1.256 PDB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT

PDB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT maps names of existing files to new file names when processing a CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE statement, as well as when processing the ENABLE PLUGGABLE DATABASE clause of the CREATE DATABASE statement, if the file_name_convert_clause is not specified and Oracle Managed Files is not enabled.

Property Description

Parameter type

String

Syntax

PDB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = 'string1' , 'string2' , 'string3' , 'string4' , ...

Where:

  • string1 is the pattern of the existing filename

  • string2 is the pattern of the new filename

  • string3 is the pattern of the existing filename

  • string4 is the pattern of the new filename

You can use as many pairs of existing and new replacement strings as required. You can use single or double quotation marks.

The following are example settings that are acceptable:

PDB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = '/dbs/t1/','/dbs/t1/s_','dbs/t2/ ','dbs/t2/s_'

Default value

There is no default value

Modifiable

ALTER SESSION, ALTER SYSTEM

Modifiable in a PDB

Yes

Basic

No

Oracle RAC

You must set this parameter for every instance, and multiple instances must have the same value.

File name patterns specified in this initialization parameter cannot match files or directories managed by Oracle Managed Files.

See Also:

Oracle Multitenant Administrator's Guide for more information about this parameter