Oracle Database
Query Builder Tool

Oracle Query Builder is a flexible SQL query creation tool provided by dbForge Studio for Oracle. The Query Builder functionality allows you to visually build queries of any complexity, easily find and filter database objects, build relationships between objects, inspect formatted query results, and save queries without going into SQL detail.

With the Oracle Query Builder tool you can build SELECT statements with multiple tables, joins, conditions, and subqueries without manual code typing. Add your subqueries to any part of the main query and create a complex condition with expression builder. Besides, you will be able to:

Utilize robust visual Oracle query builder functionality
Combine a few queries into a sub-query via visual query editor
Take your Oracle database management to a whole new level
Easily make various types of JOINs between tables
Discover trends from heaps of data to see its whole scope
Reduce the time you spend on building complex queries

Building queries visually
in several clicks

You can create any query visually by simply clicking the button on the toolbar to open a query document in the Oracle Query builder tool. Query document contains the diagram and the tabbed editor.

Editing selected statements can be done both ways - visually with Query Builder for Oracle and using SQL editor.

When you switch from your SQL document view to Text view, all changes are applied to the query text in SQL Editor. After you change the code of your selected statement, you can return to view and inspect these changes in visual mode. The same is when using Oracle Query Builder dialog box - you can switch between the Query Builder for Oracle interface elements and SQL editor in the lower right part of the dialog.

Working with
complex subqueries

dbForge Studio for Oracle offers full support for subqueries in all SELECT statement clauses. With the query tool for Oracle databases, you can generate a sequence of queries of any complexity - each subquery can have its own subqueries.

When you create a subquery using Oracle Query Builder or open it for visual editing, a subquery tab of the query document appears. These tabs allow navigating subqueries easily. You can navigate to the upper-level query from the subquery with the Parent Query button on the Oracle Query Builder toolbar. You can also use the Document Outline window to navigate the complex queries.

Oracle Query Builder Tool - Creating Subqueries

Window with query structure outlining for navigating queries in design-time

Surely, you used to scroll up and down large queries in ordinary SQL editors to find the statement you needed to view or modify. Now there is no need in doing that kind of thing! SQL Query generator tool for Oracle database, provided by dbForge Studio, has Document Outline window that shows the structure of your query as a neat tree. Just click on the node, and you will be shown the corresponding tab in the document view.

Oracle Visual Query Generator - Document Outline Window

Convenient designer for building complex logical statements

When creating logical statements, one should be very careful in order to avoid mistakes. It's a challenging task if you have to accomplish it manually. But with a visual query designer tool, it becomes a pleasure. Create statements of any complexity with Oracle Query Builder Expression editor and enjoy error-free code.

Oracle Visual SQL Query Builder - Expression Editor

Editing and exporting
query results

After executing a query, you can begin working with the results you obtain right away. Using the Oracle Query tool supplied with dbForge Studio, you can edit data in the result grid, perform data export, and send data to report designer to create a report or chart designer to create a chart, etc.

Oracle Visual Query Builder - Working with query results

Creating JOINs
Between Tables

Using the Query Builder tool, you can establish relationships between your tables by creating JOINs visually. Depending on the desired results, you can choose from 5 types of JOINs: inner join, left outer join, right outer join, natural join, and cross join. Additionally, you can easily set very complex conditions for any kind of JOIN in a matter of several clicks.

If you already have a table with a foreign key and place the referenced table on the diagram, the Oracle query tool will automatically perform a JOIN.

Conclusion

Query Builder is a powerful tool designed to build complex queries visually, which helps eliminate the need for manual SQL coding and improve your efficiency. The tool delivers excellent capabilities that allow you to not only design queries, but also view and navigate through the query structure, compare the query execution results, and create reports. Refer to our documentation center to learn more on how to perform common tasks using Query Builder. Along with Oracle Query Builder, you get a pack of powerful database development and management tools within dbForge Studio for Oracle.

Availability in the editions of dbForge Studio for Oracle

Feature

Enterprise

Professional

Standard

Express

Query Builder

^* The number of tables in a query is limited to three, subqueries are not supported.

Oracle Database Query Builder Tool

Building queries visually in several clicks

Working with complex subqueries