Oracle Database 19c: PL/SQL Workshop — Lesson 2: Explicit Cursors, Records, Collections, and Bulk Processing

Technical Scope

• explicit and parameterized cursors
• cursor attributes and cursor FOR loops
• records and PL/SQL collections
• BULK COLLECT, FORALL, and failed-row handling

Instructor Demonstration

Demonstrate explicit and parameterized cursors inside an order-processing package with validation, reusable APIs, bulk operations, and database-side diagnostics, then capture the exact configuration, command, transaction, report, or code evidence that proves the result.

Applied Workshop

Implement a controlled workshop covering cursor attributes and cursor FOR loops and records and PL/SQL collections, then test a failure or exception involving BULK COLLECT, FORALL, and failed-row handling.

1. Confirm environment, identity, data, dependencies, and expected result.
2. Complete the product-specific implementation or analysis.
3. Capture commands, configuration, output, logs, transactions, or reports.
4. Explain the operational, security, performance, or business trade-off.

Validation Standard

The Explicit Cursors, Records, Collections, and Bulk Processing result must be reproducible, traceable to approved inputs, and consistent with the expected Oracle product behavior.

• The intended target and ownership are verified.
• The result is supported by reproducible evidence.
• Security, performance, reliability, and support impact are reviewed.
• Unexpected behavior is investigated before acceptance.

Failure Analysis

Diagnose issues in explicit and parameterized cursors, cursor attributes and cursor FOR loops, records and PL/SQL collections, or BULK COLLECT, FORALL, and failed-row handling without making an unverified production change.

Learners isolate the smallest proven cause, apply a reversible correction, rerun validation, and record the preventive action.