14 Creating and Removing Application Containers and Seeds

You can create application containers and application seeds in several different ways. You can also remove application containers from a CDB, and you can remove application seeds from application containers.

• About Application Containers
  An application container is an optional, user-created CDB component that stores data and metadata for one or more application back ends. A CDB includes zero or more application containers.
• Creating Application Containers
  You can create application containers in several different ways, including using the PDB seed, cloning an existing PDB, and plugging in an unplugged PDB by using the CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE statement.
• Unplugging an Application Container from a CDB
  You can unplug an application container from a CDB.
• Dropping an Application Container
  You can drop an application container when you want to move the application container from one CDB to another or when you no longer need the application container.
• Creating Application Seeds
  You can create application seeds in several different ways, including using the PDB seed, cloning an existing PDB, and plugging in an unplugged PDB by using the CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE statement.
• Unplugging an Application Seed from an Application Container
  You can unplug an application seed from an application container.
• Dropping an Application Seed
  You can use the DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE statement to drop an application seed. You can drop an application seed when you no longer need it.
• Creating an Application PDB
  You create an application PDB by running the CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE statement with an application root as the current container.

See Also:

• "About Application Containers"

• "Administering an Application Container"