DBA External Table Creation
Description:
None
Parameters
Directory, Source Table, Source SQL, Source File Name, External Table Name, Write Log and Badfile
Used tables
Categories
Dependencies
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Example Report
Report SQL
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Blitz Report™ import options
DBA_External_Table_Creation.xml
Executive Summary
The DBA External Table Creation report is a productivity tool for developers and DBAs. Instead of manually writing the complex syntax for CREATE TABLE ... ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL, this report generates the DDL statement for you. It allows you to point to a file on the server (or upload one) and immediately treat it as a SQL table.
Business Challenge
- Data Loading: “I have a 5GB CSV file. SQL*Loader is too slow/complex. I just want to query it.”
- Log Analysis: “I need to query the Apache access logs using SQL to find errors.”
- Integration: “We receive a nightly feed from a 3rd party. How can we join it with our internal tables?”
Solution
This report accepts parameters (directory, filename, table name) and outputs the DDL to create the external table.
Key Features:
- DDL Generation: Automates the syntax for
ACCESS PARAMETERS,LOCATION, andDIRECTORY. - Log/Bad File Handling: Configures where rejected records should go.
- Immediate Access: Once created, the file can be queried, joined, and indexed (virtually) just like a regular table.
Architecture
The report generates DDL based on user inputs.
Key Tables:
N/A: This is a code generation tool.
Impact
- Developer Productivity: Saves hours of reading documentation to get the syntax right.
- Agility: Allows for rapid ad-hoc analysis of external data sources.
- Performance: External tables are often the fastest way to load large datasets into Oracle (using
INSERT AS SELECT).
Oracle E-Business Suite Reporting Library
We provide an open source Oracle EBS SQLs as a part of operational and project implementation support toolkits for rapid Excel reports generation.
Blitz Report™ is based on Oracle EBS forms technology, and hence requires minimal training. There are no data or performance limitations since the output files are created directly from the database without going through intermediate file formats such as XML.
Blitz Report can be used as BI Publisher and Oracle Discoverer replacement tool. Standard Oracle BI Publisher and Discoverer reports can also be imported into Blitz Report for immediate output to Excel. Typically, reports can be created and version tracked within hours instead of days. The concurrent request output automatically opens upon completion without the need for re-formatting.
The Filters, Columns, Rows and Values fields are used to create and deliver the data in pivot table format with full drill down to details.

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