How to insert data conditionally in oracle?

@elise_daugherty 

To insert data conditionally in Oracle, you can use the INSERT INTO...SELECT statement with a WHERE clause to specify the condition that must be met before the data is inserted into the table.

Here is an example of how to insert data conditionally in Oracle:

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INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3)
SELECT value1, value2, value3
FROM dual
WHERE condition;

In this example, replace table_name with the name of the table you want to insert data into, column1, column2, column3 with the column names you want to insert data into, value1, value2, value3 with the values you want to insert, and condition with the condition that must be met for the data to be inserted.

For example, if you only want to insert data into the table if a certain column meets a specific condition, you can use the following syntax:

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INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, employee_name, salary)
SELECT 1001, 'John Doe', 50000
FROM dual
WHERE department = 'Sales';

This will insert the data into the employees table only if the department column is equal to 'Sales'.