Lab Exercise-4

Part-A
To perform the following assignments, refer to the tables in the JustLee Books database.
1.

Create a sequence for populating the Customer# column of the CUSTOMERS table.
When setting the start and increment values, keep in mind that data already exists in this
table. The options should be set to not cycle the values and not cache any values, and no
minimum or maximum values should be declared.

2.

Add a new customer row by using the sequence created in Question 1. The only data
currently available for the customer is as follows: last name = Shoulders, first name =
Frank, and zip = 23567.

3.

Create a sequence that generates integers starting with the value 5. Each value should be
three less than the previous value generated. The lowest possible value should be 0, and
the sequence shouldnt be allowed to cycle. Name the sequence MY_FIRST_SEQ.

4.

Issue a SELECT statement that displays NEXTVAL for MY_FIRST_SEQ three times.
Because the value isnt being placed in a table, use the DUAL table in the FROM clause
of the SELECT statement. What causes the error on the third SELECT?

5.

Change the setting of MY_FIRST_SEQ so that the minimum value that can be generated
is -1000.

6.

Create a private synonym that enables you to reference the MY_FIRST_SEQ object as
NUMGEN.

7.

Use a SELECT statement to view the CURRVAL of NUMGEN. Delete the NUMGEN
synonym and MY_FIRST_SEQ.

8.

Create a bitmap index on the CUSTOMERS table to speed up queries that search for
customers based on their state of residence. Verify that the index exists, and then delete
the index.

9.

Create a B-tree index on the customers Lastname column. Verify that the index exists by
querying the data dictionary. Remove the index from the database.

10.

Many queries search by the number of days to ship (number of days between the order
and shipping dates). Create an index that might improve the performance of these
queries.

Part-B
1.

Create a new user account. The account name should be a combination of your first initial
and your last name.

2.

Attempt to log in to Oracle 11g with the newly created account.

3.

Assign privileges to the new account that allows connecting to the database, creating new
tables, and altering an existing table.

4.

Using an account with the required privileges, create a role named CUSTOMERREP that
allows inserting new rows in the ORDERS and ORDERITEMS tables and deleting rows
from these tables.

5.

Assign the account created in Assignment 1 the CUSTOMERREP role.

6.

Log in to Oracle 11g with the new account created in Assignment 1. Determine the
privileges currently available to the account.

7.

Revoke the privilege to delete rows in the ORDERS and ORDERITEMS tables from the
CUSTOMERREP role.

8.

Remove the CUSTOMERREP role from the account created in Assignment 1.

9.

Delete the CUSTOMERREP role from the Oracle 11g database.

10.

Delete the user account created in Assignment 1.

Part-C
1.

The head DBA has requested the creation of a sequence for the primary key columns of
the Criminals and Crimes tables. After creating the sequences, add a new criminal named
Johnny Capps to the Criminals table by using the correct sequence. (Use any values for
the remainder of columns.) A crime needs to be added for the criminal, too. Add a row to
the Crimes table, referencing the sequence value already generated for the Criminal_ID
and using the correct sequence to generate the Crime_ID value. (Use any values for the
remainder of columns.)

2.

The last name, street, and phone number columns of the Criminals table are used quite
often in the WHERE clause condition of queries. Create objects that might improve data
retrieval for these queries.

3.

Would a bitmap index be appropriate for any columns in the City Jail database (assuming
the columns are used in search and/or sort operations)? If so, identify the columns and
explain why a bitmap index is appropriate for them.

4.

Would using the City Jail database be any easier with the creation of synonyms? Explain
why or why not.

Part-D
Use the JustLee Books database to perform the following activity:
There are three major classifications for employees who dont work for the Information Systems
Department of JustLee Books: account managers, who are responsible for the companys
marketing activities (for example, promotions based on customers previous purchases or for
specific books); data entry clerks, who enter inventory updates (for example, add new books and
publishers, change prices, and so on); and customer service representatives, who are responsible
for adding new customers and entering orders in the database. Each employee group has
different tasks to perform and, therefore, needs different privileges for various tables in the
database. To simplify administration of system and object privileges, a role should be created for
each employee group.
Create a document for your supervisor that contains the following information:

List the tables that each group of employees needs to access from these tables:
BOOKS, CUSTOMERS, ORDERS, ORDERITEMS, AUTHOR, BOOKAUTHOR,
PUBLISHER, and PROMOTION.

Name the privileges each group of employees needs.

For each group of employees, name a role containing the necessary privileges for that
group.

For all groups of employees, list the exact commands for creating and assigning specific
privileges to their roles.

Explain your rationale for the privileges granted to each role.