Convert adjacency list to enumeration path ORACLE

Question

How can I create a procedure that converts an adjacency list to enumeration path in Oracle (by creating a new table as an enumeration path)? The adjacency list is a table that looks like this:

AdjList(id number, parent_id number, name varchar2)

ID PARENT_ID  NAME
-----------------------------
1             CATEGORY1
2    1        PROD1
3             CATEGORY2
4    3        PROD2
5    4        SUBPROD1

Desired output:

EnumPath(id number, parent_id number, name varchar2, path varchar2)

ID PARENT_ID  NAME          PATH
-----------------------------------
1             CATEGORY1     /1/
2    1        PROD1         /1/2/
3             CATEGORY2     /3/
4    3        PROD2         /3/4/
5    4        SUBPROD1      /3/4/5/

Answer 1

Looks like a sys_connect_by_path hierarchical query to me.

SQL> with test (id, parent_id, name) as
  2    (select 1, null, 'category1' from dual union all
  3     select 2, 1   , 'prod1' from dual union all
  4     select 3, null, 'category2' from dual union all
  5     select 4, 3   , 'prod2' from dual union all
  6     select 5, 4   , 'subprod1' from dual
  7    )
  8  select id, parent_id, name,
  9    ltrim(sys_connect_by_path(id, '>'), '>') path
 10  from test
 11  connect by prior id = parent_id
 12  start with parent_id is null;

        ID  PARENT_ID NAME      PATH
---------- ---------- --------- --------------------
         1            category1 1
         2          1 prod1     1>2
         3            category2 3
         4          3 prod2     3>4
         5          4 subprod1  3>4>5

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