Supercharge Your Schema Backups with KeepTool

Updated October 2025

Smarter Scripting for Your Oracle Schemas

The Reverse Database Engineer is part of KeepTool’s Professional and Enterprise editions and helps you easily generate SQL scripts for your Oracle schemas.

You can use it to create a DDL script for your entire schema or for a selected set of objects.
Such scripts are extremely useful — for migrating schemas to another database instance, preparing version-controlled backups, or setting up test environments quickly.

Script Both Structure and Data

Beyond structure generation, the Reverse Database Engineer now also allows you to script table data — giving you precise control over what’s included.

Key options include:

• Selecting a subset of tables for export

• Generating either INSERT or MERGE statements

• Applying a WHERE condition to filter which rows are scripted

  • For instance, use ORA_ROWSCN to include only recently modified records

• Splitting output across multiple files for very large tables

This flexibility lets you generate tailored scripts for small master or lookup tables that change frequently during development — without creating massive, unmanageable files.

For full-scale data transfers, the Oracle Data Pump remains the best solution, but for targeted scripting and versioning, KeepTool’s integrated approach is much faster and easier.

Why It Matters

• Faster setup of development and test environments

• Precise control over which schema objects and data are exported

• Easy schema migration between instances or versions

• Enhanced flexibility for developers and DBAs managing complex systems

This feature makes Reverse Database Engineer more powerful and adaptable than ever, turning database scripting into a smooth, guided process.

Try It Yourself

Ready to simplify your database scripting?
Open Reverse Database Engineer in KeepTool, explore its options, and create a custom script for your schema in seconds.