# 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](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e41084/statements_1004.htm#SQLRF52547) 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');
```