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Ideas for an Oracle Routine

Asked by: lulubell-b

I wanted to know if you have any ideas for starting a scheduled routine on oracle. I am currently moving from  access database routines connected ODBC to the more efficient routine on the oracle platform. I was thinking of creating a package to perform this procedure.

Scenerio: I have a stage table that records are added from a trigger being fired. Then a department updates a flag field to indicate if it's been processed. Once it's processed the record(s) can be deleted. Also, they are other indicators stating whether the records have to be manual looked at. On these, I would like to run a report to diplay these records.

If a package is the best way to handle this, can you point to some information? I have never created one before for this type of process. Any advice is very much appreciated.

Thank you

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Answers

 

by: mrjoltcolaPosted on 2009-10-30 at 12:45:05ID: 25706212

See this question that was just asked today where we provided similar answers. You can use Oracle's scheduler to schedule PL/SQL procedures, Java programs, etc.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Database/Oracle/10.x/Q_24858157.html

begin
dbms_scheduler.create_job(
    job_name   => 'MY_UPDATE_PROC',
    job_type   => 'PLSQL_BLOCK',
    job_action => 'begin delete from my_tab where some_flag = 'Y'; end; ',
    start_date => sysdate,
    repeat_interval => 'FREQ=daily',
    enabled        => TRUE,
    comments       => 'Clean out old records based on some criteria.'
);
end;
                                              
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by: lulubell-bPosted on 2009-11-02 at 08:51:49ID: 25721052

One more question?

Will my schedule task Call my procedure/package?

Is this how I link both of them up?

Thanks

 

by: lulubell-bPosted on 2009-11-02 at 08:53:17ID: 25721068

Or is it embedded in the job?

ex) job_action => 'begin delete from my_tab where some_flag = 'Y'; end; ',

 

by: lulubell-bPosted on 2009-11-03 at 13:05:31ID: 25733635

Hello?

 

by: lulubell-bPosted on 2009-11-04 at 13:19:23ID: 25744049

One more question?

Will my schedule task Call my procedure/package?

Is this how I link both of them up?

Or is it embedded in the job?

ex) job_action => 'begin delete from my_tab where some_flag = 'Y'; end; ',

Thanks

 

by: mrjoltcolaPosted on 2009-11-08 at 06:28:46ID: 25770569

>>ex) job_action => 'begin delete from my_tab where some_flag = 'Y'; end; ',

That is a PL/SQL routine. That is the routine that will be scheduled.

You should read the docs on this:http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14258/d_sched.htm

Also, actually trying / experimenting with the sample will help you learn.



>>Will my schedule task Call my procedure/package?
>>Is this how I link both of them up?
>>Or is it embedded in the job?

dbms_scheduler IS the scheduler. Using this, you don't need to write your own. Read the sample script again, it is set to run this daily.  You can change the schedule. Review the docs for different frequency options / windows.

 

by: lulubell-bPosted on 2009-11-12 at 08:08:16ID: 25805762

Thank you for all your help.

It makes perfect sense

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