NONCDB_COMPATIBLE

NONCDB_COMPATIBLE enables you to get behavior similar to a non-CDB when issuing SQL commands inside a PDB in a CDB.

Set this parameter if you are using a single PDB in your CDB configuration and you have legacy code that causes ORA-65040 when you run it in the PDB.

Values

• TRUE

  Indicates the behavior for SQL statements will be like a non-CDB although the statements are issued in a PDB in a CDB.

• FALSE

  Indicates the behavior will for SQL statements will be like a CDB. This is the default value of the parameter.

There are some statements (such as ALTER DB BACKUP CONTROLFILE) which can be issued in a non-CDB, but in a CDB they must be issued in the root (because they affect the whole CDB) and would result in an error if issued in a PDB.

Some ALTER DATABASE or ALTER SYSTEM statements are not permitted inside a PDB, and they will fail if NONCDB_COMPATIBLE=FALSE is set in init.ora. However, these statements will succeed if NONCDB_COMPATIBLE=TRUE is set.