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 Title and Copyright Information
 Preface
 1 Introduction to Sample Schemas
 2 Installing Sample Schemas
o 2.1 Installing HR Schema Only
 2.1.1 Installing HR Schema Using Database Configuration Assistant
 2.1.2 Manually Installing the HR Schema
 2.1.3 Uninstalling HR Schema
o 2.2 Installing Sample Schemas from GitHub
 2.2.1 Resetting Sample Schemas
 2.2.2 Uninstalling Sample Schemas
 3 Schema Diagrams
 4 Sample Schema Scripts and Object Descriptions
 Index

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2 Installing Sample Schemas

Starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2, the latest version of the sample schema scripts are
available on GitHub at https://github.com/oracle/db-sample-schemas/releases/latest.

During a complete installation of Oracle Database, the HR schema can be installed either
manually or automatically when creating a database using the dbca option. All the other sample
schemas must be installed manually via the scripts available on GitHub.

This chapter contains the following topics:

 Installing HR Schema Only

 Installing Sample Schemas from GitHub
Note:

By installing any of the Oracle Database sample schemas, you will drop any previously installed
schemas that use the following user names: HR, OE, PM, SH, IX, BI.

Data contained in any of these schemas will be lost if you run any of the installation scripts
described in this section. You should not use the sample schemas for your personal or business
data and applications. They are meant to be used for demonstration purposes only.

2.1 Installing HR Schema Only

This section contains the following topics:

 Installing HR Schema Using Database Configuration Assistant

 Manually Installing the HR Schema
 Uninstalling HR Schema

2.1.1 Installing HR Schema Using Database Configuration

Assistant
Select the sample schemas option to install HR schema in the database.

At the end of the installation process, a dialog box displays the accounts that have been created
and their lock status. By default, sample schemas are locked and their passwords are expired.
Before you can use a locked account, you must unlock it and reset its password. You can unlock
the accounts at this point in the installation process. Alternatively, after the installation
completes, you can unlock the schemas and reset their passwords by using the ALTER USER ...
ACCOUNT UNLOCK statement. For example:

ALTER USER hr ACCOUNT UNLOCK IDENTIFIED BY Password;

See Also:

"Guidelines for Securing Passwords" in Oracle Database Security Guide for guidelines related to
creating secure passwords

2.1.2 Manually Installing the HR Schema

All scripts necessary to create the Human Resource (HR) schema reside
in $ORACLE_HOME/demo/schema/human_resources.

You need to call only one script, hr_main.sql, to create all the objects and load the data. The
following steps provide a summary of the installation process:
1. Log on to SQL*Plus as SYS and connect using the AS SYSDBA privilege.

2. sqlplus connect sys as sysdba

3. Enter password: password

4. To run the hr_main.sql script, use the following command:

5. SQL> @?/demo/schema/human_resources/hr_main.sql

6. Enter a secure password for HR

7. specify password for HR as parameter 1:

8. Enter value for 1:

Enter an appropriate tablespace, for example, users as the default tablespace for HR

specify default tablespace for HR as parameter 2:

Enter value for 2:

9. Enter temp as the temporary tablespace for HR

10. specify temporary tablespace for HR as parameter 3:

11. Enter value for 3:

12. Enter your SYS password

13. specify password for SYS as parameter 4:

14. Enter value for 4:

 15. Enter the directory path, for example, $ORACLE_HOME/demo/schema/log/, for your log
directory

16. specify log path as parameter 5:

17. Enter value for 5:

After script hr_main.sql runs successfully and schema HR is installed, you are connected as

user HR. To verify that the schema was created, use the following command:

SQL> SELECT table_name FROM user_tables;

Running hr_main.sql accomplishes the following tasks:

1. Removes any previously installed HR schema

2. Creates user HR and grants the necessary privileges
3. Connects as HR
4. Calls the scripts that create and populate the schema objects
For a complete listing of the scripts and their functions, refer to HR Sample Schema Scripts and
Objects.

A pair of optional scripts, hr_dn_c.sql and hr_dn_d.sql, is provided as a schema extension.

To prepare schema HR for use with the directory capabilities of Oracle Internet Directory, run
the hr_dn_c.sql script. If you want to return to the initial setup of schema HR, use
script hr_dn_d.sql to undo the effects of script hr_dn_c.sql.

You can use script hr_drop.sql to drop schema HR.

See Also:

Oracle Database Security Guide for the minimum password requirements

2.1.3 Uninstalling HR Schema
If you need to remove the HR schema, run the following script on the SQL* Plus command line.

sqlplus system/systempw@connect_string

@drop_hr.sql
2.2 Installing Sample Schemas from GitHub
Starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2, only the HR sample schema SQL scripts are
available in the  $ORACLE_HOME/demo/schema/human_resources directory. If you want to use
sample schemas other than HR, such as OE, OC, PM, and SH schemas, you must download them
from the GitHub repository.

The procedure to install sample schemas from GitHub is as follows:

1. To find the latest version of the sample schemas installation scripts, go to the following
GitHub web site : https://github.com/oracle/db-sample-schemas/releases/latest
For example, If you want a 12.2.0.1 version of the scripts, then go
to https://github.com/oracle/db-sample-schemas/releases/tag/v12.2.0.1
2. Clone the GitHub repository, or download the ZIP bundle from GitHub and extract the
files.
3. Unzip the file.
4. Follow the instructions to create the schemas in the README contained in the zip file.

This section includes the following topics:

 Resetting Sample Schemas

 Uninstalling Sample Schemas

2.2.1 Resetting Sample Schemas

To reset sample schemas to their initial state, use the following syntax from the SQL*Plus
command-line interface:

sqlplus system/systempw@connect_string

@mksample systempw syspw hrpw oepw pmpw ixpw shpw bipw users temp
/your/path/to/log/ connect_string

The mksample script expects 11 parameters. Provide the password for SYSTEM and SYS, and for

schemas HR, OE, PM, IX, and SH. Specify a temporary and a default tablespace, and make sure to
end the name of the log file directory with a trailing slash.

The mksample script produces several log files:

 mkverify.log is the Sample Schema creation log file.

 hr_main.log is the HR schema creation log file.
 oe_oc_main.log is the OE schema creation log file.
 pm_main.log is the PM schema creation log file.
  pm_p_lob.log is the SQL*Loader log file for PM.PRINT_MEDIA.
 ix_main.log is the IX schema creation log file.
 sh_main.log is the SH schema creation log file.
 cust.log is the SQL*Loader log file for SH.CUSTOMERS.
 prod.log is the SQL*Loader log file for SH.PRODUCTS.
 promo.log is the SQL*Loader log file for SH.PROMOTIONS.
 sales.log is the SQL*Loader log file for SH.SALES.
 sales_ext.log is the external table log file for SH.COSTS.

In most situations, there is no difference between installing a Sample Schema for the first time or
reinstalling it over a previously installed version. The *_main.sql scripts drop the schema users
and all of their objects.

2.2.2 Uninstalling Sample Schemas

If you need to remove the sample schemas from the installation, run script drop_sch.sql on the
SQL*Plus command line. This script ships with Oracle Database.

This script uses the following parameters:

 systempwd

 SYSTEM

 connect_string

The systempwd is the password for SYSTEM user and connect_string is the connection string of

the database.

Example 2-1 How to Uninstall Sample Schemas

sqlplus system/systempw@connect_string

@drop_sch.sql

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