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Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

Sue Harper
Senior Principal Product Manager
Contents

• Overview and History

– Release History
– New features in SQL Developer 1.5
– New features in SQL Developer 2.1
– New features in SQL Developer 3.0
• SQL Developer General Feature Overview
• Feature Focus Areas
• Finding out more

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Overview and History

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Release History

• SQL Developer 3.0 – 2011 (Production Release)

– Introduces wide spectrum of new features
• SQL Developer 2.0 – 2009/2010
– Introduced PL/SQL Unit Testing, Data Modeler viewer
– SQL Developer 2.1.1 – March ’10
• SQL Developer 1.5.x – 2008 /2009
– Introduced version control and file management
– SQL Developer 1.5.4 – Full translation supporting 9 languages
– SQL Developer 1.5.5 – Shipped with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
– SQL Developer 1.5.6 – Bundled with Oracle JDeveloper 11g
• SQL Developer 1.2.x – 2007
– Introduced database migration
• SQL Developer 1.x – 2006/2007
– SQL Developer 1.1.3 – Oracle Database 11g Release 1
– Initial production release – March 2006

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Oracle SQL Developer Feature Overview

• Database connections
• Browse, query, update objects
• SQL Worksheet
• Query Builder
• Data import and export
• Object export
• PL/SQL edit and debug
• Database and user-defined reports
• User-defined extensions
• Files and source code control
• Unit Testing
• Third-party databases
• Database migration
• Oracle APEX integration
• TimesTen In-memory database integration
• Oracle Data Miner integration

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New Features with SQL Developer 1.5.x
SQL Developer 1.5.5 ships with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

• Database connections • SQL Worksheet includes

– OS authentication, Proxy, LDAP – Updated SQL formatter
– Force thick driver usage – Code refactoring options
– Group connections in folders – Increased code insight
• Navigator support for – Code templates
– Queues, Queue tables – Flashback
– Browse and load Java • Extended search
– Generating DB documentation • Integrated support for versioning
– Managing the database and source control systems:
• Schema copy and compare – CVS and Subversion
• Create new table on XLS import • Migration
• Tuning support – Sybase Adaptive Server
– Hierarchical Profiler • Integrated support for TimesTen
– GUI view of trace files In-memory database

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New Features with SQL Developer 2.1

• PL/SQL Unit Testing

• Data Modeler Viewer
• Migration support for IBM DB2 UDB and Teradata
• Updated Data Grids
– Manage columns, filter on data
• New SQL Worksheet
– Dockable dbms_output, multiple worksheets
• Increased Connections navigator support for
– Jobs, Editions (for Database 11g Release 2), XML DB Repository
• Updated display editors
– PL/SQL edit mode, subpartitions
• Version Control support for Serena Dimensions, Perforce
• Updated filtering mechanism
– Schema level, generated objects

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 New Features with Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

• Schema browser
• Query Builder
• PL/SQL updates
• Import and Export updates
• PDF file support
• Extended Unit Testing
• DBA Navigator
• Extended Tuning Support
• DBMS Scheduler
• Database migration
• Spatial support
• Data Miner

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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Feature Overview

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 Database Connections

• Connection Support
– Basic, TNS, LDAP, Advanced
– External authentication
– Proxy connections
– Third-party database
– Password expiration
– Use thick driver for strong
authentication
– Kerberos Authentication
• Create, save and test
– Multiple databases
– Multiple schemas
• Import and export
• Reuse
– Database browsing
– PL/SQL development
– Running reports

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Grouping Connections

• Logically group connections

using folders
• Create and manage folders
• Add new connections to folders
• Create local connections

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Creating and Browsing Objects

• Connection Navigator - Tree based object browser

• Context menu utilities
• Create and edit database objects
– Tables, Views, Indexes, Sequences
– Packages, Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Types
– Materialized Views and Logs
– Synonyms (public and private)
– Directories, Database Links (includes Public)
– Application Express
– Queues, Queue Tables
– Browse and Load Java
– XML Schemas, XML DB Repository
– Jobs
– Editions (Oracle Database 11g Release 2)
– Recycle Bin
– Other Users
• Generate DB Doc
• Run Manage Database report

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 Schema Browser

• Alternate view of object browser

• Select and filter object type
• Select and filter users
• Additional client-side filter

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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Schema Copy and Compare

• Schema Copy
– Create new objects
– Truncate objects
– Drop objects
– Summary report of actions
– Log output to SQL Worksheet
• Schema Compare
– Specify object types
– Specify objects
– Review diff summary
– Summary report
– Statements sent to
SQL Worksheet

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 Data Grids: Querying and Updating Data

• Browse table and views data grid

– Filter, Sort
• Context menus offer
– Single record view
– Duplicate row
– Count rows
– Save Grid as a report
– Highlight data
• Manage columns
– Reorder
– Hide and show columns
– Data filters
• Track updates in message log
• Recall filters
• Single value updates in data grid
• Clear grid settings

** Import and Export updated in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Exporting and Importing

• Context menu DDL and data export

– Text, CSV, Insert, Loader, XML, HTML, XLS, PDF
• Import Data
– MS Excel data import
– Create table on import
• Export wizard
– Parameters to include:
• Schema owner
• Drop statements
• Storage syntax
• Inline constraints syntax
• Export data
• Export grants
– Export opens in SQL Worksheet

** Updated in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Exporting Data

• Export metadata and data for a schema, selected object types or

selected objects
• Customizable user interface
• Configurable metadata and data format options
• Target options to send output to single or multiple files and
directories
• Preferences manage
– Delimiters
– Enclosures
– Record terminators
– Encoding
– Headers

** Updated in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Exporting to PDF

• New data format support for PDF

• Configure PDF file format using preferences
• Customizable Layouts
• Provides security to
encrypt and
password-protect
• Provides option to
include BLOBs including
– Images
– Video
– Spreadsheets

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Importing Data

• Various import methods

– Insert and insert script
– External table, staging
external table,
– SQL*Loader
• Customizable user interface
• Delimited file support for
specifying delimiters,
enclosures, record
terminators, encoding and header
• Dynamic data preview provides view of file as
changes to the definition are made
** Updated in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0
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General Features of the SQL Worksheet

• Drag and drop choices for queries • Supporting windows

– Select for individual statements – SQL Tuning Advisor
– Select and join tables – Explain Plan and Autotrace
– Insert, update, delete – HTP and OWA output
• Execute queries and scripts
– Single statement execution
– Multiple statement execution
– Script execution
• Command support for
– SQL*Plus
– SQL and PL/SQL
• Open multiple worksheets
– Unshared worksheets – ctrl-shift-N
– Shared worksheets – alt-F10
– Dockable SQL Command History

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Editing Code in the SQL Worksheet

• Code insight
• Code refactoring options
• Syntax highlighting
• Code templates
• Code snippets
• Record level flashback
(Oracle Database 11g)
• Formatting with preview
• Bind variable support

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 Query Builder

• Drag and drop query building

• Integrated with SQL worksheet
• Supports
– Multiple object selection
– Switch from Query Builder
and Worksheet
– Aggregates, Alias, Order By,
Group By, Where clauses
– Repeated tables
– Union, intersect, minus and
subqueries

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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Code Snippets and Templates

• Code Snippets
– Drag and drop code from snippet categories to SQL Worksheet or
code editor
– Start typing to invoke code insight
– Create new
• Categories
• Snippets
• Code Templates
– Add ID and code in preferences
– In SQL Worksheet, start typing code to
invoke code insight

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Creating and Running Reports

• Shipped Reports
– DBA
– System
– Oracle APEX
– Migration
• User Defined
– Charts
– Gauges
– Master/detail
– Drill down
– Script
– HTML
– Code

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ASH and AWR Reports

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File Based Development

SQL Developer supports file based development

• Explore files in the Files navigator
• Open files in the SQL Worksheet
• Place files under
version control
• Execute against a
connection
• Syntax formatting

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Integrated Version Control Support

• SQL Developer provides integrated support for versioning and

source control systems
– Subversion
• Use Check for Updates to add
integrated support for
– CVS (Concurrent Versions System)
– Perforce
– Serena Dimensions
• Access using
– View > Team > Versioning Navigator
– Versioning menu

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Working with PL/SQL

• Create and edit PL/SQL code

– Code editor
• Syntax highlighting
• Code formatter
• Code insight (auto complete)
• Code folding
• Code snippets and Templates
• Use dialogs to create
– Procedures, functions, triggers
– Package spec and body
• Compile and run PL/SQL
• Debug
– Remote debug with environment
variable SET ORA_DEBUG_JDWP

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 PL/SQL Updates

• Debugging PL/SQL tagged file

• Run and debug procedures with ref cursors
– Display ref cursor data

** Update in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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PL/SQL Unit Testing

• Create tests with one or more implementations

• Build up suites of tests
• Run test reports
• Store reusable components
in a library
• Build static and dynamic lookups
• Support multiple users through a repository
• Build up code coverage stats
• Run tests from the command line
• Target any database

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PL/SQL Unit Testing

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 Unit Test Updates

• Enhanced multi-user support

• Support added for abstract data types
– PL/SQL VARRAY
– PL/SQL Nested Table
– PL/SQL Associative Array
– Ref Cursors
• Multiple startups and teardowns
• Purge run results
– All results
– Set of results

** Updated in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 DBA Navigator

• Browse and maintain database

configuration
• Review and manage database
using the resource manager
• Browse, update and create
security options
• Update and review storage objects
• Create users and roles

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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Refactor, Review, Search, Tune and Monitor

SQL Developer provides a PL/SQL related utilities

• Explain Plan, Autotrace and Diff
• SQL Tuning Advisor
• PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler
• Extended Search using PL/SQL
• SQL Monitor
• SQL Developer PL/SQL Reports
• General refactoring
• APEX refactoring

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Real-Time SQL Monitoring

• Real time view of SQL

• Drill to view details
• Visual indicators for
current step
• Queries over 5 seconds
monitored
• Use /*+MONITOR*/
• DBMS_SQLTUNE.REPORT_SQL_MONITOR

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 SQL Tuning Advisor

• Requires advisor and administer SQL Tuning set privileges

• Review all advice or select individual components
– Stale or missing statistics
– Generation of SQL Profiles with in depth detail
– Manual restructuring of SQL
– Use of indexes

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 Compare Explain Plan and Autotrace Results

• Compare results of two queries

– Gather Explain Plan/Autotrace results for first query
– Pin results
– Modify query
– Gather second set
of plan results
– Compare plans

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 DBMS Scheduler

• DBMS Scheduler allows you to control when and where various

tasks take place
• Scheduler node provides
– Chains
– Credentials
– Jobs & Job Classes
– Programs
– Schedules
• Design Editor view for
graphical representation

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Management Pack Preference Setting

• SQL Developer supports Oracle Database

Management packs
– Oracle Diagnostic Pack (ASH and AWR Reports)
– Oracle Change Management Pack (Database Diff)
– Oracle Tuning Pack (SQL Tuning Advisor, Monitor SQL)
• Set preferences per user for usage

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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Feature Focus Areas

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SQL Developer Migrations

• Logical equivalence
• Least Privilege Migration
– Users can migrate any object
they can access
• Simple and expert modes using
repository
• Sync Mode
– Capture a snapshot of 3rd party database metadata
– Static target used in the migration
– Visual correlation of derived database objects
• All existing functionality supported
– Offline data migration using generated scripts
– Offline meta data load using SQL scripts
• Multiple projects, concurrent users, customizable

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 Database Migration Projects

• Migration navigator for 3rd party database migration

• Copy to Oracle
– Right click and copy to a connection
• Server Capture for multi-database
• Migration Wizard
– Drives all phases of migration
• Command line support
– All migration features
• Migration Reports
– Project Estimation/Server Analysis
– Conversion Issues
– Data Quality metrics
– Target objects verification
• Client application scanning
– Identifies 3rd party database calls in applications

** Updated in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Integrated Data Modeling

• Create, update and save

models
• Open existing models
• Import to create models
• Drag and drop tables to
create relational model
• Work with Design Rules
• Generate DDL
• Browse with thumbnail
view

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 TimesTen In-Memory Database Support

• Browse, edit, create, modify TimesTen database objects

including users
• In-Memory Database Cache
– Create/drop/alter cache groups
– Load/unload, flush, refresh cache data
• PL/SQL support
– Create/Replace/Drop, Edit, Compile, Run, and
Export procedures/functions/packages
• Show SQL execution plans and update
table and column statistics
• Access SQL Worksheet for ad-hoc SQL
queries, execute TimesTen built-in
procedures and ttIsql commands
• Run pre-defined database and objects
reports
• Manipulate cached data in both
TimesTen and Oracle at the same time

** Updates in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Oracle Data Miner

• Graphical User Interface for data analysts

• Build and evaluate data
mining models
• Apply predictive models
• Share analytical workflows
• Deploy SQL, apply code
and scripts
• Predict customer behavior
• Identify key factors
• Predict next-likely product
• Customer profiling
• Detect fraud and anomalies
• Mine “text” and unstructured data

** New to Oracle SQL Developer 3.0

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 Managing Oracle Spatial Information

• Data Management
– Maintain spatial metadata and
indexes
– Support for spatial validation
• Data Querying
– Create spatial queries
– Generate spatial shapes
– Display query results in map view
• Map support
– Display layers in a map based on
map queries
– Drag and drop spatial tables onto
map view for quick display
– Use spatial snippets

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SQL Developer and Oracle APEX 3.0.1+

• Connect to and browse all Oracle APEX applications associated

with a database schema
– Application level
– Page level
• Run reports on:
– Workspaces
– Applications
– Pages
– Schemas
• Context menu support
– Importing, exporting
– Deploying
– Dropping
– Modifying applications

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SQL Developer’s Extensible Framework

• Easily extended
– Based on the Fusion Client Platform
• Oracle custom extensions:
– Migration Workbench
– TimesTen
– Data Miner
– Rdb (under development)
– Oracle Spatial
• Third Party extensions
– Various third party available

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More Information…

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SQL Developer Exchange
http://sqldeveloper.oracle.com

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Finding More Detail

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Finding More Detail
www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sqldeveloper/

• SQL Developer on OTN

– White papers, Oracle by Example (OBE), online demos,
models and scripts
– www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sqldeveloper/
• SQL Developer Exchange
– Add feature requests: sqldeveloper.oracle.com
• Forums
– SQL Developer
forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=260
• Book
– Oracle SQL Developer 2.1
• Webcasts

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Summary

• Connects, Reports, Files DBA navigators

– Browse, query, update objects

• SQL Worksheet
– Query Builder
• Data export and import
• SQL Tuning
– SQL query adviser, Explain, Diff
• PL/SQL
– Create, edit debug, Unit Testing
• Extensible framework
– User defined extensions
– Database migration projects
– Oracle TimesTen, Oracle Data Miner, Oracle Spatial Management
• Oracle APEX integration

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