How can i find out the table hierarchy

Question

Hi experts,
I have one doubt. how can i find out the table hierarchy in the particular schema.
Let me explain my requirement in detail.. In my Database i have nearly 250 table each table have it's own temporary table(for authorization purpose we are maintaining the temporary tables) for each day i have to clear the temporary table data.
All temporary table connected with each other. i mean all the table having foreign key relationship.. while i attempt the delete the data from the temporary table it showed ORA-02292: integrity constraint  violated - child record found.
So can any one please tell how can i delete the child table record first and then parent record table record.
Thanks in advance
Arun

Answer 1

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_child_tables (
ptable VARCHAR2,
powner VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'SCOTT',
plevel NUMBER DEFAULT 10
RETURN stringarray
-- -- create this ON SQL*PLUS "CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE STRINGARRAY AS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(50);"
-- AUTHID CURRENT_USER
PIPELINED
AUTHOR DATE VERSION COMMENTS
======================================================================================
[email protected] 26-OCT-2009 1.0 Developed to ease developers effort to find Nth level of Referential integrity
======================================================================================
-- PURPOSE -> To find PARENT=> CHILD relational TABLE(S) in Oracle upto a depth max N Level.
--SYNTAX TO USE
SELECT * FROM TABLE( get_child_tables('DEPT','SCOTT',3)); Store this query in a file for your use
SELECT * FROM TABLE( get_child_tables('EMPLOYEE')); Store this query in a file for your use
-- RESULTS looks as below
--1 => DEPT
--2 => EMP
--2 => EMP2
--3 => EMP_CHILD
--3 => EMP2_CHILD
-- and so on
--This can be leveraged to use in any oracle database REGION 10g having and above.
--This FUNCTION gives formatted result of the Oracle 10g Hierarchical query result coded in the cursor
--to find MASTER => CHILD relational TABLE(S) upto a depth max 10 Level.
--The result of the PIPELINED function can be retrieved using Oracle new operator
--TABLE(array name) in SQL query.
--Due to the AUTHID CURRENT_USER compiler directive any user can use based on his/her access privileges on the database.
--GRANT EXECUTE ON SCOTT.get_child_tables TO PUBLIC;
--CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM get_child_tables FOR SCOTT.get_child_tables;
IS
atname stringarray := stringarray ();
-- create this ON SQL*PLUS CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE STRINGARRAY AS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(50);
vlevel NUMBER;
vtname VARCHAR2 (50);
nindex NUMBER := 0;
bprocessed BOOLEAN := FALSE;
CURSOR c1 (powner_in IN VARCHAR2, ptable_in VARCHAR2, plevel_in NUMBER)
IS
SELECT LEVEL, LPAD (' ', (LEVEL - 1) * 2, ' ') || pt AS "TNAME"
FROM (SELECT a.owner w1, a.table_name pt, a.constraint_name c1,
a.r_constraint_name r1, b.owner w2, b.table_name ct,
b.constraint_name c2, b.r_constraint_name r2
FROM all_constraints a, all_constraints b
WHERE a.constraint_name = b.r_constraint_name(+)
AND a.owner = b.owner(+)
AND a.owner =
UPPER (powner)
-- Change Owner here while testing
--AND A.r_constraint_name IS NULL
AND a.constraint_type IN ('P', 'R')) v1
START WITH pt =
UPPER
(ptable)
-- Change your master table here while testing the QUERY
CONNECT BY PRIOR ct = pt AND LEVEL <= plevel;
-- Change lavel here while testing
BEGIN
atname.EXTEND;
atname (1) := 'NOTHING';
OPEN c1 (powner, ptable, plevel);
LOOP
bprocessed := FALSE;
FETCH c1
INTO vlevel, vtname;
IF nindex > 1 AND atname (atname.LAST - 1) = vtname
THEN
--DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('2 ==== vtname  ' ||vtname || '   '|| atname.count|| '   '||atname.last ||  '   '||atname( atname.last-1));
bprocessed := TRUE;
END IF;
IF NOT bprocessed
THEN
nindex := nindex + 1;
atname.EXTEND;
atname (nindex) := vtname;
PIPE ROW (vlevel || ' => ' || vtname);
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ( ' **** nindex - atname( nindex) '
|| nindex
|| ' - '
|| atname (nindex)
DLOG('ADDING ',vTname); A LOGGING ATONOMUS PROCEDURE FOR DEBUG PURPOSE
END IF;
EXIT WHEN c1%NOTFOUND;
END LOOP;
CLOSE c1;
FOR i IN 1 .. atname.COUNT
LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('atname (i) ' ||atname (i));
END LOOP;
RETURN;
EXCEPTION
WHEN no_data_needed
THEN -- THIS EXCEPTION HAS TO BE THERE TO GET THE FUCTION WORKABLE
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (SQLERRM);
RETURN;
--SELECT * FROM TABLE( get_child_tables('TB_XOP_LETR_TEMPLATE','OPS$CMS',5));
END get_child_tables;
Edited by: user3066657 on Jul 21, 2011 8:42 AM
Edited by: user3066657 on Jul 21, 2011 11:26 AM