# Changing the global name of a database
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To change the global name of a database, use the Amazon RDS procedure `rdsadmin.rdsadmin_util.rename_global_name`. The `rename_global_name` procedure has the following parameters. 


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| Parameter name | Data type | Default | Required | Description | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| `p_new_global_name` | varchar2 | — | Yes | The new global name for the database. | 

The database must be open for the name change to occur. For more information about changing the global name of a database, see [ALTER DATABASE](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/sqlrf/ALTER-DATABASE.html) in the Oracle documentation. 

The following example changes the global name of a database to `new_global_name`.

```
EXEC rdsadmin.rdsadmin_util.rename_global_name(p_new_global_name => '{{new_global_name}}');
```