1. Can I Get That as a PDF or Excel File
Can I Get That as a PDF or Excel File? How SQL Developer’s Reports Can Help
Susan Schaefer, Data Warehouse Analyst
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2. Department’s Technology
Who is this Person
Graduated Idaho State University (2013)
Data Warehouse Analyst
Trial and Error Professional
BI SIG Co-Chair
Older Twin
Department’s Technology
Oracle 12c
SQL Developer 17.4
Tableau 10.5
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3. SQL Developer Reports:
Pre-Defined Reports
Data Dictionary
Data Modeler
OLAP
TimesTen
User Defined Reports
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4. Data Dictionary Reports:
About Your Database
All Objects
PLSQL
Application Express
Scheduler
ASH and AWR
Security
Database Administration
Streams
Data Dictionary
Table
Oracle REST Data Services
XML
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5. All Objects: Invalid Objects UTOUG Training Days 2018 Data Dictionary
All Objects – All Objects:
1) Use’s sys.all_objects table
2) Formats it to a more readable view
3) Can customize report with bind variables to make it more useful.
4) Bind report to look at specific ‘Owners’ or Object_Types
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6. Database Administration>All Tables:
All Tables > Comments
All Tables > Tables with Comments
Data Dictionary
Database Administration – All Tables - Comments:
1) Use’s sys.dba_tab_comments table
2) Tables with Comments (Double check reports so that you don’t do the work that is already done.)
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7. PLSQL Program Unit Arguments Search Source Code Unit Line Counts
Data Dictionary – PLSQL
sys.all_source
Uses: Finding procedures others have written but not documented
When major changes are made to the database –fieldname updated or data values change - can check to see if this change will impact procedures
Note: Similar report could be made for views and other objects to check how changes will affect things
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8. Security Auditing Encryption Grants and Privileges Policies
Public Grants
Redaction
Data Dictionary – Security
sys.all_tab_privs
Database cleanup or audits
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9. User Defined Reports: UTOUG Training Days 2018 Table
Chart – Aren’t pretty but can get the job done for internal use
Gauge – Low High or Min Max graphs for each row
Code –
Script –
PL/SQL DBMS Output -
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10. Different Chart Options:
Bar
Pie
Stock
Line
Polar
Area
Radar
Combination
Pareto
Scatter
Funnel
Bubble 3D
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11. Editing/Updating Reports:
SQL Query
SQL Query – Import SQL or Write SQL
Bind variables needs to be written in the SQL Query section
Binds sections shows what fields are currently being used
Binds
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12. Data Dictionary, Okay. Anything Else?
Incentive Model Example: College receive a portion of their funding based of certain criteria. Tableau shows the aggregated results but to get to the underlying is difficult. Reports allows for you to go from an aggregate view to a more granular view.
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13. Adding Child Reports: Child Reports Relates to parent report
Where clause – Bind Variable
WHERE college = :COLLEGE
Child Reports: Remember bind variables are case sensitive so you need to have the parent reports field capitalized
Child Reports – Can create multi-generational reports by editing the XML. More information on this subject can be found on thatjeffsmith’s blog
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14. Child Reports Cont.: What about charts ? UTOUG Training Days 2018
Child Reports: Remember bind variables are case sensitive so you need to have the parent reports field capitalized.
For charts Bind variable needs to be in on of the charts fields. For example when using the bar chart I need to use EMPLID in either the group, series or value fields.
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15. Child Reports Cont.: UTOUG Training Days 2018
Child Reports: Remember bind variables are case sensitive so you need to have the parent reports field capitalized
Need to make sure to have the bind variable as one of the chart options. So for a line or bar chart it should be a Group or Series.
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16. Child Reports Cont.:
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17. Drill Downs: Being able to bring up database objects
Limited to the navigator node
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18. Drill Downs Continued:
Code in the drill down logic
Use the editor options
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19. Drill Downs Continued:
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20. XML Option:
XML file
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21. XML Option cont. - Sharing:
Sharing Reports - Helping with Version Control
Tools > Preferences > Database > User Defined Extensions
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22. PDFs: Not Pretty UTOUG Training Days 2018 Basic Modifications to PDFs:
Cell Layout – Cells larger or orientation of the values in the cell (text wrap)
Column Layout – Headers, Font, Sizing, Color
Table Layout – Shading and Bordering, Coloring Rows, Spacing Before and After Tables
Adding a Header and Footer
Page Layout – Margins and orientation
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23. Ready for the Web - HTML:
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24. HTML Cont.:
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25. HTML Cont.:
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26. Is there more?
PL/SQL DBMS Output
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27. Questions???
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