Oracle9i Database: Getting Started

Welcome to the Oracle9i Database. This page gives you a number of starting points to help you get started, whether you are a first-time user, or an experienced user who is moving to a new release.

• Read about typical responsibilities for various job roles.
• Study or download books for new users.
• Find information about new features.
• Tell us what you think of this page. Is there other information that would help you to get started?

Typical Job Responsibilities

Depending on your job role, you might need specific knowledge and have to perform specific tasks. Here are introductions to some of the most common job roles associated with this product.

• Duties of a Database Administrator

• Duties of an Application Developer

• Help for UNIX DBAs Using Windows

• Duties of a Network Administrator

• Duties of a Security Officer

The following section lists some books to help you get started with each kind of job role.

Books for the New User

Depending on your role, you might want to look at particular sets of books:

• A database administrator needs to know about subjects such as schema objects, backup and recovery procedures, upgrading the database, and implementing security.
• An application developer needs to know about languages such as PL/SQL, Java, C/C++, Visual Basic, and so on, how to manipulate various schema objects, and how to simplify an application by using stored procedures, constraints, and triggers.

Note: For installation guides and release notes, look on the product installation CDs.

Books for the New Administrator

Books for the New Application Developer

Search for New Features

If you are familiar with earlier releases of this product, you can get information about new features:

• For first-time users of this product, the New Features book gives a high-level overview of features added over the past few releases. The descriptions are grouped into solution areas. To get full details on each new feature, follow the links to the other books. (If you are taken to a Table of Contents page, look for a "What's New" topic near the top of the page.)

  New Features Contents  /  Search  /  Index  /  PDF

• Search for "What's New" across all product areas. Most books have a "What's New" section that describes relevant features added over the past few releases.

• Search for a specific new feature. For best results, use a short search term, preferably a single word such as "flashback" or "XMLType". This search uses the virtual book format to show you conceptual information first, followed by how-to information, then examples, syntax, and troubleshooting information.

  Enter the name of a new feature:

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