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Add where clause to a Hierarchical Query

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    ENAME         VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
  4    HIREDATE      DATE,
  5    ORIG_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  6    CURR_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  7    REGION        VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
  8    MANAGER_ID    NUMBER(3)
  9  )
 10  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    jobtitle      VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
  4  )
  5  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (5,"Director");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (6,"Mediator");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (7,"Proffessor");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (8,"Programmer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (9,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (1,      "Jason", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234,              8767,         "E",    2)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (2,      "John",  to_date("19970715","YYYYMMDD"), 2341,              3456,         "W",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (3,      "Joe",   to_date("19860125","YYYYMMDD"), 4321,              5654,         "E",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (4,      "Tom",   to_date("20060913","YYYYMMDD"), 2413,              6787,         "W",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (5,      "Jane",  to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654,              4345,         "E",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (6,      "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679,              6546,         "W",    5)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (7,      "Jodd",  to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438,              7658,         "E",    6)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (8,      "Joke",  to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765,              4543,         "W")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (9,      "Jack",  to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896,              1232,         "E")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /
     EMPNO ENAME           HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R MANAGER_ID
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- - ----------
         1 Jason           25-JUL-96        1234        8767 E          2
         2 John            15-JUL-97        2341        3456 W          3
         3 Joe             25-JAN-86        4321        5654 E          3
         4 Tom             13-SEP-06        2413        6787 W          4
         5 Jane            17-APR-05        7654        4345 E          4
         6 James           18-JUL-04        5679        6546 W          5
         7 Jodd            20-JUL-03        5438        7658 E          6
         8 Joke            01-JAN-02        8765        4543 W
         9 Jack            29-AUG-01        7896        1232 E
9 rows selected.
SQL> select * from job
  2  /
     EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
         1 Tester
         2 Accountant
         3 Developer
         4 COder
         5 Director
         6 Mediator
         7 Proffessor
         8 Programmer
         9 Developer
9 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT LEVEL,
  2   LPAD(" ", 2 * LEVEL - 1) || ename
  3  FROM employee
  4  WHERE salary <= 50000
  5  START WITH empno = 1
  6  CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = manager_id;
WHERE salary <= 50000
      *
ERROR at line 4:
ORA-00904: "SALARY": invalid identifier

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>


Eliminating Nodes and Branches from a Hierarchical Query

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    ENAME         VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
  4    HIREDATE      DATE,
  5    ORIG_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  6    CURR_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  7    REGION        VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
  8    MANAGER_ID    NUMBER(3)
  9  )
 10  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    jobtitle      VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
  4  )
  5  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (5,"Director");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (6,"Mediator");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (7,"Proffessor");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (8,"Programmer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (9,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (1,      "Jason", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234,              8767,         "E",    2)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (2,      "John",  to_date("19970715","YYYYMMDD"), 2341,              3456,         "W",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (3,      "Joe",   to_date("19860125","YYYYMMDD"), 4321,              5654,         "E",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (4,      "Tom",   to_date("20060913","YYYYMMDD"), 2413,              6787,         "W",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (5,      "Jane",  to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654,              4345,         "E",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (6,      "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679,              6546,         "W",    5)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (7,      "Jodd",  to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438,              7658,         "E",    6)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (8,      "Joke",  to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765,              4543,         "W")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (9,      "Jack",  to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896,              1232,         "E")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /
     EMPNO ENAME           HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R MANAGER_ID
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- - ----------
         1 Jason           25-JUL-96        1234        8767 E          2
         2 John            15-JUL-97        2341        3456 W          3
         3 Joe             25-JAN-86        4321        5654 E          3
         4 Tom             13-SEP-06        2413        6787 W          4
         5 Jane            17-APR-05        7654        4345 E          4
         6 James           18-JUL-04        5679        6546 W          5
         7 Jodd            20-JUL-03        5438        7658 E          6
         8 Joke            01-JAN-02        8765        4543 W
         9 Jack            29-AUG-01        7896        1232 E
9 rows selected.
SQL> select * from job
  2  /
     EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
         1 Tester
         2 Accountant
         3 Developer
         4 COder
         5 Director
         6 Mediator
         7 Proffessor
         8 Programmer
         9 Developer
9 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT LEVEL,
  2   LPAD(" ", 2 * LEVEL - 1) || ename
  3  FROM employee
  4  WHERE ename != "James"
  5  START WITH empno = 1
  6  CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = manager_id;
     LEVEL          LPAD("",2*LEVEL-1)||ENAME
         1          Jason

SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


employee tree: who is my manager

SQL>
SQL> create table emp
  2  ( empno      NUMBER(4)    constraint E_PK primary key
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)
  7  , bdate      DATE
  8  , sal        NUMBER(6,2)
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2)    default 10
 11  ) ;
Table created.
SQL> insert into emp values(1,"Tom","N",   "TRAINER", 13,date "1965-12-17",  800 , NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(2,"Jack","JAM", "Tester",6,date "1961-02-20",  1600, 300,   30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(3,"Wil","TF" ,  "Tester",6,date "1962-02-22",  1250, 500,   30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(4,"Jane","JM",  "Designer", 9,date "1967-04-02",  2975, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(5,"Mary","P",  "Tester",6,date "1956-09-28",  1250, 1400,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(6,"Black","R",   "Designer", 9,date "1963-11-01",  2850, NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(7,"Chris","AB",  "Designer", 9,date "1965-06-09",  2450, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(8,"Smart","SCJ", "TRAINER", 4,date "1959-11-26",  3000, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(9,"Peter","CC",   "Designer",NULL,date "1952-11-17",  5000, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(10,"Take","JJ", "Tester",6,date "1968-09-28",  1500, 0,     30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(11,"Ana","AA",  "TRAINER", 8,date "1966-12-30",  1100, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(12,"Jane","R",   "Manager",   6,date "1969-12-03",  800 , NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(13,"Fake","MG",   "TRAINER", 4,date "1959-02-13",  3000, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(14,"Mike","TJA","Manager",   7,date "1962-01-23",  1300, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> select  lpad(" ",2*level-1)||ename as ename
  2  from    emp
  3  start   with mgr is null
  4  connect by nocycle prior empno = mgr;
ENAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Peter
   Jane
     Smart
       Ana
     Fake
       Tom
   Black
     Jack
     Wil
     Mary
     Take
     Jane
   Chris
     Mike
14 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.


Formatting the Results from a Hierarchical Query

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    ENAME         VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
  4    HIREDATE      DATE,
  5    ORIG_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  6    CURR_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  7    REGION        VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
  8    MANAGER_ID    NUMBER(3)
  9  )
 10  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    jobtitle      VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
  4  )
  5  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (5,"Director");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (6,"Mediator");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (7,"Proffessor");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (8,"Programmer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (9,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (1,      "Jason", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234,              8767,         "E",    2)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (2,      "John",  to_date("19970715","YYYYMMDD"), 2341,              3456,         "W",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (3,      "Joe",   to_date("19860125","YYYYMMDD"), 4321,              5654,         "E",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (4,      "Tom",   to_date("20060913","YYYYMMDD"), 2413,              6787,         "W",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (5,      "Jane",  to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654,              4345,         "E",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (6,      "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679,              6546,         "W",    5)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (7,      "Jodd",  to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438,              7658,         "E",    6)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (8,      "Joke",  to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765,              4543,         "W")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (9,      "Jack",  to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896,              1232,         "E")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /
     EMPNO ENAME           HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R MANAGER_ID
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- - ----------
         1 Jason           25-JUL-96        1234        8767 E          2
         2 John            15-JUL-97        2341        3456 W          3
         3 Joe             25-JAN-86        4321        5654 E          3
         4 Tom             13-SEP-06        2413        6787 W          4
         5 Jane            17-APR-05        7654        4345 E          4
         6 James           18-JUL-04        5679        6546 W          5
         7 Jodd            20-JUL-03        5438        7658 E          6
         8 Joke            01-JAN-02        8765        4543 W
         9 Jack            29-AUG-01        7896        1232 E
9 rows selected.
SQL> select * from job
  2  /
     EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
         1 Tester
         2 Accountant
         3 Developer
         4 COder
         5 Director
         6 Mediator
         7 Proffessor
         8 Programmer
         9 Developer
9 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> SET PAGESIZE 999
SQL> COLUMN employe FORMAT A25
SQL> SELECT LEVEL,
  2   LPAD(" ", 2 * LEVEL - 1) || ename
  3  FROM employee
  4  START WITH empno = 1
  5  CONNECT BY PRIOR empno= manager_id;
     LEVEL
----------
LPAD("",2*LEVEL-1)||ENAME
--------------------------
         1          Jason

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> clear columns;
columns cleared
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


Hierarchical Queries

Using the CONNECT BY and START WITH Clauses

The syntax for the CONNECT BY and START WITH clauses of a SELECT statement is as follows:



SELECT [LEVEL], column, expression, ...
FROM table
[WHERE where_clause]
[[START WITH start_condition] [CONNECT BY PRIOR prior_condition]];


where

  1. LEVEL is a pseudo-column that tells you how far into a tree you are.
  2. LEVEL returns 1 for a root node, 2 for a child of the root, and so on.
  3. start_condition specifies where to start the hierarchical query from.
  4. You must specify a START WITH clause when writing a hierarchical query.
  5. An example start_condition is employee_id = 1, which specifies the query starts from employee #1.
  6. prior_condition specifies the relationship between the parent and child rows.
  7. You must specify a CONNECT BY PRIOR clause when writing a hierarchical query.

An example prior_condition is employee_id = manager_id, which specifies the relationship is between the parent employee_id and the child manager_id-that is, the child"s manager_id points to the parent"s employee_id.

Quote from:

Oracle Database 10g SQL (Osborne ORACLE Press Series) (Paperback)

# Paperback: 608 pages

# Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1st edition (February 20, 2004)

# Language: English

# ISBN-10: 0072229810

# ISBN-13: 978-0072229813

Output full path of hierarchy

SQL>
SQL> create table emp
  2  ( empno      NUMBER(4)    constraint E_PK primary key
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)
  7  , bdate      DATE
  8  , sal        NUMBER(6,2)
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2)    default 10
 11  ) ;
Table created.
SQL> insert into emp values(1,"Tom","N",   "TRAINER", 13,date "1965-12-17",  800 , NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(2,"Jack","JAM", "Tester",6,date "1961-02-20",  1600, 300,   30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(3,"Wil","TF" ,  "Tester",6,date "1962-02-22",  1250, 500,   30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(4,"Jane","JM",  "Designer", 9,date "1967-04-02",  2975, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(5,"Mary","P",  "Tester",6,date "1956-09-28",  1250, 1400,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(6,"Black","R",   "Designer", 9,date "1963-11-01",  2850, NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(7,"Chris","AB",  "Designer", 9,date "1965-06-09",  2450, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(8,"Smart","SCJ", "TRAINER", 4,date "1959-11-26",  3000, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(9,"Peter","CC",   "Designer",NULL,date "1952-11-17",  5000, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(10,"Take","JJ", "Tester",6,date "1968-09-28",  1500, 0,     30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(11,"Ana","AA",  "TRAINER", 8,date "1966-12-30",  1100, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(12,"Jane","R",   "Manager",   6,date "1969-12-03",  800 , NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(13,"Fake","MG",   "TRAINER", 4,date "1959-02-13",  3000, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(14,"Mike","TJA","Manager",   7,date "1962-01-23",  1300, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> column  full_path format a40
SQL>
SQL> select  ename
  2  ,       connect_by_root ename            as Designer
  3  ,       sys_connect_by_path(ename," > ") as full_path
  4  from    emp
  5  start   with job = "Designer"
  6  connect by prior empno = mgr;
ENAME    DESIGNER FULL_PATH
-------- -------- ----------------------------------------
Jane     Jane      > Jane
Smart    Jane      > Jane > Smart
Ana      Jane      > Jane > Smart > Ana
Fake     Jane      > Jane > Fake
Tom      Jane      > Jane > Fake > Tom
Black    Black     > Black
Jack     Black     > Black > Jack
Wil      Black     > Black > Wil
Mary     Black     > Black > Mary
Take     Black     > Black > Take
Jane     Black     > Black > Jane
Chris    Chris     > Chris
Mike     Chris     > Chris > Mike
Peter    Peter     > Peter
Jane     Peter     > Peter > Jane
Smart    Peter     > Peter > Jane > Smart
Ana      Peter     > Peter > Jane > Smart > Ana
Fake     Peter     > Peter > Jane > Fake
Tom      Peter     > Peter > Jane > Fake > Tom
ENAME    DESIGNER FULL_PATH
-------- -------- ----------------------------------------
Black    Peter     > Peter > Black
Jack     Peter     > Peter > Black > Jack
Wil      Peter     > Peter > Black > Wil
Mary     Peter     > Peter > Black > Mary
Take     Peter     > Peter > Black > Take
Jane     Peter     > Peter > Black > Jane
Chris    Peter     > Peter > Chris
Mike     Peter     > Peter > Chris > Mike
27 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.


pseudocolumn LEVEL and an example of using the levels.

SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE book (
  2    isbn      VARCHAR2(10) PRIMARY KEY,
  3    parent_isbn VARCHAR2(10),
  4    series    VARCHAR2(20),
  5    category  VARCHAR2(20),
  6    title     VARCHAR2(100),
  7    num_pages NUMBER,
  8    price     NUMBER,
  9    copyright NUMBER(4));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("1", "2", "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "SQL", 664, 49.99, 2002);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("2", null, "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "Java", 772, 49.99, 2000);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("3", "1", "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "XML", 1008, 54.99, 2004);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2     v_level PLS_INTEGER;
  3     v_title book.TITLE%TYPE;
  4     CURSOR cur_tree IS SELECT isbn, title, series FROM book;
  5  BEGIN
  6  FOR l IN cur_tree
  7  LOOP
  8      SELECT max(LEVEL) INTO v_level FROM book
  9      START WITH isbn = l.isbn
 10      CONNECT BY PRIOR parent_isbn = isbn;
 11
 12      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(l.title||" is book "||v_level||" in the "||l.series||" series");
 13
 14  END LOOP;
 15  CLOSE cur_tree;
 16  EXCEPTION
 17     WHEN OTHERS
 18     THEN
 19        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(sqlerrm);
 20  END;
 21  /
SQL is book 2 in the Oracle series
Java is book 1 in the Oracle series
XML is book 3 in the Oracle series
ORA-01001: invalid cursor
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table book;
Table dropped.


pseudocolumn LEVEL and an example of using the levels with an update.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE book (
  2    isbn      VARCHAR2(10) PRIMARY KEY,
  3    parent_isbn VARCHAR2(10),
  4    series    VARCHAR2(20),
  5    category  VARCHAR2(20),
  6    title     VARCHAR2(100),
  7    num_pages NUMBER,
  8    price     NUMBER,
  9    copyright NUMBER(4));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("1", "2", "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "SQL", 664, 49.99, 2002);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("2", null, "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "Java", 772, 49.99, 2000);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("3", "1", "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "XML", 1008, 54.99, 2004);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("4", null, "Oracle Ebusiness", "Oracle Ebusiness", "Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Handbook", 820, 59.99, 2002);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> ALTER TABLE book
  2  ADD position NUMBER(10);
Table altered.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2     v_level PLS_INTEGER;
  3     v_title book.TITLE%TYPE;
  4
  5     CURSOR cur_tree IS SELECT isbn, title, series FROM book;
  6  BEGIN
  7
  8  FOR l IN cur_tree
  9  LOOP
 10
 11     SELECT max(LEVEL) INTO v_level FROM book
 12     START WITH isbn = l.isbn
 13     CONNECT BY PRIOR parent_isbn = isbn;
 14
 15     UPDATE book SET position = v_level WHERE isbn = l.isbn;
 16
 17  END LOOP;
 18
 19
 20  COMMIT;
 21
 22  EXCEPTION
 23     WHEN OTHERS
 24     THEN
 25        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(sqlerrm);
 26  END;
 27  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SET PAGES 9999
SQL> SELECT title, position
  2  FROM book
  3  ORDER BY series, position;
TITLE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  POSITION
----------
Java
         1
SQL
         2
XML
         3
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Handbook
         1

4 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO book (isbn, parent_isbn, series, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)
  2    VALUES ("111111", null, "Oracle", "Oracle Server", "Oracle8.0 PL/SQL Programming", 772, 49.99, 2000);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> UPDATE book
  2  SET parent_isbn = "111111"
  3  WHERE isbn = "2";
1 row updated.
SQL>
SQL> COMMIT;
Commit complete.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SELECT title, position
  2  FROM book
  3  ORDER BY series, position;
TITLE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  POSITION
----------
Java
         1
SQL
         2
XML
         3
Oracle8.0 PL/SQL Programming

Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Handbook
         1

5 rows selected.
SQL>


Starting at a node other than the root

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    ENAME         VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
  4    HIREDATE      DATE,
  5    ORIG_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  6    CURR_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  7    REGION        VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
  8    MANAGER_ID    NUMBER(3)
  9  )
 10  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    jobtitle      VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
  4  )
  5  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (5,"Director");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (6,"Mediator");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (7,"Proffessor");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (8,"Programmer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (9,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (1,      "Jason", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234,              8767,         "E",    2)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (2,      "John",  to_date("19970715","YYYYMMDD"), 2341,              3456,         "W",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (3,      "Joe",   to_date("19860125","YYYYMMDD"), 4321,              5654,         "E",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (4,      "Tom",   to_date("20060913","YYYYMMDD"), 2413,              6787,         "W",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (5,      "Jane",  to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654,              4345,         "E",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (6,      "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679,              6546,         "W",    5)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (7,      "Jodd",  to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438,              7658,         "E",    6)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (8,      "Joke",  to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765,              4543,         "W")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (9,      "Jack",  to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896,              1232,         "E")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /
     EMPNO ENAME           HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R MANAGER_ID
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- - ----------
         1 Jason           25-JUL-96        1234        8767 E          2
         2 John            15-JUL-97        2341        3456 W          3
         3 Joe             25-JAN-86        4321        5654 E          3
         4 Tom             13-SEP-06        2413        6787 W          4
         5 Jane            17-APR-05        7654        4345 E          4
         6 James           18-JUL-04        5679        6546 W          5
         7 Jodd            20-JUL-03        5438        7658 E          6
         8 Joke            01-JAN-02        8765        4543 W
         9 Jack            29-AUG-01        7896        1232 E
9 rows selected.
SQL> select * from job
  2  /
     EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
         1 Tester
         2 Accountant
         3 Developer
         4 COder
         5 Director
         6 Mediator
         7 Proffessor
         8 Programmer
         9 Developer
9 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT LEVEL, LPAD(" ", 2 * LEVEL - 1) || ename
  2  FROM employee
  3  START WITH ename = "Jane"
  4  CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = manager_id;
     LEVEL            LPAD("",2*LEVEL-1)||ENAME
         1            Jane
         2            James
         3            Jodd

SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


sys_connect_by_path

SQL>
SQL> create table emp
  2  ( empno      NUMBER(4)    constraint E_PK primary key
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)
  7  , bdate      DATE
  8  , sal        NUMBER(6,2)
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2)    default 10
 11  ) ;
Table created.
SQL> insert into emp values(1,"Tom","N",   "TRAINER", 13,date "1965-12-17",  800 , NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(2,"Jack","JAM", "Tester",6,date "1961-02-20",  1600, 300,   30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(3,"Wil","TF" ,  "Tester",6,date "1962-02-22",  1250, 500,   30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(4,"Jane","JM",  "Designer", 9,date "1967-04-02",  2975, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(5,"Mary","P",  "Tester",6,date "1956-09-28",  1250, 1400,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(6,"Black","R",   "Designer", 9,date "1963-11-01",  2850, NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(7,"Chris","AB",  "Designer", 9,date "1965-06-09",  2450, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(8,"Smart","SCJ", "TRAINER", 4,date "1959-11-26",  3000, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(9,"Peter","CC",   "Designer",NULL,date "1952-11-17",  5000, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(10,"Take","JJ", "Tester",6,date "1968-09-28",  1500, 0,     30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(11,"Ana","AA",  "TRAINER", 8,date "1966-12-30",  1100, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(12,"Jane","R",   "Manager",   6,date "1969-12-03",  800 , NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(13,"Fake","MG",   "TRAINER", 4,date "1959-02-13",  3000, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp values(14,"Mike","TJA","Manager",   7,date "1962-01-23",  1300, NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select ename
  2  ,      sys_connect_by_path(ename,"|") as path
  3  from   emp
  4         start with mgr is null
  5         connect by prior empno = mgr
  6  order  siblings by ename;
ENAME
--------
PATH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter
|Peter
Black
|Peter|Black
Jack
|Peter|Black|Jack
Jane
|Peter|Black|Jane
Mary
|Peter|Black|Mary
Take
|Peter|Black|Take
ENAME
--------
PATH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wil
|Peter|Black|Wil
Chris
|Peter|Chris
Mike
|Peter|Chris|Mike
Jane
|Peter|Jane
Fake
|Peter|Jane|Fake
Tom
ENAME
--------
PATH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Peter|Jane|Fake|Tom
Smart
|Peter|Jane|Smart
Ana
|Peter|Jane|Smart|Ana

14 rows selected.
SQL> /
ENAME
--------
PATH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter
|Peter
Black
|Peter|Black
Jack
|Peter|Black|Jack
Jane
|Peter|Black|Jane
Mary
|Peter|Black|Mary
Take
|Peter|Black|Take
ENAME
--------
PATH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wil
|Peter|Black|Wil
Chris
|Peter|Chris
Mike
|Peter|Chris|Mike
Jane
|Peter|Jane
Fake
|Peter|Jane|Fake
Tom
ENAME
--------
PATH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Peter|Jane|Fake|Tom
Smart
|Peter|Jane|Smart
Ana
|Peter|Jane|Smart|Ana

14 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL>


Traversing Upward Through the Tree

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    ENAME         VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
  4    HIREDATE      DATE,
  5    ORIG_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  6    CURR_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  7    REGION        VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
  8    MANAGER_ID    NUMBER(3)
  9  )
 10  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    jobtitle      VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
  4  )
  5  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (5,"Director");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (6,"Mediator");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (7,"Proffessor");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (8,"Programmer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (9,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (1,      "Jason", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234,              8767,         "E",    2)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (2,      "John",  to_date("19970715","YYYYMMDD"), 2341,              3456,         "W",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (3,      "Joe",   to_date("19860125","YYYYMMDD"), 4321,              5654,         "E",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (4,      "Tom",   to_date("20060913","YYYYMMDD"), 2413,              6787,         "W",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (5,      "Jane",  to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654,              4345,         "E",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (6,      "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679,              6546,         "W",    5)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (7,      "Jodd",  to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438,              7658,         "E",    6)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (8,      "Joke",  to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765,              4543,         "W")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (9,      "Jack",  to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896,              1232,         "E")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /
     EMPNO ENAME           HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R MANAGER_ID
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- - ----------
         1 Jason           25-JUL-96        1234        8767 E          2
         2 John            15-JUL-97        2341        3456 W          3
         3 Joe             25-JAN-86        4321        5654 E          3
         4 Tom             13-SEP-06        2413        6787 W          4
         5 Jane            17-APR-05        7654        4345 E          4
         6 James           18-JUL-04        5679        6546 W          5
         7 Jodd            20-JUL-03        5438        7658 E          6
         8 Joke            01-JAN-02        8765        4543 W
         9 Jack            29-AUG-01        7896        1232 E
9 rows selected.
SQL> select * from job
  2  /
     EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
         1 Tester
         2 Accountant
         3 Developer
         4 COder
         5 Director
         6 Mediator
         7 Proffessor
         8 Programmer
         9 Developer
9 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT LEVEL,
  2   LPAD(" ", 2 * LEVEL - 1) || ename
  3  FROM employee
  4  START WITH ename = "James"
  5  CONNECT BY PRIOR manager_id = empno;
ERROR:
ORA-01436: CONNECT BY loop in user data

no rows selected
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


Using the CONNECT BY and START WITH Clauses

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    ENAME         VARCHAR2(15 BYTE),
  4    HIREDATE      DATE,
  5    ORIG_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  6    CURR_SALARY   NUMBER(6),
  7    REGION        VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
  8    MANAGER_ID    NUMBER(3)
  9  )
 10  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table job (
  2    EMPNO         NUMBER(3),
  3    jobtitle      VARCHAR2(20 BYTE)
  4  )
  5  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (1,"Tester");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (2,"Accountant");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (3,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (4,"COder");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (5,"Director");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (6,"Mediator");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (7,"Proffessor");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (8,"Programmer");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into job (EMPNO, Jobtitle) values (9,"Developer");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (1,      "Jason", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234,              8767,         "E",    2)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (2,      "John",  to_date("19970715","YYYYMMDD"), 2341,              3456,         "W",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (3,      "Joe",   to_date("19860125","YYYYMMDD"), 4321,              5654,         "E",    3)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (4,      "Tom",   to_date("20060913","YYYYMMDD"), 2413,              6787,         "W",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (5,      "Jane",  to_date("20050417","YYYYMMDD"), 7654,              4345,         "E",    4)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (6,      "James", to_date("20040718","YYYYMMDD"), 5679,              6546,         "W",    5)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION, MANAGER_ID)
  2               values (7,      "Jodd",  to_date("20030720","YYYYMMDD"), 5438,              7658,         "E",    6)
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (8,      "Joke",  to_date("20020101","YYYYMMDD"), 8765,              4543,         "W")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(EMPNO,  EName,   HIREDATE,                       ORIG_SALARY,       CURR_SALARY,  REGION)
  2               values (9,      "Jack",  to_date("20010829","YYYYMMDD"), 7896,              1232,         "E")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /
     EMPNO ENAME           HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R MANAGER_ID
---------- --------------- --------- ----------- ----------- - ----------
         1 Jason           25-JUL-96        1234        8767 E          2
         2 John            15-JUL-97        2341        3456 W          3
         3 Joe             25-JAN-86        4321        5654 E          3
         4 Tom             13-SEP-06        2413        6787 W          4
         5 Jane            17-APR-05        7654        4345 E          4
         6 James           18-JUL-04        5679        6546 W          5
         7 Jodd            20-JUL-03        5438        7658 E          6
         8 Joke            01-JAN-02        8765        4543 W
         9 Jack            29-AUG-01        7896        1232 E
9 rows selected.
SQL> select * from job
  2  /
     EMPNO JOBTITLE
---------- --------------------
         1 Tester
         2 Accountant
         3 Developer
         4 COder
         5 Director
         6 Mediator
         7 Proffessor
         8 Programmer
         9 Developer
9 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT empno, manager_id, ename
  2  FROM employee
  3  START WITH empno = 1
  4  CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = manager_id;
     EMPNO MANAGER_ID ENAME
---------- ---------- ---------------
         1          2 Jason
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table job
  2  /
Table dropped.