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Creating and Using a Table with Valid Time Support

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Script NameCreating and Using a Table with Valid Time Support

Description12c ; Example creates a table with Temporal Validity Support, inserts some
rows, and issues some queries whose results depend on the valid start and end dates for
individual rows.

CategorySQL General

ContributorMike Hichwa (Oracle)

CreatedThursday October 15, 2015

Statement

CREATE TABLE my_emp(

empno NUMBER,

last_name VARCHAR2(30),

start_time TIMESTAMP,

end_time TIMESTAMP,

PERIOD FOR user_valid_time (start_time, end_time))

Table created.

Statement

INSERT INTO my_emp VALUES (100, 'Ames', '01-Jan-10', '30-Jun-11')

1 row(s) inserted.

Statement

INSERT INTO my_emp VALUES (101, 'Burton', '01-Jan-11', '30-Jun-11')

1 row(s) inserted.

Statement

INSERT INTO my_emp VALUES (102, 'Chen', '01-Jan-12', null)

1 row(s) inserted.

Statement

SELECT * from my_emp AS OF PERIOD FOR user_valid_time TO_TIMESTAMP('01Jun-10')

EMPNO
100

Statement

LAST_NAME
Ames

START_TIME
01-JAN-10 12.00.00.000000 AM

END_TIME
30-JUN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

SELECT * from my_emp AS OF PERIOD FOR user_valid_time TO_TIMESTAMP('01Jun-11')

EMPNO

LAST_NAME

START_TIME

END_TIME

100

Ames

01-JAN-10 12.00.00.000000 AM

30-JUN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

101

Burton

01-JAN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

30-JUN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

2 rows selected.

Statement

SELECT * from my_emp AS OF PERIOD FOR user_valid_time TO_TIMESTAMP( '01Jul-11')

no data found

Statement

SELECT * from my_emp AS OF PERIOD FOR user_valid_time TO_TIMESTAMP('01Feb-12')

EMPNO

LAST_NAME

102

Chen

START_TIME

END_TIME

01-JAN-12 12.00.00.000000 AM

Statement

SELECT * from my_emp VERSIONS PERIOD FOR user_valid_time BETWEEN

TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Jun-10') AND TO_TIMESTAMP('02-Jun-10')
EMPNO
100

Statement

LAST_NAME
Ames

10

START_TIME
01-JAN-10 12.00.00.000000 AM

END_TIME
30-JUN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

SELECT * from my_emp VERSIONS PERIOD FOR user_valid_time BETWEEN

TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Jun-10') AND TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Mar-11')
EMPNO

LAST_NAME

START_TIME

END_TIME

100

Ames

01-JAN-10 12.00.00.000000 AM

30-JUN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

101

Burton

01-JAN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

30-JUN-11 12.00.00.000000 AM

2 rows selected.

11

Statement

SELECT * from my_emp VERSIONS PERIOD FOR user_valid_time BETWEEN

TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Nov-11') AND TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Mar-12')
EMPNO

LAST_NAME

102

Chen

START_TIME
01-JAN-12 12.00.00.000000 AM

END_TIME
-

12

Statement

SELECT * from my_emp VERSIONS PERIOD FOR user_valid_time BETWEEN

TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Jul-11') AND TO_TIMESTAMP('01-Sep-11')

no data found

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