How to increment the value of the unique constraint column value in ORACLE, in the select statement.
For example, in a table 'BILLING_TABLE' - column BLNG_Sk is the unique key (Autoincremented).
So while inserting a new record into the BILLING_TABLE, for the column BLNG_SK we need to give the value (Which is the increment by 1 from the present max value.)
For example, if BLNG_SK max value is 12321.
new record should be 12322.
how to achieve this in Oracle?
Oracle has a SEQUENCE object which provides the functionality you require.
You create one using the CREATE SEQUENCE SQL statement.
The Oracle documentation provides all the required information and the documentation is available via Oracle's Web site.
Assuming you are on Oracle 12.1 or later, define it as an identity column and do not pass any value when inserting:
create table testtable
( test_id number generated always as identity
constraint testtable_pk primary key
, othercol varchar2(10) );
insert into testtable (othercol) values ('Demo');
select * from testtable;
TEST_ID OTHERCOL
---------- ----------
1 Demo
insert into testtable (othercol) values ('Demo #2');
select * from testtable;
TEST_ID OTHERCOL
---------- ----------
1 Demo
2 Demo #2
Try creating a sequence and a trigger. This is the case when you provide the value manually.
CREATE SEQUENCE dept_seq START WITH 12322;
Trigger definition:
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER dept_bir
BEFORE INSERT ON BILLING_TABLE
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
SELECT dept_seq.NEXTVAL
INTO :new.id
FROM dual;
END;
/
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I have an EMP table with columns
emp_id(number(10)), ename varchar2(25) and DOB (date)
The count of records = 1billion.
The emp_id column is totally null and I have to fill it with unique values.
What are the 3 easy steps to complete the task?
Help me with Oracle PL/SQL code to finish this task.
Only 2 steps:
ALTER TABLE emp DROP COLUMN emp_id;
ALTER TABLE emp ADD (emp_id NUMBER GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY);
db<>fiddle here
Again, 2 steps:
CREATE SEQUENCE emp__emp_id__seq;
UPDATE emp
SET emp_id = emp__emp_id__seq.NEXTVAL;
db<>fiddle here
One step:
If you have overwritten the column data then either ROLLBACK the last transaction or restore the data from backups.
The emp_id column is totally null and I have to fill it with unique values.
If you want to do it one-time-only, then just one step would do:
update emp set emp_id = rownum;
and that column will have unique values. You don't need PL/SQL (but be patient as 1 billion rows is quite a lot, it'll take time).
If you want to automatically populate it in the future, then it depends on database version you use. Before 12c, you'll have to use a sequence and a database trigger. In later versions, you can still use the same (sequence + trigger) or - as MT0 showed - identity column.
i have a transaction form in oracle apex within that form has a page item called transactioncode.
what i will like, is to generate a alphanumeric code on page load for eg. AA110 which will increment everytime they create a new transaction.
table: transactioncode, transactiondate, productcode, productname.
I have not tried any sql or pl/sql or trigger
You can use a SEQUENCE and assign the sequence.nextval to the field transactioncode or define the field as IDENTITY if you are using 12.1 onwards. If your version is prior to 12.1, then you need a trigger to associate the sequence.
Example below will show you column c1 as identity, column c2 using sequence
SQL> create sequence my_example start with 1000 increment by 1 maxvalue 9999999999999999 ;
Sequence created.
SQL> create table my_test ( c1 NUMBER GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY , c2 number default my_example.nextval , c3 varchar2(1) ) ;
Table created.
SQL> insert into my_test ( c3 ) values ( 1 ) ;
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from my_test ;
C1 C2 C
---------- ---------- -
1 1000 1
The following restrictions applied to IDENTITY fields
One identity column per table.
Identity columns must be numeric types, and can't be user-defined
data types.
Identity columns can't have a default clause.
Identity columns are implicitly have NOT NULL and NOT DEFERRABLE constraints.
They can't be explicitly alter to anything else. From the doc, "If an
identity column is encrypted, then the encryption algorithm may be
inferred. Oracle recommends that you use a strong encryption
algorithm on identity columns."
The CREATE TABLE ... AS SELECT will not inherit the identity property on a column. This is true for several structural definitions. If you care about structure, you
should always CREATE TABLE, then use INSERT INTO ... SELECT to
populate it.
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I am facing issue while inserting multiple row in one go into table because column id has primary key and its created based on sequence.
for ex:
create table test (
iD number primary key,
name varchar2(10)
);
insert into test values (123, 'xxx');
insert into test values (124, 'yyy');
insert into test values (125, 'xxx');
insert into test values (126, 'xxx');
The following statement creates a constraint violoation error:
insert into test
(
select (SELECT MAX (id) + 1 FROM test) as id,
name from test
where name='xxx'
);
This query should insert 3 rows in table test (having name=xxx).
You're saying that your query inserts rows with primary key ID based on a sequence. Yet, in your insert/select there is select (SELECT MAX (id) + 1 FROM test) as id, which clearly is not based on sequence. It may be the case that you are not using the term "sequence" in the usual, Oracle way.
Anyway, there are two options for you ...
Create a sequence, e.g. seq_test_id with the starting value of select max(id) from test and use it (i.e. seq_test_id.nextval) in your query instead of the select max(id)+1 from test.
Fix the actual subselect to nvl((select max(id) from test),0)+rownum instead of (select max(id)+1 from test).
Please note, however, that the option 2 (as well as your original solution) will cause you huge troubles whenever your code runs in multiple concurrent database sessions. So, option 1 is strongly recommended.
Use
insert into test (
select (SELECT MAX (id) FROM test) + rownum as id,
name from test
where name='xxx'
);
as a workaround.
Of course, you should be using sequences for integer-primary keys.
If you want to insert an ID/Primary Key value generated by a sequence you should use the sequence instead of selecting the max(ID)+1.
Usually this is done using a trigger on your table wich is executed for each row. See sample below:
CREATE TABLE "MY_TABLE"
(
"MY_ID" NUMBER(10,0) CONSTRAINT PK_MY_TABLE PRIMARY KEY ,
"MY_COLUMN" VARCHAR2(100)
);
/
CREATE SEQUENCE "S_MY_TABLE"
MINVALUE 1 MAXVALUE 999999999999999999999999999
INCREMENT BY 1 START WITH 10 NOCACHE ORDER NOCYCLE NOPARTITION ;
/
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER "T_MY_TABLE"
BEFORE INSERT
ON
MY_TABLE
REFERENCING OLD AS OLDEST NEW AS NEWEST
FOR EACH ROW
WHEN (NEWEST.MY_ID IS NULL)
DECLARE
IDNOW NUMBER;
BEGIN
SELECT S_MY_TABLE.NEXTVAL INTO IDNOW FROM DUAL;
:NEWEST.MY_ID := IDNOW;
END;
/
ALTER TRIGGER "T_MY_TABLE" ENABLE;
/
insert into MY_TABLE (MY_COLUMN) values ('DATA1');
insert into MY_TABLE (MY_COLUMN) values ('DATA2');
insert into MY_TABLE (MY_ID, MY_COLUMN) values (S_MY_TABLE.NEXTVAL, 'DATA3');
insert into MY_TABLE (MY_ID, MY_COLUMN) values (S_MY_TABLE.NEXTVAL, 'DATA4');
insert into MY_TABLE (MY_COLUMN) values ('DATA5');
/
select * from MY_TABLE;
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I am trying to load a column with unique sequence number each time a row of data is insrerted in the table.How can this be achieved?
You can create a Sequence, and then use the sequence nextval in your insert statements for the column which you want to have sequential incremented value.
CREATE SEQUENCE seq
INCREMENT BY 1
START WITH 1
NOMAXVALUE
NOCYCLE
CACHE 10;
INSERT INTO tab VALUES (seq.nextval, col1, col2, col3);
there is nothing like "auto_increment" or "identity" in Oracle,
but if you want auto increment in your column value you can use Sequence for the this.
after creating sequence you can use After Insert Trigger to insert identical value.
here is trigger example...
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER dep_ins_trig
BEFORE INSERT ON <table_name>
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
SELECT dept_seq.NEXTVAL
INTO :new.id
FROM dual;
END;
/
This is achieved by Trigger and Sequence when you want serialized number that anyone can easily read/remember/understand. But if you don't want to manage ID Column (like emp_id) by this way, and value of this column is not much considerable, you can use SYS_GUID() at Table Creation to get Auto Increment like this.
CREATE TABLE <table_name>
(emp_id RAW(16) DEFAULT SYS_GUID() PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR2(30));
Now your emp_id column will accept "globally unique identifier value".
you can insert value in table by ignoring emp_id column like this.
INSERT INTO <table_name> (name) VALUES ('name value');
So, it will insert unique value to your emp_id Column.
In my vb application I want an autogenerated id of alphanumeric characters, like prd100. How can I increment it using Oracle as backend?
Any particular reason it needs to be alphanumeric? If it can just be a number, you can use an Oracle sequence.
But if you want just a random string, you could use the dbms_random function.
select dbms_random.string('U', 20) str from dual;
So you could probably combine these 2 ideas (in the code below, the sequence is called oid_seq):
SELECT dbms_random.string('U', 20) || '_' || to_char(oid_seq.nextval) FROM dual
There are two parts to your question. The first is how to create an alphanumeric key. The second is how to get the generated value.
So the first step is to determine the source of the alpha and the numeric components. In the following example I use the USER function and an Oracle sequence, but you will have your own rules. I put the code to assemble the key in a trigger which is called whenever a row is inserted.
SQL> create table t1 (pk_col varchar2(10) not null, create_date date)
2 /
Table created.
SQL> create or replace trigger t1_bir before insert on t1 for each row
2 declare
3 n pls_integer;
4 begin
5 select my_seq.nextval
6 into n
7 from dual;
8 :new.pk_col := user||trim(to_char(n));
9 end;
10 /
Trigger created.
SQL>
The second step requires using the RETURNING INTO clause to retrieve the generated key. I am using SQL*PLus for this example. I confess to having no idea how to wire this syntax into VB. Sorry.
SQL> var new_pk varchar2(10)
SQL> insert into t1 (create_date)
2 values (sysdate)
3 returning pk_col into :new_pk
4 /
1 row created.
SQL> print new_pk
NEW_PK
--------------------------------
APC61
SQL>
Finally, a word of warning.
Alphanumeric keys are a suspicious construct. They reek of "smart keys" which are, in fact, dumb. A smart key is a value which contains multiple parts. At somepoint you will find yourself wanting to retrieving all rows where the key starts with 'PRD', which means using SUBSTR() or LIKE. Even worse someday the definition of the smart key will change and you will have to cascade a complicated update to your table and its referencing foreign keys. A better ides is to use a surrogate key (number) and have the alphanumeric "key" defined as separate columns with a UNIQUE composite constraint to enforce the business rule.
SQL> create table t1 (id number not null
2 , alpha_bit varchar2(3) not null
3 , numeric_bit number not null
4 , create_date date
5 , constraint t1_pk primary key (id)
6 , constraint t1_uk unique (alpha_bit, numeric_bit)
7 )
8 /
Table created.
SQL>