Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial/Index/Functional Index

Create a calculated index

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SQL> create table employees(
  2    empno      NUMBER(4)
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)
  7  , bdate      DATE
  8  , msal       NUMBER(6,2)
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2) ) ;
Table created.
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SQL> insert into employees values(1,"Jason",  "N",  "TRAINER", 2,   date "1965-12-18",  800 , NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(2,"Jerry",  "J",  "SALESREP",3,   date "1966-11-19",  1600, 300,   10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(3,"Jord",   "T" , "SALESREP",4,   date "1967-10-21",  1700, 500,   20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(4,"Mary",   "J",  "MANAGER", 5,   date "1968-09-22",  1800, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(5,"Joe",    "P",  "SALESREP",6,   date "1969-08-23",  1900, 1400,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(6,"Black",  "R",  "MANAGER", 7,   date "1970-07-24",  2000, NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(7,"Red",    "A",  "MANAGER", 8,   date "1971-06-25",  2100, NULL,  40);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(8,"White",  "S",  "TRAINER", 9,   date "1972-05-26",  2200, NULL,  40);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(9,"Yellow", "C",  "DIRECTOR",10,  date "1973-04-27",  2300, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(10,"Pink",  "J",  "SALESREP",null,date "1974-03-28",  2400, 0,     30);
1 row created.
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SQL> create index year_sal_idx
  2  on employees (12*msal + coalesce(comm,0));
Index created.
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SQL> drop table employees;
Table dropped.
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Create index on upper case string value

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SQL> CREATE TABLE employee
  2  (employee_id         NUMBER(7),
  3   last_name           VARCHAR2(25),
  4   first_name          VARCHAR2(25),
  5   userid              VARCHAR2(8),
  6   start_date          DATE,
  7   comments            VARCHAR2(255),
  8   manager_id          NUMBER(7),
  9   title               VARCHAR2(25),
 10   department_id       NUMBER(7),
 11   salary              NUMBER(11, 2),
 12   commission_pct      NUMBER(4, 2)
 13  );
Table created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "V", "Ben", "cv",to_date("03-MAR-90 8:30", "dd-mon-yy hh24:mi"),NULL, NULL, "PRESIDENT", 50, 2500, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "N", "Haidy", "ln", "08-MAR-90", NULL,1, "VP, OPERATIONS", 41, 1450, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "N", "Molly", "mn", "17-JUN-91",NULL, 1, "VP, SALES", 31, 1400, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "S", "Mark", "mq", "07-APR-90",NULL, 1, "VP, FINANCE", 10, 1450, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "R", "AUDRY", "ar", "04-MAR-90",NULL, 1, "VP, ADMINISTRATION", 50, 1550, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "U", "MOLLY", "mu", "18-JAN-91",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1200, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "M", "ROBERTA", "rm", "14-MAY-90",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1250, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "B", "BEN", "ry", "07-APR-90", NULL, 2,"WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1100, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "C", "Jane", "ac", "09-FEB-92",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1300, NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (10, "H", "Mart", "mh", "27-FEB-91", NULL, 2,"WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1307, NULL);
1 row created.
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SQL> CREATE INDEX employee_idx2 ON employee(UPPER(last_name));
Index created.
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SQL> SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name
  2  FROM   employee
  3  WHERE  UPPER(last_name) = "NEWMAN";
no rows selected
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SQL> SELECT /*+ NO_INDEX (employee) */ first_name,
  2         last_name
  3  FROM   employee
  4  WHERE  employee_id = 25;
no rows selected
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SQL>
SQL> drop table employee;
Table dropped.
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Functional index

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SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL primary key,
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /
Table created.
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SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ("01","Jason",    "Martin",  to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto",  "Programmer")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("02","Alison",   "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("03","James",    "Smith",   to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("04","Celia",    "Rice",    to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("05","Robert",   "Black",   to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("06","Linda",    "Green",   to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York",  "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("07","David",    "Larry",   to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York",  "Manager")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("08","James",    "Cat",     to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
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SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /

ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester
8 rows selected.
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SQL> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX unique_upper
  2  ON employee (
  3      UPPER(first_name),
  4      UPPER(last_name),
  5      start_date
  6      );
Index created.
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SQL> drop index unique_upper;
Index dropped.
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.

Index based on case statement

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SQL> create table registrations
  2  ( attendee    NUMBER(4)
  3  , course      VARCHAR2(6)
  4  , begindate   DATE
  5  , evaluation  NUMBER(1)) ;
Table created.
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SQL> insert into registrations values (1, "SQL",date "1999-04-12",4   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (2, "SQL",date "1999-12-13",NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (3, "SQL",date "1999-12-13",NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (4, "OAU",date "1999-08-10",4   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (5, "OAU",date "2000-09-27",5   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (6, "JAV",date "1999-12-13",2   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (7, "JAV",date "2000-02-01",4   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (8, "JAV",date "2000-02-01",5   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (9, "XML",date "2000-02-03",4   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (10,"XML",date "2000-02-03",5   );
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (1, "PLS",date "2000-09-11",NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (2, "PLS",date "2000-09-11",NULL);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into registrations values (3, "PLS",date "2000-09-11",NULL);
1 row created.
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SQL> create unique index oau_reg on registrations
  2  ( case course when "OAU" then attendee else null end
  3  , case course when "OAU" then course   else null end );
Index created.
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SQL> insert into registrations values (7900,"OAU",sysdate,null);
1 row created.
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SQL> drop index oau_reg;
Index dropped.
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SQL>
SQL> drop table registrations;
Table dropped.
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