Term: IS

Definition:
The Oracle PL/SQL IS keyword appears in the subprogram definitions of both procedures and functions. It logically unites the header and declarative part of a subprogram. AS is an alias keyword which can be used in place of IS.

Example Usage:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE P_SAL

IS

BEGIN

...

...

END;

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION F_SAL

RETURN NUMBER 

IS

BEGIN

...

...

END;

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