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Retrieval Queries in SQL (contd.)
• A bag or multi-set is like a set, but an element
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– Example: {A, B, C, A} is a bag. {A, B, C} is also a bag
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- 1. Advance Database Management Systems :21 SQL 99 Schema Definition, Constraints, and Queries Prof Neeraj Bhargava Vaibhav Khanna Department of Computer Science School of Engineering and Systems Sciences Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University Ajmer
- 2. Slide 8- 2 Data Definition, Constraints, and Schema Changes • Used to CREATE, DROP, and ALTER the descriptions of the tables (relations) of a database
- 3. Slide 8- 3 CREATE TABLE • Specifies a new base relation by giving it a name, and specifying each of its attributes and their data types (INTEGER, FLOAT, DECIMAL(i,j), CHAR(n), VARCHAR(n)) • A constraint NOT NULL may be specified on an attribute CREATE TABLE DEPARTMENT ( DNAME VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL, DNUMBER INTEGER NOT NULL, MGRSSN CHAR(9), MGRSTARTDATE CHAR(9) );
- 4. Slide 8- 4 CREATE TABLE • In SQL2, can use the CREATE TABLE command for specifying the primary key attributes, secondary keys, and referential integrity constraints (foreign keys). • Key attributes can be specified via the PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE phrases CREATE TABLE DEPT ( DNAME VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL, DNUMBER INTEGER NOT NULL, MGRSSN CHAR(9), MGRSTARTDATE CHAR(9), PRIMARY KEY (DNUMBER), UNIQUE (DNAME), FOREIGN KEY (MGRSSN) REFERENCES EMP );
- 5. Slide 8- 5 DROP TABLE • Used to remove a relation (base table) and its definition • The relation can no longer be used in queries, updates, or any other commands since its description no longer exists • Example: DROP TABLE DEPENDENT;
- 6. Slide 8- 6 ALTER TABLE • Used to add an attribute to one of the base relations – The new attribute will have NULLs in all the tuples of the relation right after the command is executed; hence, the NOT NULL constraint is not allowed for such an attribute • Example: ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE ADD JOB VARCHAR(12); • The database users must still enter a value for the new attribute JOB for each EMPLOYEE tuple. – This can be done using the UPDATE command.
- 7. Slide 8- 7 Features Added in SQL2 and SQL-99 • Create schema • Referential integrity options
- 8. Slide 8- 8 CREATE SCHEMA • Specifies a new database schema by giving it a name
- 9. Slide 8- 9 REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY OPTIONS • We can specify RESTRICT, CASCADE, SET NULL or SET DEFAULT on referential integrity constraints (foreign keys) CREATE TABLE DEPT ( DNAME VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL, DNUMBER INTEGER NOT NULL, MGRSSN CHAR(9), MGRSTARTDATE CHAR(9), PRIMARY KEY (DNUMBER), UNIQUE (DNAME), FOREIGN KEY (MGRSSN) REFERENCES EMP ON DELETE SET DEFAULT ON UPDATE CASCADE);
- 10. Slide 8- 10 REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY OPTIONS (continued) CREATE TABLE EMP( ENAME VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL, ESSN CHAR(9), BDATE DATE, DNO INTEGER DEFAULT 1, SUPERSSN CHAR(9), PRIMARY KEY (ESSN), FOREIGN KEY (DNO) REFERENCES DEPT ON DELETE SET DEFAULT ON UPDATE CASCADE, FOREIGN KEY (SUPERSSN) REFERENCES EMP ON DELETE SET NULL ON UPDATE CASCADE);
- 11. Slide 8- 11 Additional Data Types in SQL2 and SQL-99 Has DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP data types • DATE: – Made up of year-month-day in the format yyyy-mm-dd • TIME: – Made up of hour:minute:second in the format hh:mm:ss • TIME(i): – Made up of hour:minute:second plus i additional digits specifying fractions of a second – format is hh:mm:ss:ii...i
- 12. Slide 8- 12 Additional Data Types in SQL2 and SQL-99 (contd.) • TIMESTAMP: – Has both DATE and TIME components • INTERVAL: – Specifies a relative value rather than an absolute value – Can be DAY/TIME intervals or YEAR/MONTH intervals – Can be positive or negative when added to or subtracted from an absolute value, the result is an absolute value
- 13. Slide 8- 13 Retrieval Queries in SQL • SQL has one basic statement for retrieving information from a database; the SELECT statement – This is not the same as the SELECT operation of the relational algebra • Important distinction between SQL and the formal relational model: – SQL allows a table (relation) to have two or more tuples that are identical in all their attribute values – Hence, an SQL relation (table) is a multi-set (sometimes called a bag) of tuples; it is not a set of tuples • SQL relations can be constrained to be sets by specifying PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE attributes, or by using the DISTINCT option in a query
- 14. Slide 8- 14 Retrieval Queries in SQL (contd.) • A bag or multi-set is like a set, but an element may appear more than once. – Example: {A, B, C, A} is a bag. {A, B, C} is also a bag that also is a set. – Bags also resemble lists, but the order is irrelevant in a bag. • Example: – {A, B, A} = {B, A, A} as bags – However, [A, B, A] is not equal to [B, A, A] as lists
- 15. Slide 8- 15 Retrieval Queries in SQL (contd.) • Basic form of the SQL SELECT statement is called a mapping or a SELECT-FROM-WHERE block SELECT <attribute list> FROM <table list> WHERE <condition> – <attribute list> is a list of attribute names whose values are to be retrieved by the query – <table list> is a list of the relation names required to process the query – <condition> is a conditional (Boolean) expression that identifies the tuples to be retrieved by the query
- 16. Slide 8- 16 Relational Database Schema--Figure
- 17. Slide 8- 17 Populated Database
- 18. Slide 8- 18 Simple SQL Queries • Basic SQL queries correspond to using the following operations of the relational algebra: – SELECT – PROJECT – JOIN • All subsequent examples use the COMPANY database
- 19. Slide 8- 19 Simple SQL Queries (contd.) • Example of a simple query on one relation • Query 0: Retrieve the birthdate and address of the employee whose name is 'John B. Smith'. Q0: SELECT BDATE, ADDRESS FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE FNAME='John' AND MINIT='B’ AND LNAME='Smith’ – Similar to a SELECT-PROJECT pair of relational algebra operations: • The SELECT-clause specifies the projection attributes and the WHERE-clause specifies the selection condition – However, the result of the query may contain duplicate tuples
- 20. Slide 8- 20 Simple SQL Queries (contd.) • Query 1: Retrieve the name and address of all employees who work for the 'Research' department. Q1: SELECT FNAME, LNAME, ADDRESS FROM EMPLOYEE, DEPARTMENT WHERE DNAME='Research' AND DNUMBER=DNO – Similar to a SELECT-PROJECT-JOIN sequence of relational algebra operations – (DNAME='Research') is a selection condition (corresponds to a SELECT operation in relational algebra) – (DNUMBER=DNO) is a join condition (corresponds to a JOIN operation in relational algebra)
- 21. Slide 8- 21 Simple SQL Queries (contd.) • Query 2: For every project located in 'Stafford', list the project number, the controlling department number, and the department manager's last name, address, and birthdate. Q2: SELECT PNUMBER, DNUM, LNAME, BDATE, ADDRESS FROM PROJECT, DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYEE WHERE DNUM=DNUMBER AND MGRSSN=SSN AND PLOCATION='Stafford' – In Q2, there are two join conditions – The join condition DNUM=DNUMBER relates a project to its controlling department – The join condition MGRSSN=SSN relates the controlling department to the employee who manages that department
- 22. Assignment • Explain the Schema Definition, Basic Constraints, and Simple Queries in SQL-99