Re: Methods to Create Smaller Test DB from Production?

It does exist. Take a look at Princeton Softech,

        http://www.princetonsoftech.com

Very good tool, very good company. Alternatively, there is a UK company called DataBee, which does the same thing. I don't have much experience with them, but thweir DBA Tool to extract DDL from an export file is excellent. You can look at them at         

        http://www.databee.com

On 03/01/2004 02:54:05 PM, "Thater, William" wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mercadante, Thomas F [mailto:thomas.mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us]
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 2:48 PM
> To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
> Subject: RE: Methods to Create Smaller Test DB from Production?
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> David,
>
> Boy, this would be a great tool if it existed.
>
> I think the only way out for you is to roll-your-own. You could easily
> identify code tables (look-up tables) and export all of that data. But the
> relational data (like your main parent table and all of the subsequent
> children records) you will probably need to move by hand - or by writing a
> program to select, say, 10,000 master records and all of the subsequent
> child records. It's not an easy task, but once you've done it, it is in the
> can - but subject to updates when new tables and relationships come along.
>
> Good Luck!
> [Shrek]
>
> there is a product from Quest that will do that for PeopleSoft, i used it on
> my previous gig to do just that. but i don't know if it will work with
> databases other than PeopleSoft.
> --
> Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA
> "I'm going to work my ticket if I can..." -- Gilwell song
> william.thater_at_carrier.utc.com
> <mailto:william.thater_at_carrier.utc.com>
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Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA
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