Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0. |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to integrate a database with an online game, where the relationship between the game server and the database server is also considered a client-server relationship on a local area network.
It applies to individuals with high-level technical and problem solving skills working as programmers, analyst programmers and game programmers responsible for the development of code to connect a computer game to a database.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Game development
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Install application programming interfaces (APIs) suitable to the game’s data source provider |
1.1 Research the appropriate application programming interfaces (APIs) 1.2 Identify the specific APIs suitable for the game architecture and the data source provider 1.3 Install the nominated APIs on game development computers |
2. Define and use a connection to the data source |
2.1 Define the game data source connection parameters 2.2 Store the connection parameters in an external text-based configuration file 2.3 Open and close the connection to the game data source |
3. Configure and use the connection pooling |
3.1 Configure connection pooling in the database management system 3.2 Define the connection pool parameters for minimum connections, maximum connections, and idle connections 3.3 Minimise the use of database resources through the use of connection pooling 3.4 Test and verify the use of connection pooling |
4. Pass embedded structured query language (SQL) to the database |
4.1 Define the database connection property 4.2 Compose a structured query language (SQL) statement or command to be passed to the database 4.3 Test, debug and execute the SQL statement |
5. Execute a stored procedure on a database |
5.1 Call a stored procedure on the database, using a command callable statement 5.2 Define and pass the parameters to the stored procedure 5.3 Test, debug and execute the database stored procedure |
6. Modify database data |
6.1 Retrieve multi-row multi-column result sets from the database into the game application domain 6.2 Insert new records into the database 6.3 Update existing database records 6.4 Delete existing database records |
7. Integrate data from the database with the game application domain |
7.1 Integrate data from a forward-only and read-only cursor into the game application domain 7.2 Incorporate the data from an updateable cursor into the game application domain |
8. Test and debug database integration code |
8.1 Test the database integration code 8.2 Document the test results 8.3 Determine the errors and exceptions, and document the solutions 8.4 Debug all errors and exceptions 8.5 Assess all data modifications in the database, and document any errors 8.6 Correct all causes to data modification errors |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill |
Performance Criteria |
Description |
Reading |
1.1 |
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Writing |
2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.3, 6.2, 6.3, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5 |
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Get the work done |
1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1-8.6 |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
ICTGAM527 Integrate database with online game |
ICAGAM527A Integrate database with online game |
Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages |
Equivalent unit |
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a53af4e4-b400-484e-b778-71c9e9d6aff2