How to load XML data into Oracle DB?
The main way to load XML data into Oracle XML DB is to use SQL*Loader. You can load XMLType data with SQL*Loader, using either the conventional method or the direct-path method, regardless of how it is stored (object-relational or binary XML storage).
How is an xmltype table partitioned in Oracle?
This column is used as the partitioning key. For best performance using a partitioned table containing XML data, Oracle recommends that you use an XMLType column rather than an XMLType table, and you therefore partition using a non- XMLType column. You can partition an XMLType table using a virtual column only if the storage model is binary XML.
How to extract XML data from a database?
You can use XML SQL Utility (XSU) to perform the following tasks on data in XMLType tables and columns: Transform data retrieved from object-relational database tables or views into XML. Extract data from an XML document, and using a canonical mapping, insert the data into appropriate columns or attributes of a table or a view.
Is the XML repository exported in Oracle SQL?
Oracle XML DB Repository information is not exported when user data is exported. Neither the resources nor any information are exported. SQL*Loader treats XMLType columns and tables like object-relational columns and tables.
How to load large amounts of XML data?
SQL*Loader accommodates XMLType instances that are very large. You also have the option to load such data from a LOB file. You can use SQL*Loader to load large amounts of XML data into Oracle Database. List in a data file, say filelist.dat, the locations of the XML documents to be loaded.
What are the keywords for XML in Oracle?
Keywords NOENTITYESCAPING and ENTITYESCAPING are Oracle extensions to standard SQL/XML functions XMLElement and XMLAttributes. The XML Schema standard specifies that dates and timestamps in XML data be in standard formats. XML generation functions in Oracle XML DB produce XML dates and timestamps according to this standard.
How to generate XML data from relational data?
This chapter describes Oracle XML DB features for generating (constructing) XML data from relational data in the database. It describes the SQL/XML standard functions and Oracle Database-provided functions and packages for generating XML data from relational content. This chapter contains these topics: