Overview/Description
To outline the considerations and procedures for globalizing a database
Target Audience
Oracle database administrators and database operators
Prerequisites
Experience in Oracle database administration; mastery of Associate level content for Oracle 10g; proficiency in programming with SQL and PL/SQL
recognize how Oracle's architecture supports globalization features.
recognize the appropriate NLS parameter to use in a given scenario.
specify character sets and use appropriate datatypes to standardize timestamps across timezones.
determine appropriate methods for implementing a globalization solution for a given database.
use the appropriate method for configuring linguistic sorting in a given scenario.
recognize suitable methods for implementing linguistic comparisons and case-insensitive searches, and distinguish between methods to display linguistic settings.
use the appropriate methods to utilize linguistic support in a given scenario.