Assignment #1

Course CS512 DBA [2011 Summer]

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Family Name
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To: Prof R. Liang

Problem A SQL SELECT

Given a table definition:

Employees( employee_id, first_name, last_name, salary,

manager_id, hire_date, commission_pct, department_id)

write the following SQL statements.

A.1 Write a query that displays the first eight characters of the employees’ last names and
indicates the amounts of their salaries with asterisks. Each asterisk signifies a thousand
dollars. Sort the data in descending order of salary.

A.2 Write a query to display the manager number and the salary of the lowest-paid
employee for that manager. Exclude anyone whose manager is not known. Exclude any
groups where the minimum salary is $6,000 or less. Sort the output in descending order
of salary.
A.3 Write a query to display employees’ last names and employee number along with
their managers’ last names and manager number.

A.4 The HR department wants to determine the names of all employees who were hired
after Davies. Create a query to display the name and hire date of any employee hired after
employee Davies.
A.5 Display the employee number, last name, and salary of all employees who earn more
than the average salary and who work in a department with any employee whose last
name contains a “u”.
Problem B DDL

Assume that you are designing a database with the following tables:

CUSTOMER (CustomerID, LastName, FirstName, Phone, Email)

PURCHASE (InvoiceNumber, Date, PreTaxAmount, CustomerID)
PURCHASE_ITEM (InvoiceNumber, ItemNumber, RetailPrice)
ITEM (ItemNumber, Description, Cost, ArtistName)

where

CustomerID in PURCHASE must exist in CustomerID in CUSTOMER

InvoiceNumber in PURCHASE_ITEM must exist in InvoiceNumber in PURCHASE
ItemNumber in PURCHASE_ITEM must exist in ItemNumber in ITEM.

Write CREATE TABLE statements for each of these tables. Include any foreign key
constraints appropriate for each of these tables. Make your own assumptions regarding
cascading deletions.
 Deliverables

Due: by 11AM Saturday 05/28/2011.

Hand in a hardcopy of your assignment. Print out your work if possible. Otherwise hand-
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Have a cover page for submitting your work, filling out your student number, and name.

Please hand in your assignment to Prof. R. Liang, before 11am, Saturday 05/28/2011.
Late assignments will not be accepted.