[...]... knowledge of advanced PL/SQL concepts (validated up to Oracle 11g Release 1) An advanced PL/SQL professional is expected to independently design, develop, and tune the PL/SQL code which can efficiently interface database systems and user applications The book, Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Professional Guide, is a sure recommendation for the preparation of the OCP certification (1Z0-146) exam Advanced PL/SQL topics... fresh feature to help database administrators and developers with their daily activities Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Professional Guide focuses on advanced features of Oracle 11g PL/SQL The areas targeted are PL/SQL code design, measuring and optimizing PL/SQL code performance, and analyzing PL/SQL code for reporting purposes and immunizing against attacks The advanced programming topics such as usage of collections,... Version Control and File Management introduced SQL Developer 1.5.4 Supported 9 languages SQL Developer 1.5.5 Released with Oracle 11g R2 SQL Developer 1.5.6 Released with Oracle JDeveloper 11g SQL Developer 2.0 PL/SQL unit testing and Data Modeler Viewer SQL Developer 3.0 Latest Release Creating a connection Once the SQL Developer tool is downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) website (in ZIP... Third-party databases • Oracle APEX integration • TimesTen integration The following screenshot shows the Start Page of Oracle SQL Developer: [ 14 ] Chapter 1 SQL Developer the history The following flowchart demonstrates the release history of SQL Developer: SQL Developer 1.X Release with Oracle 11g R1 SQL Developer 1.2.X Database Migration introduced in SQL Developer SQL Developer 1.5.X New features... of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Overview of PL/SQL Programming Concepts PL/SQL the procedural aspect My first PL/SQL program PL/SQL development environments SQL Developer SQL Developer the history Creating a connection SQL Worksheet Executing a SQL statement Calling a SQL script from SQL Developer Creating and executing an anonymous PL/SQL block Debugging the PL/SQL code Editing and saving the scripts... procedural version of SQL in the Oracle database family The first version of PL/SQL was debuted in Oracle 6.0 (in 1991) as an optional procedural extension in SQL* forms Since its induction, PL/SQL has emerged as a strong and proven database programming language With the release of Oracle 11g database (in 2007), PL/SQL has successfully stepped into its 11.0 version Overview of PL/SQL Programming Concepts... monitoring have been implemented as GUI utilities and can be easily used with the PL/SQL programs The latest version of SQL Developer is 3.1 (3.1.07.42) which has been released on February 7, 2012 SQL Developer can be downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network link: http://www .oracle. com/technetwork /developer- tools/sql -developer/ downloads/index.html The latest release of the database development tool... the PL/SQL code against hackers An investment in knowledge pays the best interest -Benjamin Franklin Preface The fact remains that the technical certifications from Oracle Corporation establish a benchmark of technical expertise and credibility, and set the tone of an improved career path for application developers With the growing market in database development, Oracle introduced Advanced PL/SQL Professional. .. Profiling and Tracing PL/SQL Code Tracing the PL/SQL programs The DBMS_TRACE package Installing DBMS_TRACE DBMS_TRACE subprograms The PLSQL_DEBUG parameter and the DEBUG option Viewing the PL/SQL trace information Demonstrating the PL/SQL tracing Profiling the PL/SQL programs Oracle hierarchical profiler—the DBMS_HPROF package View profiler information Demonstrating the profiling of a PL/SQL program The... development environments Oracle provides and recommends the usage of its development tools for SQL writing and code execution This chapter will cover the two main developer tools from Oracle: • SQL Developer • SQL*Plus However, there are many SQL development interfaces available on the Web such as TOAD from Quest Software, Dreamcoder by Mentat Technologies, and so on SQL Developer SQL Developer is a Graphical .