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Developing Robust Date and Time Oriented Applications in Oracle Cloud

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Product type Book
Published in May 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804611869
Pages 464 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Michal Kvet Michal Kvet
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: Discovering Oracle Cloud
2. Chapter 1: Oracle Cloud Fundamentals 3. Chapter 2: Data Loading and Migration Perspectives 4. Part 2: Understanding the Roots of Date and Time
5. Chapter 3: Date and Time Standardization Principles 6. Chapter 4: Concepts of Temporality 7. Part 3: Modeling, Storing, and Managing Date and Time
8. Chapter 5: Modeling and Storage Principles 9. Chapter 6: Conversion Functions and Element Extraction 10. Chapter 7: Date and Time Management Functions 11. Chapter 8: Delving into National Language Support Parameters 12. Part 4: Modeling Validity Intervals
13. Chapter 9: Duration Modeling and Calculations 14. Chapter 10: Interval Representation and Type Relationships 15. Chapter 11: Temporal Database Concepts 16. Chapter 12: Building Month Calendars Using SQL and PL/SQL 17. Part 5: Building Robust and Secure Temporal Solutions
18. Chapter 13: Flashback Management for Reconstructing the Database Image 19. Chapter 14: Building Reliable Solutions to Avoid SQL Injection 20. Part 6: Expanding a Business Worldwide Using Oracle Cloud
21. Chapter 15: Timestamp Enhancements 22. Chapter 16: Oracle Cloud Time Zone Reflection 23. Assessments 24. Index 25. Other Books You May Enjoy

Defining a calendar using PL/SQL

You might’ve been in a situation where you need to agree on meeting dates, synchronize activities and events, or write down deadlines for individual tasks and activities. When you receive an invitation to a conference, meeting, or just an online call, you usually open Google Calendar or your smartphone calendar app and check your availability. What do you primarily see? A calendar that’s daily or monthly organized. If you click on a specific day, hour references are loaded.

However, many times, you don’t need to know the exact time of the activity. You will get a task from your boss that needs to be completed by the end of the week. But they do not need to know exactly what time you will do it. It’s enough to ensure that the job is done and not exactly when it was finished. Similarly, when you are asked to prepare a vacation schedule, which precision will be used? Yes, daily granularity. In the same way, for an employment...

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