SQL Developer has averaged about a single major release a year. We’ve also always had an Early Adopter or open beta where we would debut new features, and you could provide feedback. I think this worked – quite well even. But that’s over. Starting later …
How Do I Get My Charts Out of a Report?
Someone asked, I have this cool report, how do I get the chart out of it? For now I’ve been taking screenshots. So let’s look at how you can get your Report out to HTML (and a PNG.) When I say HTML, I mean you …
Generating a Data Dictionary Report and Diagram for a SubView
Your relational models can get big. Bigger than the human mind can easily consume. So instead of generating a report of 2,500 objects, you might want to break down your model to smaller chunks, AKA SubViews. So let’s open the reports, which you’ll find on …
Searching Source Code & Your Views in SQL Developer
Code searching isn’t new for version 4.2. It’s not even new for version 4.1, or v4.0…but what IS new, is that some folks consider the SQL behind their VIEW objects to be ‘code.’ So, for version 4.2, you can say, search my PL/SQL source AND …
Your #1 Reason for Upgrading SQL Developer to Version 4.2
Password resets. It used to be a pain – it required installing and configuring an Oracle client. But, no more! Simply get version 4.2, and you’re good to go. Here’s the video. So go get version 4.2 already.
Oracle SQL Developer v4.2 Is Now Available
Today is the day! We have new releases of both SQL Developer and SQL Developer Data Modeler. I’ve been talking about v4.2 tweaks and enhancements for awhile now, and here’s the full list if you want to go back and review. I’d like to share …
4 Minute Video Tip: Navigating Database Objects
I don’t do enough video. I’ve been cheating with animated GIFs – they’re ‘nice’ because I don’t have to worry about the ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ as I talk, or even about putting on a clean shirt. But, I have a bunch of videos I need …
Oracle Database 12c Release 2: Analytic Views & SQL Developer
One of the major new features in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 is Analytic Views. An analytic view is a type of view that can be used to easily extend the content of a star schema with aggregated data, measure calculations and descriptive metadata, and …
PL/Scope in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 and Oracle SQL Developer
PL/Scope is one of my favorite features. It answers SO many questions. Where am I declaring this, where am I calling that, when am I referencing something? And, I can get this information automatically, without hitting the big, fat SOURCE data dictionary views. I’ve talked …
Quick Tip: Global Where Clause for Database Exports
Want to export a ton of tables, but only get SOME of the records? Want to apply a GLOBAL filter across the tables to only get the records you want? Tools > Database Export. I’m going to export data, NOT DDL. I’m going to write …
