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Oracle Metadata
Oracle Database provides information about all of the tables, views, columns, and procedures in a database. This information about information is known as metadata. It is stored in two locations: data dictionary tables (accessed via built-in views) and a metadata registry. Other relational database management systems support an ANSI-standard equivalent called information schema. Views for metadata The total number of these views depends on the Oracle version, but is in a 1000 range. The main built-in views accessing Oracle RDBMS data dictionary tables are few, and are as follows: * ALL_OBJECTS – list of all objects in the current database that are accessible to the current user; * ALL_TABLES – list of all tables in the current database that are accessible to the current user; * ALL_VIEWS – list of all views in the current database that are accessible to the current user; * ALL_TAB_COLUMNS – list of all columns in the database that are accessible to the current user; * ...
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Oracle Database
Oracle Database (commonly referred to as Oracle DBMS, Oracle Autonomous Database, or simply as Oracle) is a proprietary multi-model database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation. It is a database commonly used for running online transaction processing (OLTP), data warehousing (DW) and mixed (OLTP & DW) database workloads. Oracle Database is available by several service providers on-premises, on-cloud, or as a hybrid cloud installation. It may be run on third party servers as well as on Oracle hardware ( Exadata on-premises, on Oracle Cloud or at Cloud at Customer). Oracle Database uses SQL for database updating and retrieval. History Larry Ellison and his two friends and former co-workers, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, started a consultancy called Software Development Laboratories (SDL) in 1977, later Oracle Corporation. SDL developed the original version of the Oracle software. The name ''Oracle'' comes from the code-name of a CIA-funded proj ...
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RDBMS
A relational database (RDB) is a database based on the relational model of data, as proposed by E. F. Codd in 1970. A Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is a type of database management system that stores data in a structured format using rows and columns. Many relational database systems are equipped with the option of using SQL (Structured Query Language) for querying and updating the database. History The concept of relational database was defined by E. F. Codd at IBM in 1970. Codd introduced the term ''relational'' in his research paper "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks". In this paper and later papers, he defined what he meant by ''relation''. One well-known definition of what constitutes a relational database system is composed of Codd's 12 rules. However, no commercial implementations of the relational model conform to all of Codd's rules, so the term has gradually come to describe a broader class of database systems, which at a minim ...
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Metadata Publishing
Metadata publishing is the process of making metadata data elements available to external users, both people and machines using a formal review process and a commitment to change control processes. Metadata publishing is the foundation upon which advanced distributed computing functions are being built. But like building foundations, care must be taken in metadata publishing systems to ensure the structural integrity of the systems built on top of them. Definition of metadata publishing Published metadata has the following characteristics: # Metadata structures available to the general public on a public web site or by a download # There is a documented review and approval process for adding or updating data elements to the system # New releases are made available without disturbing prior versions # A publishing organization that makes a commitment to change control process Benefits of metadata publishing When classifying benefits of metadata publishing two groups are usually cons ...
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Metadata Registry
A metadata registry is a central location in an organization where metadata definitions are stored and maintained in a controlled method. A metadata repository is the database where metadata is stored. The registry also adds relationships with related metadata types. A metadata engine collects, stores and analyzes information about data and metadata (data about data) in use within a domain. Use of metadata registries Metadata registries are used whenever data must be used consistently within an organization or group of organizations. Examples of these situations include: * Organizations that transmit data using structures such as XML, Web Services or EDI * Organizations that need consistent definitions of data across time, between databases, between organizations or between processes, for example when an organization builds a data warehouse * Organizations that are attempting to break down "silos" of information captured within applications or proprietary file formats Central ...
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ISO/IEC 11179
The ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry (MDR) standard is an international International Organization for Standardization, ISO/International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC standard for representing metadata for an organization in a metadata registry. It documents the standardization and registration of metadata to make data understandable and shareable. Structure of an ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry The ISO/IEC 11179 model is a result of two principles of semantic theory, combined with basic principles of data modelling. The first principle from semantic theory is the thesaurus type relation between wider and more narrow (or specific) concepts, e.g. the wide concept "income" has a relation to the more narrow concept "net income". The second principle from semantic theory is the relation between a concept and its representation, e.g., "buy" and "purchase" are the same concept although different terms are used. A basic principle of data modelling is the combination of an object c ...
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Oracle Enterprise Metadata Manager
The Oracle Enterprise Metadata Manager (EMM) is a product of the Oracle Corporation that provides an ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry. Strategic nature of a metadata registry This product is significant because it is one of the first commercial products that includes a metadata registry in an application server. Registering metadata is one of the first steps in metadata publishing which in turn is one of the foundational elements of the Semantic Web. Oracle product editions EMM currently runs on the following Oracle products # Oracle Enterprise Edition ## 8.1.7 ## 9i ### Release 1 ### Release 2 # Oracle 9iAS ## Version 1.0.2.2.2 EMM is being ported to Oracle 9iAS Release 2 and 10gAS . See also * ISO/IEC 11179 * Metadata registry A metadata registry is a central location in an organization where metadata definitions are stored and maintained in a controlled method. A metadata repository is the database where metadata is stored. The registry also adds relationships with . ...
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SQL*Plus
SQL Plus is the most basic Oracle Database utility, with a basic command-line interface, commonly used by users, administrators, and programmers. Command types SQL Plus understands five categories of text: # SQL statements # PL/SQL blocks # SQL Plus internal commands, for example: #* environment control commands such as SET #* environment monitoring commands such as SHOW # Comments # External commands prefixed by the ! char Scripts can include all of these components. An Oracle programmer in the appropriately configured software environment can launch SQL Plus, for example, by entering: $ sqlplus scott/tiger where the Oracle user scott has the password tiger. SQL Plus then presents a prompt with the default form of: SQL> Interactive use can then start by entering a SQL statement (terminated by a semicolon), a PL/SQL block, or another command. For example: SQL> select 'Hello world' as example from dual; EXAMPLE -------------------------------- Hello world History ...
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Table (database)
In a database, a table is a collection of related data organized in Table (information), table format; consisting of Column (database), columns and row (database), rows. In relational databases, and flat file databases, a ''table'' is a set of data elements (values) using a model of vertical column (database), columns (identifiable by name) and horizontal row (database), rows, the cell (database), cell being the unit where a row and column intersect. A table has a specified number of columns, but can have any number of rows. Each row is identified by one or more values appearing in a particular column subset. A specific choice of columns which uniquely identify rows is called the primary key. "Table" is another term for relation (database), "relation"; although there is the difference in that a table is usually a multiset (bag) of rows where a relation is a set (computer science), set and does not allow duplicates. Besides the actual data rows, tables generally have associated wit ...
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ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international standards so that American products can be used worldwide. ANSI accredits standards that are developed by representatives of other standards organizations, government agencies, consumer groups, companies, and others. These standards ensure that the characteristics and performance of products are consistent, that people use the same definitions and terms, and that products are tested the same way. ANSI also accredits organizations that carry out product or personnel certification in accordance with requirements defined in international standards. The organization's headquarters are in Washington, D.C. ANSI's operations office is located in New York City. The ANSI annual operating ...
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Relational Database Management System
A relational database (RDB) is a database based on the relational model of data, as proposed by E. F. Codd in 1970. A Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is a type of database management system that stores data in a structured format using rows and columns. Many relational database systems are equipped with the option of using SQL (Structured Query Language) for querying and updating the database. History The concept of relational database was defined by E. F. Codd at IBM in 1970. Codd introduced the term ''relational'' in his research paper "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks". In this paper and later papers, he defined what he meant by ''relation''. One well-known definition of what constitutes a relational database system is composed of Codd's 12 rules. However, no commercial implementations of the relational model conform to all of Codd's rules, so the term has gradually come to describe a broader class of database systems, which at a ...
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