Oracle Multitenant - Create new service for PDB using DBMS_SERVICE
When an Oracle PDB is created it starts up a default service with the PDB name. For direct connections to PDB this service can be used. But there are situations where new service name is required in PDB level, common example is after a PDB restoration/clone, in order to enable application connections without changes in connection string. Setting service_names parameter in PDB level is not possible hence it is not an option in multitenant setup. How to create a new PDB service on Oracle 12C Check the current services, here only the default service is running, SQL> show pdbs; CON_ID CON_NAME OPEN MODE RESTRICTED ---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ---------- 3 NFACTORPDB READ WRITE NO SQL> select service_id, name, pdb from dba_Services; SERVICE_ID NAME PDB ---------- ---------------------------------------- ---------- 7 nfactorpdb NFACTORPDB SQL> ...