Select Control File Backup panel
The Guided Recovery Select Control File Backup screen is a timeline view of all the control files that are backed up for the selected database. The timeline displays an icon for each control file that is associated with the backed up database. When you first enter this screen, the latest backup control file is already selected.
Hover over the icon on the timeline to display a popup that shows information about that file: backup name, type of media, the size of the backup, etc.
Multiple control files may be displayed on the timeline. To view all the instances of control files, you may need to increase the scope of the timeline. You can display the timeline in days, weeks, months, or years. If multiple control files were backed up during a single timeline unit, a different icon appears representing more than one control file (for example, if the database was backed up twice in an hour). To select from among these files, hover over the icon. A popup lists each control file in table format. It shows several items including the backup name and the type of media. Click next to the desired control file.
You can also click one of the links in the lower left of the screen to verify that you have selected the proper control file.
View Database Schema shows the schema of the selected control file. It shows how the database is laid out by listing each data file name, tablespace name, and its size.
View Datafiles Recovery Set shows the data file backups to be used for the restore process. It also shows the backup and image information that is displayed for each data file. The data file recovery set is generated only for the files that are backed up as part of an incremental strategy. Even though files that are backed up as part of a full backup do not appear in this list, the clone still completes successfully.
If the image spans media, only the first media is shown in the list.
View Archived Log Recovery Set shows the archive log backups that may be used to recover the database to the latest point in time of that control file. This set is generated only for the files that are backed up as part of an incremental strategy. Even though files that are backed up as part of a full backup do not appear in this list, the clone still completes successfully.