIHIFYKQSHIJSVXLI8%6+)8WIWWMSR8LIWXVMRKTEWWIH
XS-2-8-%0->)k7502%:kMRXLII\EQTPIMWEVFMXVEV]FYXMXWLSYPHFI
YRMUYIMJ]SYVYRWIZIVEPHIFYKWIWWMSRWSRXLIWEQIWIVZIV
83TIRERSXLIV7MRKPI750)HMXSVERHX]TIMRERHI\IGYXI*XLI
JSPPS[MRKERSR]QSYWFPSGO
BEGIN
test_proc1(123);
dbms_debug.debug_off;
EXCEPTION
WHEN others THEN
dbms_debug.debug_off;
END;

4
;LIRI\IGYXMSRFIKMRWXLI8%6+)87502EZMKEXSVLERKW[EMXMRKJSV
XLI()&9++)6XSGSQIMRXSEGXMSR
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HMEPSKIRXIVXLIWEQIWXVMRKEWXLISRITEWWIHXS-2-8-%0->)EX7XIT
k7502%:kMRSYVI\EQTPI
312
8LI()&9++)6IWXEFPMWLIWGSQQYRMGEXMSR[MXLXLI8%6+)8ERH
WYWTIRHWI\IGYXMSRSJXLIERSR]QSYWFPSGOEXXLIJMVWXI\IGYXEFPIPMRI
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()&9++)6ERHEPPHIFYKKMRKEGXMSRWFIGSQIEZEMPEFPI;LIRYWMRK
I\XIVREPETTPMGEXMSRWSXLIVXLER7502EZMKEXSVXLIWSYVGIGSHISJXLI
ERSR]QSYWFPSGOQE]RSXFIEZEMPEFPI2IZIVXLIPIWWTVIWWMRK*XSXVEGI
MRXSXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQ[MPPFVMRKYTXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV[MXL
8)78C463'PSEHIHMRXSMXERH[MPPLMKLPMKLXXLII\IGYXMSRTSMRX=SY
GERGSRXMRYIHIFYKKMRKEWMJ]SYLEHWXEVXIHXLITVSGIHYVIJVSQXLIWEQI
WIWWMSR2SXIXLEXXLI8%6+)87502EZMKEXSV[MPPFILERKMRKYRXMPXLI
()&9++)6MRHMGEXIW)\IGYXMSR'SQTPIXIH
8SHIFYKXLITVSKVEQVITIEXIHP]QSHMJ]XLIFPSGOGVIEXIHEX7XIT
BEGIN
END

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TEWWIHXS8)78C463'MJRIGIWWEV]
;LIRYWMRKHMJJIVIRXETTPMGEXMSRWXLISRP]HMJJIVIRGIMWXLI[E]XLI
40750FPSGOWEVIWYFQMXXIHJSVI\IGYXMSR-RWXIEHSJX]TMRKERHVYRRMRK
XLIQJVSQ750)HMXSV]SY[MPPTVSFEFP]TVIWWEFYXXSRXLEX[MPPI\IGYXI
XLIFPSGOW
Setting and viewing breakpoints

=SYGERWIX&VIEOTSMRXWIMXLIVFIJSVI]SYI\IGYXIETVSGIHYVIMRXLIHIFYKKIV
[MRHS[SVHYVMRKI\IGYXMSR
A new and useful feature in this version of SQL
Navigator is its one-click ability to set and modify
breakpoints within the Stored Program Editor.
If debug mode is enabled, clicking in the gutter on
the left side of the text-editing area displays a
Breakpoint properties dialog. Here you can
specify line numbers and break conditions, and
disable or enable breakpoints.
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To set or clear breakpoints before executing a procedure

1
2
3
8SSTIREWXSVIHTVSKVEQJSVI\EQTPIETVSGIHYVIJYRGXMSRSV
TEGOEKIPSGEXIXLITVSKVEQMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSV
WXVIIZMI[ERHHSYFPI
GPMGOXLIMGSRXSXLIPIJXSJXLITVSGIHYVIREQI8LITVSGIHYVIETTIEVWMR
ERIHMXMRK[MRHS[
8SWIXFVIEOTSMRXWMRWIZIVEPWXSVIHTVSKVEQWVITIEXWXITXSSTIR
QYPXMTPIIHMXMRK[MRHS[W
8SWIXEFVIEOTSMRXTSWMXMSRXLIGYVWSVSRXLIJMVWXPMRISJERI\IGYXEFPI
WXEXIQIRX
If you Toggle Breakpoint on a line ignored
by the compiler, such as a comment, the
breakpoint will not be set. The debugger
displays an "Unable to Set Breakpoint"
message when execution begins.
'PMGOXLI8SKKPI&VIEOTSMRXFYXXSR
MRXLIXSSPFEVSVTVIWW*
8SVIQSZIEFVIEOTSMRXTSWMXMSRXLIGYVWSVSRERI\MWXMRKFVIEOTSMRX
XLIRGPMGOXLI8SKKPI&VIEOTSMRXFYXXSRMRXLIXSSPFEV
5 'PMGO7EZIXSGSQTMPIXLITVSGIHYVI
;LIRERIHMXSVMWGPSWIHER]FVIEOTSMRXWWIX[MXLMRXLEX[MRHS[VIQEMR
&VIEOTSMRXWI\MWXYRXMP]SYGPIEVXLIQSVGPSWIXLIHEXEFEWIWIWWMSR
4
To set breakpoints during execution

1
2
-RXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[TSWMXMSRXLIGYVWSVSRXLIJMVWXPMRISJERI\IGYXEFPI
WXEXIQIRX
'PMGOXLI8SKKPI&VIEOTSMRXFYXXSRMRXLIXSSPFEVSVTVIWW*
To display existing breakpoints

1
2
-RXLI(IFYKQIRYWIPIGX0MWX%PP&VIEOTSMRXWSVGPMGOXLI&VIEOTSMRXWXEF
MRXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEXYW[MRHS[
8SHMWTPE]XLIWSYVGIGSHIXLEXGSRXEMRWEWTIGMJMGFVIEOTSMRXHSYFPIGPMGO
XLIVS[MRXLIFVIEOTSMRXPMWX
314
&VIEOTSMRXWEVIGSPSVIHEWJSPPS[W
=IPPS[XSHMWXMRKYMWLXLIFVIEOTSMRXPMRIJVSQXLISXLIVPMRIWSJGSHI
+VIIRJSVXLIFVIEOTSMRXXLEXMWGYVVIRXP]I\IGYXMRK
+VI]JSVEHMWEFPIHSVMRZEPMHFVIEOTSMRX
Disabling breakpoints
=SYGERHMWEFPIEFVIEOTSMRX[MXLSYXHIPIXMRKMX(MWEFPIHFVIEOTSMRXWSV
MRZEPMHFVIEOTSMRXWXLSWIXLEXXLI(IFYKKIVJEMPIHXSWIXEVIHMWTPE]IHSRE
+VI]FEGOKVSYRHMRWXIEHSJ]IPPS[(MWEFPIHFVIEOTSMRXWEVIMKRSVIHF]XLI
HIFYKKIVHYVMRKI\IGYXMSR8LI]GERFIVIIREFPIHEXEPEXIVXMQI
To disable or enable a breakpoint (Debug menu)

1
2
'LSSWI(IFYK"0MWX%PP&VIEOTSMRXW
7IPIGXXLIFVIEOTSMRXERHXSKKPIXLI)REFPI(MWEFPIFYXXSR
To disable or enable a breakpoint (Execution Status window)

1
2
7IPIGXXLIFVIEOTSMRXMRXLI&VIEOTSMRXWXEFSJXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEXYW
[MRHS[
6MKLXGPMGOXLIRWIPIGXSVHIWIPIGX)REFPIH
Setting conditional breakpoints

2SVQEPP]WIXXMRKEFVIEOTSMRXWYWTIRHWI\IGYXMSRIZIV]XMQIXLIFVIEOTSMRXMW
VIEGLIH8LMWQE]FIMRGSRZIRMIRX[LIRYWIH[MXLMRPSSTWSVJVIUYIRXP]GEPPIH
TVSGIHYVIW8LI(IFYKKIVEPPS[W]SYXSHIJMRIEGSRHMXMSRJSVEFVIEOTSMRXXS
FIEGXMZEXIH*SVI\EQTPI]SYGERVIUYIWXXLEXI\IGYXMSR[MPPWXSTEXE
FVIEOTSMRXSRP][LIRXLIZEPYISJWSQIZEVMEFPII\GIIHWEGIVXEMRPMQMX
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The breakpoint condition is evaluated before the

breakpoint statement is executed.
Example:
1 CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE DEBUG_ME
AS
2 l_variable BINARY_INTEGER;
3 BEGIN
4 l_variable := 10;
5 END;
If the user sets up a breakpoint on line 4 with a
condition l_variable = 3, the debugger will break
on line 4 regardless of the condition. It does so
because at that point the statement l_variable :=
10 has not been executed, and the condition
l_variable = 3 will not be evaluated correctly
To define or change a conditional breakpoint

1
2
3
'LSSWI(IFYK"0MWX%PP&VIEOTSMRXWERHWIPIGXXLIFVIEOTSMRXJVSQXLI
PMWX
*VSQXLI&VIEOTSMRXQIRYGLSSWI'SRHMXMSR
-RXLI&VIEO'SRHMXMSRHMEPSKIRXIVXLIJSPPS[MRKZEPYIW
Option
Note
:EVMEFPI
7IPIGXSVIRXIVXLI[EXGLZEVMEFPIJSVXLIFVIEOTSMRX
6IPEXMSR
7IPIGXXLIGSQTEVMWSRSTIVEXSVWJVSQXLIHVSTHS[RPMWX
FS\
:EPYI
)RXIVXLIZEPYIXS[LMGLXLIZEVMEFPIMWXSFIGSQTEVIH
'PMGO3/
316
Controlling code execution in the debugger

;LIRI\IGYXMSRSJETVSGIHYVIMWTEYWIH]SYGERGLSSWIJVSQERYQFIVSJ
STXMSRW
7XSTGERGIPXLII\IGYXMSR
7XITTMRKSZIVGSHI
7XITTMRKMRXSGSHI
7XITTMRKSYX
6YRXSGEVIX
Stopping
Use caution when stopping execution. Any
uncommitted changes made by the program may
be lost.
;LIRXLIHIFYKKIVMWTEYWIH]SYGERWXSTXLII\IGYXMSRSJXLIWXSVIH
TVSKVEQEXER]XMQIF]GPMGOMRK7XST
Stepping over code

7XITTMRKSZIVGSHII\IGYXIWEGEPPIHJYRGXMSRSVTVSGIHYVI[MXLMRETVSGIHYVI
[MXLSYXHMWTPE]MRKSVWXSTTMRKEXIEGLPMRISJI\IGYXEFPIGSHIMRXLIWYF
TVSGIHYVI)\IGYXMSRLEPXWEXXLIJMVWXI\IGYXEFPIPMRIEJXIVXLIWYFTVSGIHYVI
=SYGERVIWYQII\IGYXMSRSJXLIVIWXSJXLITVSGIHYVIJVSQXLIVI
%YXSQEXMG7XIT3ZIVEYXSQEXIWXLII\IGYXMSRSJXLIHIFYKKIVF]VITIEXIHP]
TIVJSVQMRK7XITSZIVJYRGXMSREXMRXIVZEPWKSZIVRIHF]XLIZEPYISJHMWTPE]
MRXIVZEP=SYGERYWIXLMWJYRGXMSRXSEYXSQEXIXLII\IGYXMSRSJWXSVIH
TVSKVEQ
=SYGERTEYWIEYXSQEXMGI\IGYXMSRSJXLIHIFYKKIVEXER]XMQIF]GPMGOMRKSR
4EYWI
To step over code

1

2
*VSQXLI(IFYKQIRYSVXSSPFEVGPMGO7XIT3ZIV
%PPXLIGSHIMRXLIWYFTVSGIHYVIMWI\IGYXIHERHXLII\IGYXMSRTSMRX
QSZIWXSERHWXSTWEXXLIRI\XI\IGYXEFPIPMRISJGSHIEJXIVXLIFPSGO
'PMGO6YRXSVIWYQII\IGYXMSRSJXLITVSGIHYVI
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Stepping into code

7XITTMRKMRXSGSHII\IGYXIWEGEPPIHJYRGXMSRSVTVSGIHYVI[MXLMRETVSGIHYVI
F]HMWTPE]MRKERHWXSTTMRKEXIEGLPMRISJI\IGYXEFPIGSHIMRXLIWYF
TVSGIHYVI=SYQMKLX[ERXXSWXITMRXSGSHIMRSVHIVPSGEXIETVSFPIQMRE
GIVXEMRPMRI=SYGERWXITMRXSGSHISRP]MJXLIWSYVGIGSHIMWEZEMPEFPIXSXLI
HIFYKKIV=SYGERVIWYQII\IGYXMSRSJXLIVIWXSJXLITVSGIHYVIJVSQXLIJMVWX
I\IGYXEFPIPMRIEJXIVEWYFTVSGIHYVI
%YXSQEXMG7XIT-RXSEYXSQEXIWXLII\IGYXMSRSJXLIHIFYKKIVF]VITIEXIHP]
TIVJSVQMRKXLI7XIT-RXSJYRGXMSREXMRXIVZEPWKSZIVRIHF]XLIZEPYISJHMWTPE]
MRXIVZEP=SYGERYWIXLMWJYRGXMSRXSEYXSQEXIXLII\IGYXMSRSJWXSVIH
TVSKVEQW
=SYGERTEYWIEYXSQEXMGI\IGYXMSRSJXLIHIFYKKIVEXER]XMQIF]GPMGOMRKSR
4EYWI
To step into code

1
*VSQXLI(IFYKQIRYSVXSSPFEVGPMGO7XIT-RXS
%PPGSHIMRXLIWYFTVSGIHYVIMWI\TERHIHERHHMWTPE]IHMRXLI(IFYKKIV
[MRHS[8LIHIFYKKIVTEYWIWEXXLIJMVWXPMRISJI\IGYXEFPIGSHIMRXLI
GEPPIHTVSGIHYVI
'PMGO6YRXSVIWYQII\IGYXMSRSJXLITVSGIHYVI
Stepping out
7XITTMRKSYXXEOIW]SYSYXSJXLIGYVVIRXTVSGIHYVIERHMRXSXLISYXIV
TVSGIHYVIXLEXGEPPIHMX
Run to caret
6YRXSGEVIXEPPS[W]SYXSTPEGI]SYVGEVIXXLIFPMROMRKGEVIXRSXXLIFPYI
GYVWSVSRERI\IGYXEFPIPMRIELIEHSJXLIGYVVIRXP]I\IGYXMRKPMRIERHEPPS[
XLITVSGIHYVIXSVYRXSXLEXPSGEXMSR-JXLIGEVIXMWTPEGIHSREPMRIXLEXMWRSX
I\IGYXEFPIWYGLEWEGSQQIRXXLII\IGYXMSR[MPPTEYWIEXXLIRI\XI\IGYXEFPI
PMRI
318
Evaluating and modifying variables

;LIRI\IGYXMSRSJETVSGIHYVIMWTEYWIHEXEFVIEOTSMRX]SYGERIZEPYEXISV
QSHMJ]ER]WGEPEVZEVMEFPI[MXLMRTVSGIHYVIGSHI-J]SYGLERKIXLIZEPYISJE
ZEVMEFPI]SYGERGSRJMVQXLIRI[ZEPYISJXLIWGEPEVZEVMEFPIF]IZEPYEXMRK
XLIZEVMEFPIEKEMR
;LIR]SYIZEPYEXIEZEVMEFPIIRWYVIXLEXSRP]EWMRKPIWGEPEVZEVMEFPIMW
WIPIGXIH
7IPIGXMRKERI\TVIWWMSR[MPPRSXHMWTPE]HEXEFYX[MPPSGGEWMSREPP]TVSZMHI
MRJSVQEXMSRXLEXQE]FIQMWPIEHMRK*SVI\EQTPIWIPIGXMRKEJYRGXMSR
HMWTPE]WXLIZEPYISJXLIJMVWXWGEPEVZEVMEFPIMRXLIEVKYQIRXPMWXFYXRSX
XLIZEPYISJXLIJYRGXMSR
;LIR]SYIZEPYEXIEZEVMEFPIMREGYVVIRXFVIEOTSMRXVIQIQFIVXLEXXLI
GYVVIRXFVIEOTSMRXLEWRSX]IXFIIRI\IGYXIH
:EVMEFPIZEPYIWMRXLI[EXGL[MRHS[EVIYTHEXIHSRP]EXXLIFVIEOTSMRX
WSWXVEXIKMGEPP]TPEGIFVIEOTSMRXWEJXIVXLI[EXGLZEVMEFPI
To evaluate or modify a variable

*VSQXLITVSKVEQIHMXMRK[MRHS[TPEGIXLIFPMROMRKGYVWSVSREZEVMEFPI
MRXLITVSGIHYVIGSHI
'PMGO)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]:EVMEFPISVTVIWW'XVP*8LIZEPYISJXLIZEVMEFPI
MWHMWTPE]IHMRETSTYT[MRHS[
8SWIIELMWXSV]SJPEWXZEVMEFPIREQIWGPMGOXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXFS\
8SQSHMJ]XLIZEPYIIRXIVXLIRI[ZEPYISJXLIZEVMEFPIMR2I[:EPYI
[MRHS[XLIRGPMGO1SHMJ]
Testing variables
8SXIWXXLIIJJIGXSJHMJJIVIRXZEVMEFPIWMR]SYVTVSGIHYVIYWIXLI
)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]:EVMEFPI[MRHS[
*SVI\EQTPIMJXLITVSGIHYVITIVJSVQWEGSQTYXEXMSR]SYGERWXEVXXLI
TVSGIHYVIIRXIVEWXEVXMRKZEPYIERH[EXGLLS[XLITVSGIHYVILERHPIWXLI
VIWYPX-J]SY[ERXXSWIIE[LEXMJGSQTYXEXMSRIRXIVERI[ZEPYIMRXLI
)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]:EVMEFPI[MRHS[4IVJSVQXLIWEQITVSGIHYVIERH[EXGLXLI
RI[VIWYPXW
To test the result of a variable

1
2
7IPIGXXLIZEVMEFPIMRXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXFS\
)RXIVERI[ZEPYIMRXLIFSXXSQTSVXMSRSJXLI[MRHS[
3
4
'PMGO+IX:EPYI
'PMGO1SHMJ]XSQSHMJ]XLIZEPYI
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:MI[XLIVIWYPXSJXLIGSQTYXEXMSRMRXLIQMHHPITSVXMSRSJXLI[MRHS[
If you see an error such as "Not compiled with
debug info" instead of the variable value, you
need to recompile the procedure with the Debug
information and re-execute it in the debugger to
see the value of variables.
Watching CURSOR variables

;LIRIZEPYEXMRK[EXGLMRKEZEVMEFPISJ'96736X]TIMXWZEPYIMWHMWTPE]IH
MRXLIJSPPS[MRKJSVQEX
flags:FFF, rowcount:RRR.
;LIVI
RRR
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I\EQMRIHGYVWSV
FFF
MWEGSQFMREXMSRSJGYVWSVWXEXYWJPEKW
%ISOPEN
%FOUND
%NOTFOUND
-JXLIYWIVIRXIVWXLI[EXGLIHZEVMEFPIREQIWEWC1%NOTFOUND, C1%FOUND,
C1%ISOPEN, C1%ROWCOUNTXLIHMWTPE]IHZEPYIMWXLIWEQIEW[SYPHVIWYPX
JVSQ[EXGLMRKXLIGYVWSVMXWIPJ
Troubleshooting the Debugger

(IFYKKIVTVSFPIQWERHWSPYXMSRW
=SYQE]FIEFPIXSWEZIXMQIXVSYFPIERHI\TIRWIF]VIEHMRKXLIJSPPS[MRK
MRJSVQEXMSRFIJSVIGEPPMRK8IGLRMGEP7YTTSVX
Oracle PL/SQL Error ORA-0600 when starting the Debugger

option
8LMWQE]FIWSPZIHF]MRWXEPPMRKETEXGLJVSQ3VEGPI8[SWGVMTXWEVITVSZMHIH
MRXLI'@463+6%1*-0)7@59)7873*8;%6)@7502EZMKEXSV@MRWXEPP
WYFHMVIGXSV][LMGL[MPPKMZI4%68-%0HIFYKKIVJYRGXMSREPMX]JSV9RM\
MRWXERGIW,S[IZIVXLIEFMPMX]XS[EXGLZEVMEFPIWMWRSXWYTTSVXIHTVMSVXS
9RM\3VEGPI
320
To install Oracle Patches for Unix

7LYXHS[RXLIHEXEFEWI
-RZSOIXLIWIVZIVQEREKIVWZVQKVPGSRRIGXEWMRXIVREPERHVYR
(&174&40&ERH46:84&40&
6IWXEVXXLIHEXEFEWI
1
2
3
Debugging features support by Oracle

*IEXYVI

ERH
EFSZI
:MI[WIXZEPYIWSJPSGEPZEVMEFPIW
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW
:MI[WIXZEPYIWSJTEGOEKIKPSFEP
ZEVMEFPIW
2S
2S
=IW
=IW
:MI[GYVWSVZEVMEFPIW
2S
=IW
=IW
=IW
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=IW

=IW

=IW
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2S
2S
=IW
=IW
7XSTI\IGYXMSR
=IW
=IW
=IW
=IW
EZEMPEFMPMX]ZEVMIWHITIRHMRKSRTPEXJSVQETEXGLQE]FIVIUYMVIH
VIUYMVIW3VEGPI7IVZIVMRMXMEPMÊXMSRTEVEQIXIV
&0%2/C86-11-2+!869)
Limitations of the Debugger option

8LI(IFYKKIVSTXMSRTVSZMHIWHIFYKKMRKGETEFMPMXMIWZMEXLI4VSFI%4-JVSQ
3VEGPI*SVXLMWVIEWSRXLI3VEGPIWIVZIVOIVRIPMWGSQTMPIHWITEVEXIP]JSV
IEGLTPEXJSVQ7SQITVSFPIQWMRXLIHIFYKKIV[MPPFITPEXJSVQWTIGMJMGWSMXMW
MQTSVXERXXSRSXIXLIWIVZIVZIVWMSRERHSTIVEXMRKW]WXIQ-REHHMXMSRXLI
JYRGXMSREPMX]MWTVSZMHIHF]XLI4VSFI%4-[IGERSRP]QSHMJ]XLI+9-
VITVIWIRXEXMSR
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Prerequisites for running the Debugger option

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IWXEFPMWLIHZME750 2IX\SV2IX-J]SYGSRRIGXXSEPSGEPHEXEFEWISR
;MRHS[WIWXEFPMWLXLIGSRRIGXMSRYWMRKPSSTFEGO8LIHIFYKKIVTEGOEKIW
4VSFI%4-QYWXFIMRWXEPPIHSRXLI3VEGPIWIVZIV[LMGLMWEYXSQEXMGEPP]
EZEMPEFPIJSVEPP3VEGPIZIVWMSRWERHLMKLIV
ORA-04068 and ORA-04067 error messages

8LIWIQIWWEKIWQIERLII\MWXMRKWXEXISJTEGOEKIWLEWFIIRHMWGEVHIHERHXLI
TEGOEKIFSH](&17C()&9+HMHRSXI\IGYXIMJXLIWIVZIVWMHISFNIGXW[IVI
RSXMRWXEPPIHMRXLI7=7WGLIQE'SRXEGX]SYV(&%XSHVST(&17C()&9+
JVSQXLIMRGSVVIGXWGLIQEQE]FIYRHIV7=78)1ERHVIMRWXEPPYRHIV7=7
Setting up loopback connection on Personal Oracle7 for

Windows
8LI(IFYKKIVVIUYMVIWXLEX]SYGSRRIGXXS]SYV3VEGPIWIVZIVZMEERSR
FPSGOMRKGSRRIGXMSRYWMRK750 2IXZIVWMSRSVLMKLIV;LIRGSRRIGXMRKXS
4IVWSREP3VEGPIXLIGSRRIGXMSRMWYWYEPP]QEHIYWMRKEX[SXEWOGSRRIGXMSR
8LMWMWRSXWYMXEFPI[LIRYWMRKXLIHIFYKKIVWS]SYQYWXYWIEPSSTFEGO
GSRRIGXMSRYWMRK750 2IX*SPPS[XLIWIWXITW
Caution! The listener.ora file must be edited
exactly as shown. Changing the file format could
cause system problems that require additional
technical support.
To set up loopback connection on Personal Oracle7 for Windows

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'SRJMKYVIXLI750 2IXPMWXIRIV
)HMXXLIPMWXIRIVSVEJMPI[LMGLMWEZEMPEFPIMRXLIRIX[SVOEHQMRHMVIGXSV]
8LIHIJEYPXHMVIGXSV]MW'@SVE[MR@RIX[SVO@EHQMR
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Example of the listener.ora:

LISTENER=
(ADDRESS_LIST (PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = 127.0.01)
(Port = 1521)
)
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = ADMIN
SID_LIST_LISTENER
(SID_LIST
(SID_NAME =ORCL)
)
)
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VIGSQQIRHXLEX]SYYWI750 2IX)EW]'SRJMKYVEXMSRXSTIVJSVQXLMW
QSHMJMGEXMSR
PO7L.world (DESCRIPTION (ADDRESS_LIST
(COMMUNITY =tcp.world)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = 127.0.0.1)
(Port = 1521)
)
)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
)
)
(SID_DESC
(ADDRESS
)RWYVIXLEXXLI7502)836%JMPIMWWEZIHMRXLIRIX[SVO@EHQMR
HMVIGXSV]9WYEPP]XLI7502)836%JMPI[MPPGSRXEMRXLIJSPPS[MRK
AUTOMATIC IPC = OFF
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = OFF
Names.directory_path = (TNSNAMES)
Names.default_zone = world
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6
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8]TIPWRVGXPWXEVX=SYQYWXWXEVXXLIPMWXIRIVIEGLXMQI]SYVIFSSXXLI
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-J]SYIRGSYRXIVTVSFPIQWWXEVXMRKXLIPMWXIRIVSVGSRRIGXMRKXSXLIPSGEP
HEXEFEWIGLIGOXLIJSPPS[MRK
8
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)RWYVIXLEX]SYMRWXEPPIHXLI750 2IXGSQTSRIRXW[MXL4
6YRXLI3VEGPIMRWXEPPIVERHGLIGOJSVXLIMRWXEPPIHGSQTSRIRXW
'LIGOJSVXLI750 2IX%HHSR\\ERH3VEGPI8'4-4EHETXIV
\\
Server-side packages supplied with SQL Navigator

3VEGPIERHLMKLIV(SRSXMRWXEPPXLIWYTTPMIHTEGOEKIWFIGEYWIXLI]EVI
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SVMKMREPTEGOEKIWF]I\IGYXMRKXLIWGVMTXWEZEMPEFPIMRXLIVHFQW@EHQMR
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Compatibility with PL/SQL

8LI(IFYKKIVSTXMSRMWGSQTEXMFPI[MXLXLIQSWXGYVVIRXZIVWMSRSJ40750
Evaluating and setting variable values

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ZEVMEFPIWHYVMRKWXSVIHTVSKVEQI\IGYXMSRMRGPYHMRK:EVGLEV'LEV2YQFIV
FMREV]CMRXIKIVHEXIIXG
To debug database objects owned by other schemas

9WIVWQYWXLEZIXLIJSPPS[MRKTIVQMWWMSRWXSYWIXLIHIFYKKIV
ALTER ANY PROCEDUREXSGSQTMPI
CREATE ANY PROCEDUREXSIHMXWEZIVITPEGII\MWXMRKSFNIGXW
ALTER SESSION
CREATE SESSION
Debugging with breakpoints, watches, evaluating variables

=SYGERYWIXLI7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVXSWIXFVIEOTSMRXWERH[EXGLIWERHXS
)ZEPYEXISVQSHMJ]XLIZEPYISJZEVMEFPIWHYVMRKXLIHIFYKKMRKWIWWMSR
To turn on PL/SQL Debugging,

'PMGO
SRXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEV
3V
'LSSWI40750(IFYKKMRK3RJVSQXLI7IWWMSRQIRY
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Debugger quick reference

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(IFYKKIV
To continue execution to the first executable line of a procedure

or trigger (or to the next line of the current procedure)
'PMGOXLI8VEGIMRXSFYXXSR
To debug code run from an external application

1
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-R7502EZMKEXSVGSRRIGXXSXLIWEQI(&MRWXERGIEWXLII\XIVREP
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4
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TVSKVEQXSFIHIFYKKIH7502EZMKEXSVHMWTPE]WXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEXYW
[MRHS[ERHIREFPIWEPPHIFYKKMRKGSQQERHW
To display watches for a program unit

1
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*VSQXLI)\IGYXMSR7XEGOTERISTIRTVSKVEQWSYVGIMRXLI7XSVIH
4VSKVEQSV8VMKKIV)HMXSV
(SYFPIGPMGOSRERMXIQMR)\IGYXMSR7XEGOTERI8LMW[MPPWIXXLIXI\X
GYVWSVEXXLIPMRIWLS[RMRXLIGEPPWXEGO
To execute the current line without tracing into an associated

trigger trigger
'PMGO7XIT3ZIV'SHIFYXXSR
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To include debug information in the compiled procedure

1
2
7XEVXXLIHIFYKKIVERHXSKKPI-RGPYHI(IFYK-RJSSRXLI7IWWMSRQIRY
;MXLXLIHIFYKKIVWXEVXIHSTIRXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQMRXLI4VSGIHYVI
IHMXSVERHWEZIMX
SV
-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[VMKLXGPMGOXLITVSGIHYVIXLIRWIPIGX
'SQTMPIJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
To initiate debugging
'PMGOXLI40750(IFYKKMRK FYXXSRMRXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEV
SV
'LSSWIER]SJXLIHIFYKKMRKGSQQERHWEZEMPEFPIJVSQXLI
(IFYKKIVXSSPFEVSVXLI(IFYKQIRY[LMPIE7XSVIH4VSKVEQMW
STIR
SV
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TVSKVEQ[LIR40750(IFYKKMRKMWSR
SV
*VSQXLI750)HMXSV[LIR40750(IFYKKMRKMWSRVYRER
ERSR]QSYW40750FPSGOWXYFSVEXVMKKIVMRZSGEXMSRFPSGO
To modify a variable
1
2
,MKLPMKLXSVWIXXLIGYVWSVEXXLIZEVMEFPIREQIMRXLIIHMXSV[MRHS[
'LSSWI)ZEPYEXI1SHMJ]:EVMEFPIJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
To pause automatic execution

'PMGOXLI4EYWIFYXXSR
To repeatedly perform the Step over function at intervals

7IXXLIZEPYISJXLIHMWTPE]MRXIVZEPERHGPMGOXLI%YXSQEXMG7XIT3ZIV
FYXXSR
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To repeatedly perform the Trace Into function at a set interval

7IXXLIZEPYISJXLIHMWTPE]MRXIVZEPERH'PMGOXLI%YXSQEXMG8VEGI-RXS
FYXXSR
To run other sessions while debugging

%JXIVWXEVXMRKEHIFYKWIWWMSRGSRXMRYIRSVQEP[SVOMR7502EZMKEXSV
To run to cursor location.

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I\IGYXMRKPMRIXLIRGPMGOXLI6YRXS'YVWSVFYXXSR
To set a breakpoint in your code

;LIRXLI7XSVIHTVSKVEQSV8VMKKIVIHMXSVMWEGXMZIGPMGOXLI&VIEOTSMRX
XSSPFEVFYXXSR
To set breakpoints from an editor

'LSSWI(IFYK"8SKKPI&VIEOTSMRXW
To set debugging options

+SXS:MI[ 4VIJIVIRGIW +IRIVEPERHWIPIGXHIFYKKIVSTXMSRWSRXLI
7IWWMSRXEF
To set watches
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;EXGL
SV
-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSVWIPIGXEREVKYQIRXSJETVSGIHYVISVJYRGXMSR
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SV
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To step out of the current procedure and into the outer

procedure that called it
'PMGOXLI7XITTMRKSYXFYXXSR
To stop the execution of the stored program

'PMGOXLI7XST)\IGYXMSRFYXXSRSRXLI7IWWMSRXSSPFEV[LIRXLIHIFYKKIV
MWTEYWIH
To view current execution point

(SYFPIGPMGOXLIXSTMXIQSJXLIGEPPWXEGOMRXLI7XEXYW[MRHS[
To view current values of variables

;LIRI\IGYXMSRSJETVSGIHYVIMWTEYWIHEXEFVIEOTSMRXTPEGIXLIGYVWSV
SZIVXLIZEVMEFPI
WREQIMRXLIIHMXSV[MRHS[
8LIZEPYISJXLIZEVMEFPIETTIEVWMRELMRX[MRHS[FIPS[SVEFSZIXLIQSYWI
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To view the current execution stack and all breakpoints and

watches
1
2
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(IFYKQSHI
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Working with HTML and Java
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40750WXEXIQIRXW
-XEPWSI\TPEMRWLS[]SYGER[SVO[MXL.EZEWSYVGISFNIGXW
In this chapter
Creating HTML pages
Working with Java
330
337
330
Creating HTML pages

Oracle Web Development
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XSSPERMRXIKVEXIH,810FVS[WIVER,810XS40750GSRZIVXIVERH
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MRXIKVEXIH[IFFVS[WIVXLIVIF]IPMQMREXMRKXLIRIIHXSW[MXGLJVSQXLIMV
GSHMRKIRZMVSRQIRXXSERI\XIVREPFVS[WIV
(IZIPSTMRK3VEGPI;IFWIVZIVETTPMGEXMSRWMRZSPZIWTVSKVEQQMRK[MXL
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7502EZMKEXSV
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TEGOEKIWGSRXEMRMRK,810GSHI[MXLIQFIHHIH40750WXEXIQIRXW;LIRE
TEGOEKISJXLMWX]TIMWI\IGYXIHVIWYPXWIXWGERFIMRGPYHIHMRXLI,810
SYXTYX
Coding Web Server procedures

7502EZMKEXSVTVSZMHIWERMRXIKVEXIHWXSVIHTVSKVEQIHMXMRKIRZMVSRQIRX
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ERIHMXSV[MXLW]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRK
TVSKVEQQEFPIOI]W
HVEKERHHVSTGSHMRK[MXL40750W]RXE\
HVEKERHHVSTGSHMRKJSV;IFXSSPOMXTEGOEKIWMRGPYHMRKLXTERHLXJ
MXIQW
%PWSEZEMPEFPIMWERMRXIKVEXIHGSQTMPIV[LMGLTVIGMWIP]MRHMGEXIWXLIPSGEXMSR
SJGSQTMPEXMSRIVVSVW
Integrated HTML viewer

=SYGERZMI[XLI,810MRERMRXIKVEXIHZMI[IVXLIVIF]IPMQMREXMRKXLIRIIH
XSW[MXGLJVSQ]SYVGSHMRKIRZMVSRQIRXXSERI\XIVREPFVS[WIV8LI
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TVSGIHYVIWERHPIXW]SYlWXITzXLVSYKLXLITVSGIHYVIW[LMPIXLI,810GSHI
MWKIRIVEXIH
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Viewing HTML output

3RGI;IF7YTTSVXMWIREFPIHIEGLXMQI]SYKIRIVEXI40750GSHIXLI
,810MWI\IGYXIHERHXLISYXTYXHMWTPE]IHMREFVS[WIV[MRHS[-JXLI
40750TVSGIHYVIMWVYRYRHIVXLIHIFYKKIVXLI,810SYXTYXMWRSXZMWMFPI
YRXMPXLITVSGIHYVIMWGSQTPIXI
=SYGEREPWSWIPIGXPMROWERHWYFQMXJSVQWJVSQXLIFVS[WIV[MRHS[-JXLI
PMROSVWYFQMXXEVKIXMWERSXLIV40750KIRIVEXIHTEKIXLIRXLEXTEKIETTIEVW
MRXLIFVS[WIV[MRHS[-JMXMWERI\XIVREPPMROERIVVSVQIWWEKI[MPPETTIEV
=SYQYWXWTIGMJ]]SYV;IF7IVZIVGSRJMKYVEXMSREWHIWGVMFIHMRXLMWWIGXMSR
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The external browser

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;IFFVS[WIVERHHMWTPE]XLIKIRIVEXIHTEKIMR]SYVFVS[WIVMRWXIEHSJXLI
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TSWXMRK
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Requirements for using SQL Navigator Web support

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;IF8SSPOMXJSVXLIWGLIQEXLEX]SY[MPPFIYWMRK*SPPS[XLIWIWXITWXSMRWXEPP
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HMVIGXSV]8LMW[MPPMRWXEPPEPPSJXLI40750;IF8SSPOMXTEGOEKIW
If the Web Toolkit packages have already been
installed for another user in your database, you
can save storage space and improve performance
by creating synonyms for the packages under
your schema. You can also grant execute
permission for your user from the schema in
which the Web toolkit packages are installed.
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Setting up Web Development support

-RSVHIVXSZMI[MQEKIWERHJSPPS[L]TIVPMROWMR]SYVHSGYQIRX]SYQYWX
IRXIVXLIHIXEMPWEFSYX]SYV;IFWIVZIV
WGSRJMKYVEXMSRMR7502EZMKEXSV
Enabling Web Development support

8LI(&173YXTYX[MRHS[MWRSXHMWTPE]IH[LIR;IF(IZIPSTQIRXWYTTSVX
MWJMVWXW[MXGLIHSRLS[IZIV(&173YXTYXMWIREFPIH
%HMEPSKETTIEVW[LIR;IF(IZIPSTQIRXWYTTSVXLEWFIIRIREFPIHMRXLI
GYVVIRXWIWWMSR
To set up Web Development support options

1
*VSQXLI7IWWMSRQIRYGPMGO;IF'SRJMKYVEXMSR
;LIRXLI;IF7YTTSVX'SRJMKYVEXMSRHMEPSKETTIEVWIRXIVXLI;IF
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7TIGMJ]XLIZMVXYEPTEXLWXLEX]SYEVIYWMRKJSVXLI40750EKIRXSR]SYV
;IFWIVZIVMR(IJMRIH40750:MVXYEP4EXLW7502EZMKEXSVYWIWXLIWIXS
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3
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Setting Options
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Description
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7EZIXS*MPI
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Starting the Web Server

;LIR]SYJMVWXPSKMRXS7502EZMKEXSVXLI;IFWIVZIVMWRSXIREFPIHJSVYWI
To start the Web server

'PMGOXLI'ETXYVI;IF3YXTYXFYXXSRSRXLI7502EZMKEXSV7IWWMSRXSSPFEV
'ETXYVI;IF3YXTYXFYXXSR
7502EZMKEXSVXLIRZIVMJMIWXLEXXLI;IF8SSPOMXMWMRWXEPPIHERHZMWMFPIXS
XLMWWGLIQEERHHMWTPE]WXLI3YXTYX[MRHS[
To generate HTML from a stored procedure

1
2

3
)REFPIXLI;IF7IVZIVSTXMSRF]GPMGOMRKXLI'ETXYVI;IF3YXTYXFYXXSR
SRXLI7IWWMSRWXSSPFEV
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TVSKVEQEVIHMWTPE]IH
'SQTMPIERHWEZI]SYVWGVMTX
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Saving an HTML source file

-JXLI;IFFVS[WIV[MRHS[MWEGXMZIXLIKIRIVEXIH,810GERFIWEZIHXSE
JMPI
To save an HTML file

1
2
*VSQXLI*MPIQIRYGPMGO7EZI%W
7IPIGXXLIJMPIREQI)RXIVXLIREQI[MXLXLI,81I\XIRWMSR
'PMGO3/
To view an HTML file

-RXLI;IF7YTTSVXQIRYGPMGO:MI[7SYVGI
Resolving URLs in the HTML Preview browser

8LI,810TVIZMI[FVS[WIVMWHIWMKRIHJSVTVIZMI[MRK40750KIRIVEXIH
TEKIW-XMWRSXHIWMKRIHJSVKIRIVEP-RXIVRIXFVS[WMRK-X[MPPEXXIQTXXS
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SQL Navigator parses and manipulates generated
HTML to perform the mapping necessary for
image handling. To ensure that all relative links
will work, SQL Navigator will also add or
manipulate a <BASE> tag for pages generated for
viewing in the external browser.
7502EZMKEXSVYWIWXLIQIXLSHWHIWGVMFIHLIVI[LIRER]SJXLIJSPPS[MRK
SGGYVW
-XEXXIQTXWXSVIWSPZI960WJSVJVEQIGSRXIRXW
=SYGPMGOEL]TIVPMRO
(EXEMWTSWXIHJVSQEJSVQ
Resolving Relative URLs

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JMPIGSRXEMRMRKXLEX960*SVI\EQTPIMRXLI960
http://www.quest.com/navigator_pro.html
XLIVIPEXMZI960MW
navigator_pro.html
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Working with Java

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If the object you want to drop is ...

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(MWTPE]WXLI750
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TVSKVEQWERH
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0SGEXIERSFNIGX
7LS[XLITVSTIVXMIW
SJXLIGYVVIRXSFNIGX
%HHXLIGYVVIRX
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;SVOWTEGI
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Editing constraints
9WIXLI'SRWXVEMRX)HMXSVXSWTIGMJ]XEFPIGSRWXVEMRXW
-R3VEGPIEGSRWXVEMRXMWEVYPIETTPMIHXSERSFNIGXXLEXVIWXVMGXWXLIHEXE
EPPS[IHMRER]MRWXERGISJXLISFNIGX
7502EZMKEXSV
WZMWYEPGSRWXVEMRXIHMXSVMWMRXIRHIHXSFIYWIHSRP]JSVXEFPI
VIPEXIHGSRWXVEMRXW.
8LIGLEVEGXIVMWXMGWERHYWEKISJXLMWHEXEFEWISFNIGXEVIHIWGVMFIHMR3VEGPI
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
To create a constraint
1
2
3
4
-RXLIGSRWXVEMRXIHMXSVIRWYVIXLEXXLIVIUYMVIHWGLIQEERHXEFPIREQIW
ETTIEVMRXLI7GLIQEERH8EFPIJMIPHW=SYGERYWIXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXWXS
WIPIGXXLIGSVVIGXWGLIQEERHXEFPI
'PMGOXLI2I[FYXXSR
)RXIVEREQIJSVXLIGSRWXVEMRXMRXLI'SRWXVEMRXJMIPH
7TIGMJ]XLIGSRWXVEMRXX]TIMRXLI8]TIJMIPH8LITSWWMFPIX]TIWEVIPMWXIH
FIPS[
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6
7
8
Purpose
4VMQEV]/I]
(IWMKREXIWEGSPYQRSVGSQFMREXMSRSJGSPYQRWEWE
XEFPI
WTVMQEV]OI]
9RMUYI
(IWMKREXIWEGSPYQRSVGSQFMREXMSRSJGSPYQRWEWE
XEFPI
WYRMUYIOI]
'LIGO
7TIGMJMIWEGSRHMXMSRXLEXIEGLVS[MRXLIXEFPIQYWX
WEXMWJ]
*SVIMKR/I]
(IWMKREXIWEGSPYQRSVGSQFMREXMSRSJGSPYQRWEWXLI
JSVIMKROI]
8SEHHGSPYQRWXSXLIGSRWXVEMRXYWIXLIEVVS[FYXXSRXSQSZISRISV
QSVIWIPIGXIHGSPYQRWJVSQXLI%ZEMPEFPI8EFPI'SPYQRWTERIXSXLI
'SRWXVEMRX'SPYQRWTERI8LIHSYFPIEVVS[EHHWEPPEZEMPEFPIGSPYQRWXS
XLIGSRWXVEMRX
-JXLIGSRWXVEMRXX]TIMW'LIGOIRXIVXLIGLIGOGSRHMXMSRJSPPS[MRK3VEGPI
W]RXE\GSRZIRXMSRW)\EQTPI (loc is not null)
-JXLIGSRWXVEMRXX]TIMW9RMUYI4VMQEV]/I]SV*SVIMKROI]HIWMKREXIXLI
GSPYQRWXSFIYWIHEWXLI9RMUYI4VMQEV]/I]SV*SVIMKROI]
-JXLIGSRWXVEMRXX]TIMW*SVIMKROI]
(IWMKREXIXLI9RMUYISV4VMQEV]/I]MRXLI6IJIVIRGIJMIPH
-JHIWMVIHWIPIGXXLI3R(IPIXI'EWGEHITVSTIVX]
Caution: Before selecting the On Delete
Cascade property, be sure you understand the
potential consequences of using this option. It
could result in lost data. Consult your Oracle
documentation for information about the DELETE
CASCADE command.
8S)\XVEGXXLI((0JSVXLIRI[GSRWXVEMRXERHTPEGIMXMRXSXLI750
)HMXSVGPMGOXLI750FYXXSR
0 8SYRHS]SYVIRXVMIW[MXLSYXWEZMRKXLIQGPMGOXLI6IZIVXFYXXSR
9
2SXI%JXIVWEZMRK]SYVGLERKIW]SY[MPPRSXFIEFPIXSYWIXLI6IZIVX
GSQQERH
1 8SWEZI]SYVRI[GSRWXVEMRXHIJMRMXMSRXSXLIHEXEFEWIGPMGOXLI7EZI
FYXXSR7502EZMKEXSVKIRIVEXIWXLI((0ERHGSQQMXWMXXSXLIHEXEFEWI
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To modify a constraint
3RGIEGSRWXVEMRXLEWFIIRHIJMRIHERHWEZIHXSXLIHEXEFEWIMXGERRSXFI
EPXIVIHMRXLIGSRWXVEMRXIHMXSV8SGLERKIXLIGSRWXVEMRXMXMWRIGIWWEV]XS
HVSTMXERHXLIRXSGVIEXIERI[GSRWXVEMRX[MXLXLIRIGIWWEV]TVSTIVXMIW
To alter a constraint
1
2
0SGEXIXLIGSRWXVEMRXYWMRKXLI(&2EZMKEXSVSVXLI*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSK
8SHVSTXLISFNIGXJVSQXLIHEXEFEWIIMXLIV
6MKLXGPMGOXLISFNIGXREQIERHGLSSWI(VSTJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
SV
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXERHGPMGOXLI(VSTFYXXSR
To enable or disable a constraint

1
0SGEXIXLIGSRWXVEMRXYWMRKXLI(&2EZMKEXSVSVXLI*MRH3FNIGXWHMEPSK
6MKLXGPMGOXLIGSRWXVEMRXREQIERHGLSSWI)REFPISV(MWEFPIJVSQXLI
WLSVXGYXQIRY
Editing indexes
9WIXLI-RHI\)HMXSVXSGVIEXIEPXIVERHHVSTMRHI\IWERHXSWIXWXSVEKI
EPPSGEXMSR
%RMRHI\MWEWSVXIHQETSJWIPIGXIHGSPYQRWMREXEFPISVSFNIGX8LIVIJSVIER
MRHI\MWWMQMPEVXSEXEFPIERHXLIGSPYQRWMRERMRHI\VIJIVXSXLIVS[WERH
GSPYQRWSJXLIEWWSGMEXIHXEFPI&]MRHI\MRKGSPYQRWJVIUYIRXP]YWIHMR
UYIVMIW]SYGERMQTVSZIHEXEVIXVMIZEPTIVJSVQERGI
%RMRHI\GERFIIMXLIVYRMUYISVRSRYRMUYI
%YRMUYIMRHI\ZEPMHEXIWIZIV]RI[SVGLERKIHVS[MREXEFPIJSVEYRMUYI
ZEPYIMRXLIGSPYQRWMRXLIMRHI\
%RSRYRMUYIMRHI\EPPS[WHYTPMGEXIZEPYIWMRVS[W
%RSRYRMUYIMRHI\SJXIRIREFPIWJEWXIVUYIVMIW
3VEGPIWYTTSVXWEX]TISJMRHI\GEPPIHEFMXQETMRHI\%FMXQETMRHI\YWIWE
GSQTVIWWIHFMXWXVIEQWXSVEKIXIGLRMUYIXLEXEPPS[WZIV]JEWXVIXVMIZEP
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
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Editing views
9WIXLI:MI[)HMXSVXSGVIEXIEPXIVHIJMRIERHHVSTZMI[W
%ZMI[MWEUYIV]XLEXMWREQIHMRXLIHEXEFEWIWSXLEXMXGERFIYWIHEWMJMX
[IVIEXEFPI-XGERFIXLSYKLXSJEWEZMVXYEPXEFPIMRXLIHEXEFEWI[LSWI
GSRXIRXWEVIHIJMRIHF]XLI7IPIGXUYIV]
=SYGERYWIZMI[WXSVIEVVERKIJMPXIVERHWIPIGXXLI[E]]SYWIIHEXEMRXEFPIW
[MXLSYXGVIEXMRKER]GSTMIWSJXLEXHEXE:MI[WLIPTQEOIHEXEEGGIWWWMQTPIV
F]LMHMRKGSQTPI\MXMIW8LI]GEREPWSLIPTWITEVEXIHEXEJSVHMJJIVIRXYWIVWEW
EWIGYVMX]QIEWYVI
7502EZMKEXSV
WZMI[IHMXSVQEOIWMXIEW]XSGVIEXIERHEPXIVZMI[W%PXLSYKL
]SY[SR
XRIIHXSX]TIER]40750GSHI[LIRIHMXMRKZMI[WMR750
2EZMKEXSV]SYWLSYPHFIJEQMPMEV[MXL3VEGPIVYPIWERHKYMHIPMRIWJSVYWMRK
ZMI[W
8LIEXXVMFYXIWSJXLMWHEXEFEWISFNIGXEVIHIWGVMFIHMR3VEGPIHSGYQIRXEXMSR
Editing database links

9WIXLI(EXEFEWI0MRO)HMXSVXSGVIEXIHIJMRIERHHVSTHEXEFEWIPMROW
%HEXEFEWIPMROEPPS[WEGGIWWXSEYWIVREQISREVIQSXIHEXEFEWIXLVSYKLXLI
PSGEPHEXEFEWI%TYFPMGHEXEFEWIPMRO[LMGLSRP]E(&%GERGVIEXIEPPS[W
XLIVIQSXIHEXEFEWIEGGIWWXSEPPYWIVWSJXLIPSGEPHEXEFEWI
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
8LI7502EZMKEXSV(EXEFEWI0MROIHMXSV[MPPXV]XSEYXSQEXMGEPP]EHHXLI
HSQEMRREQI[LIRVIUYMVIHF]XLIWIVZIV,S[IZIVMJXLIYWIVGERRSXWIIXLI
ZMI[ZTEVEQIXIVXLIRXLIHSQEMRREQIMWRSXEYXSQEXMGEPP]EHHIH8LIYWIV
WLSYPHIRXIVEJYPP]UYEPMJMIHHEXEFEWIPMROREQIMRXLI2I[3FNIGXHMEPSK
Due to limitations in the Oracle Data Dictionary it
is not possible for Extract DDL to correctly apply
the SHARED and AUTHENTICATED clauses in a
CREATE DATABASE LINK statement
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Editing sequences
9WIXLI7IUYIRGI)HMXSVXSGVIEXIEPXIVERHHVSTWIUYIRGIW
%WIUYIRGIMWER3VEGPISFNIGXXLEXHIPMZIVWEYRMUYIRYQFIVMRGVIQIRXIHF]
WSQIWTIGMJMIHEQSYRXIZIV]XMQIMXMWVIUYIWXIH7IUYIRGIWEVIYWYEPP]YWIH
XSKIRIVEXIETVMQEV]OI]JSVEXEFPISVJSVEWIXSJXEFPIW=SYGERYWIXLI
WIUYIRGIXSGVIEXIYRMUYIRYQFIVXLEX]SYGERYWIMR]SYVXEFPIWEWTVMQEV]
MHIRXMJMIVW
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
Editing synonyms
Use the Synonym Editor to create, alter, and drop synonyms.
%W]RSR]QMWEREPXIVREXIREQIJSVEXEFPISVZMI[%W]RSR]QGERFITVMZEXI
JSVYWISRP]F]MXWGVIEXSVSVTYFPMGJSVYWIF]ER]YWIV4VMQEVMP]
W]RSR]QWIREFPIQYPXMTPIYWIVWXSVIJIVIRGIERSFNIGX[MXLSYXEHHMRKXLI
WGLIQEEWETVIJM\XSXLISFNIGX8LI]GEREPWSEPPS[HMJJIVIRXETTPMGEXMSRWXS
VIJIVIRGIXLIWEQISFNIGXYWMRKHMJJIVIRXREQIW
=SYGERQEOIW]RSR]QWJSVXLIJSPPS[MRKHEXEFEWISFNIGXW
XEFPIW
ZMI[W
SXLIVW]RSR]QW
JYRGXMSRW
TEGOEKIW
TVSGIHYVIW
WIUYIRGIW
HEXEFEWIPMROW
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
Editing profiles
9WIXLI4VSJMPI)HMXSVXSGVIEXIEPXIVERHHVSTTVSJMPIW
%TVSJMPIMWEWIXSJPMQMXWSRXLIYWISJHEXEFEWIVIWSYVGIWXLEXGERFIETTPMIH
XSEYWIV-J]SYEWWMKRXLITVSJMPIXSEYWIVXLEXYWIVGERRSXI\GIIHXLSWI
PMQMXW-JEYWIVI\GIIHWEPMQMX3VEGPIEFSVXWERHVSPPWFEGOXLIXVERWEGXMSR
ERHXLIRIRHWXLIWIWWMSR4VSJMPIWIXXMRKWMRGPYHIGSRRIGXXMQITEWW[SVH
PMJIXMQIERHVIYWIMHPIXMQIERHWMQMPEVVIWXVMGXMSRW
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HSGYQIRXEXMSR
8SIHMXTVSJMPIW]SYQYWXLEZIXLI'6)%8)463*-0)W]WXIQTVMZMPIKI%PWS
XLI(&%HMGXMSREV]ZMI[WSTXMSRQYWXFIWIPIGXIHMRXLI7IWWMSR4VIJIVIRGIW
HMEPSK
Editing users
9WIXLI9WIV)HMXSVXSGVIEXIHVSTERHKVERXSVVIZSOIVSPIWERHTVMZMPIKIWXS
YWIVWMRGPYHMRKJSVGMRKETEWW[SVHXSI\TMVI
-R3VEGPIE9WIVMWWMQTP]EYRMUYIPSKMRREQI%YWIV
WGETEFMPMXMIWMRWMHI
XLIHEXEFEWIEVIHIXIVQMRIHF]XLI9WIV
WVSPIEWWMKRQIRXW
8LIGLEVEGXIVMWXMGWERHYWEKISJXLMWSFNIGXEVIHIWGVMFIHMR3VEGPI
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
HMEPSK
Editing roles
9WIXLI6SPI)HMXSVXSGVIEXIERHHVSTVSPIW
%6SPIMWEWIXSJTVMZMPIKIWXLEXGERFIEWWMKRIHXSSVVIQSZIHJVSQEYWIV
9WIXLI9WIV)HMXSVXSGVIEXIHVSTERHKVERXSVVIZSOIVSPIWERHTVMZMPIKIW
XSYWIVW
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
HMEPSK
Editing VARRAYs
:%66%=SVZEVV]MRKEVVE]MWEGSPPIGXMSRX]TI]SYGERYWI[LIR]SY[ERX
XSVIXVMIZIIRXMVIGSPPIGXMSRWEWE[LSPI8LI]EVIFIWXWYMXIHJSVWQEPP
GSPPIGXMSRW-J]SYVIUYMVIEPEVKIIJJMGMIRXGSPPIGXMSR]SY[SYPHFIFIXXIVXS
YWIERIWXIHXEFPIGSPPIGXMSRX]TIWII)HMXMRKERIWXIHXEFPI
9WIXLI:%66%=IHMXSVXSGVIEXI:%66%=GSPPIGXMSRW[LMGLGERFIYWIHXS
PSSTXLVSYKLXLIIPIQIRXWMRSVHIV
WXSVISRP]EJM\IHRYQFIVSJMXIQW
VIXVMIZIERHQERMTYPEXIXLIIRXMVIGSPPIGXMSREWEZEPYI
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=SYQYWXWIXEQE\MQYQRYQFIVSJIPIQIRXWJSVE:%66%=FYX]SYGER
GLERKIXLMWPMQMX
%:%66%=SFNIGXMWRSVQEPP]WXSVIHMRPMRIXLEXMWMRXLIWEQIXEFPIWTEGIEW
XLISXLIVHEXEMRMXWVS[
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
To alter a VARRAY
1
2
3
3TIRE:%66%=RSHIWIPIGXE:%66%=SFNIGXERHJVSQXLI%GXMSRW
QIRYGLSSWI%PXIV:%66%=8]TISVWMQTP]HSYFPIGPMGOXLI:%66%=
SFNIGXREQI
1SHMJ]XLIMRJSVQEXMSRSRXLIIHMXSVEWVIUYMVIH
'PMGO7EZIXSYTHEXIXLIHEXEFEWI[MXL]SYVGLERKIWSVGPMGO6IZIVXXS
VIQSZIEPPGLERKIWQEHIWMRGIXLIPEWXWEZI
To create a VARRAY
1
2
3
4
7IPIGXXLI:%66%=8]TIWRSHIERHJVSQXLI%GXMSRWQIRYGLSSWI'VIEXI
:%66%=8]TI
SV
-RERSTIR:%66%=IHMXSVVMKLXGPMGOERHWIPIGX2I[
-RXLI2I[:%66%=8]TI[MRHS[JVSQXLI7GLIQEPMWXWIPIGXEWGLIQE
XS[LMGLXLI:%66%=[MPPFIPSRK
-RXLI2EQIJMIPHX]TIEREQIJSVXLI:%66%=ERHXLIRGPMGO3/
3RXLI(IXEMPWXEFWIXXLISTXMSRWJSVXLI:%66%=X]TIEGGSVHMRKXSXLI
JSPPS[MRKHIWGVMTXMSR
358
7MÎ
WIPIGXXLIQE\MQYQRYQFIVSJIPIQIRXWEPPS[IHMR
XLI:%66%=
(EXEX]TI
WGLIQE
WIPIGXIMXLIV
7'%0%68=4)"MJ]SY[MWLXSYWIETVIHIJMRIH
3VEGPIX]TI
SV
XLIREQISJEWGLIQEXLEXGSRXEMRWEYWIVHIJMRIH
:%66%=X]TI
7MÎ
WIPIGXXLIQE\MQYQRYQFIVSJIPIQIRXWEPPS[IHMR
XLI:%66%=
(EXEX]TI
WIPIGXXLIHEXEX]TIJSVXLIGSPPIGXMSRJSVI\EQTPI
()'-1%0-28)+)6',%6%'8)6
0IRKXL
WIXXLIQE\MQYQRYQFIVSJIPIQIRXWEPPS[IHMRXLI
:%66%=MJETTVSTVMEXI
7GEPI
WIXXLIGSPPIGXMSRHEXEX]TIWGEPIMJETTVSTVMEXI
9WISFNIGX
VIJIVIRGI
6)*rWIPIGXXLMWFS\MJXLI:%66%=HEXEX]TIMWXS
FIE6)*8LMWSTXMSRMWSRP]EZEMPEFPIMJEYWIV
HIJMRIHHEXEX]TIMWWIPIGXIHJVSQXLIHEXEX]TIHVST
HS[RPMWX-XMWRSXEZEMPEFPIJSVEWGEPEVHEXEX]TI
8SYTHEXIXLIHEXEFEWIGPMGO7EZI
Editing clusters
=SYYWIXLIGPYWXIVIHMXSVXSNSMRXEFPIWXLEXEVIGPSWIP]VIPEXIHJSVWXSVMRKSR
XLIWEQIEVIESJXLIHMWO8LMWPIXW]SYMRXIVPIEZIXLIVS[WSJX[SSVQSVI
XEFPIWXSKIXLIVMRXSEWMRKPIEVIEGEPPIHEGPYWXIV
8LIGPYWXIVOI]MWXLIGSPYQRSVGSPYQRWF][LMGLXLIXEFPIWEVIYWYEPP]
NSMRIHMREUYIV]=SYGERSRP]GPYWXIVXSKIXLIVXEFPIWXLEX]SYS[R
=SYGERGVIEXIIMXLIVERMRHI\GPYWXIVSVELEWLGPYWXIV;MXLERMRHI\IHXEFPI
SVMRHI\GPYWXIV3VEGPIPSGEXIWXLIVS[WMREXEFPIYWMRKOI]ZEPYIWXLEX3VEGPI
WXSVIWMREWITEVEXIMRHI\8SYWILEWLMRK]SYGVIEXIELEWLGPYWXIVERHPSEH
XEFPIWMRXSMX3VEGPITL]WMGEPP]WXSVIWXLIVS[WSJEXEFPIMRELEWLGPYWXIVERH
VIXVMIZIWXLIQEGGSVHMRKXSXLIVIWYPXWSJELEWLJYRGXMSR
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
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To create a cluster
7IPIGXXLI'PYWXIVWRSHIERHJVSQXLI%GXMSRWQIRYGLSSWI'VIEXI'PYWXIV
SV
-RERSTIRGPYWXIVIHMXSVVMKLXGPMGOERHWIPIGX2I[
2 -RXLI2I['PYWXIV[MRHS[JVSQXLI7GLIQEPMWXWIPIGXEWGLIQEXS
[LMGLXLIGPYWXIV[MPPFIPSRK
3 MRXLI2EQIJMIPHX]TIEREQIJSVXLIGPYWXIV
GLSSWIXLI2I[3FNIGX8]TIMRHI\LEWLSVMR3VEGPI-SRP]WMRKPIXEFPI
4 'PMGO3O
5 3RXLI(IXEMPWXEFWIXXLISTXMSRWJSVXLIGPYWXIVEGGSVHMRKXSXLI
JSPPS[MRKPMWXMRKW
1
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[MXLXLIWEQIGPYWXIVOI]SVLEWLZEPYI
,EWLOI]W
-J]SYEVIGVIEXMRKELEWLGPYWXIVWIPIGXXLIRYQFIV
SJOI]WXSFIYWIH
,EWL)\TVIWWMSR
-J]SYEVIGVIEXMRKELEWLGPYWXIVIRXIVZEPMH750
)\TVIWWMSRXLEX[MPPFIYWIHXSKIRIVEXIXLILEWL
ZEPYIWJSVXLIGPYWXIVJSVI\EQTPI
13(GSPYQRC'SPYQRC
2EQI8]TI
0IRKXLERH7GEPI
)RXIVXLIHIXEMPWSJXLIXEFPIGSPYQRWJSVXLIGPYWXIV
8SEHHXEFPIGSPYQRWVMKLXGPMGOGLSSWI%HH
'SPYQRERHXLIRWTIGMJ]XLIGSPYQRHIXEMPW
3RXLI7XSVEKIXEFWIXXLIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRW
XLIPIZIPSJ4EVEPPIPTVSGIWWMRKJSVXLIGPYWXIVXLMWGERFIXLI(IJEYPX
ZEPYI234%6%00)0SVXLIZEPYIVITVIWIRXMRKXLIRYQFIVSJ
WGERRMRKSVWSVXMRKTVSGIWWIWWXEVXIHJSVEUYIV]EXSRIXMQI
WXSVEKI
XLI7XSVEKI'PEYWISTXMSRWJSVXLIGPYWXIVWXSVEKI
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To alter a cluster
1
2
3TIRE'PYWXIVWRSHI
7IPIGXEGPYWXIVSFNIGXJVSQXLIPMWX
3
4
6MKLXGPMGOERHWIPIGX%PXIV'PYWXIV|
1SHMJ]XLIMRJSVQEXMSRSRXLIIHMXSVEWVIUYMVIH
'PMGO7EZIXSYTHEXIXLIHEXEFEWI[MXL]SYVGLERKIWSVGPMGO6IZIVXXS
VIQSZIEPPGLERKIWQEHIWMRGIXLIPEWXWEZI
Editing tables
9WIXLI8EFPI)HMXSVXSGVIEXIEPXIVHIJMRIERHHVSTXEFPIW
%PXLSYKL]SY[SR
XRIIHXSX]TIER]40750GSHI[LIRIHMXMRKXEFPIWMR750
2EZMKEXSV]SYWLSYPHFIJEQMPMEV[MXL3VEGPIVYPIWERHKYMHIPMRIWJSVYWMRK
XEFPIW
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
Be sure to place double quote marks around any
non-numerical data you enter in the default
column.
If non-numerical data is not enclosed in quotes,
then error message 'ORA-00984: column not
allowed here' is returned.
Shortcuts for editing tables

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HIJMRMXMSRWMRXS]SYVIHMXMRK[MRHS[=SYGERXLIRIHMXXLIVIWYPXMRKGSHIMJ
VIUYMVIH
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Do this
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HEXEGSRXEMRIHMRERI\MWXMRK
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XEFPIXLIRGPMGOXLI&VS[WI
(EXEXSSPFEVFYXXSR
8VYRGEXIERI\MWXMRKXEFPIXLEX
MWVIQSZIEPPVS[WJVSQXLIXEFPI
ERHVIWIXXLI7836%+)
TEVEQIXIVWXSXLIZEPYIW[LIR
XLIXEFPISVGPYWXIV[EWGVIEXIH
XEFPIXLIRGPMGOXLI8VYRGEXI
XSSPFEVFYXXSR
Optimizing tables
=SYGERYWIXLI%REP]ÎXSSPXSZMI[ERHGSPPIGXWXEXMWXMGWZEPMHEXIWXVYGXYVI
ERHPMWXGLEMRIHVS[WJSVHEXEFEWIXEFPIWGPYWXIVWERHMRHI\IW
To analyze a table
-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSVWIPIGXXLIXEFPIXLIRGPMGOXLI%REP]ÎFYXXSR
SV
-RXLI8EFPI)HMXSVGPMGOXLI:MI[FYXXSRXLIRGLSSWIXLIVIUYMVIHSTXMSR
Populating tables using Data Factory

(EXE*EGXSV]MWEXSSPJSVKIRIVEXMRKXIWXHEXEERHMRWIVXMRKMXMRXSEHEXEFEWI
(EXE*EGXSV]GERKIRIVEXIFSXLVERHSQERHQIERMRKJYPHEXE)\EQTPIWSJ
VERHSQHEXEMRGPYHIVERHSQRYQFIVWVERHSQGLEVEGXIVWERHVERHSQHEXIW
362
)\EQTPIWSJQIERMRKJYPHEXEMRGPYHIJMVWXREQIWPEWXREQIWGMXMIWWXEXIWERH
^MTGSHIW
-J]SYLEZI(EXE*EGXSV]MRWXEPPIH]SYGERPEYRGLMXJVSQXLI8SSPWQIRYSV
XLI*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEV
8LI(EXE*EGXSV]XSSPFEVMGSR
Browsing objects in tables

Object Viewer
=SYGERIEWMP]ZMI[EXXVMFYXIWSJSFNIGXX]TIWERHGSPPIGXMSRX]TIWMRGSPYQRW
MRVIPEXMSREPXEFPIW
8LMWZIVWMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSVMRGPYHIWER3FNIGXZMI[IVXLEXTVSZMHIWE
KVETLMGEPZMI[SJ3VEGPISFNIGXWMRXEFPIGSPYQRW
=SYGERPEYRGLXLI3FNIGX:MI[IVMRXLVII[E]W
FVS[WMRKEXEFPIGSRXEMRMRKSFNIGXGSPPIGXMSRSVVIJIVIRGIGSPYQRW
I\IGYXMRKEUYIV]MRXLI750)HMXSVXLEXVIXYVRWSFNIGXGSPPIGXMSRSV
VIJIVIRGIGSPYQRW
I\IGYXMRKEWXSVIHTVSGIHYVIXLEXVIXYVRWSFNIGXGSPPIGXMSRSVVIJIVIRGI
GSPYQRW
To launch the Object Viewer from the results returned by a

stored procedure
1
2
-RXLI)\IGYXMSR'SHI[MÊVHWIPIGXXLI9WI&MRH:EVMEFPIWSTXMSR
-RXLIVIWYPXWIXJMRHXLIGIPPPEFIPIH3FNIGXSV6IJIVIRGIERHXLIRGPMGO
XLIGIPP
WFYXXSR
LOB Viewer
8LIVIMWIRLERGIHWYTTSVXJSVZMI[MRKPEVKISFNIGXW03&W=SYGERPEYRGLE
03&ZMI[IVJVSQXLI750)HMXSVSVXLI)\IGYXMSR'SHI[MÊVH'03&&03&
ERH&*-0)EVKYQIRXWEVIWYTTSVXIHEWEVI3FNIGXERH'SPPIGXMSR8]TIWMJ
]SYYWIFMRHZEVMEFPIWJSVXLISYXTYX
To launch the LOB Viewer from the table browser or SQL Editor
1
2
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXMRXLIXEFPI]SY[ERXXSZMI[
-RXLIKVMHHMWTPE]GPMGOXLIFYXXSRXLEXETTIEVWMRXLIGIPPGSRXEMRMRKXLI
SFNIGX
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Viewing BFILE datatypes

1
2
0EYRGLXLIZMI[IVEWHIWGVMFIHEFSZI
8SXSKKPIFIX[IIR,)<ERHMQEKIVITVIWIRXEXMSRMRXLIZMI[IVGPMGOXLI
FYXXSRSRXLI3FNIGX:MI[IVXSSPFEV
SQL Navigator does not support working with
LOB or Object table columns when using an
Oracle 7 client connected to Oracle 8 database.
For full functionality, use an Oracle 8 client to
connect to an Oracle 8 database.
Editing nested tables

%RIWXIHXEFPIX]TIMWERYRSVHIVIHWIXSJIPIQIRXW8LIIPIQIRXWQE]FIFYMPX
MRHEXEX]TIWSVYWIVHIJMRIHX]TIW=SYGERZMI[ERIWXIHXEFPIEWEWMRKPI
GSPYQRXEFPISVMJXLIRIWXIHXEFPIMWERSFNIGXX]TIEWEQYPXMGSPYQRXEFPI
[MXLEGSPYQRVITVIWIRXMRKIEGLEXXVMFYXISJXLISFNIGXX]TI
9WIXLIRIWXIHXEFPIIHMXSV[LIR]SYVIUYMVIEPEVKIIJJMGMIRXGSPPIGXMSR
%RIWXIHXEFPIHIJMRMXMSRHSIWRSXEPPSGEXIWTEGI-XHIJMRIWEHEXEX]TI[LMGL
GERXLIRFIYWIHXSHIGPEVI
GSPYQRWSJEVIPEXMSREPXEFPI
SFNIGXX]TIEXXVMFYXIW
40750ZEVMEFPIWTEVEQIXIVWERHJYRGXMSRVIXYVRZEPYIW
;LIRERIWXIHXEFPIETTIEVWEWXLIX]TISJEGSPYQRMREVIPEXMSREPXEFPISVEW
EREXXVMFYXISJXLIYRHIVP]MRKSFNIGXX]TISJERSFNIGXXEFPI3VEGPIWXSVIWEPP
SJXLIRIWXIHXEFPIHEXEMREWMRKPIXEFPI[LMGLMXEWWSGMEXIW[MXLXLIIRGPSWMRK
VIPEXMSREPSVSFNIGXXEFPI
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
To create a nested table

1
2
3
4
7IPIGXXLI2IWXIH8EFPIWRSHIERHJVSQXLI%GXMSRWQIRYGLSSWI'VIEXI
2IWXIH8EFPI8]TI|
SV
-RERSTIRRIWXIHXEFPIIHMXSVVMKLXGPMGOERHWIPIGX2I[
-RXLI2I[2IWXIH8EFPI8]TI[MRHS[JVSQXLI7GLIQEPMWXWIPIGXE
WGLIQEXS[LMGLXLIRIWXIHXEFPI[MPPFIPSRK
-RXLI2EQIJMIPHX]TIEREQIJSVXLIRIWXIHXEFPIERHXLIRGPMGO3/
-RXLI(IXEMPWXEFWIXXLISTXMSRWJSVXLIRIWXIHXEFPIX]TIEGGSVHMRKXSXLI
JSPPS[MRKPMWX
364
(EXEX]TI
WGLIQE
WIPIGXIMXLIV
7'%0%68=4)"MJ]SY[MWLXSYWIETVIHIJMRIH
3VEGPIX]TI
SV
XLIREQISJEWGLIQEXLEXGSRXEMRWEYWIVHIJMRIH
ZEVVE]X]TI
(EXEX]TI
WIPIGXXLIHEXEX]TIJSVXLIGSPPIGXMSRJSVI\EQTPI
()'-1%0-28)+)6',%6%'8)6
0IRKXL
WIXXLIQE\MQYQRYQFIVSJIPIQIRXWEPPS[IHMRXLI
RIWXIHXEFPIMJETTVSTVMEXI
7GEPI
WIXXLIGSPPIGXMSRHEXEX]TIWGEPIMJETTVSTVMEXI
Editing triggers
9WIXLI8VMKKIV)HMXSVXSGVIEXIEPXIVHMWEFPIHVSTIREFPIERHGSQTMPI
XVMKKIVW
%XVMKKIVMWEWXSVIHWYFTVSKVEQI\IGYXIH[LIREWTIGMJMGSTIVEXMSRWYGLEW
MRWIVXMRKEVS[SGGYVWSREWTIGMJMGXEFPI
8VMKKIVWEVIWMQMPEVXSWXSVIHTVSKVEQWI\GITXJSVXLIJSPPS[MRKHMJJIVIRGIW
8VMKKIVWEVIHIJMRIHSRP]JSVXEFPIW
8VMKKIVWEVIMQTPMGMXP]I\IGYXIH[LIRXLIEWWSGMEXIHXEFPIMWQSHMJMIH
8VMKKIVWGERFIJMVIHSRP]F]SRISJXLIJSPPS[MRKEGXMSRWSREXEFPI
Update
Insert
Delete
-R7502EZMKEXSVTVSGIHYVIWJSVMRZSOMRKERHIHMXMRKXVMKKIVWEVIWITEVEXI
JVSQXLSWIJSVWXSVIHTVSGIHYVIWJYRGXMSRWERHTEGOEKIHTVSGIHYVIW
=SYGERHIFYKXVMKKIVWYWMRKXLI7502EZMKEXSV(IFYKKIV
HSGYQIRXEXMSR
Timing of triggers
=SYGERWTIGMJ][LIXLIVEXVMKKIVMWE&IJSVIXVMKKIVSVER%JXIVXVMKKIVXLEX
MW[LIXLIVMXMWI\IGYXIHFIJSVISVEJXIVXLIXVMKKIVMRKIZIRX
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&IJSVIXVMKKIVWGERFIYWIHXSHIGMHI[LIXLIVEWXEXIQIRXWLSYPHGSQTPIXI
%JXIVXVMKKIVWZEPMHEXIXLISTIVEXMSREJXIVXLIWXEXIQIRXLEWFIIRI\IGYXIH
ERHEPPS[VSPPFEGOSJXLIGLERKIWMJXLIVIEVII\GITXMSRW
Row or statement?
-REHHMXMSRXSXLIXMQMRK]SYGERWTIGMJ][LIXLIVXLIXVMKKIVSGGYVWFIJSVISV
EJXIVXLI6S[SVXLI7XEXIQIRX&]HIJEYPXXLIHEXEFEWIXVMKKIVJMVIWSRGITIV
XEFPI,S[IZIV]SYGERJSVGIXLIXVMKKIVXSJMVIJSVIZIV]VS[EJJIGXIHF]XLI
XVMKKIVMRKIZIRX*SYVTSWWMFMPMXMIWEVITIVQMXXIH
&IJSVI6S[
%JXIV6S[
&IJSVI7XEXIQIRX
%JXIV7XEXIQIRX
=SYGEREPWSVIWXVMGXEXVMKKIVXSJMVISRP]SREWIPIGXWIXSJVS[WF]YWMRKXLI
;,)2GSRHMXMSRXSWTIGMJ]EGSRWXVEMRXGLIGO
"Instead of" triggers

3VEGPITVSZMHIWERI[STXMSRJSVXVMKKIVWXLEXEPPS[WQSHMJ]MRKZMI[WXLEX
GERRSXFIQSHMJMIHHMVIGXP]XLVSYKL-RWIVX9THEXIERH(IPIXIWXEXIQIRXW
-RWXIEHXLIXVMKKIVTIVJSVQWXLI750STIVEXMSRWSRXLIYRHIVP]MRKXEFPIW8LMW
XVMKKIVSTXMSRMWGEPPIH-RWXIEHSJFIGEYWI3VEGPIJMVIWXLIXVMKKIVMRWXIEHSJ
I\IGYXMRKXLIXVMKKIVMRKWXEXIQIRXERHXLIXVMKKIVXEOIWGEVISJER]
QSHMJMGEXMSRWXSXLIXEFPIW
Setting trigger editor preferences

=SYGERYWIXLI)HMXSV4VIJIVIRGIWHMEPSKXSGYWXSQMÎXLIETTIEVERGIERH
FILEZMSVSJXLIXVMKKIVIHMXSV8LITVIZMI[EXXLIFSXXSQSJXLI[MRHS[
HMWTPE]WXLIVIWYPXWSJ]SYVGLSMGIW
To set preferences
'LSSWI:MI["4VIJIVIRGIW")HMXSVWXLIRWIPIGX4VSGIHYVI8VMKKIV
366
Default settings for Trigger edtor

7LS[WXEXYWTERIP
(MWTPE]WXLIWXEXYWTERIPEYXSQEXMGEPP]
;VETGYVWSVEXIRHSJ
PMRI
8I\XIHMXMRKJIEXYVI[VETWXI\XEYXSQEXMGEPP]EX
XLIIRHSJEPMRI
%YXSMRHIRX
%YXSQEXMGEPP]MRHIRXWXI\X
(SYFPIGPMGOTEWXIWMRXS
IHMXSV
4EWXIWGSHIMRXSXLIIHMXSV[LIR]SYHSYFPIGPMGO
XLIPIJXQSYWIFYXXSR
8EFWX]PI
9WIWWTEGIWMRWXIEHSJXLIXEFGLEVEGXIV
8EFWMÎ
-RHMGEXIWXLIXEF[MHXL
*SRX
'PMGOXSSTIRXLIJSRXHMEPSKXSGLERKIXLIJSRX
WMÎWERHWX]PI
7]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRK
(IJEYPXMWSRXSHMWTPE]XLIWX]PI'PEWWMG
8[MPMKLXSV'YWXSQXLEX[MPPGLERKIXLIGSPSVW
ERHWGLIQESJW]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRKETTPMIHMRXLI
IHMXSV
7GER'SQQIRXW
8SKKPISRJSVWQEPPJMPIWERHSJJJSVPEVKIJMPIWXS
MRGVIEWIIHMXMRKWTIIH
Debugging triggers
=SYGERHIFYKXVMKKIVWYWMRKXLI(&17C398498TEGOEKISV]SYGERYWI
XLISTXMSREP40750HIFYKKIV
(IFYKKMRKXVMKKIVWMR7502EZMKEXSVVIUYMVIWHMJJIVIRXWXITWJVSQXLSWI
VIUYMVIHJSVHIFYKKMRK40750TVSGIHYVIWSVJYRGXMSRW
=SYGERRSXHMVIGXP]I\IGYXIEXVMKKIVEW]SYGERRSVQEPP]HS[MXL40750
TVSGIHYVIWERHJYRGXMSRW
=SYGERJMVIEXVMKKIVSRP]MRHMVIGXP]F]EGXMZEXMRKXLITEVXMGYPEV750(10
STIVEXMSR-27)68()0)8)SV94(%8)XLEXXLIXVMKKIV[EWHIWMKRIHXS
VIWTSRHXS=SYGERHSXLMWYWMRK-27)68()0)8)SV94(%8)WXEXIQIRXW
I\IGYXIHJVSQERERSR]QSYW40750FPSGO
)<%140)
begin
insert into tab1 values(1,2,3);
end;
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%PXIVREXMZIP]]SYGEREGXMZEXIXLI750(10STIVEXMSRF]MRWIVXMRKYTHEXMRK
SVHIPIXMRKJVSQXLIUYIV]VIWYPXKVMHMRXLI750)HMXSV
To debug a trigger using the optional PL/SQL debugger

1
2
1EOIWYVI40750HIFYKKMRKMWSR
)\IGYXIXLIETTVSTVMEXI-27)6894(%8)SV()0)8)WXEXIQIRXJVSQ
ERERSR]QSYW40750FPSGOEWHIWGVMFIHEFSZISVMRXLI7MRKPI750
)HMXSV
Interpreting compilation errors

;LIR]SYWEZIERSFNIGXYWMRKXLISFNIGXIHMXSV(&2EZMKEXSVEYXSQEXMGEPP]
GSQTMPIWHITIRHIRXSFNIGXWERHVITSVXWXLIWXEXYWGLERKI
;LIREGSQTMPEXMSRIVVSVMWIRGSYRXIVIHMRXLIXVMKKIVFSH]7502EZMKEXSV
LMKLPMKLXWXLIGSVVIWTSRHMRKGSHIMRXLIWSYVGIGSHIIHMXSV
;LIREGSQTMPEXMSRIVVSVMWIRGSYRXIVIHMRXLIXVMKKIVWTIGMJMGEXMSRXLEXMWMR
XLIWhenGPEYWIXLIIVVSVEPSRK[MXLXLI750XI\XMWHMWTPE]IHMRXLI3YXTYX
[MRHS[
Oracle does not save the trigger source into the
database if there are compilation errors.
ORA-4076 Invalid NEW or OLD Specification

;LIRXLIPSGEXMSRSJXLIIVVSVMWRSXETTEVIRXQEOIWYVIXLEX]SYGLIGOXLI
;,)2GPEYWI
%PPVIJIVIRGIWXSGSPYQRREQIWMRE;,)2GPEYWIQYWXFITVIJM\IHF]2);
SV30((SRSXTVIJM\XLI2);SV30([MXLEGSPSRMRXLI;,)2
GPEYWI
NEW.SAL > OLD.SAL
ORA-904 Invalid Column Name

8LMWIVVSVSGGYVW[LIR]SYYWIERMRZEPMHGSPYQRREQIMRXLI;,)2GPEYWI
SVXLIFSH]SJXLIXVMKKIV-JXLIPSGEXMSRSJXLIIVVSVMWRSXETTEVIRXQEOI
WYVIXLEX]SYGLIGOXLI;,)2GPEYWI
Do not prefix the column name with a colon (:) in
the WHEN clause. Always prefix the column name
with a colon (:) in the trigger body, (that is, in the
PL/SQL block).
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ORA-4082 NEW or OLD Not Allowed in Statement Level Triggers

8LMWIVVSVSGGYVW[LIR]SYXV]XSYWIGSPYQRZEPYIWMRE78%8)1)28
XVMKKIVERHTVIJM\[MXL2);SV30(WTIGMJMGEXMSRW7MRGIXLI78%8)1)28
XVMKKIVI\IGYXIWSRP]SRGIJSVXLIXVMKKIVMRKWXEXIQIRXMXHSIWRSXLEZIEGGIWW
XSXLIMRHMZMHYEP63;ZEPYIW
PLS Errors
%PPIVVSVW[MXLXLI407JSVQEXJSVI\EQTPI407)VVSVPMRIGSPVIJIVXS
XLIFSH]SJXLIXVMKKIV8LIPMRIERHGSPYQRRYQFIVWQIRXMSRIHHSRSX
GSVVIWTSRHHMVIGXP]XSXLIPMRIERHGSPYQRSJXLIXVMKKIVFSH]MRXLIIHMXSV
7502EZMKEXSVEYXSQEXMGEPP]TPEGIWXLIGYVWSVEXXLITSWMXMSRGSVVIWTSRHMRK
XSXLIIVVSVQIWWEKI
9
Tools for analysis and tuning
8LMWGLETXIVI\TPEMRWLS[]SYGERXYRI]SYVHEXEFWIWXVYGXYVIWYWMRKXLI750
2EZMKEXSV
W%RE]ÎERH)\TPEMR4PERXSSPW
In this chapter
Analyzing database structures
Using the Explain Plan tool
370
372
370
Analyzing database structures

=SYYWIXLI%REP]ÎXSSPXSZMI[ERHGSPPIGXWXEXMWXMGWZEPMHEXIWXVYGXYVIERH
PMWXGLEMRIHVS[WJSVHEXEFEWIWXVYGXYVIWWYGLEWXEFPIWGPYWXIVWERHMRHI\IW
7502EZMKEXSVTVSZMHIWYWIJYPXSSPWJSVXYRMRKERHHEXEFEWIQEREKIQIRX
8LIWIMRGPYHI
XLI%REP]ÎXSSP[LMGLPIXW]SYZMI[ERHGSPPIGXWXEXMWXMGWZEPMHEXI
WXVYGXYVIERHPMWXGLEMRIHVS[WJSVHEXEFEWIWXVYGXYVIWWYGLEWXEFPIW
GPYWXIVWERHMRHI\IW
XLI)\TPEMR4PERXSSP[LMGLPIXW]SYGVIEXIWXSVIERHFVS[WI)\TPEMR
TPERW
8LI%REP]ÎXSSPGERFIYWIHMRGSRNYRGXMSR[MXLXLI)\TPEMR4PERXSSP8LI
)\TPEMR4PER8SSPHSIWRSXEREP]ÎXEFPIWMXWIPJTVMSVXSI\IGYXMRKXLI)\TPEMR
4PERFYXMXHSIWLEZIEXSSPFEVFYXXSRJSVQERYEPPEYRGLSJXLI%REP]Î8SSP
8LI%REP]ÎXSSPKMZIW]SYEGGIWWXSXLIJSPPS[MRKGSQQERHW
'SPPIGX7XEXMWXMGW
:EPMHEXI7XVYGXYVI
0MWX'LEMRIH6S[W
To open an object for statistical analysis

-RXLI(&2EZMKEXSVWIPIGXEXEFPIGPYWXIVSVMRHI\RSHIXLIRGPMGOXLI
%REP]ÎFYXXSR
SV
7IPIGXERSHIMRXLI)\TPEMR4PERXSSPXLIRGPMGOXLI:MI['SPPIGX7XEXMWXMGW
XSSP
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To view and collect statistics
7IPIGXXLIWGLIQE]SY[ERXXS[SVO[MXL
-RXLI'SPPIGX7XEXMWXMGW[MRHS[WIPIGXXLISFNIGXX]TIMRXLI3FN8]TI
KVSYTFS\
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXJVSQXLI3FNIGXHVSTHS[RPMWX
7IPIGXEGSPPIGXMSRQIXLSHJVSQXLIJSPPS[MRKPMWX
1
2
Collection Method
Description
'SQTYXI7XEXMWXMGW
%RIRXMVISFNIGXMWWGERRIHXSKEXLIVHEXEEFSYX
XLISFNIGX8LIPEVKIVXLISFNIGXXLIPSRKIVMXXEOIW
XSGSQTPIXIXLIEREP]WMW'LSSWIXLMWSTXMSRSRP]MJ
XLISFNIGXMWWQEPP
)WXMQEXI7XEXMWXMGW
7EQTPIF]VS[WSVTIVGIRXEKISJXLISFNIGX
%GGYVEG]SJIWXMQEXIHWXEXMWXMGWHITIRHWSRXLI
VITVIWIRXEXMZIWSJXLIWEQTPMRK'LSSWIXLMWSTXMSR
JSVPEVKISFNIGXW
(IPIXI7XEXMWXMGW
8LMWSTXMSR[MPPHIPIXIXLIWXEXMWXMGWKEXLIVIHJSV
XLISFNIGX
'PMGOXLI'SPPIGX7XEXMWXMGWFYXXSR
Validating object structure

:EPMHEXMRKWXVYGXYVIZIVMJMIWXLIMRXIKVMX]SJXEFPIWMRHI\IWSVGPYWXIVW3VEGPI
VIXYVRWERIVVSVQIWWEKIMJMXIRGSYRXIVWGSVVYTXMSRMRXLIWXVYGXYVISJER
SFNIGX=SYGERHVSTERHVIGVIEXIXLISFNIGXXSJM\MX
To validate the structure of a table, cluster or index

1
2
'PMGOXLI:EPMHEXI7XVYGXYVIXEF
-RXLI3FN8]TIKVSYTFS\WIPIGXXLISFNIGXX]TIXEFPIGPYWXIVSVMRHI\
3
4
7IPIGXEXEFPIGPYWXIVSVMRHI\JVSQXLISFNIGXPMWX
8SGLIGOER]HITIRHIRXSFNIGXWWIPIGX'EWGEHI*SVI\EQTPIMJ]SY
ZEPMHEXIXLIWXVYGXYVISJEGPYWXIVERHWIPIGX'EWGEHI7502EZMKEXSV
GLIGOWEPPXEFPIWERHMRHI\IWMRXLIGPYWXIV
372
Listing chained rows

8LI0MWX'LEMRIH6S[WYXMPMX]GVIEXIWEPMWXSJXEFPIWGPYWXIVWSVMRHI\IW[MXL
GLEMRIHVS[W8LMWTVSGIWWMWMQTSVXERXXSIRWYVIXMQIP]XEFPIEGGIWWERH
SZIVEPPHEXEFEWITIVJSVQERGI
8SYWIXLMWJIEXYVI]SYQYWXLEZIXEFPIWMRXLIHEXEFEWIXSWXSVIXLMW
MRJSVQEXMSR'LSSWI:MI["4VIJIVIRGIW"+IRIVEP"(IJEYPX8EFPIWXSWTIGMJ]
XLIWXSVEKIPSGEXMSR
To list chained rows in a table, cluster or index

1
2
'PMGOXLI0MWX'LEMRIH6S[WXEF
7IPIGXXLISFNIGXX]TIWXEFPIGPYWXIVSVMRHI\
3
4
*VSQXLIHVSTHS[R3FNIGXPMWXFS\WIPIGXXLISFNIGX
8STPEGIXLIGLEMRIHVS[HEXEMRXSEXEFPIX]TIXLIXEFPIREQIMRXLI0MWX
'LEMRIH6S[WJMIPH
'PMGO'VIEXI'LEMRIH6S[W8EFPI%QIWWEKIETTIEVW[LIRXLIXEFPIMW
GVIEXIHWYGGIWWJYPP]
8SZMI[XLIGLEMRIHVS[WSRP]GPMGO0MWX'LEMRIH6S[W
5
6
Using the Explain Plan tool

9WIXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[XSEREP]Î750WXEXIQIRXWF]KIRIVEXMRKER
3VEGPII\IGYXMSRTPERERHXSZMI[SVTVMRXWXSVIHI\IGYXMSRTPERWTVIZMSYWP]
KIRIVEXIH
To change default preferences for the Explain Plan tool

1 *VSQXLI:MI[QIRYGLSSWI4VIJIVIRGIW")\TPEMR4PER
2
7IXXLIHIJEYPXS[RIVERHREQIJSVXLIXEFPI]SY[ERXXSYWIXSWXSVI
I\IGYXMSRTPERW
To execute an Explain Plan for a SQL Statement

1 -RXLI750)HMXSVGPMGOXLI750XEFERHXLIRX]TISVPSEHXLI750
2
7IPIGXF]LMKLPMKLXMRKSRISVQSVIWXEXIQIRXWXSFIEREP]ÎH
%PXIVREXMZIP]MJ]SYWIPIGXRSRIEPPWXEXIQIRXWMRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[[MPP
FIEREP]ÎH
8SHVEKERHHVSTER]STXMQMÎVLMRXMRXS]SYV750WGVMTXYWIXLI'SHI
%WWMWXERX
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6
7
8
9
373
-J]SYEVIVIUYMVIHXSWTIGMJ]XLIXEFPISVMRHI\REQI]SYGERYWIXLI1]
8EFPIWERH-RHI\IW2EZMKEXSVJMPXIVXSHVEKERHHVSTXLIXEFPIERHMRHI\
REQI=SYGERYWIER]2EZMKEXSVJMPXIVXSTIVJSVQXLIHVEKERHHVST
STIVEXMSR
-JVIUYMVIH]SYGERIRXIVE7XEXIQIRX-(XSMHIRXMJ]XLIWXEXIQIRX[MXLMR
XLIGYVVIRXTPERXEFPI
8SWEZIXLI750EPSRK[MXLXLIKIRIVEXIHTPERWIPIGX7EZI750XI\X
-J]SY[ERXXSLEZIEGSQQIRXEFSYXXLIKIRIVEXIHTPERHMWTPE]MRXLI
+IRIVEXIH4PER&VS[WIVIRXIVMXMRXLI'SQQIRXJMIPH
=SYGERIRXIVXLI4PER8EFPI3[RIVSVYWIXLIHIJEYPXPMWXIH
=SYGERIRXIVXLI4PER8EFPI2EQISVYWIXLIHIJEYPXPMWXIH-JWTIGMJ]MRKE
RI[TPERXEFPIYWIXLI'VIEXI8EFPIFYXXSRXSGVIEXIXLIXEFPI
10 'PMGO
MRXLI*YRGXMSRWXSSPFEVXSMRZSOIXLI)\TPEMR4PERXSSP8LI
WXEXIQIRXWIPIGXIHMRXLI750)HMXSVETTIEVWMRXLIXSSP
W+IRIVEXI4PER
[MRHS[
11 'PMGO)\TPEMR4PERXSZMI[XLI3VEGPII\IGYXMSRTPERJSVXLIWXEXIQIRX
Viewing the Explain Plan tree

8LIKIRIVEXIHI\IGYXMSRTPERMWHMWTPE]IHMRXLIPS[IVTEVXSJXLI)\TPEMR4PER
[MRHS[=SYGERGPMGOSRRSHIWXSI\TERHERHGSPPETWIXLIQ
Printing the Explain Plan tree

=SYGERYWIXLI4VMRXGSQQERHJVSQXLI*MPIQIRYSVXLI4VMRXFYXXSRSR)HMX
XSSPFEVXSSYXTYX)\TPEMR4PERXVIIHEXEXSXLITVMRXIV8LIJSPPS[MRKHEXEMW
TVMRXIH
8LI7507XEXIQIRXJVSQ[LMGLXLII\TPEMRTPERXVII[EWHIVMZIH
7XEXIQIRX-(8]TI'SWXERH8MQIWXEQT
8LI)\TPEMR4PERXVIIMRGPYHMRKXLII\IGYXMSRWIUYIRGIRYQFIVWMR
FVEGOIXW
8STVIZMI[]SYVSYXTYXYWIXLI4VMRXTVIZMI[GSQQERHJVSQXLI*MPIQIRY
When an Explain Plan tree printout exceeds one
page, the headings (such as the SQL Text and
statement ID lines) are not repeated. This makes it
easy for you to tile multiple pages together to
display the explain plan tree as a single diagram
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Viewing an Operation Description

=SYGERZMI[ERI\TPEREXMSRGEPPIHER3TIVEXMSR(IWGVMTXMSRSJZEVMSYW
RSHIW]SYWIPIGXMRXLI)\TPEMR4PERXVII8LI3TIVEXMSR(IWGVMTXMSR[MRHS[
HMWTPE]WERI\TPEREXMSRSJLS[IEGL750STIVEXMSRMWI\IGYXIHMRVIPEXMSRMR
XLI)\TPEMR4PER
=SYYWIEGLIGOFS\MRXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[XSHMWTPE]XLI3TIVEXMSR
(IWGVMTXMSR8LIWIXXMRK]SYWIPIGX[MPPFIWXSVIHMRXLIVIKMWXV]ERHVIMRWXEXIH
IEGLXMQI]SYEGXMZEXIXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[;LIR]SYGPSWIXLI)\TPEMR
4PER[MRHS[XLI3TIVEXMSR(IWGVMTXMSRJSVQMWEPWSGPSWIH
To view the Operation Description

-RXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[WIPIGXXLI7LS[(IWGVMTXMSRGLIGOFS\ERH
XLIRWIPIGXERSHIMRXLI)\TPEMRTPERXVII
Browsing saved plans

=SYGERFVS[WIWEZIHI\IGYXMSRTPERW
To use the saved plans browser

1 -RXLI)\TPEMR4PER[MRHS[GPMGOXLI&VS[WI7EZIH4PERWXEF
2
3
4
5
)RXIVXLITPERXEFPIREQIERHS[RIV
'PMGOXLI0SEH4PERWFYXXSRXSPSEHTPERWWEZIHMRXLITPERXEFPI
9WIXLIWGVSPPFEVWXSPSGEXIEWEZIHTPER
'PMGOXLIWEZIHTPERXSHMWTPE]MXMRXLITPER[MRHS[
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Version Control and Team Coding
8LMWGLETXIVI\TPEMRWLS[XSYWI7502EZMKEXSV[MXLXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSR
GSRXVSPW]WXIQWERHLS[XSYWI7502EZMKEXSV
WMRFYMPX8IEQ'SHMRK
JIEXYVIWHIWMKRIHXSTVSXIGX]SYVJMPIWJVSQYRGSRXVSPPIHYTHEXIWF]QYPXMTPI
YWIVW
In this chapter
Overview
Installing Team Coding options
Configuring Team Coding Options
Team Coding File Extension Options
Team Coding General options
Using Code Control Groups
Installing third-party version control products
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389
393
395
396
400
410
376
Overview
7502EZMKEXSVTVSZMHIWI\XIRWMZIERHJPI\MFPIMRFYMPX8IEQ'SHMRKGSRXVSPW
ERHMRXIKVEXMSR[MXLXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPW]WXIQW
8LI7502EZMKEXSV8IEQ'SHMRKQSHYPI
TVSZMHIW40750(IZIPSTIVW[MXLXLIEFMPMX]XSHIZIPSTWXSVIHTVSKVEQW
4VSGIHYVIW*YRGXMSRW4EGOEKIW8VMKKIVWERH:MI[WMREGSSTIVEXMZI
QERRIV
TVIZIRXWQYPXMTPI7502EZMKEXSVYWIVWQSHMJ]MRKXLIWEQISFNIGXW
GSRGYVVIRXP]XLVSYKLEGLIGOMRGLIGOSYXQIGLERMWQ
8LIWIJIEXYVIWEVIEZEMPEFPIXSEPPYWIVW[LIXLIVSVRSXXLI]EVIYWMRKEXLMVH
TEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPTVSHYGX
7502EZMKEXSVEPWS[SVOW[MXLEXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPTVSHYGXXS
QEMRXEMRVIZMWMSRLMWXSVMIW8LMWLETTIRWEYXSQEXMGEPP]MRXLIFEGOKVSYRHWS
]SYHSR
XLEZIXSPIEZI7502EZMKEXSVXSYTHEXI]SYVZIVWMSRGSRXVSPVIZMWMSR
LMWXSVMIWNYWXYWIXLI:IVWMSR'SRXVSP&VS[WIVJIEXYVI
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,IVIEVIWSQILMKLPMKLXW
*PI\MFPI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW''+WLIPT]SYGSRXVSPSFNIGXWJVSQSRI
SVQSVIWGLIQEWYWMRKGYWXSQMÊFPIKVSYTMRKW
=SYGERSVKERMÎSFNIGXWMRXS''+WF]YWMRKSFNIGXQEWOWVITVIWIRXMRK
FSXLWTIGMJMGHEXEFEWISFNIGXWERHGSPPIGXMSRWSJWMQMPEVSFNIGXWF]YWMRK
XLI3VEGPI[MPHGEVH=SYGEREPWSWIXYTI\GPYWMSRQEWOWXSI\GPYHI
WTIGMJMGSFNIGXWJVSQE''+
(IZIPSTIVWGERVIQETXLIMVWGLIQEWXSER]''+XLI7502%:C%(1-2
YWIVTVMZMPIKIWEVIRSXVIUYMVIH
)ZIR[MXLSYXEXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPTVSHYGX]SYGERYWI''+WWS
XLEXVIJIVIRGIHSFNIGXW[MPPFIXVEGOIHF]8IEQ'SHMRKXLSYKL[MXLSYX
VIZMWMSRLMWXSV]
7GVMTXWEVIWYTTSVXIHMR:IVWMSR'SRXVSP
%PPGSRJMKYVEXMSRHEXEMWWXSVIHMRXLIHEXEFEWIYRHIV8IEQ'SHMRK
GSRXVSP-RHMZMHYEP[SVOWXEXMSRWHSRSXRIIHXSFIGSRJMKYVIH
%JPI\MFPIWIGYVMX]QSHIPQEOIWJYPPYWISJ3VEGPIWIGYVMX]JIEXYVIW
Using Team Coding features

8LI8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYERHXSSPFEVKMZI]SYEGGIWWXSXLI'LIGO-RERH
'LIGO3YXERHSXLIVVIPEXIHGSQQERHWHITIRHIRXSRGSRJMKYVEXMSRERH
TIVQMWWMSRW
8LI7XEXYWGSQQERHSRXLI8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYWLS[W]SY
[LMGLJIEXYVIWEVIEZEMPEFPI
XLITVMZMPIKIWKVERXIHXSXLIGYVVIRXYWIV
[LMGLZIVWMSRGSRXVSPTVSHYGXWYTTSVX(00WEVIMRWXEPPIH
[LMGLSRIMWGYVVIRXP]MRYWI
=SYGEREPWSVIZMI[ER]IVVSVGSRHMXMSRWXLEXQE]FIEJJIGXMRKSTIVEXMSRSJ
8IEQ'SHMRKJYRGXMSREPMX]
Viewing and changing status of objects under Team

Coding control
8LI8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IVWLS[WHIXEMPWSJSFNIGXWYRHIV8IEQ'SHMRK
GSRXVSPMRGPYHMRK[LMGLSFNIGXWEVIGYVVIRXP]GLIGOIHSYXERH[LIRXLI][IVI
PEWXGLIGOIHMR'LIGOIHSYXSFNIGXWEVIJPEKKIH[MXLXLI'LIGO3YXMGSR
8LI'LIGO3YXMGSR
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=SYGERGLIGOSYXSVGLIGOMRSFNIGXWHMVIGXP]JVSQXLMW[MRHS[ERH[MXL
ETTVSTVMEXITVMZMPIKIW]SYGEREPWSJVIIÎSFNIGXWWSXLEXXLI]GERRSXFI
QSHMJMIHF]SXLIVYWIVW
8LIPMWXSJSFNIGXWWLS[RMRXLI8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IVGERFIPMQMXIHXSNYWX
XLSWIMR[LMGL]SYEVIMRXIVIWXIH9WIXLI8IEQ+VSYT*MPXIVHMEPSKXSWTIGMJ]
[LMGLSFNIGXWWLSYPHFIWLS[R
To open the Team Coding Viewer

*VSQXLI8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYGLSSWI8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IV
To set a filter for the Team Coding Viewer

1
2
-RXLI8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IVXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI*MPXIVFYXXSR
-RXLI8IEQ+VSYT*MPXIV[MRHS[TPEGIEGLIGOQEVORI\XXSXLIWGLIQE
SFNIGXX]TIW]SY[ERXXSFIWLS[RERHGPIEVXLISRIWXLEXWLSYPHRSXFI
WLS[R
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Table of Team CodingStatus descriptors
Status
Meaning
Editable?
Actions
allowed
k9RGSRXVSPPIHk
RSXYRHIV8IEQ'SHMRK
GSRXVSP
IHMXEFPI
2SRI
k%ZEMPEFPIk
EZEMPEFPIJSVGLIGOSYX
VIEH
SRP]
'LIGOSYX
IHMXEFPI
9RHS
GLIGOSYX
k'LIGOIH
3YXk
GLIGOIHSYXXS]SY
*VIIÎ
'LIGOMR
*VIIÎ
k0SGOIHk
GLIGOIHSYXXSERSXLIV
YWIV
VIEH
SRP]
*VIIÎ
k*VSÎRk
JVSÎR
VIEH
SRP]
9RJVIIÎ
k(MWEFPIHk
HMWEFPIHHYIXSE8IEQ
'SHMRKWTIGMJMGIVVSV
VIEH
SRP]
2SRI
Freezing and unfreezing objects

9WIVW[MXLXLI0)%()6VSPIGERJVIIÎERHYRJVIIÎSFNIGXWMRXLI8IEQ
'SHMRK:MI[IV
Deleting objects from the Team Coding Viewer list

9WIVW[MXLXLI0)%()6VSPIGERJVIIÎERHYRJVIIÎSFNIGXWMRXLI8IEQ
'SHMRK:MI[IV
Team Coding status in editor status bar

;LIR]SYSTIRERSFNIGXSVWGVMTXYRHIV8IEQ'SHMRKGSRXVSPMRERIHMXSV
XLIIHMXSVWXEXYWFEVRIEVXLIPS[IV[MRHS[FSVHIVWLS[WXLISFNIGX
W8IEQ
'SHMRKWXEXYW8LIJSPPS[MRKI\EQTPIWLS[WE4VSGIHYVISTIRMRXLI7XSVIH
4VSKVEQ)HMXSV8LI8IEQ'SHMRKXSSPFEVFYXXSRWERHXLI8IEQ'SHMRK
WXEXYWFS\MRHMGEXIXLEXXLITVSGIHYVIMWEZEMPEFPIXSFIGLIGOIHSYX
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8IEQ'SHMRKXSSPFEVFYXXSRW
8IEQ'SHMRKWXEXYWFS\
Team Coding terms and abbreviations
Term
Meaning
Description
4VSZMHIV
:IVWMSR'SRXVSP
4VSZMHIV
%XLMVH4EVX]:IVWMSR
'SRXVSPTVSHYGXWYGLEW
JSVI\EQTPI4:'7
:IVWMSR1EREKIV
:'4
4VSZMHIV(00
%JMPIXLEXTVSZMHIW750
2EZMKEXSVWYTTSVXJSV
XLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSP
TVSHYGXW
''+
'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYT
7IXSJHEXEFEWISFNIGXWERH
WGVMTXQEWOWMHIRXMJ]MRK
[LMGLSFNIGXWEVIYRHIV
8IEQ'SHMRKGSRXVSP
[LMGL4VSZMHIVTVSNIGXXLI]
EVIVIPEXIHXS
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Checking objects and scripts in and out

8LIXIEQ'SHMRKERH:IVWMSR'SRXVSPQIRYERHXSSPFEVGSQQERHWEVI
EZEMPEFPISRWIPIGXIHSFNIGXWMRXLIJSPPS[MRK7502EZMKEXSV[MRHS[W
(&2EZMKEXSV
*MRH3FNIGXW
8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IV
3FNIGXIHMXMRK[MRHS[W
=SYGEREPWSEGGIWWXLI'LIGO-RERH'LIGO3YXGSQQERHWJVSQXLIWLSVXGYX
QIRYMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVERHXLI*MRH3FNIGXW[MRHS[

-JXLI%YXSQEXMG'LIGO-RERH%YXSQEXMG'LIGO3YXJIEXYVIWEVIIREFPIH
XLIR]SYEVIEYXSQEXMGEPP]TVSQTXIHXSGLIGOSYXXLIMXIQ[LIR]SYSTIRMX
ERHXSGLIGOMXMR[LIR]SYGPSWIMX
-JXLI%YXSQEXMG'LIGO-RERH%YXSQEXMG'LIGO3YXJIEXYVIWEVIRSXIREFPIH
]SYGERQERYEPP]MRMXMEXIXLIGLIGOMRSVGLIGOSYXZMEGSQQERHWSRXLI
8IEQ'SHMRKQIRY
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To check out an object or script when Automatic Check-Out is

enabled
1
2
3TIRXLISFNIGXSVWGVMTXMRXLISFNIGXIHMXSVSV750)HMXSV
;LIRXLI'LIGO3YXHMEPSKETTIEVWJSPPS[XLITVSQTXWXSGLIGOXLIMXIQ
SYXSVGLSSWI'ERGIPXSSTIRMXMRVIEHSRP]QSHI
To check in an object or script when Automatic Check-In is

enabled
1
'PSWIXLISFNIGXSVWGVMTXMRXLISFNIGXIHMXSVSV750)HMXSV
;LIRXLI'LIGO-RHMEPSKETTIEVWJSPPS[XLITVSQTXWXSGLIGOXLIMXIQ
MR
To check items in and out manually

1
3TIRXLISFNIGXSVWGVMTXMRXLISFNIGXIHMXSVSV750)HMXSV%PXIVREXMZIP]
WIPIGXXLISFNIGXMRER]SJXLIJSPPS[MRK7502EZMKEXSV[MRHS[W
(&2EZMKEXSV
*MRH3FNIGXW
8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IV
*VSQXLI8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYSVXSSPFEVSVJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
GLSSWI'LIGO-RSV'LIGO3YX=SYGEREPWSEGGIWWXLI'LIGO-RERH
'LIGO3YXGSQQERHWJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRYMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVERH
XLI*MRH3FNIGXW[MRHS[
=SYGERGLSSWI9RHS'LIGO3YXXSGERGIPXLIGLIGOSYXERHVIZIVWIER]
GLERKIW
Confirming the Undo action

;LIR]SYGLSSWIXSYRHSEGLIGOSYX]SYEVITVSQTXIHXSGSRJMVQXLEX]SY
[ERXXSVIWXSVIXLIWEZIHHEXEFEWIZIVWMSRSJXLIMXIQEWMX[EWTVMSVXS
GLIGOSYX
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-J]SYERW[IV2SERH]SYLEZIWEZIH]SYVGLERKIWXLIVIWYPX[MPPFIXLEXXLI
ZIVWMSRWEZIHMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV][MPPFIHMJJIVIRXJVSQXLIZIVWMSRWEZIHMR
XLIHEXEFEWI
Getting the latest revision

;SVOMRKMREXIEQGSHMRKIRZMVSRQIRXMXMWSJXIRRIGIWWEV]JSV]SYXSIRWYVI
XLEX]SYEVI[SVOMRK[MXLXLIPEXIWXZIVWMSRSJERSFNIGXSVWGVMTXXLEXMWLIPH
MRXLI:'7VITSWMXSV]=SYGERYWIXLI+IX0EXIWX6IZMWMSRGSQQERHXS
TIVJSVQXLMWEGXMSR
8LI+IX0EXIWX6IZMWMSRGSQQERHMWEZEMPEFPISRXLI8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYERH
XSSPFEV[LIRSFNIGXWEVIWIPIGXIHMRXLIJSPPS[MRK7502EZMKEXSV[MRHS[W
(&2EZMKEXSV
*MRH3FNIGXW
8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IV
8LI+IX0EXIWX6IZMWMSRFYXXSR
Caution The Get Latest Revision command
overwrites the version of the object or script in
the database, replacing it with the latest version
held in the VCS repository.
Entering comments with check-in or check-out

;LIR]SYGLIGOSFNIGXWMRSVSYX]SYGERIRXIVGSQQIRXWEFSYXXLI
QSHMJMGEXMSRMRXLI[MRHS[WLS[RLIVI
384

8LIWIGSQQIRXWEVIZMWMFPIMRXLI8IEQ'SHMRK:MI[IV;LIREXLMVHTEVX]
:'4MWMRYWIXLIGSQQIRXWEVIEPWSPSKKIHEKEMRWXXLIRI[VIZMWMSRMRXLI
VITSWMXSV]
;LIRYWMRKE:'4XLI*SVGI6IZMWMSRSTXMSR[MPPFIEZEMPEFPIHYVMRKEGLIGO
MRSTIVEXMSR8LMWSTXMSREPPS[WSFNIGXWXLEXEVIYRGLERKIHXSFIYTHEXIHMR
XLIHEXEFEWIWSXLEXRI[SVGLERKIHGSQQIRXWGERFIWXSVIH
Browsing Version Control archives

=SYGERZMI[EPPZIVWMSRGSRXVSPEVGLMZIWMREPPTVSNIGXWYWMRKXLI750
2EZMKEXSV:IVWMSR'SRXVSP&VS[WIV
=SYGEREPWSZMI[HMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRVIZMWMSRWERHGLIGOSYXSFNIGXWERH
WGVMTXWYWMRKXLI:IVWMSR'SRXVSP&VS[WIV
8LMWFVS[WIVMWRSXEZEMPEFPIXSYWIVWSJ7''%4-8IEQ'SHMRKWYTTSVX
MRWXIEHWIPIGXMRKXLMWSTXMSRPEYRGLIWXLIYWIVMRXIVJEGISJXLIXLMVHTEVX]
TVSHYGXMRYWI
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To browse the version control repository

1
2
*VSQXLI8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYGLSSWI:IVWMSR'SRXVSP&VS[WIV
9WIXLI[MRHS[GSRXVSPWXSHVMPPHS[RXSER]VIZMWMSRSJER]JMPIZMI[
VIZMWMSRLMWXSVMIWGLIGOJMPIWMRSVSYXERHZMI[HMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIR
VIZMWMSRW
8SI\TERHERSHIGPMGOXLITPYWWMKRSVHSYFPIGPMGOXLIXI\XTSVXMSR
8STIVJSVQEGXMSRWSRXLISFNIGXWIPIGXEGSQQERHJVSQXLIWLSVXGYX
QIRYSVXLI&VS[WIVXSSPFEV
4SMRXXSER]XSSPFEVFYXXSRXSWIIEXSSPXMTHIWGVMFMRKMXWJYRGXMSR
Viewing differences between revisions

;LIR]SYGLSSWI:MI[(MJJIVIRGIWJVSQXLI&VS[WIVXSSPFEV]SYGERWIPIGX
JVSQXLIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRW
:MI[HMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRX[SWTIGMJMIHVIZMWMSRW
:MI[HMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRXLIWIPIGXIHVIZMWMSRERHXLIHEXEFEWISFNIGXZME
''+QETTMRK
:MI[HMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRXLIWIPIGXIHVIZMWMSRERHER]HEXEFEWISFNIGXSV
JMPIW]WXIQWGVMTX
To open an object in the tree

6MKLXGPMGOERSHIERHGLSSWI3TIRJVSQXLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
SV
7IPIGXERMXIQMRXLIFVS[WIVERHGPMGOXLI3TIRFYXXSRMRXLIFVS[WIV
XSSPFEV
Viewing file differences

8LI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IVHMWTPE]WXLIGSQTEVIHSFNIGXWMREWTPMX[MRHS[
(MJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRXLISFNIGXWEVILMKLPMKLXIHERHXLIXSSPFEVWERHQIRYW
KMZI]SYEGGIWWXSGSRXVSPWJSVGYWXSQM^MRKXLIZMI[ERHGVIEXMRKVITSVXW
8LIXSSPFEVKMZIW]SYEGGIWWXSQER]YWIJYPJYRGXMSRW4SMRXXSEXSSPFEV
FYXXSRXSWIIE8SSPXMTHIWGVMFMRKMXWTYVTSWI
386
8S|
7LS[EPPPMRIWSJXLIGSQTEVIHSFNIGXW
7LS[SRP]PMRIW[MXLHMJJIVIRGIW
7LS[SRP]PMRIW[MXLQENSVHMJJIVIRGIW
EWHIJMRIHMR4VIJIVIRGIWWIXXMRKWJSV
XLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IV
7LS[SRP]QEXGLMRKPMRIW
+SXSXLIRI\XHMJJIVIRGI
+SXSXLITVIZMSYWHMJJIVIRGI
*MRHEXI\XWXVMRK
'PMGO|

*MRHXLIRI\XSGGYVVIRGISJXLIXI\X
WXVMRK
+SXSEWTIGMJMGPMRIRYQFIV
+IRIVEXIEVITSVXSJHMJJIVIRGIW
6IJVIWLXLISFNIGXWJVSQXLIHEXEFEWI
7LS[WTEGIGLEVEGXIVWYWMRKXMPHIb
GLEVEGXIVW
8YVRSRSJJPMRIRYQFIVW
7LS[EXLYQFREMPZMI[SJXLIJMPI
IREFPMRK]SYXSUYMGOP]GLERKI
HMWTPE]IHWIGXMSRWSJXLIJMPIWII
HIWGVMTXMSRFIPS[
7LS[JYPPHIXEMPWSJXLIGYVVIRXPMRI
FIPS[XLIZMI[MRK[MRHS[WS]SY
HSR
XLEZIXSWGVSPPXSWIIXLIIRXMVI
PMRI

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'SRJMKYVIXLIGSQTEVMWSRVYPIW
'SRJMKYVIHMWTPE]STXMSRWJSVXLI
HMJJIVIRGIZMI[IV
387

Thumbnail view
8LIXLYQFREMPZMI[XSXLIPIJXSJXLIZMI[MRK[MRHS[MWEZMWYEPWYQQEV]SJ
HMJJIVIRGIW'SPSVIHPMRIWWLS[XLIVIPEXMZITSWMXMSRSJPMRIQMWQEXGLIW%
[LMXIVIGXERKPIVITVIWIRXWXLITEVXSJXLIXI\XGYVVIRXP]ZMWMFPIMRXLI(MJJIVIRGI
:MI[IV[MRHS[=SYGERGPMGOSRXLIXLYQFREMPZMI[XSTSWMXMSRXLIZMI[IVEX
XLEXTSMRX
Launching the Difference Viewer

=SYGERPEYRGLXLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IV
JVSQXLI7502EZMKEXSV8SSPWQIRYVIKEVHPIWWSJ[LIXLIV8IEQ'SHMRK
MWIREFPIHSVRSX
[LIR8IEQ'SHMRKMWIREFPIHJVSQXLI(MJJIVIRX*MPIWHMEPSKXLEXETTIEVW
[LIR]SYEXXIQTXXSSTIREGSRXVSPPIHSFNIGXSVWGVMTXERHXLIHEXEFEWI
ZIVWMSRHMJJIVWJVSQXLIZIVWMSRWEZIHXSXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]
JVSQ[MXLMRXLI:IVWMSR'SRXVSP&VS[WIV
To view differences for selected objects

4IVJSVQSRISJXLIJSPPS[MRK
-RXLI:'7&VS[WIVWIPIGXEWGVMTXSVSFNIGXERHXLIRGPMGOXLI:MI[
(MJJIVIRGIFYXXSRSVXLIIUYMZEPIRXWLSVXGYXQIRYMXIQ
SV
0SEHEWGVMTXMRXSXLI750)HMXSVERHXLIRWIPIGX:MI[(MJJIVIRGIJVSQ
XLI8SSPWQIRY
SV
7IPIGXERSFNIGXMRXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXLI*MRH3FNIGXW[MRHS[EZMWYEP
SFNIGXIHMXSVSVXLI;SVOWTEGIERHXLIRWIPIGX:MI[(MJJIVIRGIJVSQ
XLI8SSPWQIRYSVXLIIUYMZEPIRXWLSVXGYXQIRYMXIQ
388
Responding to the Different Versions dialog

;LIR]SYSTIRERSFNIGXSVWGVMTX8IEQ'SHMRKGSQTEVIWMX[MXLXLIPEXIWX
VIZMWMSRMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]YRPIWWMXMWGLIGOIHSYX;LIRXLIHEXEFEWI
SFNIGXSVWGVMTXHMJJIVWJVSQXLIZIVWMSRWEZIHXSXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]8IEQ
'SHMRKEHZMWIW]SY[LIR]SYEXXIQTXXSSTIRXLIMXIQ
7YGLHMJJIVIRGIWQMKLXFIHYIXSERYQFIVSJJEGXSVWJSVI\EQTPI
%RSXLIVXSSPQE]LEZIFIIRYWIHXSIHMXXLISFNIGX
%WGVMTXQE]LEZIFIIRI\IGYXIHXLEXQSHMJMIHXLISFNIGX
8LIEVGLMZIMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]QE]LEZIFIIRYTHEXIHF]WSQISXLIV
QIERW
=SYGERGLSSWISRISJXLIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRWMRXLI(MJJIVIRX*MPIWHMEPSK
Option
Description
:MI[(MJJIVIRGIW
0EYRGLXLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IVWSXLEX]SYGERGSQTEVIXLIX[S
SFNIGXW
3TIR(EXEFEWI
:IVWMSR
Load the database version into the VOE or Script

Editor in Read Only mode.
3TIR:'7
:IVWMSR
9THEXIXLIHEXEFEWI[MXLXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]ZIVWMSRERHPSERW
MRXSXLI:3)SV7GVMTX)HMXSVMR6IEH3RP]QSHI
'EYXMSR3TIRMRKXLIZIVWMSRJVSQXLIVITSWMXSV][MPPGEYWI
XLISFNIGXMRXLIHEXEFEWIXSFIYTHEXIH
1EOIIHMXEFPI
'LIGOXLIWIPIGXIHMXIQSYXJSVIHMXMRK
Viewing Team Coding user status

8LI8IEQ'SHMRK9WIV7XEXYW[MRHS[WLS[W]SY
;LEX8IEQ'SHMRKTIVQMWWMSRWEVIKVERXIHXSXLIGYVVIRXYWIVMRHMGEXIH
F]GLIGOQEVOW
;LEXXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPWYTTSVXMWMRWXEPPIH
;LEXXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPWYTTSVXMWEGXMZIJSVXLIGYVVIRXMRWXERGI
MRHMGEXIHF]XLIEVVS[
8LIVIMWEPWSER)VVSVWFYXXSR]SYGERYWIXSZMI[ER]W]WXIQIVVSVWEJJIGXMRK
EGGIWWXS8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIW
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To display the Team Coding User Status

1
2
*VSQXLI7502EZMKEXSVQIRYFEVGLSSWI8IEQ'SHMRKERHXLIRGLSSWI
4VSTIVXMIW
-JVIUYMVIHPSKSRXS]SYVZIVWMSRGSRXVSPVITSWMXSV]

8LIJSPPS[MRKEVIXLIQEMRWXITWVIUYMVIHXSWIXYTERHGSRJMKYVI8IEQ
'SHMRK
Enabling Team Coding in the Oracle Instance

&IJSVIYWMRK8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIWXLIRI[JIEXYVIWQYWXFIIREFPIHMRXLI
3VEGPIMRWXERGIF]EYWIVKVERXIHXLI%HQMRMWXVEXSVVSPI=SYYWIXLI
'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWSTXMSRWMRXLI7502EZMKEXSV4VIJIVIRGIWHMEPSKXSIREFPI
8IEQ'SHMRK
Support for Version Control products

7502EZMKEXSVkW8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIWHMVIGXP]WYTTSVXXLIJSPPS[MRKXLMVH
TEVX]TVSHYGXW
1MGVSWSJX:MWYEP7SYVGI7EJI
1IVERX4:'7:1
1IVERX4:'7:1
8IEQ'SHMRKEPWSSTIVEXIW[MXLTVSHYGXWEHLIVMRKXS1MGVSWSJXkW7''%4-
8LITVSHYGXWXIWXIH[MXL7502EZMKEXSVMRGPYHI
6EXMSREP'PIEV'EWI
7XEVFEWI7XEV8IEQ
)EGLTVSHYGXQE]VIUYMVIEGYWXSQMRWXEPPEXMSRXSMRWXEPPXLI7''MRXIVJEGI
4PIEWIVIJIVXSXLIVIPIEWIRSXIWJSVXLIPEXIWXMRJSVQEXMSRSRZIVWMSR
GSQTEXMFMPMX]
9WIVWSJ:IVWMSR'SRXVSPTVSHYGXWXLEXMQTPIQIRXXLI7''MRXIVJEGI[MPPJMRH
XLIJSPPS[MRKSTIVEXMSREPHMJJIVIRGIWMRXLMWZIVWMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSV
390
8LI7502EZMKEXSV:IVWMSR'SRXVSP&VS[WIVMWRSXEZEMPEFPIMXMWVITPEGIH
F]XLIXLMVHTEVX]TVSHYGXkWS[RYWIVMRXIVJEGI
8LIHMWTPE]SJXLITVSNIGXXVII[LIRGVIEXMRKERI['SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTMW
VITPEGIHF]XLIXLMVHTEVX]TVSHYGXkWS[RHMEPSK
Install server-side objects

&IJSVI]SYGERYWI8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIW]SYRIIHXSMRWXEPPWIVZIVWMHI
SFNIGXWSRIEGL3VEGPIMRWXERGI[LIVIXLIWIJIEXYVIWEVIXSFIYWIH8LI
JSPPS[MRKWXITWEVIVIUYMVIH
Action
Where performed
-RWXEPPXLIVIUYMVIHWGVMTXW
7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVH8SSPW
QIRY
7IPIGXQMKVEXMSRTVIJIVIRGIW
'VIEXI8IEQ'SHMRKVSPIW
=SYGERVYRXLI7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVHJVSQ7502EZMKEXSV
W8SSPW
QIRY
Users should close all sessions before running
the Server Side Installation wizard.
Install the required scripts

8IEQ'SHMRKVIUYMVIWMRWXEPPEXMSRSJXLI&EWI7502%:6ITSWMXSV]ERH8IEQ
'SHMRK7YTTSVXWGVMTXWJVSQXLI7502EZMKEXSV7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR
[MÊVH
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-RXLI[MÊVHWIPIGXXLI&EWI7502%:6ITSWMXSV]ERH8IEQ'SHMRK
7YTTSVXWGVMTXWTPYWER]SXLIVWGVMTX]SY[MWLXSMRWXEPPERHXLIRTVIWW
2I\X
3RXLIPSKSRWGVIIRGSRRIGXEWE(&%YWIVERHYWIER]TEWW[SVH]SY
[MWL8LIYWIVMWGVIEXIHWMQTP]EWXLIS[RIVSJXLIZEVMSYWHEXEFEWI
SFNIGXWVIUYMVIHJSV8IEQ'SHMRKWYTTSVX
Select migration preferences

-RXLI1MKVEXIJVSQ:'7XS8IEQ'SHMRKHMEPSKMJ]SYEVIRSX
QMKVEXMRKI\MWXMRK:'73TXMSRHEXEJVSQ7502EZMKEXSVXS750
2EZMKEXSVNYWXTVIWW2I\X
-J]SYEVIQMKVEXMRKI\MWXMRK:'73TXMSRHEXEWIPIGXEQMKVEXMSRTVIJIVIRGI
=SYGERPIEVREFSYXXLIQMKVEXMSRTVIJIVIRGIWF]VIEHMRKXLI6IEH1IJMPI
EZEMPEFPIZMEXLIFYXXSRMRXLI[MRHS[ERHEPWSMRXLIHSGYQIRX
:'71MKVEXI[VMPSGEXIHMRXLI@(SGJSPHIV[MXLMRXLI7502EZMKEXSV
MRWXEPPEXMSRJSPHIV
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Create Team Coding roles

8IEQ'SHMRKYWIW3VEGPIXEFPIERHGSPYQRTVMZMPIKIWXSGSRXVSPEGGIWW=SY
GERGVIEXIXLIJSPPS[MRKHIJEYPXVSPIWYWMRKWIXXMRKWXLEXVITVIWIRXXLIQSWX
PMOIP]HIWMVIHYWISJXLIWITVMZMPIKIW
%HQMRMWXVEXSV
4VSNIGX1EREKIV
8IEQ0IEHIV
*SVIEGLWIXSJTVMZMPIKIW]SYGERGLSSWIXSGVIEXIERI[VSPIYWIERI\MWXMRK
VSPI]SYQE]EPVIEH]LEZIETTVSTVMEXIVSPIWJSV]SYVYWIVWKVERXXLIQXS
TYFPMGSVXSWOMTTVMZMPIKIEWWMKRQIRXGSQTPIXIP]
Caution If you skip the "Developer" role step,
Team Coding will be disabled for your users.
%JXIVGVIEXMRKXLIVSPIW]SYRIIHXSKVERXXLIQXSYWIVW
Default roles
8LIHIJEYPXVSPIWGVIEXIHF]XLI;MÊVHLEZIXLIJSPPS[MRK8IEQ'SHMRK
TVMZMPIKIW
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%HQMRMWXVEXSV'ERGSRJMKYVIXLIMRWXERGIXSHIJMRILS[8IEQ'SHMRK
STIVEXIW[LMGL:'4MJER]MWYWIHIXG8LMWVSPIMWEYXSQEXMGEPP]EWWMKRIHXS
XLI7502%:YWIV
1EREKIV'ERGVIEXIERHHIPIXIGSHIGSRXVSPKVSYTW''+WERHVIPEXIXLIQ
XSE:'4TVSNIGX
0IEHIV'ERQSHMJ]''+WHIJMRMRK[LMGLSFNIGXWSVWGVMTXWEVIMRGPYHIHMR
XLIKVSYTERHJVIIÎSFNIGXW'EREPWSHIPIXIVS[WJVSQXLI8IEQ'SHMRK
:MI[IV
Grant the roles

=SYGERYWIXLI7502EZMKEXSV9WIV)HMXSVSVXLI750)HMXSVXSKVERXXLI
8IEQ'SHMRKVSPIWGVIEXIHF]XLI7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVHXSMRHMZMHYEP
YWIVW=SYQYWXFIGSRRIGXIHEWE(&%YWIV
*SVI\EQTPI
KVERX7502%:C%(1-2XS(&%
KVERX7502%:C1+6XS.3,2
KVERX7502%:C0(6XS%68,96
KVERX7502%:C0(6XS797%2
Configuring Team Coding Options

Enabling Team Coding in the Oracle Instance
&IJSVIYWMRK8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIWXLIRI[JIEXYVIWQYWXFIIREFPIHMRXLI
3VEGPIMRWXERGIF]EYWIVKVERXIHXLI%HQMRMWXVEXSVVSPI=SYYWIXLI
'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWSTXMSRWMRXLI7502EZMKEXSV4VIJIVIRGIWHMEPSKXSIREFPI
8IEQ'SHMRK8LISTXMSRWWIXMRXLI'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWHMEPSKETTP]XSEPP
YWIVW
Team Coding Basic Operation

*SVEGGIWWXSFEWMG8IEQ'SHMRKJYRGXMSRWIREFPIXLI8IEQ'SHMRK
)REFPIHSTXMSRMRXLI'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWWIGXMSRSJXLI8IEQ'SHMRK
TVIJIVIRGIW
394
-RXLIFEWMGQSHISJSTIVEXMSRXLIJSPPS[MRKVYPIWETTP]
)ZIV]WYTTSVXIHSFNIGXMRIZIV]WGLIQESRXLIHEXEFEWIQYWXFIGLIGOIH
SYXFIJSVIFIMRKIHMXIH
7YTTSVXIHSFNIGXWEVI
4VSGIHYVIW
*YRGXMSRW
4EGOEKIW
8VMKKIVW
:MI[W
%RSFNIGXGERFIGLIGOIHSYXXSSRP]SRIYWIVEXEXMQI
2S6IZMWMSR,MWXSV]MWQEMRXEMRIH
8LMWJYRGXMSREPMX]MWIUYMZEPIRXXSXLI8IEQ4VSKVEQQMRKJIEXYVIJSYRHMR
:IVWMSR8LI8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIWMR:IVWMSR[MPP[SVOMR
GSRNYRGXMSR[MXL8IEQ4VSKVEQQMRKMR:IVWMSRFIGEYWIXLIWEQIWIVZIV
WMHIXEFPIMWYWIHXSXVEGOXLISFNIGXW

8LIQSWXWMKRMJMGERXIRLERGIQIRXMR7502EZMKEXSV8IEQ4VSKVEQQMRKMWXLI
YWISJ'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
%'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYT''+MWEWIXSJVIJIVIRGIWXSSFNIGXWYRHIV8IEQ
'SHMRKGSRXVSP8LIWIVIJIVIRGIWSVQEWOWMHIRXMJ][LMGL:'4ZIVWMSR
GSRXVSPTVSZMHIVTVSNIGXXLISFNIGXWEVIVIPEXIHXS
''+WLIPT]SYSVKERMÎ]SYVGSRXVSPPIHSFNIGXWMRXSKVSYTWEWWSGMEXIH[MXL
HIZIPSTQIRXTVSNIGXW*SVI\EQTPI]SYGERGVIEXIQYPXMTPI''+WJSVEWMRKPI
3VEGPIMRWXERGIIEGLGSRXEMRMRKVIJIVIRGIWJSVEPPWXSVIHTVSKVEQWVIPEXMRKXS
EGYWXSQIVETTPMGEXMSR
3RGI''+WLEZIFIIRGSRJMKYVIHYWIVWGERWXEVXYWMRK8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIW
MQQIHMEXIP]EWSFNIGXWSVWGVMTXW[MPPFIEYXSQEXMGEPP]EHHIHXSXLI:'4
TVSNIGXEWXLI]EVIQSHMJMIH
When this option is used, objects not referenced
by a CCG are not under Team Coding control.
Using third-party version control

VH
8LI9WI 4EVX]:IVWMSR'SRXVSP'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWSTXMSRIREFPIW
MRHMZMHYEP''+WXSFIVIPEXIHXSE:'7TVSNIGXMRXLIWIPIGXIHTVSZMHIV
W
ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPVITSWMXSV]8LMWSTXMSREPWSTIVQMXWWGVMTXWVIWMHMRKSRXLIJMPI
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W]WXIQXSFIQEREKIHF]8IEQ'SHMRK=SYGEREHHVIJIVIRGIWXSWGVMTXWXS
''+W
Applying Team Coding to all Objects

;LIRE:'4MWMRYWIXLI%TTP]8IEQ'SHMRKXSEPP3FNIGXW'SRRIGXMSR
7IXXMRKWSTXMSREPPS[WEPPSFNIGXWXSFIQEMRXEMRIHF]8IEQ'SHMRKVIKEVHPIWW
SJ[LIXLIVXLI]EVIVIJIVIRGIHF]E''+-RSXLIV[SVHW
%PPWXSVIHTVSKVEQSFNIGXWEVIYRHIV8IEQ'SHMRKGSRXVSPERHQYWXFI
GLIGOIHSYXFIJSVIXLI]GERFIIHMXIH
3FNIGXWVIJIVIRGIHF]E''+EVIRSXSRP]YRHIV8IEQ'SHMRKGSRXVSPFYX
EVIEPWSWXSVIHMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]
Team Coding File Extension Options

8LI*MPI)\XIRWMSR3TXMSRWWTIGMJ]JMPIREQII\XIRWMSRWJSVHEXEFEWISFNIGXW
8LIWII\XIRWMSRWEVIYWIHXSGVIEXIXLI[SVOJMPIWXLEXEVIWXSVIHMRXLI:'4
TVSNIGX3FNIGXWEVIWXSVIHMRJMPIWREQIHEGGSVHMRKXSXLIJSPPS[MRK
GSRZIRXMSR
7',)1%2%1))<8
*SVI\EQTPIXLITVSGIHYVI1=463'MRWGLIQE():[SYPHFIWXSVIHMRE
JMPIMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]EW():1=463'46'
Caution
Do not change the file extensions
after exporting objects to a VCP repository
8LIVIMWKIRIVEPP]RSRIIHXSQSHMJ]XLIWIWIXXMRKW2SXIXLEXER]GLERKI[MPP
EPWSEJJIGX7502EZMKEXSVGPMIRXWEWXLIWEQIWIVZIVWMHIXEFPIMWYWIHXS
WXSVIXLMWMRJSVQEXMSRJSV:'7ERH8IEQ'SHMRK
Caution
PVCS versions 5.2 through 6.0 will replace
the last character of the file extension with V when
creating its internal archive. For this reason, it is important
to ensure that:
The first two characters of the file extension are unique
(hence the default extensions for packages are not PKS
and PKB)
The character V is not used as an extension
(hence the default extension for views is not VEW)
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Configuring user settings

;LMPIXLIWIXXMRKWTVSZMHIHMRXLI'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWHMEPSKEVIEZEMPEFPIXS
EPPYWIVWERYQFIVSJWIXXMRKWQE]STXMSREPP]FIWIXSRIEGLMRHMZMHYEP
[SVOWXEXMSRERHEVIWXSVIHMRXLI[SVOWXEXMSR
WVIKMWXV]
To configure user settings

1
-RXLI8IEQ'SHMRKWIGXMSRSJXLI4VIJIVIRGIW[MRHS[WIXTVIJIVIRGIW
EGGSVHMRKXSXLIHIWGVMTXMSRFIPS[
Option
Description
%YXSQEXMG'LIGO-R
0SGEPSZIVVMHIJSVIUYMZEPIRXKPSFEP
WIXXMRK
%YXSQEXMG'LIGO3YX
0SGEPSZIVVMHIJSVIUYMZEPIRXKPSFEP
WIXXMRK
0SGEP;SVOMRK(MVIGXSV]
3ZIVVMHIWKPSFEP;SVOMRK(MVIGXSV]
WIXXMRKMJ:'4HSIWRSXLEZIMXW
[SVOMRKHMVIGXSV]WIX
7LS[7YGGIWW1IWWEKI
-JRSXWIXXLIVIMWRSZMWYEPMRHMGEXMSR
XLEXEGLIGOSYXSVGLIGOMRWYGGIIHIH
%JEMPYVI[MPPEP[E]WFIWLS[
VIKEVHPIWWSJXLMWWIXXMRK
Team Coding General options

8LI+IRIVEPSTXMSRWHIJMRILS[8IEQ'SHMRKWLSYPHLERHPISFNIGXWERH
WGVMTXW
Option
Description
7GVMTX*MPI)\XIRWMSRW
8IEQ'SHMRKEPPS[WWGVMTXWXSFI
EHHIHXSE''+8LI7GVMTX*MPI
)\XIRWMSRWSTXMSRMHIRXMJMIWXLIJMPI
I\XIRWMSRWXSFIVIGSKRMÎHEWWGVMTXW
&]HIJEYPXXLI750I\XIRWMSRMWYWIH
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;SVOMRK(MVIGXSV]
7TIGMJMIWEHIJEYPX[SVOWXEXMSR
HMVIGXSV]MR[LMGLXSWXSVI[SVOJMPIW
GLIGOIHSYXJVSQE:'4
%PSGEPTVIJIVIRGIMWEPWSEZEMPEFPIXS
SZIVVMHIXLMWWIXXMRK
9THEXIHEXEFEWIEJXIV'LIGO-R
*SVGIWXLIHEXEFEWISFNIGXXSFI
YTHEXIHEJXIVEGLIGOMRWSXLEXMXMW
MHIRXMGEPXSXLIGLIGOIHMR[SVOJMPI
*SVGI6IZMWMSRJSVGSQQIRXW
%PPS[WEGSQQIRXWSRP]VIZMWMSR
XSFIGVIEXIHMRXLIVITSWMXSV]-R
SXLIV[SVHWEPPS[WERI[VIZMWMSRXS
FIGVIEXIHMRXLI:'4IZIRMJXLIVI
LEWFIIRRSGLERKIXSXLISFNIGXSV
WGVMTXMXWIPJFYXSRP]XSXLI
GSQQIRXW8LIGLIGOMRHMEPSKEPWS
TVSZMHIWXLMWSTXMSRXLI+IRIVEP
STXMSRWWIXXMRKWMQTP]WIXWXLIHIJEYPX
FILEZMSV
%YXSQEXMG'LIGO-R
-RMXMEXIWE'LIGO-R[LIRIZIVXLI
YWIVGPSWIWERIHMXSVJSVEQSHMJMIH
ERHGLIGOIHSYXSFNIGXSVWGVMTX
%YXSQEXMG'LIGO3YX
-RMXMEXIWE'LIGO3YX[LIRIZIVXLI
YWIVSTIRWERIHMXSVJSVERSFNIGXSV
WGVMTX
9WI8VMKKIV(IWGVMTXMSRJSV((0
;LIRYWMRK8IEQ'SHMRK[MXL
XVMKKIVW)<86%'8((0MWYWIHXS
WXSVIXLI((0SJXLISFNIGXMRXLI
:'4VITSWMXSV]*SVXVMKKIVW
XLSYKLXLIVIEVIX[S[E]WXLMWXI\X
GERFIGVIEXIH8LIJMVWX[E]ERHXLI
HIJEYPX[E]MWXSGSRWXVYGXXLI((0
JVSQXLI(EXE(MGXMSREV]8LI
WIGSRH[E]MWXSYWIXLIGSQTPIXI
((0JVSQXLIHIWGVMTXMSRJMIPHMRXLI
(EXE(MGXMSREV]
7III\EQTPIWFIPS[
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EXAMPLES
1 =SYX]TI
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER sqlnav.testtrg1 BEFORE INSERT ON
sqlnav.test1
begin
null;
end;
8LMW[E][MPPGSRWXVYGXXLI((0ERHTVSHYGIXLIJSPPS[MRKVIWYPXRSXIXLI
WTEGMRKERHXLIEHHMXMSREPPMRI
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER sqlnav.testtrg1
BEFORE INSERT
ON sqlnav.test1
REFERENCING NEW AS NEW OLD AS OLD
begin
null;
end;
2 8LIWIGSRH[E]XLSYKL[MPPTVIWIVZIXLISVMKMREP[E]MX[EWIRXIVIH
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER sqlnav.testtrg1 BEFORE INSERT ON
sqlnav.test1
begin
null;
end;
8LIX[SVIWYPXWEVIEPQSWXMHIRXMGEPMRXI\XFYXXLIJSVQEXMWHMJJIVIRX8LI
VIEWSR[L]]SYQE][ERXXSYWIXLIWIGSRH[E]MWMJ]SYYWIGSQQIRXWFIJSVI
XLIFSH]SJ]SYVXVMKKIV7SJSVI\EQTPI
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER test1 --this is a comment not in
the trigger body
BEFORE INSERT ON sqlnav.test1
begin
null;
end;
1IXLSH[MPPDJSVKIX
XLMWGSQQIRXQIXLSH[SR
X
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If you are using SQL Navigator version 3

with version 4.1
*SVZIVWMSRZIVWMSRGSQTEXMFMPMX]1IXLSH[MPP[SVOJMRI-J]SYWIPIGX
1IXLSH2EZMKEXSVZIVWMSR[MPPGSRWXERXP]VIQMRH]SYXLEXXLIHEXEFEWI
ZIVWMSRSJXLIXVMKKIVMWHMJJIVIRXJVSQXLI:'7ZIVWMSR
9RPIWW]SYEVIYWMRKGSQQIRXWFIJSVIXLIFSH]SJXLI8VMKKIVYWI1IXLSH
XLEXMWHSRSXWIPIGXXLI9WI8VMKKIV(IWGVMTXMSRJSV((0STXMSR
To configure Team Coding settings for the current

connection
1
2
-RXLI8IEQ'SHMRKWIGXMSRSJXLI4VIJIVIRGIW[MRHS[GPMGOXLI
'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKW IPPMTWMWFYXXSR

3 9WMRKXLI'SRJMKYVEXMSR*MPI)\XIRWMSR3TXMSRWERH+IRIVEPXEFWMRXLI
8IEQ'SHMRK7IXXMRKWJSVHMEPSKWIPIGXSTXMSRWEWRIIHIHEGGSVHMRKXS
XLIJSPPS[MRKHIWGVMTXMSR
'SRJMKYVEXMSRXEF
Option
Description
8IEQ'SHMRK)REFPIH
)REFPIW'LIGOMRERH'LIGOSYXJSVEPP
WXSVIHTVSKVEQWMREPPWGLIQEW[MXLSYX
VIZMWMSRLMWXSV]
7II&EWMG3TIVEXMSR
9WI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
)REFPIWXLIYWISJ'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
''+WLIPT]SYSVKERMÎ]SYVGSRXVSPPIH
SFNIGXWMRXSKVSYTWEWWSGMEXIH[MXL
HIZIPSTQIRXTVSNIGXW7II9WMRK'SHI
'SRXVSP+VSYTW
9WIVH4EVX]:IVWMSR'SRXVSP
0MQMXWGSRXVSPPIHSFNIGXWXSXLSWIHIJMRIH
MR''+W7II9WMRKXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSR
GSRXVSP
%TTP]8IEQ'SHMRKXSEPP3FNIGXW
%PPS[WXLSWISFNIGXWRSXHIJMRIHMRE
''+XSEPWSFIGSRXVSPPIHFYX[MXLSYX
VIZMWMSRLMWXSV]7II%TTP]MRK8IEQ
'SHMRKXSEPPSFNIGXW
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Option
Description
4VSZMHIVW
7IPIGXWXLIXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSP
TVSHYGX(00WXSFIYWIH
3TXMSREFSZIQYWXEPWSFIIREFPIH
8LIPMWXMRGPYHIWSRP]XLSWI:'4WMRWXEPPIH
HYVMRK7502EZMKEXSVMRWXEPPEXMSR
2SXI -RWXEPPEXMSRERHWIPIGXMSRSJE
:'4HSIWRSXMRMXWIPJEPPS[JSV
QEMRXIRERGISJVIZMWMSRLMWXSVMIW8LI
XLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPTVSHYGXQYWX
EPWSFIMRWXEPPIHSRXLIGPMIRX
7YFTVSZMHIVW
;LIVIE:'4WYTTSVXWQSVIXLERSRI
TVSHYGXWYGLEWXLI7'':'4TIVQMXW
WIPIGXMSRSJXLIWTIGMJMGTVSHYGXXSYWI
*MPI)\XIRWMSR3TXMSRWXEF
7TIGMJ]XLIJMPII\XIRWMSRWXSFIYWIHJSV:MI[W4VSGIHYVIW*YRGXMSRW
4EGOEKIW4EGOEKI&SHMIWERH8VMKKIVW
+IRIVEPXEF
7TIGMJ]LS[8IEQ'SHMRKWLSYPHLERHPISFNIGXWERHWGVMTXW

How do CCGs work?
7502EZMKEXSV
WGSHIGSRXVSPKVSYTW''+WEVIXLIQSWXTS[IVJYPERH
JPI\MFPIJIEXYVISJ8IEQ'SHMRK*SPPS[MRKEVII\EQTPIWSJLS[''+WGERFI
YWIJYP
Example 1: A Single Application

7YTTSWI]SYLEZIEWGLIQEGSRXEMRMRKWXSVIHTVSKVEQWXLEXEPPVIPEXIXSE
WMRKPIETTPMGEXMSRSR]SYV3VEGPIMRWXERGI=SYGERIEWMP]GVIEXIE''+XLEX
MRGPYHIWEPPSFNIGXWMRXLEXWGLIQEERHQETMXXSE:IVWMSR'SRXVSPTVSNIGXMR
]SYVTVSZMHIV
WVITSWMXSV]
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Example 1 Using CCGs to map objects from multiple schemas to

one VCP Project
Excluding objects
-JXLIWGLIQEEPWSGSRXEMRWWSQISFNIGXWXLEX]SYHSRSX[ERXGSRXVSPPIHJSV
I\EQTPI]SYQE]LEZIWSQIXIWXTEGOEKIW[LMGLHSR
XJSVQTEVXSJ]SYV
ETTPMGEXMSRMXMWEWMQTPIQEXXIVXSEHHERI\GPYWMSRVIJIVIRGI3FNIGX1EWO
MR]SYV''+7II7TIGMJ]MRK''+SFNIGXQEWOW
Including certain types and schemas

-J]SYVETTPMGEXMSRGSRXEMRWWSQISFNIGXWPSGEXIHMREHMJJIVIRXWGLIQEMXMW
IEW]XSQSHMJ]XLI''+XSMRGPYHIXLSWISFNIGXW8SXEOIXLMWEWXITJYVXLIV
]SYGEREPWSGSRJMKYVI]SYV''+WSXLEXMXGSRXEMRWER]SJXLIJSPPS[MRK
SFNIGX1EWOWFEWIHSRETEVXMGYPEVWGLIQESVWGLIQEQEWOWYGLEW
463(
WXSVIHTVSKVEQWSJER]X]TISVETEVXMGYPEVX]TIWYGLEW8VMKKIV
SFNIGXWSJER]REQISVYWMRKEREQIQEWOWYGLEW%''C
%R]SFNIGXQEWOGERYWIHXSI\GPYHIEW[IPPEWMRGPYHIWS]SYGERVIEHMP]
MRGPYHIEKVSYTSJSFNIGXWFYXI\GPYHIJSVMRWXERGIEPPSFNIGXWSJREQIPMOI
(&+C
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Scripts
-J]SYVETTPMGEXMSRMRZSPZIWERGMPPEV]WGVMTXW]SYGERMRGPYHIVIJIVIRGIWXS
XLIWIWGVMTXWMR]SYV''+%W[MXLSXLIVSFNIGXW]SYGERYWI[MPHGEVHQEWOW
ERHI\GPYWMSRW
Example 2: Multiple Applications

-J]SYWYFWIUYIRXP]WXEVXHIZIPSTQIRXSJEWIGSRHETTPMGEXMSRYWMRKSFNIGXW
WXSVIHMRXLIWEQIWGLIQEEWXLISRIYWIHJSVXLIJMVWXETTPMGEXMSR]SYGER
XLIRWMQTP]GVIEXIEWIGSRH''+8LMWRI[''+[SYPHGSRXEMRSFNIGXQEWOW
JSVXLIWXSVIHTVSKVEQWXLEXEVIVIPEXIHXS]SYVRI[ETTPMGEXMSRERH]SY
[SYPHEWWSGMEXIXLIRI[''+XSEHMJJIVIRXTVSNIGXMR]SYVZIVWMSRGSRXVSP
VITSWMXSV]
*SVI\EQTPIMJWIGSRHETTPMGEXMSRMWQEHIYTSJTVSGIHYVIW[LSWIREQIWEPP
FIKMR[MXLEGSQQSRTVIJM\WYGLEW%'']SYVWIGSRH''+[SYPH
GSRXEMRER3FNIGXQEWOJSVEPPTVSGIHYVIWMRXLIWGLIQE[MXLEREQIPMOI
%''8IEQTVSKVEQQMRKEYXSQEXMGEPP]VIGSKRMÎWSFNIGXW[MXLREQIW
QEXGLMRKXLIRI[SFNIGXQEWOERHQETWXLIQXSXLIWIGSRH:'4TVSNIGX
VEXLIVXLERXLIJMVWX
Example 2 Using CCGs to map objects from one schema to

different VCP projects
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To view or modify a CCG

1
2
*VSQXLI7502EZMKEXSVQIRYFEVGLSSWI8IEQ'SHMRKERHXLIRGPMGO
'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
-RXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[WIPIGXEKVSYTJVSQXLIPMWXERHXLIR
GPMGOXLI3TIR+VSYTXSSPFEVFYXXSR
To enable Code Control Groups

1
-RXLI8IEQ'SHMRKWIGXMSRSJXLI4VIJIVIRGIW[MRHS[STIRXLI
'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWSTXMSRWERHXLIR9WI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
8SIREFPI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTWWIPIGXXLI9WI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
;LIRXLMWSTXMSRMWYWIHSFNIGXWRSXVIJIVIRGIHF]E''+EVIRSXYRHIV8IEQ
'SHMRKGSRXVSP
2
When this option is used, objects not referenced

by a CCG are not under Team Coding control.
3RGI''+WLEZIFIIRGSRJMKYVIHYWIVWQE]WXEVXYWMRK8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIW
MQQIHMEXIP]EWSFNIGXWSVWGVMTXW[MPPFIEYXSQEXMGEPP]EHHIHXSXLI:'4
TVSNIGXEWXLI]EVIQSHMJMIH
To create a Code Control Group
'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
-RXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[GPMGOXLI%HH+VSYTXSSPFEVFYXXSR
3
4
-JEPSKMR[MRHS[ETTIEVWTVSZMHIXLIRIIHIHMRJSVQEXMSR
-RXLI2I[+VSYTHMEPSKIRXIVEHIWGVMTXMZIREQIJSVXLI+VSYT
-J]SYEVIYWMRKE:'4WIPIGXE:'4TVSNIGXF]JSPPS[MRKXLITVSQTXWMR
XLIHMEPSKWXLEXETTIEV[LMGLZEV]HITIRHMRKSRXLITVSHYGXMRYWI
;LIRXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYT[MRHS[ETTIEVWWLS[RFIPS[GVIEXI
2I[3FNIGXERHWGVMTXQEWOHIJMRMXMSRWJSVXLIGYVVIRX''+
404
Specifying file server scripts for a CCG

=SYYWIXLI1EWO4VSTIVXMIWHMEPSKWLS[RFIPS[XSWTIGMJ]EKVSYTSJJMPI
WIVZIVWGVMTXWSVEWTIGMJMGWGVMTXXSMRGPYHIMRE''+
To specify CCG server scripts

7IPIGXJVSQXLIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRW
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8]TIXLITEXLXSEWTIGMJMGWGVMTXJMPISVFVS[WI
ERHWIPIGX=SYGERYWIXLI [MPHGEVHGLEVEGXIV
XSWTIGMJ]EKVSYTSJWGVMTXW;LIRYWMRK
[MPHGEVHW]SYGERSQMXXLIJMPII\XIRWMSR8IEQ
'SHMRKEWWYQIWXLII\XIRWMSRWEVIEWWTIGMJMIH
SRXLIWIVZIVZMEXLI4VIJIVIRGIWWIXXMRKW
'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKW
*SVI\EQTPI
'@1]7GVMTXW@
)\GPYHIH
7IPIGX)\GPYHIHXSI\GPYHIER]WGVMTXWQEXGLMRK
XLMWSFNIGXQEWOJVSQXLI''+
Specifying CCG object masks

=SYYWIXLI1EWO4VSTIVXMIWHMEPSKWLS[RFIPS[XSWTIGMJ]ERSFNIGXSV
KVSYTSJSFNIGXWXSFIMRGPYHIHMRE''+
3FNIGXQEWOWEVIXLIW]QFSPMGVIJIVIRGIWXLEXHIJMRIEGSHIGSRXVSPKVSYT
''+;LIR8IEQ'SHMRKTVSGIWWIWE''+MXEWWSGMEXIWEGIVXEMRVEROMRK
[MXLSFNIGXQEWOWMRSVHIVXSHIXIVQMRI[LMGLHEXEFEWISFNIGXWFIPSRKXSXLEX
''+
7IPIGXJVSQXLIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRW
406
3FNIGX8]TI
'LSSWIJVSQ:MI[4VSGIHYVI*YRGXMSR4EGOEKI
4EGOEKI&SH]SV%PP
7GLIQE
4MGOEYWIVJVSQXLIPMWXSVX]TIEWGLIQEREQI
=SYGERYWIXLI[MPHGEVHGLEVEGXIV
3FNIGX2EQI
=SYGERX]TIERSFNIGXREQIMRGPYHMRKXLI
[MPHGEVH%PXIVREXMZIP]]SYGERPEYRGLXLI3TIR
(&3FNIGXHMEPSKXSGLSSWIERSFNIGXQEXGLMRKXLI
3FNIGX8]TIERH7GLIQEWIXXMRKW
)\GPYHIH
7IPIGX)\GPYHIHXSI\GPYHIER]SFNIGXWQEXGLMRKXLMW
SFNIGXQEWOJVSQXLI''+
Remapping a CCGs project association

=SYGERGLERKIXLIEWWSGMEXMSRFIX[IIRE''+ERHE:'4TVSNIGX*SV
I\EQTPIMJ]SYSVMKMREPP]GSRJMKYVIHE''+[MXLSYXE:IVWMSR'SRXVSP
TVSHYGX:'4ERHXLIRWYFWIUYIRXP]HIGMHIHXSYWISRI]SYGERYWIXLI
VIQETTMRKJIEXYVIXSEWWSGMEXIXLI''+ERHXLI:'4TVSNIGX
To remap a CCG
1
2
'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW
-RXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[GPMGOXLI6IQETXSSPFEVFYXXSR
Object mask ranking

3FNIGXQEWOWEVIVEROIHFEWIHSRXLIRYQFIVSJ[MPHGEVHWXLI]GSRXEMR
,MKLIWXVEROMRKMWKMZIRXSXLIQSWXWTIGMJMGQEWOERH[LIRXLIVIEVI
HYTPMGEXIQEXGLMRKQEWOWSJHMJJIVIRXVEROMRKXLILMKLIWXVEROMRKQEWOXEOIW
TVIGIHIRGI3RP][LIRHYTPMGEXIQEWOWSJXLIWEQIVEROMRKEVIIRGSYRXIVIHMW
MXRSXTSWWMFPIXSVIWSPZIXLISFNIGXXSXLI''+JSV[LMGLMXFIPSRKW
8LIQEWOVEROMRKWEVIJVSQLMKLIWXXSPS[IWX
7TIGMJMGSFNIGXVIJIVIRGI
Trigger SCHEMA.NAME
3RI[MPHGEVHSRP]
Any Type SCHEMA.NAME
Trigger SCHEMA%.NAME
Trigger SCHEMA.NAME%
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8[S[MPHGEVHW
Any Type SCHEMA%.NAME
Any Type SCHEMA.NAME%
Trigger SCHEMA%.NAME%
8LVII[MPHGEVHW
Any Type SCHEMA%.NAME%
Mapping a user to a CCG

8IEQ'SHMRKEPPS[WHIZIPSTIVWXSEWWSGMEXIXLIMVS[RWGLIQEW[MXLTEVXMGYPEV
'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW''+W8LMWQIERWXLEX]SYSTIRERSFNIGXMR]SYV
S[RWGLIQE7502EZMKEXSVWIEVGLIWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLIQETTIH''+ERH
STIRWMXNYWXEWMJEWMJ]SYLEHSTIRIHXLISFNIGXJVSQXLISVMKMREPWGLIQE-J
]SYGLIGOSYXXLISFNIGXXLIEVGLMZIJSVXLISVMKMREPWGLIQEMWGLIGOIHSYX
ERHXLIHEXEFEWISFNIGXMWPSGOIHJSVFSXLWGLIQEW
8LMWMWYWIJYPMRGEWIW[LIVI]SYSJXIR[SVOMR]SYVS[RWGLIQESRTVSNIGXW
GSRXEMRMRKSFNIGXWXLEXEGXYEPP]I\MWXMRERSXLIVWGLIQESV[SVOSRQSVIXLER
SRITVSNIGXSZIVEWLSVXTIVMSH
-RIWWIRGIQETTMRKEYWIVXSE''+MWIUYMZEPIRXXSGVIEXMRKERI[''+
MHIRXMGEPXSXLIQETTIH''+FYX[MXLEPP3FNIGXQEWOWVIJIVVMRKXSE
TEVXMGYPEVYWIVWGLIQE8LIWEQI:'4EVGLMZIMWWLEVIHFIX[IIRXLIYWIV
WGLIQEERHXLISXLIVTVSHYGXMSRSVHIZIPSTQIRXWGLIQE
To map a user to a CCG

1
0SKSRXSXLI3VEGPIMRWXERGI
2
3
3TIRXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[
7IPIGXXLIETTVSTVMEXI''+ERHXLIRGPMGOXLI1ET9WIVXSSPFEVFYXXSR
-JXLI''+GSRXEMRW3FNIGX1EWOWJSVQYPXMTPIWGLIQEWJSPPS[XLI
TVSQTXWXSWIPIGXXLIWGLIQE]SY[ERX
-JVIUYMVIHTIVJSVQER-QTSVXXSYTHEXIXLISFNIGXWMR]SYVWGLIQE
Displaying all Mapped Users

=SYGERYWIEXSSPFEVFYXXSRSRXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[XSSPFEVXS
WII[LMGLYWIVWEVIQETTIHXSETEVXMGYPEV''+
8LMWHMEPSKHMWTPE]WEPPQETTMRKWJSVXLIWIPIGXIH''+-JXLI''+GSRXEMRW
3FNIGX1EWOWJSVQYPXMTPIWGLIQEWXLIWIPIGXIHWGLIQEMWEPWSHMWTPE]IH
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Importing objects from your repository

=SYGERYTHEXI]SYV3VEGPIMRWXERGIJVSQXLIZIVWMSRGSRXVSPTVSNIGXJSVE
WIPIGXIH''+YWMRKXLI-QTSVXJIEXYVI
To import objects from your repository

1
2
3RXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[XSSPFEVGPMGOXLI-QTSVXFYXXSR
*SPPS[XLITVSQTXWMRXLI-QTSVXHMEPSKXSWIPIGXERHI\GPYHISFNIGXWJSV
MQTSVX8LI-QTSVXPMWXMRKMWTSTYPEXIHFEWIHSRI\MWXMRKEVGLMZIW
GSRXEMRIHMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]SFNIGXWHSRSXLEZIXSI\MWXSRXLI
3VEGPIMRWXERGIFYXJMPXIVIHHS[RXSSRP]XLSWISFNIGXWHIJMRIHMRXLI
''+
8LIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRWEVIEZEMPEFPI
Option
Description
9THEXISVMKMREP
WGLIQE
'VIEXISVYTHEXISFNIGXWMRXLISVMKMREPPSGEXMSRMR
XLI3VEGPIMRWXERGIEWTIVXLI''+ERHEVGLMZI
JMPIREQIW
9THEXIERSXLIV
WGLIQE
'LSSWIEREPXIVREXIHIWXMREXMSRWGLIQE%PP
SFNIGXW[MPPFIGVIEXIHMRXLMWWGLIQEVIKEVHPIWWSJ
XLISVMKMREPSFNIGXJSV[LMGLXLIEVGLMZI[EW
GVIEXIH
=SYQYWXLEZIXLIETTVSTVMEXITVMZMPIKIWXSGVIEXI
SFNIGXWMRXLIHIWXMREXMSRWGLIQE
*SVGI6IZMWMSR
'VIEXIERI[VIZMWMSRMRXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]JSV
IEGLEVGLMZIYWMRKXLIGSQQIRXIRXIVIHLIVIXS
MRHMGEXIXLIVIEWSRJSVXLIRI[VIZMWMSR
-RXLI-QTSVX3TXMSRWHMEPSKGLSSWIXLIHIWXMREXMSRJSVMQTSVXIHSFNIGXW
Exporting objects to the repository

3RGI]SYLEZIGSRJMKYVIHGSHIGSRXVSPKVSYTW''+W]SYGERGSRWXVYGXE
JMVWXVIZMWMSRSJERETTPMGEXMSRHIZIPSTQIRXTVSNIGXMR]SYVZIVWMSRGSRXVSP
VITSWMXSV]YWMRKXLI)\TSVXJIEXYVI
=SYGEREPWSYWIXLI)\TSVXJIEXYVIXSGVIEXIERI[VIZMWMSRMR]SYVVITSWMXSV]
JSVEPPSFNIGXWJSVI\EQTPI[LIR]SYLEZIGSQTPIXIH]SYVTVSNIGXERH
YTHEXIH]SYVTVSHYGXMSRWIVZIV
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-RSVHIVXSTIVJSVQXLIWISTIVEXMSRW]SYWLSYPHLEZIEGGIWWXSEPPXLISFNIGXW
VIJIVIRGIHF]XLI''+3XLIV[MWIXLITVSGIWW[MPPRIIHXSFIPEYRGLIH
QYPXMTPIXMQIWF]EPPXLIHMJJIVIRXS[RIVWSJXLISFNIGXW
To export objects to your repository

1
2
3
3RXLI'SHI'SRXVSP+VSYTW[MRHS[XSSPFEVGPMGOXLI)\TSVXFYXXSR
*SPPS[XLITVSQTXWMRXLI)\TSVXHMEPSKXSWIPIGXERHI\GPYHISFNIGXWJSV
I\TSVX
-RXLI)\TSVX3TXMSRWHMEPSKWIPIGXJVSQXLIJSPPS[MRKSTXMSRW
Option
Desciption
%HHSFNIGXWRSXI\MWXMRKMR
XLIVITSWMXSV]
%PPS[WRI[WXSVIHTVSKVEQWXSFIEHHIH
XSXLI:'4VITSWMXSV]%R]SFNIGXWJSV
[LMGLXLIVIEVIEPVIEH]:'4EVGLMZIW[MPP
RSXFIYTHEXIH
'VIEXIERI[VIZMWMSRJSV
I\MWXMRKSFNIGXW
*SVGIWEPPI\MWXMRKEVGLMZIW[MXLMRXLI
VITSWMXSV]XSFIYTHEXIHEW[IPPEW
EHHMRKRI[EVGLMZIWJSVER]RI[
HEXEFEWISFNIGXW
'VIEXIEVIZMWMSRSRP]MJXLI
SFNIGXLEWGLERKIH
'SQTEVIWXLISFNIGXMRXLIHEXEFEWI[MXL
XLIEVGLMZIMRXLIVITSWMXSV]YTHEXMRKMX
SRP]MJMXHMJJIVW8LMWMWYWIJYP[LIR
SFNIGXWLEZIFIIRQSHMJMIHF]EXSSP
SXLIVXLER7502EZMKEXSV
4VSQTXMRHMZMHYEPP]JSVEPP
I\MWXMRKSFNIGXW
4IVQMXWXLI]SYXSGLSSWIJSVIEGLSFNIGX
XLEXEPVIEH]I\MWXWMRXLIVITSWMXSV]
[LIXLIVSVRSXMX[MPPFIYTHEXIH
'SQQIRX
0IXW]SYIRXIVEGSQQIRXXSFIETTPMIH
XSEPPRI[VIZMWMSRWGVIEXIHMRXLI
VITSWMXSV]
-JVIUYMVIHWEZISVTVMRXXLIWXEXYWVITSVXYWMRKXLIFYXXSRWTVSZMHIH
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Installing third-party version control products

7502EZMKEXSVJSV3VEGPIZIVWMSRTVSZMHIWTS[IVJYPGYWXSQMÊFPI
MRXIKVEXMSR[MXLXLMVHTEVX]ZIVWMSRGSRXVSPW]WXIQW:'78LMWHSGYQIRX
TVSZMHIWFEWMGLMRXWJSVMRWXEPPMRKWSQISJXLIFIWXORS[R:'7TVSHYGXWWS
XLEXXLI]GERFIYWIH[MXL7502EZMKEXSV*SVHIXEMPIHMRJSVQEXMSRSV
XIGLRMGEPWYTTSVXTPIEWIVIJIVXSXLIYWIVHSGYQIRXEXMSRTVSZMHIH[MXLXLI
:'7TVSHYGX]SYEVIEXXIQTXMRKXSYWI
4PIEWIRSXIXLEX]SYGERMRWXEPPXLIXLMVHTEVX]:'7WSJX[EVIIMXLIVFIJSVISV
EJXIVMRWXEPPMRK7502EZMKEXSV*SV7502EZMKEXSVMRXIKVEXMSR[MXLXLMVH
TEVX]:'7TVSHYGXW]SYQYWXMRWXEPPXLI7502EZMKEXSV8IEQ'SHMRK
WYTTSVXJSVXLIXLMVHTEVX]:'7TVSHYGXW]SY[MPPFIYWMRK8SMRWXEPPXLI
7502EZMKEXSV8IEQ'SHMRKJIEXYVIWVYRXLI7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVH
JVSQXLI7502EZMKEXSV8SSPWQIRYERHWIPIGXXLI8IEQ'SHMRK7YTTSVX
WGVMTX
Installing Rational Clearcase

1
2
3
6YRXLI6EXMSREP'PIEVGEWIWIXYTTVSKVEQERHGLSSWIXLI)ZEPYEXMSR
-RWXEPPEXMSRSJ'PIEVGEWI8LI7MXI4VITEVEXMSRWXITMWRSXVIGSQQIRHIH
JSVFIKMRRMRKYWIVW
=SYGEREGGITXXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKWJSVQSWXMRWXEPPEXMSRSTXMSRW
3RGI'PIEVGEWIMWMRWXEPPIHVYRXLIXYXSVMEP8LMW[MPPWIXYTE:3&ERH
ZMI[XLEXGERFIYWIH[MXL7502EZMKEXSVERH[MPPTVSZMHI]SY[MXLXLI
UYMGOIWX[E]XSWII7502EZMKEXSV[SVOMRK[MXL'PIEVGEWI
To run the tutorial

1
2
3
Start up the Clearcase Home Base.

Choose the Getting Started tab, and then click on the tutorial.
Choose the Base Clearcase Tutorial.
;LIRTVSQTXIHGPMGOSRXLIFYXXSRXSGVIEXIE:3&ERH:MI[
3RGI]SYLEZIE:3&ERHZMI[]SYGERUYMXXLIXYXSVMEPERHFIKMRYWMRK
2EZMKEXSV[MXLXLMW:3&:MI[
Installing Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

1
2
6YRXLI1MGVSWSJX:MWYEP7SYVGI7EJIWIXYTTVSKVEQ
;LIRTVSQTXIHJSVX]TISJMRWXEPPEXMSRGLSSWI7XERHEPSRI=SYGER
EGGITXXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKWJSVEPPSXLIVSTXMSRW
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1
-RWXEPPXLIWIVZIVF]VYRRMRKXLI7XEV&EWI7XEV8IEQWIXYTTVSKVEQ
'LSSWI'YWXSQ-RWXEPPEXMSR=SYGEREGGITXXLIHIJEYPXGSQTSRIRXWFYX
FIWYVIXSMRGPYHIXLI'PMIRX7IXYTGSQTSRIRX8LMW[MPPMRWXEPPEGPMIRX
TEGOEKIWS]SYGERVYRXLIWIXYTSRXLIGPMIRX4'W
%JXIVXLIWIVZIVMWMRWXEPPIHMRWXEPPXLIGPMIRXWSJX[EVI*MRHXLI@'PMIRX
7IXYTHMVIGXSV]YRHIVXLIHMVIGXSV][LIVI]SYMRWXEPPIHXLIWIVZIV
WSJX[EVI
'LSSWI'YWXSQ-RWXEPPEXMSR=SYGEROIITXLIHIJEYPXGSQTSRIRXWFYXFI
WYVIXSMRGPYHIXLI:&ERH(IZIPSTIV7XYHMS-RXIKVEXMSRXSMRWXEPPXLI7''
MRXIVJEGI
;LIRTVSQTXIHXSGLSSWI[LIXLIV]SY[ERX7XEV8IEQXSFI]SYVHIJEYPX
TVSZMHIV]SYGERERW[IV=IWSV2SRIMXLIVSTXMSR[MPPEJJIGXXLI[E]
7XEV8IEQ[SVOW[MXL7502EZMKEXSV
;LIR7XEV&EWI7XEV8IEQGPMIRXWIXYTMWGSQTPIXI]SYRIIHXSWXEVXXLI
WIVZIVFIJSVI]SYGERGSRRIGXXSMX
7IPIGXXLI7IVZIVJVSQXLI7XEVXQIRY'LSSWIXLIHIJEYPXWIVZIV7XEV(VE[
6ITSWMXSV]ERHGPMGO7XEVX7IVZIV
3RGIXLI7IVZIVLEWWXEVXIH]SYGERGSRRIGXXSMXZME7502EZMKEXSV
6
7
8
Installing Merant PVCS

8LMWETTPMIWXSZIVWMSRERHEFSZI
1 6YRXLI1IVERX4:'7WIXYTTVSKVEQ=SYGEREGGITXXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW
JSVQSWXSTXMSRW
2 ;LIRTVSQTXIHXSWIPIGX[LMGLGSQTSRIRXWXSMRWXEPPWIPIGXIZIV]
GSQTSRIRXMRGPYHMRKXLI4:'7(IZIPSTIVkW8SSPOMXEWXLMWMRWXEPPWXLI
7''MRXIVJEGIJSV4:'7
3 3RGI4:'7MWMRWXEPPIHWXEVX4:'7
4
5
;LIRXLIWTPEWLWGVIIRETTIEVWGLSSWIXSSTIRXLITVIZMSYWHEXEFEWI
8LMW[MPPSTIRXLIWEQTPIHEXEFEWI
6MKLXGPMGOSRXLITVSNIGXHEXEFEWIERHGLSSWIXSGVIEXIERI[TVSNIGX
3RGIXLITVSNIGXLEWFIIRGVIEXIH]SYGERXLIRYWIXLMWTVSNIGX[MXL750
2EZMKEXSV
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SQL Navigator reports
8LMWGLETXIVI\TPEMRWLS[XSKIRIVEXI7502EZMKEXSVHEXEFEWIVITSVXW
In this chapter
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414

7502EZMKEXSVSJJIVWEWIPIGXMSRSJTVIHIWMKRIHHEXEFEWIVITSVXJSVQEXW
7502EZMKEXSVGSRXEMRWJPI\MFPIVITSVXMRKXSSPWXLEXPIX]SYTVMRXVITSVXWSR
EPPSVWIPIGXIHSFNIGXWMREHEXEFEWI=SYGERKIRIVEXIVITSVXWJVSQEPP
HEXEFEWIMRWXERGIWSVJVSQWIPIGXIHHEXEFEWIWERH]SYGERWTIGMJ]GVMXIVMEXS
PMQMXXLIVITSVXXSGIVXEMRXEFPIWSVGSPYQRW
(SÎRWSJVITSVXXIQTPEXIWEVITVSZMHIHJSVTVMRXMRKVITSVXWSJWIPIGXIHSFNIGXW
JVSQSRISVQSVIHEXEFEWIW
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To generate a database report

1
*VSQXLI8SSPWQIRYFEVGLSSWI6ITSVX8VII
-RXLI6ITSVX8VIIHSYFPIGPMGOXLIREQISJXLIVITSVX]SY[ERX
;LIRXLIVITSVXTEVEQIXIVWIXYT[MRHS[ETTIEVW]SYGEREGGITXXLI
HIJEYPXZEPYIWSVIRXIVRI[TEVEQIXIVW=SYGERYWI[MPHGEVHWWYGLEW
TIVGIRXWMKRJSVQYPXMTPIGLEVEGXIV[MPHGEVHERHCYRHIVWGSVIJSVWMRKPI
GLEVEGXIV[MPHGEVHXSVIJMRI]SYVVITSVXWIPIGXMSR
4 'PMGO3/
%JXIV7502EZMKEXSVKIRIVEXIWXLIVITSVXMXHMWTPE]WXLIVITSVXMRXLI4VMRX
4VIZMI[[MRHS[
2
3
Print preview options

8LIJSPPS[MRKGSQQERHWEVIEZEMPEFPIMRXLI4VMRX4VIZMI[[MRHS[XSSPFEV
8SEHZERGIXSEWTIGMJMGTEKI]SY[MWLXSZMI[FIJSVITVMRXMRKGPMGOXLI
*MVWX4VMSV2I\X0EWXFYXXSRWSVX]TIERYQFIVMRXLITEKIRYQFIVW
FS\
8SIRLERGI]SYVZMI[SJXLITEKIGPMGOXLI;LSPI4EKI;MHXL
FYXXSRWXS^SSQXLITEKIWMÎSVX]TIXLITIVGIRXEKIMRXLI[MRHS[XS
^SSQXLITEKIXSXLEXTIVGIRXEKI
8SWIRHXLIVITSVXXSEXI\XJMPIJSVPEXIVYWIGPMGO4VMRXXS8I\X*MPI
8SWIRHXLIVITSVXXSXLITVMRXIVGPMGO4VMRX
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Customizing SQL Navigator
8LMWGLETXIVI\TPEMRWLS[XSGYWXSQMÎQIRYWERHXSSPFEVWERHLS[XSWIX
TVIJIVIRGIWJSVXLISTIVEXMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSV
In this chapter
Customizing menus and toolbars
Setting SQL Navigator preferences
To display the Preferences dialog
General preferences
User interface preferences
Dockable Output Window
Drop and Truncate safety options
Session preferences
Default Tables preferences
Drag and drop coding preferences
Explain Plan preferences
Code Assistant preferences
Printing preferences
Object editor preferences
Debugger preferences
Extract DDL preferences
Extract DDL Table/View Specific preferences
Extract DDL/Partitioning preferences
Workspace preferences
Code Editor preferences
SQL Editor Preferences
Stored Program Editor Preferences
General Code Editor Preferences
LOB Viewer preferences
Difference viewer preferences
Team Coding preferences
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Customizing menus and toolbars

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EHHSVVIQSZIQIRYERHXSSPFEVFYXXSRWERHGSQQERHW
EHHSVVIQSZIXSSPFEVWERHQIRYWXLIQWIPZIW
GVIEXIRI[QIRYWERHXSSPFEVW
%R]GYWXSQMÊXMSRMWWEZIHTIVQERIRXP]MRXLIW]WXIQVIKMWXV]ERHVIWXSVIH
EYXSQEXMGEPP]RI\XXMQI7502EZMKEXSVMWVYR
;LIR7502EZMKEXSVMWJMVWXMRWXEPPIHIEGLSJMXWXSSPFEVWGSRXEMRWSRP]EJI[
XSSPFEVFYXXSRWJEVJI[IVXLERXLIRYQFIVXLEXEVIEZEMPEFPIJSVYWI
=SYYWIXLI'YWXSQMÎHMEPSKXSGLERKIXLIGSRXIRXWSJIZIV]XSSPFEVXSWYMX
]SYV[E]SJ[SVOMRK
To open the Customize dialog

1

3REHSGOIHXSSPFEVGPMGOXLI1SVI&YXXSRWFYXXSRERHXLIRGPMGO%HH
SV6IQSZI&YXXSRW
SV
3REJPSEXMRKXSSPFEVVMKLXGPMGOXSHMWTPE]XLIWLSVXGYXQIRY
WKH0RUH%XWWRQVEXWWRQ
2 'LSSWI'YWXSQMÎ
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FYXXSRWMRXLEXGEXIKSV]
4 8LI'SQQERHWPMWXJSVIEGLGEXIKSV]GSRXEMRWEPPXLIEZEMPEFPIFYXXSRW
7SQIFYXXSRWEVIEZEMPEFPISRP]JSVWTIGMJMIHXSSPFEVW*SVI\EQTPI(&
2EZMKEXSVFYXXSRWEVIEZEMPEFPISRP]JSVXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXSSPFEV
To reset toolbars to the default settings

1
2
3
4
3RXLIJEVVMKLXSJXLIQEMRQIRYFEVSVSJER]XSSPFEVGPMGOXLI 1SVI
&YXXSRWFYXXSR
'LSSWI%HHSV6IQSZI&YXXSRW
7IPIGXXLIMXIQWXSFIVIWIXERHXLIRGPMGO6IWIX8SSPFEV2SXIXLEXER]
TVIZMSYWGYWXSQMÊXMSRW[MPPFIPSWX
'SRJMVQXLITVSQTXXSVIWIXXLIWIPIGXIHXSSPFEVW
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To display or hide individual toolbars

1
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3
3RXLIJEVVMKLXSJXLIQEMRQIRYFEVSVSJER]XSSPFEVGPMGOXLI 1SVI
&YXXSRWFYXXSR
7IPIGXEXSSPFEVREQIXSQEOIXLEXXSSPFEVETTIEVMRXLI7502EZMKEXSV
ETTPMGEXMSR[MRHS[SVGPIEVXLIWIPIGXMSRXSLMHIMX
To add or remove individual commands

1
-RXLIQEMRQIRYFEVSRXLIJEVVMKLXGPMGOXLI 1SVI&YXXSRWFYXXSR
2
3
8SVIQSZIMXIQWJVSQ7502EZMKEXSVQIRYWERHXSSPFEVW]SYGERWMQTP]
HVEKXLIQSJJXLIXSSPFEVSVQIRY[LMPIXLI'YWXSQMÎHMEPSKMWEGXMZI
8SEHHMXIQWXS7502EZMKEXSVQIRYWERHXSSPFEVW]SYGERWMQTP]HVEK
XLIQJVSQXLIGSQQERHPMWXWMRXLI'YWXSQMÎHMEPSKXSXLIXSSPFEVSV
QIRY[LIVI]SY[ERXXLIQXSFIZMWMFPI
Setting SQL Navigator preferences

8LI4VIJIVIRGIWHMEPSKVITVIWIRXWTVIJIVIRGIWYWMRKELMIVEVGLMGEPX[SGSPYQR
KVMH
3ZIVSRILYRHVIHTVIJIVIRGIWIXXMRKWEVIEZEMPEFPIJSV]SYXS[SVO[MXL
To display the Preferences dialog

-RXLI:MI[QIRYGLSSWI4VIJIVIRGIW
SV
6MKLXGPMGOMRE[MRHS[ERHXLIRGLSSWI4VIJIVIRGIW
=SYGERYWIOI]FSEVHWLSVXGYXWXS[SVO[MXLXLITVIJIVIRGIWHMEPSKW
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General preferences
The subcategories under General preferences include the following, which are
described under their respective headings:
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7IWWMSR
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(VEKERH(VSTGSHMRKTVIJIVIRGIW
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'SHI%WWMWXERX
4VMRXMRK`
3FNIGX)HMXSVW
User interface preferences

Tutorial Messages
;LIRWIPIGXIHHMWTPE]WXYXSVMEPQIWWEKIWEYXSQEXMGEPP]JSV[MRHS[W*MVWX
XMQIYWIVWQE]JMRHXLIWIQIWWEKIWIWTIGMEPP]LIPTJYP
Hints
)REFPISVHMWEFPI8SSP8MTWXLIPEFIPWXLEXTSTYT[LIR]SYTSMRXXSE
FYXXSRSVSXLIVGSRXVSP
Font
8LIJSRXJSVXI\XMR7502EZMKEXSV[MRHS[W
Date Displayed Format

7TIGMJMIWXLIWX]PIXSFIYWIHJSVHMWTPE]MRKHEXIW
Time Displayed Format

7TIGMJMIWXLIWX]PIXSFIYWIHJSVHMWTPE]MRKXMQIW
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Display time in DATE fields

7TIGMJMIW[LIXLIV(%8)JMIPHWWLSYPHMRGPYHIXLIXMQI
Bold Folders in DB Navigator Tree

'SRXVSPW[LIXLIVXLIJSPHIVWEVIHMWTPE]IHEWFSPHSVRSXFSPHMRXLIXVII
1EOMRKXLIJSPHIVWETTIEVMRFSPHQE]LIPTGPEVMJ]XLIWXVYGXYVISJEGSQTPI\
XVII
Pin at Start
8LI4MREX7XEVXSTXMSRGSRXVSPWXLIHIJEYPXFILEZMSVSJWIPIGXIHIHMXMRK
[MRHS[W[LIR]SYSTIRQYPXMTPISFNIGXW
;LIRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[MWTMRRIH]SYGERSTIRX[SSVQSVIMRWXERGIWSJ
XLIWEQIX]TISJSFNIGXIHMXSVEXXLIWEQIXMQI
8LMWTVIJIVIRGIWIXWXLIHIJEYPXFILEZMSVJSVXLIWIPIGXIH[MRHS[W3RGIE
[MRHS[SJXLIWIPIGXIHX]TIMWSTIR]SYGERTMRSVYRTMRMXEXER]XMQI
Dockable Output Window

8LI7502EZMKEXSV3YXTYX[MRHS[LEWXEFFIHTEKIWJSVSYXTYXJVSQ
HMJJIVIRXWIWWMSRWTPYWSRITEKIJSVKIRIVEPQIWWEKIWRSXVIPEXIHXSE
TEVXMGYPEVWIWWMSR8LI3YXTYX[MRHS[GERFIQEHIHSGOEFPIIMXLIVF]XLMW
TVIJIVIRGIWIXXMRKSVF]QIERWSJEWLSVXGYXQIRYSTXMSR;LIRHSGOEFPIXLI
[MRHS[MWEP[E]WZMWMFPIXLEXMWEP[E]WSRXST
Drop and Truncate safety options

No Drop or Truncate for Table/Cluster
(MWEFPIXLIHVSTERHXVYRGEXIJYRGXMSRWJSVXEFPIWERHGPYWXIVW
No Drop or Truncate for Stored Programs/Triggers

(MWEFPIWXLIHVSTERHXVYRGEXIJYRGXMSRWJSVWXSVIHTVSKVEQWERHXVMKKIVW
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Session preferences
Show Logon Dialog at startup
;LIRWIPIGXIHHMWTPE]WXLI3VEGPI0SKSRHMEPSK[LIR]SYPEYRGL750
2EZMKEXSV
Immediately Commit Every DML Statement

6ITPEGIWXLIJSVQIV%YXS'SQQMXSTXMSR
;LIRWIPIGXIHIZIV]750(10WXEXIQIRXWYGLEW9THEXI-RWIVXERH(IPIXI
I\IGYXIHMRXLI750)HMXSVIMXLIVHMVIGXP]SVMRHMVIGXP]EWTEVXSJ40750
WXSVIHGSHIMWMQQIHMEXIP]GSQQMXXIHXSXLIHEXEFEWI
Default Date Format

)RXIVXLIHIJEYPXHEXIJSVQEXJSVI\EQTPI11((=====SYGERGPMGOXLI
EVVS[MRXLIHVSTHS[RPMWXFS\XSWIIEPMWXSJEZEMPEFPIJSVQEXW
7502EZMKEXSVYWIWXLI(IJEYPX(EXI*SVQEXSRP][LIRXLIYWIVVIUYIWXW
HEXIXSWXVMRKGSRZIVWMSRI\TPMGMXP]JSVI\EQTPIMR
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE) FROM DUAL
3XLIV[MWIXLMWZIVWMSRSJ7502EZMKEXSVYWIWFMREV]JSVQEXJSVHEXIXMQI
LERHPMRKERHVITVIWIRXWHEXIXMQISRWGVIIRYWMRKXLIGPMIRXQEGLMRI
W
6IKMSREP7IXXMRKWEWWIXMRXLI;MRHS[W'SRXVSP4ERIP
Auto run script at logon

)RXIVXLIREQISJXLIER]WGVMTX]SY[MWLXSVYREYXSQEXMGEPP][LIR]SY
GSRRIGXXSEHEXEFEWIYWMRK7502EZMKEXSV
Enable using DBA dictionary views

SFNIGXTVMZMPIKIW=SYGERWIPIGX)REFPIYWMRK(&%HMGXMSREV]ZMI[WMJ]SY
[ERXXSWIIEPPSFNIGXWEZEMPEFPIYRHIV]SYV(&%YWIVTVMZMPIKIW(&%
HMGXMSREV]ZMI[WEVIVIUYMVIHJSVIHMXMRK4VSJMPIW6SPIWERH9WIVWSVJSV
ZMI[MRKXLIJSPPS[MRKRSHIWSJXLI(&2EZMKEXSVXVII
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6SPIW
7SQIRSHIWYRHIV9WIVW
6IHS0SK+VSYTW
6SPPFEGO7IKQIRXW
Required privileges
*SVEGGIWWXS(&%HMGXMSREV]ZMI[WEYWIVQYWXLEZISRISJXLIJSPPS[MRK
VSPIWSVTVMZMPIKIW
(&%6SPI
7)0)'8C'%8%03+C630)6SPI
7)0)'8%2=8%&0)4VMZMPIKI
(&%VSPIERH7)0)'8C'%8%03+C630)VSPIQYWXFIHIJMRIHEWXLIHIJEYPX
VSPIWMR3VEGPI
-REHHMXMSRXSXLI7)0)'8%2=8%&0)TVMZMPIKI3VEGPIMQE]EPWSVIUYMVI
XLIYWIVXSLEZIXLI7)0)'8%2=(-'8-32%6=TVMZMPIKIMJXLI
3C(-'8-32%6=C%'')77-&-0-8=MRMXMEPMÊXMSRTEVEQIXIVMWWIXXS*%07)
How SQL Navigator handles DBA views

;LIR(&%HMGXMSREV]ZMI[WEVIWIPIGXIH7502EZMKEXSVMRXIVVSKEXIWXLIHEXE
HMGXMSREV]HMJJIVIRXP]
6IKEVHPIWWSJ(&%:MI[WIXXMRK7502EZMKEXSVYWIW97)6CZMI[WJSV
XLIPSKKIHSRYWIVkWSFNIGXW
;MXLSYX(&%:MI[W7502EZMKEXSVYWIW%00CZMI[WJSVSXLIVYWIVkW
SFNIGXW
;MXL(&%:MI[W7502EZMKEXSVYWIW7=7(&%CZMI[WJSVSXLIVYWIVkW
SFNIGXW
Using DBA dictionary views may affect
performance for some Oracle instances,
depending on the number of users and objects, as
well as other environmental factors.
DBMS Output buffer (bytes)

8LIRYQFIVSJF]XIWXLEXXLIHEXEFEWIEPPSGEXIWXSXLI(&17SYXTYX
*SVMRJSVQEXMSRWII8SHMWTPE]XLI3YXTYX[MRHS[
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8LIRYQFIVSJHEXEFEWISFNIGXWXLEXGERFITPEGIHMRXLIGEGLIFIJSVIXLI
GEGLIVIJVIWLIWMXWIPJERHEGGIWWIWXLIHEXEFEWI
Read Buffer Size

8LIRYQFIVSJVIGSVHWXLEX7502EZMKEXSVVIEHWTIVHEXEFEWIVIUYIWX
Trace Enable
8SPSKEPPXVERWEGXMSRW[MXLXLIHEXEFEWIXSEJMPI9WIJYPJSVHIFYKKMRK
TYVTSWIW
Trace Level
8LIX]TISJQIWWEKIWXLEXXLIXVEGIJMPI[MPPVIGSVH
Immediate load in Open Object dialog

7IPIGXXLMWTVIJIVIRGIMJ]SY[ERX7502EZMKEXSVXSEYXSQEXMGEPP]FYMPHE
TMGOPMWXSJEPPEZEMPEFPIHEXEFEWISFNIGXW[LIR]SYGLSWI3TIR(&3FNIGXJVSQ
XLI3FNIGXQIRY'PIEVXLMWTVIJIVIRGIMJ]SY[ERXXSWEZIXMQIERHVIWSYVGIW
F]WTIGMJ]MRKWIPIGXMSRTEVEQIXIVWFIJSVIPSEHMRKXLITMGOPMWX
Default Tables preferences

Exception Table Owner
2EQISJXLIWGLIQE[LIVIXLII\GITXMSRXEFPIMWXSFIWXSVIH
Exception Table
2EQISJXLII\GITXMSRXEFPI
Chained Rows Table Owner

2EQISJXLIWGLIQE[LIVIXLIGLEMRIHVS[WEVIXSFIWXSVIH
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Chained Rows Table

2EQISJXLIGLEMRIHVS[WXEFPI
Drag and drop coding preferences

Drag and Drop arguments with procedure
-JWIPIGXIH[LIR]SYTEWXISVHVEKTVSGIHYVIWERHJYRGXMSRWMRXSERIHMXSV
XLIEVKYQIRXW[MPPFIMRGPYHIH
Explain Plan preferences

Explain Plan Table Owner
9WIVREQISJXLIS[RIVSJXLIHIJEYPXTPERXEFPI
Explain Plan Table

2EQISJXLIHIJEYPXTPERXEFPI
Save SQL with Explain Plan

;LIRWIPIGXIHWEZIWXLI750WGVMTX[LIR]SYWEZIXLI)\TPEMR4PER
Code Assistant preferences

8LI'SHI%WWMWXERXKMZIW]SYMRWXERXEGGIWWXSE7]RXE\ERH;IF'EXEPSKE
'SHIERH750'EXEPSKERH40:MWMSRGEXEPSKW-XEPPS[WYWIVWXSHVEKERH
HVST40750W]RXE\750JYRGXMSRWGSPYQRREQIWERHHEXEFEWISFNIGX
REQIWMRXSGSHIMRGPYHMRKEGGIWWXSXLI40:MWMSRGEXEPSKW
Auto Start with Editors and Explain Plan

3TIRW'SHI%WWMWXERXEYXSQEXMGEPP][LIRERIHMXSVSVXLI)\TPEMR4PERMW
STIRIH
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Displayed Pages Syntax Catalog

7LS[XLI7]RXE\'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
Displayed Pages Web Catalog

7LS[XLI;IF'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
Displayed Pages Code Catalog

7LS[XLI'SHI'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
Displayed Pages SQL Catalog

7LS[XLI750'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
Displayed Pages Standards Catalog

7LS[XLI7XERHEVHW'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
PL / Vision Catalog PL / Vision Lite

7LS[XLI40:MWMSR0MXI'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
PL / Vision Catalog PL / Vision Professional

7LS[XLI40:MWMSR4VSJIWWMSREP'EXEPSKMRXLI'SHI%WWMWXERX
Standards Catalog Directory

8LIHMVIGXSV]TEXLJSVXLI7XERHEVHW'EXEPSK
Shared Catalog Directory

8LIHMVIGXSV]TEXLJSVXLI7LEVIH'EXEPSK
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Printing preferences
8LITVMRXMRKTVIJIVIRGIWGSRXVSPXLIETTIEVERGISJTVMRXIVSYXTYXJVSQZEVMSYW
7502EZMKEXSV[MRHS[WHMEPSKWERHVITSVXW
Measurement units
7IPIGXXLIQIEWYVIQIRXYRMX]SY[ERXXSYWIJSVWTIGMJ]MRKQEVKMR[MHXLERH
SXLIVTVMRXWIXXMRKW
Header and Footer

)REFPISVHMWEFPILIEHIVWERHJSSXIVWSRTVMRXIHSYXTYX7TIGMJMGLIEHIVERH
JSSXIVTVSTIVXMIWEVIWTIGMJMIHMREWITEVEXIRSHISJXLI4VIJIVIRGIWXVIIWII
FIPS[
Font
7IPIGXXLIJSRXXSFIYWIHJSVTVMRXMRK7502EZMKEXSVSYXTYX
Margins
7TIGMJ]XLI[MHXLSVLIMKLXSJXLITEKIQEVKMRWYWMRKXLI1IEWYVIQIRX9RMXW
WTIGMJMIHEFSZI
Header
7TIGMJ]XLITVSTIVXMIWJSVXLITEKILIEHIV&IWYVIXSIREFPIXLI,IEHIVERH
*SSXIVGLIGOFS\YRHIV4VMRXMRKMRXLI4VIJIVIRGIWXVIIMJ]SY[ERXLIEHIVWERH
JSSXIVWXSFITVMRXIH
Footer
7TIGMJ]XLITVSTIVXMIWJSVXLITEKIJSSXIV&IWYVIXSIREFPIXLI,IEHIVERH
*SSXIVGLIGOFS\YRHIV4VMRXMRKMRXLI4VIJIVIRGIWXVIIMJ]SY[ERXLIEHIVWERH
JSSXIVWXSFITVMRXIH
Editors
8LITVIJIVIRGIWYRHIVXLI)HMXSVWRSHIETTP]XSSYXTYXTVMRXIHJVSQER
IHMXMRK[MRHS[JSVI\EQTPIXLI8VMKKIV)HMXSVXLI750)HMXSVSVXLI7XSVIH
4VSGIHYVI)HMXSV
DB Navigator
8LITVIJIVIRGIWYRHIVXLI(&2EZMKEXSVRSHIETTP]XSSYXTYXTVMRXIHJVSQ
XLI(&2EZMKEXSV[MRHS[
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Orientation
If you choose a printer orientation setting other
than Default, your setting will override any setting
made in the Print Setup dialog when you print.
Object editor preferences

8LIWITVIJIVIRGIWETTP]XSXLIFILEZMSVSJXLI:MWYEP3FNIGX)HMXSVW
Auto Recompile Dependants

;LIRWIPIGXIHEYXSQEXMGEPP]VIGSQTMPIWHITIRHIRXSFNIGXW[LIRERSFNIGXMW
EPXIVIH8LIHIJEYPXMWSJJXSJSVGIEQERYEPVIGSQTMPISJHITIRHIRXSFNIGXW
FEWIHSR]SYVTVIJIVIRGI
Auto Recompile Invalid Only

;LIRWIPIGXIHEYXSQEXMGEPP]VIGSQTMPIWSRP]XLIHITIRHIRXSFNIGXWXLEXLEZI
EWXEXYWSJMRZEPMH(MWEFPIXLMWSTXMSRMJ]SY[ERXXSJSVGIEPPHITIRHIRX
SFNIGXWXSVIGSQTMPIEYXSQEXMGEPP][LIRYWMRKXLIHIFYKKIVJIEXYVI
Pinned at start
;LIRXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[MWTMRRIH]SYGERSTIRX[SSVQSVIMRWXERGIWSJ
XLIWEQIX]TISJSFNIGXIHMXSVEXXLIWEQIXMQI
=SYGERTMRSVYRTMRERSTIR[MRHS[EXER]XMQI8LMWTVIJIVIRGIWIXWXLI
HIJEYPXFILEZMSVJSVSFNIGXIHMXSV[MRHS[W
Debugger preferences
Tooltip Evaluation
;LIRMRHIFYKKMRKQSHISJETVSGIHYVIXLIYWIVQE]TPEGIXLIGYVWSVSZIV
ER]ZEVMEFPIERHXLIZEPYISJXLEXZEVMEFPI[MPPETTIEVEWEXSSPXMT
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Time Out
8LITIVMSHSJXMQIXLEXXLIHIFYKKIV[MPP[EMXJSVEVIWTSRWIJVSQXLIWIVZIV
[LIRTIVJSVQMRKEHIFYKKMRKEGXMSR
Auto Step Interval (x 100mS)

8LIYWIVGERWTIGMJ]LS[JEWXXLI][MWLXLIEYXSWXITXSKSXLVSYKLIEGLPMRI
SJXLITVSGIHYVI
4-(C()&9+C%98378)4!
7EZIH0SEHIH=IW
-QTPIQIRXIH=IW
Extract DDL preferences

Keywords case
'LSSWIXLIGEWIYWIHJSVOI][SVHWMRXLI((0
Names case
'LSSWIXLIGEWIYWIHJSVREQIWMRXLI((0
Show options before each Extract DDL

7LS[WXLITVIJIVIRGIWFIJSVIXLI((0MWI\XVEGXIHJVSQXLISFNIGX
Generate Comments
7LS[WTVIKIRIVEXIHGSQQIRXWMRXLI((0'ERFILIPTJYPXSMHIRXMJ]
HMJJIVIRXTEVXWSJXLIWGVMTX
Prefix with Schema Name

%R]3FNIGX2EQIXLEXMWHMWTPE]IH[MXLMRXLI((0MWTVIJM\IH[MXLXLI
7GLIQE2EQI
Include DROP
-RGPYHIWXLIHVSTWXEXIQIRXEXXLIFIKMRRMRKSJXLI((0XSHVSTXLISFNIGX
JMVWX
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Use "CREATE OR REPLACE"

%HHW'VIEXISV6ITPEGIXSXLIWXEVXSJXLISFNIGXVEXLIVXLERNYWXLEZMRK
'VIEXI
Exclude default values

)\GPYHIWHIJEYPXZEPYIWJVSQXLI((0WXEXIQIRX
Include "Tablespace name"

-RGPYHIWXLI8EFPIWTEGIREQIMRXLI((0
Include "Storage clause"

-RGPYHIWXLI7XSVEKIGPEYWIMRXLI((0
Include "Grants"
-RGPYHIWXLI+VERXWMRXLI((0
Body and Spec for Packages/Objects

-RGPYHIW((0JSVFSXLXLIFSH]ERHXLIWTIGMJMGEXMSR[LIRI\XVEGXMRKJVSQ
TEGOEKIWSVSFNIGXW8LITEGOEKIWTIGMJMGEXMSRHIGPEVIWTVSGIHYVIWJYRGXMSRW
GYVWSVWERHZEVMEFPIW8LITEGOEKIFSH]GSRXEMRWXLIMQTPIQIRXEXMSRSJXLI
TYFPMGTVSGIHYVIWERHJYRGXMSRWXSKIXLIV[MXLMRXIVREPERHTVMZEXITVSKVEQW
ERHZEVMEFPIW
Show Trigger Snapshot

8LI3VEGPI(EXE(MGXMSREV]WXSVIWXLI((0YWIHXSGVIEXIEXVMKKIVMRXLI
EPPCXVMKKIVWCZMI[EPSRK[MXLEPPXLISXLIVXVMKKIVTEVEQIXIVW2SVQEPP]750
2EZMKEXSVGSRWXVYGXW((0JVSQERSFNIGX
WTEVEQIXIVW,S[IZIV[LIRXLMW
TVIJIVIRGIMWWIPIGXIH7502EZMKEXSVI\XVEGXWXLI((0EWWXSVIHMRXLI
EPPCXVMKKIVWCZMI[
8LIEHZERXEKISJYWMRKXLMWSTXMSRMWXLEXER]YWIVGSQQIRXWWXSVIHMRXLI
((0EVIVIXEMRIH[LIRI\XVEGXMRK((0
-JXLMWSTXMSRMWRSXWIPIGXIH7502EZMKEXSV[MPPGSRWXVYGXXLI((0JVSQXLI
SFNIGX
WTEVEQIXIVWERHER]YWIVGSQQIRXW[MPPRSXFIVIXEMRIH
Extract DDL to the same Editor

;LIRWIPIGXIHEPP((0MWI\XVEGXIHXSXLIWEQIIHMXSVJSVXLIGYVVIRXWIWWMSR
8LMWMWEWTIV7502EZMKEXSV
;LIRRSXWIPIGXIH((0MWI\XVEGXIHXSWITEVEXIIHMXSVW
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Extract DDL Table/View Specific preferences

Include "Constraints"
-RGPYHIWER]GSRWXVEMRXWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((0
Disable "Constraints"
+IRIVEXI((0[MXLGSRWXVEMRXWMREHMWEFPIHWXEXI
Include "Triggers"
-RGPYHIWER]XVMKKIVWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((0
Include "Indexes"
-RGPYHIWER]MRHI\IWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((0
Include "Comments"
-RGPYHIWER]GSQQIRXWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((0
Include "Primary Key" in Table Definition

-RGPYHIWXLI4VMQEV]/I]JSVXLIXEFPIMRXLI((0
Include "Synonyms"
-RGPYHIWER]7]RSR]QWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((0
Exclude default values

)\GPYHIWEPPHIJEYPXZEPYIWJSVXLISFNIGXJVSQXLI((0
Extract DDL/Partitioning preferences

Include "Storage Clause" for Partitions
-RGPYHIWER]4EVXMXMSRWIXXMRKWJVSQXLI7XSVEKI'PEYWIJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI
((0
Include "storage Clause" for Index Partitions

-RGPYHIWER]-RHI\4EVXMXMSRWIXXMRKWJVSQXLI7XSVEKI'PEYWIJSVXLISFNIGXMR
XLI((0
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Include "Tablespace name" for Partitions

-RGPYHIWXLI8EFPIWTEGIREQIWER]4EVXMXMSRJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((0
Exclude Partition List for Local Index

)\GPYHIW0SGEP-RHI\4EVXMXMSRWJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI((08LMWSTXMSRMW
MKRSVIHMJ-RGPYHIWXSVEKI'PEYWIJSV-RHI\4EVXMXMSRWEFSZIMWWIPIGXIH
Include "Tablespace Name" for Index Partitions

-RGPYHIWXLI8EFPIWTEGIREQIWMRER]-RHI\IH4EVXMXMSRJSVXLISFNIGXMRXLI
((0
Workspace preferences
Auto Hide Window
,MHIXLI;SVOWTEGIEYXSQEXMGEPP]
Workspace: Auto Add Items to Workspace preferences

On Connect
3RGIEGSRRIGXMSRLEWFIIRQEHIWYGGIWWJYPP]EHHXLIGSRRIGXMSRXSXLI
[SVOWTEGI
On Create/Open object
3RGIERSFNIGXLEWFIIRGVIEXIHSVSTIRIHMXMWEHHIHXSXLI[SVOWTEGI
;MRHS[
On Create/Open file
3RGIEJMPILEWFIIRGVIEXIHSVSTIRIHMXMWEHHIHXSXLI;SVOWTEGI[MRHS[
On Browse/Edit Data
-JXLIYWIVFVS[WIWHEXEMREXEFPIXLIRXLIXEFPIMWEHHIHXSXLI;SVOWTEGI
;MRHS[
On Describe object
-JXLIYWIVGLSSWIWXSHIWGVMFIERSFNIGXXLIRMXMWEHHIHXSXLI[SVOWTEGI
EYXSQEXMGEPP]
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On Execute object
-JXLIYWIVI\IGYXIWETVSGIHYVISVJYRGXMSRXLIRMXMWEHHIHEHHIHXSXLI
[SVOWTEGIEYXSQEXMGEPP]
Code Editor preferences

'SHI)HMXSVTVIJIVIRGIWEVIKVSYTIHEWJSPPS[W
750)HMXSV4VIJIVIRGIW
7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV4VIJIVIRGIW
+IRIVEP'SHI)HMXSV4VIJIVIRGIW
SQL Editor Preferences

Confirm DB updates in Grid
;LIRXLIYWIVGLERKIWEZEPYIMRXLI6IWYPXWKVMHERHXLIRWIPIGXWERSXLIVVS[
SVGSPYQR7502EZMKEXSVHMWTPE]WEHMEPSKEWOMRKJSVGSRJMVQEXMSRSJXLI
TVIZMSYWYTHEXI
Previous SQL Limit

'SRXVSPWXLIRYQFIVSJ750WXEXIQIRXWHMWTPE]IHMRXLI7507XEXIQIRX6IGEPP
HMEPSKMRXLI750)HMXSV
Spool Output
;LIRWIPIGXIHVIXYVRIHVIWYPXWEVIWIRXXSXLIWTSSPTERISJXLI750)HMXSVSR
UYIV]I\IGYXMSR
Default Rows Displayed

7TIGMJMIWLS[QER]VS[WSJVIXYVRIHVIWYPXWEVIWIRXXSXLIWTSSPTERISJXLI
750)HMXSVSRUYIV]I\IGYXMSR
Fetch All
3R
3RUYIV]I\IGYXMSRVIXVMIZIEPPVIWYPXWERHHMWTPE]MR[MRHS[
3JJ
3RUYIV]I\IGYXMSRVIXVMIZIXLIRYQFIVSJVIWYPXVS[WWTIGMJMIHMR
XLI(IJEYPX6S[W(MWTPE]IHWIXXMRKEFSZI
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Split Window to Display Results

3R
5YIV]VIWYPXWEVIHMWTPE]IHMREWITEVEXIVIWMÊFPITERIFIPS[XLI
750IHMXMRKEVIE8LIUYIV]ERHXLIVIWYPXWGERFIZMI[IHEXXLIWEQIXMQI
3JJ
5YIV]VIWYPXWEVIHMWTPE]IHSRXEFFIHTEKIWMRXLIWEQITERIEWXLI
750IHMXMRKEVIE8LIUYIV]ERHXLIVIWYPXWGERRSXFIZMI[IHEXXLIWEQIXMQI
FYXXLMWEVVERKIQIRXJVIIWYTQSVIWGVIIREVIESYXWMHIXLIIHMXMRK[MRHS[
Show SQL for Quick Browse/Edit Data

Multiple Result Sets
;LIRI\IGYXMRKQYPXMTPI7)0)'8WXEXIQIRXWSTIRWQYPXMTPIVIWYPXWKVMHWMR
XEFFIHTEKIW'PIEVXLMWSTXMSRXSHMWEFPIVIWYPXWKVMHWERHSYXTYXEPPUYIV]
VIWYPXWXSXLIWTSSPTERISJXLI750)HMXSV8LI7TSSP3YXTYXSTXMSR
HIWGVMFIHEFSZIQYWXFIWIPIGXIHXSZMI[UYIV]VIWYPXW
Default Directory
8LIHIJEYPXHMVIGXSV]XLEX750)HMXSVTSMRXWXSJSVXLI3TIRERH7EZIHMEPSKW
Allow session switching

;LIRWIPIGXIHEPPS[W]SYXSW[MXGLWIWWMSRWJSVERSTIRIHMXSV8LMWQIERW
]SYGERIEWMP]VYRXLIWEQI750WXEXIQIRXWEKEMRWXQYPXMTPIHEXEFEWIW-J
XLMWSTXMSRMWRSXWIPIGXIH]SY[MPPRIIHXSSTIRQYPXMTPIIHMXMRK[MRHS[WXS
EGGSQTPMWLXLMWXEWO
Stored Program Editor Preferences

Open Package Body with Spec
%YXSQEXMGEPP]STIRWXLI4EGOEKIWTIGMJMGEXMSRERH4EGOEKIFSH]EXXLIWEQI
XMQI
Automatic Full Parse

1ER]JIEXYVIWSJXLI7502EZMKEXSV7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSVMRGPYHMRKXLI
'SHI)\TPSVIV[MRHS[GSHIGSQTPIXMSRXSSPXMTHMWTPE]SJTVSKVEQ
EVKYQIRXWFVEGOIXQEXGLMRKKYXXIVFPSGOQEVOIVWERHSXLIVWVIP]SR
EYXSQEXMGTEVWMRKSJXLI40750GSHIERHMRXIVREPP]KIRIVEXMRKEW]QFSP
XEFPI8LMWTEVWMRKEPWSVIJIVVIHXSEWW]RGLVSRMÊXMSRSJEHZERGIHIHMXMRK
JIEXYVIWSGGYVW[LIRXLIIHMXSVJMVWXPSEHWXLISFNIGXWERHMXEPWSSGGYVWMR
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XLIFEGOKVSYRHMRSVHIVXSQEMRXEMRXLIW]QFSPXEFPIEWXLIYWIVIHMXWXLI
GSHI
8LITVIJIVIRGIWYRHIV%YXSQEXMG*YPP4EVWIGSRXVSP[LIXLIVEYXSQEXMGJYPP
TEVWMRKSGGYVWERHLS[SJXIRXLI]EPWSGSRXVSPXLIWEQITEVEQIXIVWJSV
MRGVIQIRXEPMRGVIQIRXEPVITEVWIMIHIPE]FIJSVIVITEVWMRKGYVVIRXPMRISVE
JYPPVITEVWISGGYVW7II:MI[4VIJIVIRGIW'SHI)HMXSVW7XSVIH4VSKVEQ)HMXSV
4IVMSHMGVITEVWMRKXLIGSHIJSVPEVKITEGOEKIWXLMWGERLEZIERSXMGIEFPI
MQTEGX[LMPIIHMXMRK*SVTIVJSVQERGIVIEWSRW]SYQE]TVIJIVXSHMWEFPI
EYXSQEXMGFEGOKVSYRHTEVWMRK
Automatic Full Parse Delay (msec)

(IPE]FIJSVIJYPPVITEVWI
Incremental Parse
%YXSQEXMGEPP]VITEVWIGYVVIRXPMRISRP]
Incremental Parse Delay (msec)

(IPE]FIJSVIVITEVWMRKGYVVIRXPMRI
General Code Editor Preferences

8LI+IRIVEPTVIJIVIRGIWETTP]XSEPPGSHIIHMXSVW
Find Text at Cursor

%YXSQEXMGEPP]TPEGIXLI[SVHEXXLIGYVVIRXGYVWSVTSWMXMSRMRXSXLI*MRHFS\
Font
8LIJSRXYWIHMRXLI'SHI)HMXSV[MRHS[
Code Convention lowercase

4EWXISFNIGXWMRPS[IVGEWIMRXSXLIIHMXSV%PWSEJJIGXWGSPYQRREQIWMRXLI
HVSTHS[RPMWXEWTEVXSJGSHIGSQTPIXMSRMRER]SJXLIXI\XIHMXSVWEWYTTIV
SVPS[IVGEWI[LIR]SYX]TIMREXEFPIREQI[MXLXLIkkSTIVEXSV
8LITVIJIVIRGI[EWTVIZMSYWP]ORS[REW(VEKERH(VST3FNIGXWXS
0S[IVGEWI
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Auto Indent
4SWMXMSRXLIGYVWSVYRHIVXLIJMVWXRSRFPEROGLEVEGXIVSJXLITVIGIHMRK
RSRFPEROPMRI[LIRYWIVTVIWWIW)RXIV
Indent Size
-RHIRX7MÎYWIH[LIR-RHIRXMRKWIPIGXIHXI\XYWMRK'860-
Use TAB Characters

-JWIPIGXIHMRWIVXXEFGLEVEGXIVW-JRSXWIPIGXIHMRWIVXWTEGIGLEVEGXIVW-J
7QEVX8EFMWIREFPIHXLMWSTXMSRMWSJJ
Use TAB Characters Tab Size

8LILSVM^SRXEP[MHXLSJXLI8EFWTEGIMRRYQFIVSJGLEVEGXIVW
Smart Tab
8EFXSXLIJMVWXGLEVEGXIVMRXLITVIGIHMRKPMRI-J9WI8EF'LEVEGXIVMW
IREFPIHXLMWSTXMSRMWSJJ
Smart Fill
&IKMRWIZIV]EYXSMRHIRXIHPMRI[MXLXLIQMRMQYQRYQFIVSJGLEVEGXIVW
TSWWMFPIYWMRKXEFWERHWTEGIWEWRIGIWWEV]
Keywords to Uppercase
'SRZIVXEPPXLI/I][SVHWXSYTTIVGEWIEWXLI]EVIX]TIHMRXSXLIIHMXSV
Syntax Highlighting
)REFPIXLILMKLPMKLXMRKSJW]RXE\[MXLMRXLIIHMXSV
Syntax Highlighting Highlighting Style

(IJEYPX7X]PIW[MXLGSPSVWGLIQIWJSVW]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRK
Syntax Highlighting Colors

7IXEGYWXSQWX]PIJSVW]RXE\LMKLPMKLXMRK%PWSWIXXLILMKLPMKLXMRKWX]PIXS
GYWXSQ
Column Track
7IXXLIGYVWSVXSQSZIWXVEMKLXYTSVHS[RSVXSJSPPS[XLI)30SJIEGLVS[
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Allow Cursor after EOL

)MXLIV
%PPS[XLIYWIVXSQSZIXLIGYVWSVFI]SRHXLIIRHSJXLIGYVVIRXPMRIF]
EYXSQEXMGEPP][VETTMRKXSERI[PMRI
SV
7XSTXLIGYVWSVEXXLIIRHSJEPMRIERHFIIT
Show Gutter
QEVOIVWMRXLIDKYXXIV
PIJXQEVKMR
Show Right Margin

Code Completion
7QEVXGSHIGSQTPIXMSREYXSQEXMGEPP]HMWTPE]WEDTMGO
PMWXSJQEXGLMRKW]QFSPW
ZEVMEFPIWTEVEQIXIVWTVSGIHYVIWX]TIWMRXLIGYVVIRXWGSTI[LIR]SYWXEVX
X]TMRKMRERMHIRXMJMIV
Templates
LOB Viewer preferences

=SYGERWTIGMJ]LS[7502EZMKEXSVHMWTPE]W03&WPEVKISFNIGXHEXEX]TIW
Hex Dump Mask

-RHMGEXIW[LIXLIVXSWLS[MJRSXWIPIGXIHSVLMHIMJWIPIGXIHLMKL%7'--
GLEVEGXIVWXLSWIGLEVEGXIVWFIX[IIRERH
LOB Save Path

8LIHIJEYPXHMVIGXSV]JSVXLI*MPI7EZIHMEPSKYWIH[LIR]SYGPMGOIMXLIVXLI
7EZISV7EZIERH:MI[MGSRWSRXLIXSSPFEV
Text Font
8LIJSRXYWIHMRXLI03&:MI[IV[LIRHMWTPE]MRKXLI03&EWXI\X
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Fixed Font
8LIJSRXXSYWIMRXLIZMI[IV[LIRHMWTPE]MRKXLI03&EWELI\HYQT3RP]
JM\IH[MHXLJSRXWEVIEZEMPEFPIMRXLIJSRXWIPIGXMSRHMEPSK
Difference viewer preferences

8LI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IVPIXW]SYGSQTEVIHEXEFEWISFNIGXWMREWTPMX[MRHS[
(MJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRXLISFNIGXWEVILMKLPMKLXIHERHXLIXSSPFEVWERHQIRYW
KMZI]SYEGGIWWXSGSRXVSPWJSVGYWXSQM^MRKXLIZMI[ERHGVIEXMRKVITSVXW*SV
QSVIMRJSVQEXMSRWII:MI[MRKHMJJIVIRGIW
8LI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IVTVIJIVIRGIWPIX]SYWTIGMJ]XLI[E]7502EZMKEXSV
HMWTPE]WXLIWMQMPEVMXMIWERHHMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRX[SJMPIWSVX[SZIVWMSRWSJE
JMPI
8SVIXYVRXSXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKWGPMGO6IWXSVI(IJEYPXW
Rules
Synchronization Settings
8LI7]RGLVSRMÊXMSR7IXXMRKWGSRXVSPXLI[SVOMRKWSJXLIGSQTEVMWSRIRKMRI
XLEXVITSVXWHMJJIVIRGIWERHWMQMPEVMXMIWFIX[IIRXLIX[SJMPIW=SYGERWIXXLI
W]RGLVSRMÊXMSRTEVEQIXIVWPS[XSEPPS[QSVIIJJMGMIRXWIEVGLIWJSVWQEPP
HMJJIVIRGIWSVLMKLIVJSVLERHPMRKPEVKIVJMPIWSVJMPIW[MXLPEVKIHMJJIVIRGIW
9RPIWW]SYEVII\TIVMIRGIHMRQERMTYPEXMRKGSQTEVMWSRW]RGLVSRMÊXMSR
EPKSVMXLQW]SY[MPPTVSFEFP]JMRHXLEXXLIHIJEYPXWIXXMRKW[SVO[IPPIRSYKL
JSVQSWXWMXYEXMSRW
-RMXMEP1EXGL6IUYMVIQIRXVITVIWIRXWXLIQMRMQYQRYQFIVSJPMRIWXLEXRIIH
XSQEXGLMRSVHIVJSVXI\XW]RGLVSRMÊXMSRXSSGGYV
7OI[8SPIVERGIMWXLIRYQFIVSJPMRIWXLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IV[MPPWIEVGL
JSV[EVHSVFEGO[EVH[LIRWIEVGLMRKJSVQEXGLIW7QEPPIVRYQFIVWMQTVSZI
TIVJSVQERGI
7YTTVIWW6IGYVWMSRVIJIVWXSXLIQIXLSHYWIHXSWGERJSVQEXGLIW6IGYVWMSR
MQTVSZIWXLIEFMPMX]XSQEXGLYTPEVKIVEW[IPPEWWQEPPIVWIGXMSRWSJXI\XFYX
MXGERXEOIPSRKIV
Define Minor Differences

=SYGERLEZIXLIGSQTEVMWSRIRKMRIIMXLIVLMKLPMKLXSVMKRSVIQMRSV
HMJJIVIRGIWWYGLEWGSQQIRXWSVWTEGMRKGLEVEGXIVWERHXEFW8LMWKMZIW]SY
LEZIXLISTXMSRSJJSGYWMRKSRP]SRWMKRMJMGERXHMJJIVIRGIWSVEPXIVREXMZIP]
VIZMI[MRKIZIRQMRSVHMJJIVIRGIWFIX[IIRZIVWMSRW4PEGIEGLIGOQEVORI\XXS
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XLIMXIQWXLEX]SY[ERXXSGPEWWMJ]EWQMRSVHMJJIVIRGIW8LIRYRHIVXLI
+IRIVEPGEXIKSV]]SYGERWIPIGXSVGPIEVXLI-KRSVI1MRSV(MJJIVIRGIW
GLIGOFS\
General
9WIXLI-KRSVI1MRSV(MJJIVIRGIWGLIGOFS\XSEGXMZEXISVHIEGXMZEXIXLI
LMKLPMKLXMRKSJQMRSVHMJJIVIRGIWMRXLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IV[MRHS[%W
I\TPEMRIHEFSZI]SYWTIGMJ][LEXGSRWXMXYXIWQMRSVHMJJIVIRGIWMRXLI6YPIW
STXMSRWYRHIV(IJMRI1MRSV(MJJIVIRGIW
=SYGEREPWSWIXXLI[MHXLSJ8EF7XSTWHMWTPE]IHMRXLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IV
Options
=SYGERWIXXLIGSPSVWERHSXLIVZMWYEPGLEVEGXIVMWXMGWYWIHXSXLIJSPPS[MRK
IPIQIRXWMRXLI(MJJIVIRGI:MI[IV
1EXGLMRKXI\X
7MQMPEVXI\X
(MJJIVIRXXI\X
,SVM^SRXEPPMRIWFIX[IIRQMWQEXGLIW
*MRHXI\X
1MWWMRKXI\X
8LI7LS[;LMXIWTEGIWSTXMSRHMWTPE]WXMPHIGLEVEGXIVWbMRTPEGISJFPEROWXS
WLS[XLITVIWIRGISJWTEGIGLEVEGXIVW
8LI7LS[0MRI2YQFIVWSTXMSRHMWTPE]WPMRIRYQFIVWJSVXLIGSQTEVIH
SFNIGXW
8LI7LS[8LYQFREMPSTXMSRHMWTPE]WEXLYQFREMPZMI[SJXLIJMPIERHE
PSGEXSVPIXXMRK]SYUYMGOP]GLERKIPSGEXMSRW[MXLMRXLIZMI[MRK[MRHS[
8LI7LS[0MRI(IXEMPSTXMSRHMWTPE]WXLIIRXMVIPMRIGYVVIRXP]WIPIGXIHMRE
WTIGMEPEVIEFIPS[XLIGSQTEVMWSR[MRHS[VIQSZMRKXLIRIIHJSVWGVSPPMRKXS
VIEHXLIIRXMVIPMRI
Team Coding preferences

8LIVIEVIX[SKIRIVEPGEXIKSVMIWSJ8IEQ'SHMRKTVIJIVIRGIWXLSWIXLEXETTP]
XSXLIGYVVIRXYWIVSRP]ERHXLSWIXLEXETTP]XSEPPYWIVWSJXLIGYVVIRX
HEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSR8LSWIXLEXETTP]XSEPPYWIVWEVIPEFIPPIH'SRRIGXMSR
7IXXMRKWMRXLI4VIJIVIRGIWHMEPSKERHSRP]XLI7502EZMKEXSV%(1-2VSPI
GERGLERKIXLIWI
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User settings
8LIJSPPS[MRKWIXXMRKWGERFIGLERKIHF]ER]YWIVERHETTP]XSXLIGYVVIRX
YWIVSRP]
Automatic Check In
Automatic Check Out
8LIWITVIJIVIRGIWGSRXVSP[LEXLETTIRW[LIR]SYSTIRERSFNIGXSVWGVMTX
XLEXMWYRHIV8IEQ'SHMRKGSRXVSP
-JXLI%YXSQEXMG'LIGO-RERH%YXSQEXMG'LIGO3YXJIEXYVIWEVIIREFPIH
XLIR]SYEVIEYXSQEXMGEPP]TVSQTXIHXSGLIGOSYXXLIMXIQ[LIR]SYSTIRMX
ERHXSGLIGOMXMR[LIR]SYGPSWIMX
-JXLI%YXSQEXMG'LIGO-RERH%YXSQEXMG'LIGO3YXJIEXYVIWEVIRSXIREFPIH
]SYGERQERYEPP]MRMXMEXIXLIGLIGOMRSVGLIGOSYXZMEGSQQERHWSRXLI
8IEQ'SHMRKQIRYSJXLIIHMXSV
Confirm Check-In
8LMWSTXMSRMWYWIJYPSRP]JSVYWIVWSJ6EXMSREP'PIEVGEWI;LIRERYRQSHMJMIH
JMPIMWGLIGOIHMR6EXMSREP'PIEVGEWIQE]JEMPXLIGLIGOMR[MXLSYXRSXMJ]MRK
7502EZMKEXSV8LI'SRJMVQ'LIGO-RSTXMSRJSVGIW7502EZMKEXSVXS
TIVJSVQERI\XVEWXITXSZIVMJ]XLEXIEGLGLIGOMRMWWYGGIWWJYP-JRSXMX
EYXSQEXMGEPP]TIVJSVQWER9RHSSJXLIGLIGOMRXSIRWYVIXLEX7502EZMKEXSV
ERH'PIEVGEWIVIQEMRMRW]RGLVSRMÊXMSR8LIVIQE]FIETIVJSVQERGIMWWYI
[LIRXLMWSTXMSRMWMRYWI
8LMWGSRJMVQEXMSRMWRSXRIGIWWEV][MXL:'7TVSZMHIVWSXLIVXLER6EXMSREP
'PIEVGEWI
Connection Settings
8LISTXMSRWWIXMRXLI'SRRIGXMSR7IXXMRKWHMEPSKETTP]XSEPPYWIVWSJXLI
GYVVIRXHEXEFEWIGSRRIGXMSR
Local Working Directory

7IXWXLI[SVOMRKHMVIGXSV]JSVXLIGYVVIRXYWIV
Prompt for Check-in All

4VSQTXW]SYXSGLIGOMREPPGLIGOIHSYXJMPIW[LIR]SYGPSWIEWIWWMSR
Show in DB Navigator
%HHW8IEQ'SHMRKJYRGXMSRWXSXLI(&2EZMKEXSVWLSVXGYXVMKLXGPMGOQIRY
1E]LEZIETIVJSVQERGIMQTEGX
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Installing server-side objects
'IVXEMRJIEXYVIWSJ7502EZMKEXSVEVIEZEMPEFPISRP]MJXLIVIUYMVIHWIVZIVWMHI
SFNIGXWEVIMRWXEPPIH
In this chapter
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442

;LIRMRWXEPPMRK7502EZMKEXSV]SYLEZIXLISTXMSRXSMRWXEPPXLIWIVZIVWMHI
GSQTSRIRXW'IVXEMRSTXMSRWSJ7502EZMKEXSVREQIHFIPS[EVIEZEMPEFPI
SRP]MJXLIVIUYMVIHWIVZIVWMHISFNIGXWEVIMRWXEPPIH
-J]SYTVIJIV]SYGERWOMTXLMWWXITSJXLITVSHYGXMRWXEPPEXMSRERHMRWXEPPXLI
WIVZIVWMHIGSQTSRIRXWPEXIV=SYGEREP[E]WEGGIWWXLI7IVZIV7MHI
-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVHJVSQXLI8SSPWQIRY[MXLMR7502EZMKEXSV
Users should close all sessions before running
the Server Side Installation wizard.
To install the server-side components

1
6YRXLI7502EZMKEXSV7IVZIV7MHI-RWXEPPEXMSR;MÊVHIMXLIVEWTEVXSJ
XLITVSHYGXMRWXEPPEXMSRVSYXMRISVEJXIV[EVHWJVSQXLI8SSPWQIRY8S
VYRXLIWXERHEPSRIWIVZIVWMHIMRXEPPEXMSR[MÊVHJMVWXGSRRIGXEWE(&%
YWIV
;LIRTVSQTXIHWIPIGXXLIMRWXEPPEXMSRWGVMTXW]SY[ERXXSVYR*SPPS[MRK
EVIFVMIJHIWGVMTXMSRWSJXLIMRWXEPPEXMSRWGVMTXSTXMSRW*SVQSVIHIXEMPIH
MRJSVQEXMSREFSYXXLIMRWXEPPEXMSRWGVMTXWWIIXLIWEQTPIWGVMTXWMRXLI
-RWXEPPWYFHMVIGXSV]
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Option
Description
&EWI7502%:
6ITSWMXSV]
8LMWWGVMTX[LMGLMWVIUYMVIHGVIEXIWEYWIVREQIH
7502%:[MXLXLIVSPI7502%:C%(1-2-XEPWS
GVIEXIWXLIWGLIQEERHSXLIVFEWMGWIVZIVWMHISFNIGXW
7502EZMKEXSVRIIHWXSVYR7IIWEQTPIWGVMTX
GVXYWIVWUP
)\TPEMR4PER7YTTSVX
8LMWWGVMTXTPEGIWER)\TPEMR4PERXEFPIMRXLI750
2EZMKEXSVWGLIQE8LI)\TPEMR4PERJYRGXMSR[SR
X
[SVO[MXLSYXMX7IIWEQTPIWGVMTXGVXWUPXFWUP
%VKYQIRXW:MI[
-RWXEPPXLMWWGVMTXSRP]MJ]SYEVIVYRRMRK3VEGPI
SVIEVPMIV8LMWWGVMTXEHHWWYTTSVXRIIHIHJSV750
2EZMKEXSVXSVIXVMIZIEVKYQIRXWJSV7XSVIH4VSKVEQW
-XMWIWWIRXMEPJSVXLIGSVVIGXSTIVEXMSRSJXLI
HIFYKKIV7IIWEQTPIWGVMTXGVXZMI[WUP
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Knowledge Xpert for Active PL/SQL Development
Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Administration
Application Tuning and Expert Advice
DataFactory for application testing
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Chapter 1 Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

Welcome to SQL Navigator Version 4 Users Guide

Chapter 4 Navigating the database

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Chapter 10 Version Control and Team Coding

Welcome to SQL Navigator Version 4 Users Guide

Chapter 13 Installing server-side objects

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SQL Navigator Users Guide

Better code, faster.

The SQL Navigator user interface

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

All Toolbars can be

The optional Details

Click on any item in the

The Output window

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Easy browsing and object navigation

Expand nodes (using

Drag often-used objects or

The optional Details pane

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

Supports most object types

Supports Oracle 8 partitioned tables and indexes

Quick table browsing

Create SQL in browser

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Fast access to any object

Find objects from stored programs or scripts

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

Oracle Data Dictionary views

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Optional detail view

Double-click anywhere to edit

Batch selection and update

Instant access to your favorites

List view and Detail view

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Managing the Workspace window

To limit the types of objects

Commands and tools for handling database

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

Default settings for SQL Navigator menus

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

Team Coding menu

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

SQL Navigator Users Guide

Visual editors for database objects

Opening an object editor from the View menu

Quick Tour of SQL Navigator

Opening an object editor from the DB Navigator tree

SQL Navigator Users Guide

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