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Oracle SQL DeveloperTips & TricksJeff SmithSenior Principal Product Manager
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Agenda
A Brief History of the Product Talk the Tip Show the Tip Slides + Live Demo Questions at the End
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Oracle SQL Developer Overview
de facto Oracle IDE/GUI 3,500,000+ users worldwide Windows, OS X, *NIX Installed with Oracle Database MOS via DB license
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SQL Developer Release History
Project Raptor (2005) ~ Oracle SQL Developer v1.0 (2006) Version 1.5 (2008) Version 2.1 (2009) Version 3.0 (2011) Version 3.1, 3.2 (2012)
Version 4.0 (2013)
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Support for Other Oracle Database Products
Times TenData MinerXML DBSpatial & Graph
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SQL Developer Data ModelingIncluded for free, also available as a separate download/program
Strategy and Analysis
Relational
Database Design
Data Type
Star Schema Physical
MultidimensionalERD DFD
Logical
Reporting
Import Models
Domains
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1. Configure Your Preferences
Make things look nice Disable unused extensions Automatic can be ‘bad’ I like ‘more’ grids
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2. Recall Previous SQL via the Keyboard
Fires off of View > SQL History (F8)
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3. Format Query Results Directly to CSV, XML, ...
Add Comment Execute via F5 (Script) Comment labels match grid export formatter labels ONLY works in SQLDev
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4. Drag & Drop Multiple Tables to Worksheet
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4. Drag & Drop Multiple Tables to a Model
Shift, Select, Drag, Drop OR Ctrl+Select, Drag.. Ctrl walks the dependency tree Preview DDL, save, export, etc
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5. Viewing PL/SQL Output (Include Ref Cursors)
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5. Don’t Like the Tree? Open a Schema Browser
Right-Click on a Connection Drop Down Controls for
Schema Object
Same Functionality as Tree
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6. Ctrl+Click, Shift+F4, Object Search to Quick Open an Object
Hold down Ctrl... Mouse over object text... CLICK to open object editor
OR SHIFT+F4OR View > Find DB Object
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7. Extend SQL Developer With Extensions
Write your own (XML + SQL) Check for Updates
Pay $-$$
Free ones too!
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8. Excel Stuff
Export data to Excel Import from Excel to table
Existing Build New One
CSV Exports are Faster
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9. See What SQL #SQLDev is Generating
Switch nondebug to debug in sqldeveloper.conf
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10. Split Editors | New Editor Tab Groups
Right Click in the Editor Tab, split gives you 2 independent views of the editor, New Tab Group lets you see multiple editors at once
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OTN – SQL Developer– Forums– By Example Tutorials– My Tips & Tricks Blog
Download the Developer Days VirtualBox Image! 11gR2, SQLDEV, APEX, APEX Listener, Times10, OEM and more!
SQL Developer Resources
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Cliff’s Jeff’s Notes
Customize PreferencesRecall SQL History via keyboardScript Output in CSV, HTML, ...
Drag ‘n’ Drop Tables to Worksheet
Drag ‘n’ Drop Tables to Model
PL/SQL OutputSchema BrowserCtrl+Click, Shift+F4, Object SearchExtensionsAll of my #SQLDev Posts :)
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Open World Sessions
ID Session Time Location8891 SQL Developer and Oracle Database 12c Tues 12pm *Golden Gate B
8890 Creating RESTful APIs with Application Express Listener Wed 10:15am *Golden Gate C2
8893 Implementing Data Redaction with Data Modeler Wed 11:45pm *Golden Gate C2
8894 Faster Oracle Database Migrations with 12c Wed 5pm *Golden Gate C2
8928 Collaborative Development and Building with SQL Developer Thurs 2pm *Golden Gate C2
10029 Performance Tuning with SQL Developer Tues 3:45pm *Salon 3/4
10012 What’s New in SQL Developer 4.0 Tues 5:15pm *Salon 3/4
10030 Data Modelig 101: Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler Wed 1:15pm *Salon 3/4
10031 Developing REST for On-Premises or the Cloud Wed 5pm *Salon 3/4
10047 Oracle Database 12c Features with SQL Developer Thurs 3:30pm *Salon 3/4
*Marriott Marquis
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