¿How to clone PDB locally? ¿For example to clone PDB1 to PDB2 ? The steps are so easy:
Link from my github: https://github.com/felipower/scripts_oracle/blob/master/oracle_multitenant_PDB_local_clone__clonar_PDB_localmente.sql
/* 
 * Clone locally a PDB easy way
 * author: Felipe Donoso, felipe@felipedonoso.cl, felipe.donoso@oracle.com
 */
[oracle@lab-db12-2-ol7 u01]$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 12.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Aug 11 12:56:35 2021
Copyright (c) 1982, 2016, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> show pdbs
    CON_ID CON_NAME           OPEN MODE  RESTRICTED
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ----------
     2 PDB$SEED           READ ONLY  NO
     3 PDB1               READ WRITE NO
SQL> /* script for clone local PDB , remember change the folfer for the new datafiles for new pdb*/
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE PDB2 FROM PDB1
FILE_NAME_CONVERT=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb1/','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb2/')
-- Remember you can omit or include in the except list some tablespaces if you need
-- USER_TABLESPACES=('xxx', 'yyyy')
-- omit the clause USER_TABLESPACE is the same that use USER_TABLESPACES=ALL
--
-- Also remember you can clone only metadata if you need (no rows)
-- using NO DATA option
-- the NO DATA option above is valid only when you aren't using:
;  2    3    4  
Pluggable database created.
SQL> ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 OPEN;
Pluggable database altered.
SQL> ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 save state;
Pluggable database altered.
SQL> show pdbs
    CON_ID CON_NAME           OPEN MODE  RESTRICTED
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ----------
     2 PDB$SEED           READ ONLY  NO
     3 PDB1               READ WRITE NO
     4 PDB2               READ WRITE NO
SQL> 
DONE! :D

