Oracle Stored Procedure and Function Editor

The following describes both the Oracle Stored Procedure Editor and the Oracle Function Editor.

Use the Oracle Stored Procedure Editor to add, change, view, or delete stored procedures for a model, tables, materialized views, or views. You can add stored procedures, which are a named set of precompiled SQL statements that are stored on the server and are invoked from the client by a remote procedure call. Support is provided for stored procedures for tables, materialized views, views, and at the model level.

Use the Oracle Function Editor to add, change, view, or delete functions.

Stored procedures and functions are supported in the following features:

  • Forward Engineering
  • Reverse Engineering

You can open the Oracle Stored Procedure Editor in one of the following ways:

  • Select Stored Procedures on the Model menu
  • Right-click a stored procedure in the Model Explorer and select Properties
  • Right-click a table or view on the diagram and click Stored Procedure Properties

You can open the Oracle Function Editor in one of the following ways:

  • Select Functions on the Model menu.
  • Right-click a function in the Model Explorer and select Properties
  • Right-click a table or view on the diagram and select Function Properties

Use the following options and tabs in the Oracle Stored Procedure Editor and Oracle Function Editor to add or modify properties for stored procedures and functions. Options that vary between stored procedures or functions are noted.

property editor PREVIOUS icon Previous

Positions the editor on the previous object in the Navigation Grid.

property editor NEXT icon Next

Positions the editor on the next object in the Navigation Grid.

property editor SORT icon Sort

Sorts the objects by alphabetic or reverse alphabetic order. You select the method you want using the drop-down menu that opens after you click the Sort button. Visual cues are provided for how the object list is currently sorted:

property editor SORT icon

Specifies that the object list is sorted in alphabetic order.

Property editor Reverse Alpha Sort Button

Specifies that the object list is sorted in reverse alphabetic order.

New icon in property editors to create a new object New

Creates a new object that becomes the current object in the editor.

property editor DELETE button Delete

Deletes the selected object.

Macro/Stored Procedure Browser Icon Browser

Opens the Oracle Stored Procedure Browser or Function Browser so you can manage the tables and views that generate a table-level stored procedure or function.

The Browser button is only enabled for table-level stored procedures or functions.

property editor DB SYNC button DB Sync

Opens the DB Sync wizard so you can perform a database level compare of objects in the current model with matching objects in another model.

property editor HELP button Help

Opens online help for the editor.

enter filter text box in a property editor to filter object list

Lets you filter a very large list of objects in the Navigation Grid to quickly locate the object for which you need to view or define properties.

Name

Specifies the name of the object. You can change the object name in this field.

DB Owner

Lets you assign a database owner to the selected procedure or function.

Type

Specifies whether the object type is model-level or table-level. Select the type from the drop-down list.

Attach To New

Specifies to attach the selected object to each new table that you create. Clear the check box if you want to manually attach a stored procedure or function to new tables.

Use Replace Syntax

Specifies that the selected stored procedure or function DDL that is generated during Forward Engineering replace any occurrence of an identically-named stored procedure or function. If this check box is not selected, the stored procedure or function DDL generated will only attempt to create the object and will not attempt to replace it.

Generate

Generates SQL during forward engineering. Clear the check box if you do not want to generate SQL.

Code Tab

Lets you review or assign code (including macros) to a stored procedure or function.

Expanded Tab

Lets you review the code assigned to a stored procedure or function.

Code is read-only in this tab.

Synonym Tab

Lets you create, edit, or delete synonyms that apply to the selected object.

Comment Tab

Lets you enter any comments that you want to associate with the object.

Object Creation Order Tab

Specify the order of DDL generation for the object.

Where used Tab

Lets you view where the object is used within the model.

UDP Tab

Lets you enter user-defined property values for the object.

Notes Tab

Lets you view or edit user notes.