Download SQL DDL Language

Designing Tables for a Database
System
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Where we were, and where we’re
going
• The Entity-Relationship model: Used to model the
world
• The Relational model: An abstract definition of tables.
Includes table names, column names, and key constraints
• A relational databases system: A database
infrastructure which implements the relational model.
Allows for complex definitions of tables, including data
types and constraints.
• By converting an ER diagram to the relational model, we
get abstract definitions that we can reason about
• By converting an ER diagram to a set of tables, we
define the logical schema used to actually store the data
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Tables
• The basic element in a relational database is a
table.
• A table has columns (attributes), and rows
(tuples).
• Every column has a Name and Type (of the data
it stores), and some columns have constraints.
• Some tables may have additional constraints.
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postgresQL
• In this course, we will use the postgreSQL DBMS
• In order to issue commands to the DBMS we use
the psql terminal
• In order to connect to it, print the following
command in your shell:
psql –hdbcourse public
• This will give you access to “your” database
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A few useful commands
• \q
exit psql
• \h [command]
help about ‘command’
• \d [name]
describe table/index/… called ‘name’
• \dt
list tables
• \di
list indexes
• \dv
list views
• \df
list functions
• Postgresql Documentation can be found at:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/index.html
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Reminder
The database is kept on the disk, so
anything you create will be there
next time you log on.
sailors
Reserves
Main
Memory
DISK
CPU
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Running Commands from an .sql File
• Instead of typing commands into the psql
terminal, you can load commands from a
file (no special format is required).
• The file name should end with “.sql”
• Invoke by:
\i fileName
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Creating Tables in the SQL DDL
DDL = Data Definition Language
Id
Name
Dept.
Age
0345
Eyal
Sales
28
0965
Yair
Transport
34
7665
Ori
Warehouse 31
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Creating a Table
The basic format of the CREATE TABLE
command is:
CREATE TABLE TableName(
Column1 DataType1 ColConstraint, …
ColumnN DataTypeN ColConstraint,
TableConstraint1, …
TableConstraintM
);
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Example
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER
);
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An Example (cont.)
If you type \d Employee you get
Column
Type
----------- ------------
Modifiers
------------
id
integer
fname
character varying(20)
lname
character varying(20)
gender
character(1)
salary
integer
dept
integer
not null
not null
Note: Databases are case insensitive in Table and
Column names!
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Examples of Data Types
Name
Aliases
Description
bigint
int8
signed eight-byte integer
boolean
bool
logical Boolean (true/false)
box
rectangular box in the plane
bytea
binary data ("byte array")
character varying [ (n) ]
varchar [ (n) ]
variable-length character string
character [ (n) ]
char [ (n) ]
fixed-length character string
circle
circle in the plane
date
calendar date (year, month, day)
double precision
float8
double precision floating-point number
integer
int, int4
signed four-byte integer
line
infinite line in the plane
point
geometric point in the plane
text
variable-length character string
timestamp [ (p) ]
date and time
See also: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/interactive/datatype.html
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Constraints in Create Table
• Adding constraints to a table enables the database system
to enforce data integrity.
• However, adding constraints also makes inserting data
slower.
• Rule of thumb: add constraints, unless you know that they
are affecting the runtime.
• Different types of constraints:
* Not Null
* Default Values
* Unique
* Primary Key
* Foreign Key
* Check Constraints
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Not Null Constraint
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER
);
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Default Values
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1) default(‘F’),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER
);
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Unique Constraint (Syntax 1)
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER UNIQUE NOT NULL,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1) default(‘F’),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER
);
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Unique Constraint (Syntax 2)
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1) default(‘F’),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER,
UNIQUE(ID)
);
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Unique Constraint
(Another Example)
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1) default(‘F’),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER,
UNIQUE(FNAME,LNAME)
);
What does this mean?
Can this be written differently?
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CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname
VARCHAR(20),
Lname
VARCHAR(20),
Gender
CHAR(1) DEFAULT(‘F’),
Salary
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER,
UNIQUE(Fname, Lname)
);
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Fname
VARCHAR(20) UNIQUE,
Lname
VARCHAR(20) UNIQUE,
Gender
CHAR(1) DEFAULT(‘F’),
Salary
INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER,
);
Which is a
stronger
constraint?
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Primary Key Constraint
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER,
UNIQUE(FNAME,LNAME)
);
Primary Key implies: * NOT NULL * UNIQUE.
There can only be one primary key.
The primary key is used for efficient access to the table
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Primary Key Constraint
(Syntax 2)
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
Dept
INTEGER,
PRIMARY KEY(ID)
);
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CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER primary key,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
DeptNumber
INTEGER );
CREATE TABLE Department(
DeptNumber INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Name
VARCHAR(20),
ManagerId INTEGER
);
Shouldn’t all department numbers in
Employee appear in Department?
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Foreign Key Constraint
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Fname
VARCHAR(20),
Lname
VARCHAR(20),
Gender
CHAR(1) DEFAULT(‘F’),
Salary
INTEGER NOT NULL,
DeptNumber
INTEGER,
FOREIGN KEY (DeptNumber)
REFERENCES Department(DeptNumber)
);
DeptNumber must be unique (or primary key) in Department
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Foreign Key Constraint (Syntax 2)
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Fname
VARCHAR(20),
Lname
VARCHAR(20),
Gender
CHAR(1) DEFAULT(‘F’),
Salary
INTEGER NOT NULL,
DeptNumber
INTEGER,
FOREIGN KEY (DeptNumber)
REFERENCES Department
);
NOTE: You can use this syntax only if the name of the
fields in both tables are identical
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Foreign Key Constraint (Syntax 3)
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Fname
VARCHAR(20),
Lname
VARCHAR(20),
Gender
CHAR(1) DEFAULT(‘F’),
Salary
INTEGER NOT NULL,
DeptNumber
INTEGER
REFERENCES Department
);
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Foreign Key
Employee
ID
FName
LName
Gender Sallary
Foreign Key
DeptNum
ber
02334
Larry
Bird
M
230000
12
04556
Magic
Johnson M
270000
45
Department
DeptNumber Name
ManID
12
Sales
988
45
Repair
876
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Understanding Foreign Keys
• The constraint on the last table should be read as: “The
field DeptNumber in Employee is a foreign key that
references the field DeptNumber in Department”
• Meaning: Every non-null value in the field DeptNumber
of Employee must appear in the field DeptNumber of
Department.
What happens to Employees in department
312 when Department 312 is removed from
the Department table?
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Deleting a Referenced Value
• If nothing additional is specified, then a database
system will not allow Department 312 to be deleted if
there are Employees working in (referencing to) this
department.
• This a general rule for constraints! A database
system rejects any change to the database that
causes a constraint to be violated!
•
If the constraint is written as
FOREIGN KEY (DeptNumber) REFERENCES
Department ON DELETE CASCADE
then Employees working in 312 will be deleted
automatically from the Employee table, when 312 is
deleted from Departments
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Foreign Keys
Should we also revise the department table?
CREATE TABLE Department(
DeptNumber INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Name
VARCHAR(20),
ManagerId
INTEGER,
);
Do you see a problem in defining these
tables and in inserting data now?
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Cyclic Foreign Key Constraints
ID
FName
DeptNum
LName
Gender
Name
Salary
DeptNum
ManagerID
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One Solution to Cyclic Constraints
Add one of the constraints later on (after
insertion):
CREATE TABLE Department(
DeptNumber INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Name
VARCHAR(20),
ManagerId INTEGER);
Insert data here…
ALTER TABLE Department
ADD(FOREIGN KEY (ManagerId)
REFERENCES Employee(ID));
Transactions can also be used to solve this
problem… Discussed (much) later in the course
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Check Conditions
• A check condition is a Boolean expression:
– “And”s and “Or”s of conditions of the type X >
5…
• On a column: it can refer only to the
column
• On a table: it can refer only to multiple
columns in the table
• Cannot refer to content of other rows!
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Check Constraints
CREATE TABLE Employee(
ID
INTEGER primary key,
Fname VARCHAR(20),
Lname VARCHAR(20),
Gender CHAR(1) CHECK(gender=‘F’ or
gender=‘M’),
Salary INTEGER NOT NULL,
DeptNumber INTEGER
CHECK (Gender = ‘M’ or Salary > 10000)
);
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Deleting a Table
• To delete the table Employee :
DROP TABLE Employee;
• Mind the order of dropping when there are foreign
key constraints. Why?
• Can use:
DROP TABLE Employee cascade;
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Modifying Tables
• Done with ALTER TABLE statement
• Usually:
– ADD followed by an attribute name and type or
– DROP followed by an attribute name
• ALTER TABLE Actor ADD phone CHAR(16);
• ALTER TABLE Actor DROP bdate;
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Inserting, deleting, and updating data
in a table
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The Employee Table
Column
Type
Modifiers
-----------
------------
------------
id
integer
not null
fname
character varying(20)
gender
character(1)
deptnumber
integer
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Inserting a Row
To insert a row into the Employee table:
• insert into employee (id,fname,gender,deptnumber)
values(122,'Goldman','M',12);
• insert into employee (id,deptnumber) values(123,13);
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Some More Details…
• The fields don’t have to be specified if
values are specified for all columns and
in the order defined by the table
• Example:
insert into employee values(33,'David','F',11);
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Deleting Rows
• General format:
DELETE FROM Table WHERE Condition;
Deletes all rows satisfying Condition from Table
• For example, to remove the employee with id 121
from the Employee table:
DELETE FROM Employee
WHERE id = 121;
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Deleting Rows (cont.)
• To remove all employees having a salary greater
than 100,000:
DELETE FROM Employee
WHERE Salary > 100000;
• To remove all employees:
DELETE FROM Employee;
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Updating Rows
• We can update rows in a table
• General format:
UPDATE Table
SET Field1=value1,…,FieldN=valueN
WHERE Condition
• Now we can reduce salaries instead of firing
employees:
UPDATE Employee SET Salary = 100000
WHERE Salary > 100000;
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