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Got five minutes? Get more out of Toad with these short video tutorials. 

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Oracle Tuning Advisor

Posted: 05/01/2008

Toad for Oracle provides an interface to the Oracle Tuning Advisor. This feature is available from many locations within Toad.

This video will show you how to work with the Tuning Advisor using Toad for Oracle.
 
  

Flashback Archives

Posted: 04/23/2008

Using the Toad Schema Browser, you can create, alter and drop archives. You can add tables and tablespaces to selected archives and review related information.

This video will show you how Toad for Oracle can make working with Flashback Archives easier.
 
  

Database Health Check

Posted: 04/23/2008

The Database Health Check performs a series of checks on a selected database and displays the results. You can save the results to a color-coded RTF or HTML file, or to a plain text file. You can also send the results through email.

This video will demonstrate the basics of using the Database Health Check feature.
 
  

Toad Insight

Posted: 04/15/2008

Toad Insight is a set of options that can make developing in PL/SQL much easier.

You can use Toad Insight to easily choose objects from an object list to insert into the editor, to describe other objects, and to jump to objects between editor tabs. It can also provide parameter hints when entering procedures that require parameters.

This video will demonstrate the basics of using Toad Insight in your own coding.
 
  

Toad Line Item Profiler

Posted: 03/27/2008

You can use Toad for Oracle to collect DBMS Profiler data and then view it as raw data or as a graph.

This video will demonstrate the basics of using the DBMS Line Item Profiler.
 
  

Toad Hierarchical Profiler

Posted: 03/27/2008

You can use Toad for Oracle to collect DBMS Profiler data and then view it as raw data or as a graph.

This video will demonstrate the basics of using the DBMS Hierarchical Profiler.

Toad Toolbar Customization

Posted: 03/26/2008

Did you know that you can customize your toolbars and menus in Toad to display what you use most often and better reflect the way you work?

This video will demonstrate some of these customization options.
 
  

PL/SQL Debugging

Posted: 03/20/2008

This video will demonstrate how to run basic PL/SQL debugging functionality from within the Toad for Oracle editor window.
 
 

SQL Comparison with Toad for Oracle

Posted: 06/27/2007

With SQL comparison users can view examples of optimization techniques for SQL statements.
 

Creating and Testing Oracle Trace Files

Posted: 05/14/2007

Toad for Oracle and Benchmark Factory make it easy to create Oracle trace files and replay them in a test database environment.
 

What is the SQL Scanner?

Posted: 04/16/2007

SQL Scanner is included with Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition. With SQL Scanner users can:

  • Identify and extract problem SQL
  • Identify potential performance problems
  • Save significant time over manually searching through code


What is the SQL Optimizer?

Posted: 04/16/2007

SQL Optimizer is included with Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition. With SQL Optimizer users can:

  • Analyze the syntax of SQL statements
  • Rewrite statements to create optimally-performing, alternative statements
  • Pare down the number of alternative statements by matching each to a unique execution plan and eliminating duplicates


Documenting the Database - Reporting in Toad for Oracle 9.0

Posted: 04/16/2007

Toad for Oracle includes more than 70 different reports that can be used out of the box or modified to create a custom report library. The Toad Report Manager:

  • Outputs reports in a variety of formats including HTML, PDF and rich text
  • Provides an integrated development environment for customizing every aspect of a report from font style to the conditional statements that control text behavior
  • Automatically runs reports using the Windows Scheduler


What is the SQL Inspector?

Posted: 04/16/2007

With SQL Inspector users can:

  • View and analyze SQL from Oracle’s System Global Area
  • Identify the impact of SQL activity on database performance


 

Debugging in Toad for Oracle 9.0

Posted: 04/16/2007

Toad for Oracle automates most debugging tasks, saving time and improving overall code quality. The Toad debugger:

  • Supports traditional debugging using DBMS output and automatically generates output code
  • Allows developers to step through code one line at a time or set conditional breakpoints
  • Enables developers to modify variables and view the execution stack

 

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