Toad for Oracle
Optional Quest DBA Module
The optional Quest DBA Module is a configuration of Toad features designed for the use of the Database Administrator. The module adds extended functionality to the DBA menu, the Schema Browser, the Create Menu, and the View
Tablespaces area. The Quest DBA Module windows are discussed in Toad Help.
DBA windows
DBA windows include the following:
• Audit Objects - Displays the audit monitoring options for selected database objects. You can enter and modify monitoring levels for individual objects or groups of objects.
• Audit SQL/Sys Privs - Displays the audit monitoring options for SQL
Statement objects, reserved words, and system privileges in the database
• Compare Schemas - The DBA version of this function loads def files and save or copy the migration/synchronization report to a script file
• Compare Databases - Lets you compare two databases
• Control Files - Displays control file information about the associated database required for the database to be accessed by an instance
• Database Monitor - Lets you monitor database performance with charts
• Database Browser - Lets you browse information related to the databases in either your TNS names file or the list of active connections
• Database Health Check - Performs a series of checks on a selected database and displays the results
• Database Probe - A real-time monitoring window that offers a large collection of alerts, lets you create your own alerts
• DataPump Import/Export wizards - An import/export utility added in Oracle 10g. It is faster and more efficient than the standard import/export utilities. Toad’s Data Pump import/export wizards make using it even easier. Toad has a Data Pump job manager to help you manage import/export tasks.
• Export File Browser - Window to browse contents of export files and view data and DDL without having to import them
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• Export Utility Wizard - Exports a schema script using Virtual DBA routines
• Generate Schema Script - Takes the selected schema or definition file and builds DDL and/or definition files for all selected objects
• Generate Database Script - Creates a new database that is based on an existing one
• Identify Space Deficits - Displays tables that do not have enough free disk space to allocate their next extent
• Import Utility Wizard - Imports a schema script using Virtual DBA routines
• Index Monitoring - Monitors indexes to determine whether or not they are being used. You can drop unused indexes.
• Instance Manager - Checks on the status of the databases you can access
• Log Switch Frequency Map - Shows when your database performs a log switch
• LogMiner - Analyzes a database for which system change number
(SCN) caused a corruption problem so that you can recover to the transaction exactly before the corruption
• New Database Wizard - Provides a rapid way to create new Oracle databases
• NLS (National Language Support) Parameters - Displays session, instance, and database parameter settings, and changes session and/or instance parameters
• Operating System Utilities include:
Unix Monitor - Lets you monitor database performance with charts and a grid, displays the top 20 CPU usage processes
Unix Job Scheduler - Lets you schedule jobs to a Unix machine
Windows Registry Parms - Lets you set Windows Registry parameters to make Toad and Oracle run more efficiently
Unix Kernel Parms - Lets you set Unix Kernel parameters to make
Toad and Oracle run more efficiently
• Oracle Parameters - Lets you alters parameters
• Pinned Code - Pins code into the memory buffer so that it is always accessible and not overwritten by new data
• Redo Log Manager - Maintains the redo logs for a database
• Resource Plan Scheduling - Lets you schedule and change schedules for resource plans.
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• Segment Advisor - Lets you examine tables, indexes, and partitions to determine if and how much space can be reclaimed with the
SHRINK command.
• Tablespace Map - Provides a graphical view of tablespaces in your database
• Top Session Finder - Finds the sessions in the database that are consuming the most resources
• Undo Advisor - Provides advice and helps automate the establishment of the database undo environment.
Schema Browser and Create Menu
The Quest DBA module adds the following functionality to the Schema Browser and the Create menu:
• Dimensions - You can create and alter dimensions.
• Directories - You can create and alter directories.
• Libraries - You can create, alter, and drop libraries.
• Oracle Scheduler - Support for the Oracle Scheduler functionality that includes: Sched.Programs, Sched.Schedules, Sched.Jobs,
Sched.Job Classes, Sched.Windows, and Sched.Window Groups.
• Policies - You can create, enable, disable, edit, and drop policies.
• Policy Groups - You can create and drop policy groups.
• Profiles - You can create, modify, and drop profiles.
• Roles - You can create, alter, and drop roles.
• Rollback Segments - You can create, alter, and drop rollback segments.
• Refresh Groups - You can add and remove materialized views to and from the group and drop the group.
• Resource Plans - You can create, alter, and drop resource plans. You can view details and schedule plans.
• Resource Consumer Groups - You can create, alter, and drop resource consumer groups.
• System Privs - You can configure grantees to system privileges.
• Tablespaces - You can create, alter, and drop tablespaces. You can place tablespaces online or offline.
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Other Features
View Tablespaces
The Space, Space History, and IO History tabs are only available in Toad with the optional Quest DBA module.
Code Road Map and ER Diagram
The Create Object Scripts buttons on both of these windows are only available in Toad with the Quest DBA Module.
Flat File Export window
The SQL*Loader tab is only available in Toad with the Quest DBA module.
Knowledge Xpert™ for Oracle
Administration
Knowledge Xpert™ for Oracle Administration, which is included with the Quest
DBA Module, is a comprehensive technical resource that anticipates the daily responsibilities of DBAs. Thousands of topics provide insights, database analysis information, and working examples for DBAs.
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