Professional Training

Prerequisites

none

TOAD Topics covered:

Installation/Migration/Connecting Topics
Working with SQL: (viewing/changing Data, creating reports, extracting Data, working with SQL, discovering all of the help available, creating SQL with minimal key strokes using templates & auto substitution)
Schema Browser Tips and Techniques (viewing/changing Data, creating reports, extracting Data, working with scripts, working with spreadsheets, etc)
Working with PL/SQL (develop, execute, and debug PL/SQL routines, work with templates to create procedures/functions/triggers)
Query Builder/ER Diagrammer/Master Detail Browser (viewing application data relationships/viewing related Data)
TOAD DBA Topics monitoring users, monitoring tablespaces, and more
Using the new Fast Reports reporting tool
Miscellaneous topics include TOAD configuration and other topics not covered in the other areas such as using the TOAD session monitor, viewing useful data dictionary information, database compare/export/etc. This course also covers various methods of creating DDL and data-oriented scripts.

Tuning Topics covered:

Understanding Explain Plans
Finding/Fixing Problem SQL using TOAD
Using the PL/SQL Profiler
Running SQL Trace/viewing Trace Files with TOAD
Working Lecture and topics are enhanced with live illustrations and hands-on exercises

Attendees Receive:

Study guide with presentations and relevant white papers
White papers on using TOAD and the TOAD Debugger
Opportunity to ask the tough Oracle questions

Dan Hotka

Dan Hotka is a Training Specialist and an Oracle ACE Director Alumni (a group of recognized Oracle Experts by Oracle Corp) who has over 38 years in the computer industry, over 32 years of experience with Oracle products, over 20 years with decision support tools. His experience with the Oracle RDBMS dates back to the Oracle V4.0 days. Dan enjoys sharing his knowledge of the Oracle RDBMS. Dan is well published with 14 Oracle books and well over 200 published articles. He is frequently published in Oracle trade journals, regularly blogs, and speaks at Oracle conferences and user groups around the world.
Dan worked for Quest Software for three years and has maintained a great working relationship with the Toad Team. working mostly with upgrades to the Toad and Toad Data Point products. He developed the Toad and Toad Data Point courseware and worked closely with the Toad Product Manager to develop the Toad Data Point course.