SQL Database Language

  1. Stored Procedures and Programmability
    1. Stored Procedure Fundamentals
      1. Stored Procedure Definition
        1. Benefits and Advantages
          1. Performance Benefits
            1. Code Reusability
              1. Security Enhancement
                1. Business Logic Centralization
                2. Stored Procedure vs Ad-Hoc Queries
                3. Creating Stored Procedures
                  1. CREATE PROCEDURE Syntax
                    1. Procedure Naming Conventions
                      1. Procedure Body Definition
                        1. Delimiter Handling
                        2. Procedure Parameters
                          1. Parameter Types
                            1. IN Parameters
                              1. Input Value Passing
                                1. Parameter Usage
                                2. OUT Parameters
                                  1. Output Value Return
                                    1. Result Communication
                                    2. INOUT Parameters
                                      1. Bidirectional Parameters
                                        1. Value Modification
                                        2. Parameter Default Values
                                          1. Parameter Validation
                                          2. Procedural Logic
                                            1. Variable Declaration
                                              1. Local Variables
                                                1. Variable Scope
                                                  1. Variable Assignment
                                                  2. Control Flow Statements
                                                    1. IF-ELSE Statements
                                                      1. Conditional Logic
                                                        1. Nested Conditions
                                                          1. Boolean Expressions
                                                          2. CASE Statements
                                                            1. Multi-Way Branching
                                                              1. Simple vs Searched CASE
                                                              2. Loop Constructs
                                                                1. WHILE Loops
                                                                  1. FOR Loops
                                                                    1. Loop Control Statements
                                                                  2. Error Handling
                                                                    1. Exception Handling Mechanisms
                                                                      1. TRY-CATCH Blocks
                                                                        1. Error Information Retrieval
                                                                          1. Custom Error Generation
                                                                        2. Procedure Management
                                                                          1. Executing Procedures
                                                                            1. CALL Statement
                                                                              1. Parameter Passing
                                                                                1. Result Handling
                                                                                2. Modifying Procedures
                                                                                  1. ALTER PROCEDURE
                                                                                    1. Procedure Versioning
                                                                                    2. Dropping Procedures
                                                                                      1. DROP PROCEDURE
                                                                                        1. Dependency Considerations
                                                                                      2. User-Defined Functions
                                                                                        1. Function vs Procedure Differences
                                                                                          1. Scalar Functions
                                                                                            1. Single Value Return
                                                                                              1. Deterministic Functions
                                                                                                1. Function Usage in Queries
                                                                                                2. Table-Valued Functions
                                                                                                  1. Inline Table-Valued Functions
                                                                                                    1. Multi-Statement Table-Valued Functions
                                                                                                      1. Function as Data Source
                                                                                                      2. Function Creation
                                                                                                        1. CREATE FUNCTION Syntax
                                                                                                          1. Return Type Specification
                                                                                                            1. Function Body Definition
                                                                                                            2. Function Management
                                                                                                              1. Function Execution
                                                                                                                1. Function Modification
                                                                                                                  1. Function Removal
                                                                                                                2. Triggers
                                                                                                                  1. Trigger Concepts
                                                                                                                    1. Automatic Execution
                                                                                                                      1. Event-Driven Programming
                                                                                                                        1. Data Integrity Enforcement
                                                                                                                        2. Trigger Types
                                                                                                                          1. DML Triggers
                                                                                                                            1. DDL Triggers
                                                                                                                              1. Logon Triggers
                                                                                                                              2. Trigger Events
                                                                                                                                1. INSERT Triggers
                                                                                                                                  1. BEFORE INSERT
                                                                                                                                    1. AFTER INSERT
                                                                                                                                      1. INSTEAD OF INSERT
                                                                                                                                      2. UPDATE Triggers
                                                                                                                                        1. BEFORE UPDATE
                                                                                                                                          1. AFTER UPDATE
                                                                                                                                            1. Column-Specific Triggers
                                                                                                                                            2. DELETE Triggers
                                                                                                                                              1. BEFORE DELETE
                                                                                                                                                1. AFTER DELETE
                                                                                                                                              2. Trigger Granularity
                                                                                                                                                1. Row-Level Triggers
                                                                                                                                                  1. Statement-Level Triggers
                                                                                                                                                    1. Execution Frequency
                                                                                                                                                    2. Trigger Implementation
                                                                                                                                                      1. CREATE TRIGGER Syntax
                                                                                                                                                        1. Trigger Body Logic
                                                                                                                                                          1. NEW and OLD References
                                                                                                                                                          2. Trigger Management
                                                                                                                                                            1. Trigger Modification
                                                                                                                                                              1. Trigger Disabling
                                                                                                                                                                1. Trigger Removal
                                                                                                                                                                2. Trigger Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Performance Impact
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Debugging Challenges
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Cascading Trigger Effects
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Trigger Limitations