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Restricting Results

  • The WHERE clause
  • Comparison operators
  • The LIKE condition
  • The BETWEEN ... AND condition
  • The IS NULL condition
  • The IN condition
  • Boolean operators: AND, OR, and NOT
  • Various conditions within the WHERE clause
  • Operator precedence
  • The DISTINCT clause

SQL Functions

  • Differences between single-row and multi-row functions
  • Text, numeric, and date functions
  • Explicit and implicit conversions
  • Conversion functions
  • Nesting functions
  • Testing function performance using the DUAL table
  • Obtaining the current date using SYSDATE
  • Handling NULL values

Aggregating Data Using Grouping Functions

  • Grouping functions overview
  • How grouping functions handle NULL values
  • Creating data groups with the GROUP BY clause
  • Grouping by multiple columns
  • Filtering grouped results with the HAVING clause

Subqueries

  • Incorporating subqueries into the SELECT command
  • Single-line and multi-line subqueries
  • Operators used with single-line subqueries
  • Applying grouping functions within subqueries
  • Operators for multi-line subqueries: IN, ALL, and ANY
  • Handling NULL values in subqueries

Set Operators

  • UNION operator
  • UNION ALL operator
  • INTERSECT operator
  • MINUS operator

Advanced Join Techniques

  • Reviewing Joins
  • Combining Inner and Outer Joins
  • Partitioned Outer Joins
  • Hierarchical Queries

Advanced Subquery Applications

  • Reviewing subqueries
  • Utilizing subqueries as virtual tables, inline views, and columns
  • Using the WITH clause
  • Combining subqueries with joins

Analytic Functions

  • The OVER clause
  • The PARTITION BY clause
  • The Windowing clause
  • Rank, Lead, Lag, First, and Last functions

Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables (If Time Permits)

  • Types of joins
  • Using NATURAL JOIN
  • Table aliases
  • Joins within the WHERE clause
  • INNER JOIN
  • Outer Joins: LEFT, RIGHT, and FULL
  • Cartesian products

Aggregate Functions (If Time Permits)

  • Reviewing GROUP BY and HAVING clauses
  • GROUPING SETS and ROLLUP
  • GROUPING SETS and CUBE

Requirements

It is recommended that attendees have previously completed the "Oracle SQL for Beginners" training course.

 14 Hours

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