Every development shop is unique, and sometimes that uniqueness can hinder using tools. SQL Developer and Data Modeler have multiple mechanisms that allow for customizations. These customizations can range from simple to complex and can help tailor the tooling to any environment. Some are as simple as colored warning to remind the user what is production vs. development. Some could auto-generate code by walking over a data model. The most complex can change anything at all in the tool. Ever think of a command that should be in SQL Plus scripting? Want to auto-generate table APIs?

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Extending ( pimping )
SQL Developer and Data Modeler
Kris Rice
Kris.rice@oracle.com || @krisrice
Senior Director of Development
Database Development Tools Group
Oracle Confidential – Internal/Restricted/Highly Restricted

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Agenda
 Simple and Easy changes
 Custom xml
 N Level reporting
 Actionable Reports
 Data Modeler and Javascript

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Preferences
Linkable sql results
• Fonts, Colors, Gutters, Look and Feel, Colored highlighting, Tab
Spacing, Blink Rates, Insight timings, …

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Grid Enhancements
Linkable sql results
• Link sql results to other objects
• Link to source code with line numbers

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XML Based Enhancements
• If you can write xml, you can enhance the tool.
• Many places in SQL Developer can be modified with xml
• Documented XML Schemas are provided on OTN

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Customize Menus
• Customize with xml
– Tree Navigation
– Editors
– Menu Actions
• Shared from a central file server or host on a webserver

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Substititions from Dialogs
• replace #0# with value
• replace #"0"# with ,"value"
• replace #,0# with ,value when not null and nothing when null
• replace #,"0"# with ,"value" when not null and nothing when null
• replace #esc(0)# with value with sql escaped chars

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Advanced Reports
• Version aware reports
• Access specific sql
• Nested Reports
• Actions on Rows

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Modeler Transformations
• Interact with the model programmatically
• Javascript included within the JDK
• Multiple languages to choose from with JSR223

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Modeler Transformations
• Interact with the model programmatically
• Javascript included within the JDK
• Multiple languages to choose from with JSR223

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Java Extensions
• Built from jDeveloper SDK
– http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/downloads/index-
091862.html
• Soon to be publishing a jumpstart extension

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3rd Party Extensions
• DBmaestro
– http://www.dbmaestro.com/
– http://www.dbmaestro.com/products-solutions/dbmaestro-teamwork-features/
• Fourth Elephant
– http://www.fourthelephant.com/insider/demo/
• Keep Alive
– https://bitbucket.org/scristalli/sql-developer-4-keepalive