Preface

This document is intended to provide quick introduction to SQL for Oracle NoSQL Database and related concepts. SQL for Oracle NoSQL Database is an easy-to-use, SQL-like language that supports Data Manipulation Language (DML) and Data Definition Language (DDL) statements. This document focuses on basic query features. For complete language details including syntax, semantics, query statements, examples, and advanced SQL operations, see SQL Reference Guide.

Audience

This book is intended for new developers who want to work with Oracle NoSQL Database data using a SQL-like query language. Knowledge of standard SQL is not required, but it can help you ramp up on SQL for Oracle NoSQL Database more quickly.

Conventions Used in This Book

The following typographical conventions are used within this manual:

Information that you are to type literally is presented in monospaced font.

Variable or non-literal text is presented in italics. For example: "Go to your KVHOME directory."

Case-insensitive keywords, like SELECT, FROM, WHERE, ORDER BY, are presented in UPPERCASE.

Case sensitive keywords, like the function size(item) are presented in lowercase.

Note:

Notes of special interest are represented using a note block such as this.