AUXILIARY database update using full backup from target database

Hi,
I am now facing the problem with how to implement AUXILIARY database update to be consistent with the target database during a certain period (a week). I did a fully backup on our target database everyday using rman. I know it is possible to use expdp to realize it but i want to use the current fully backup to do it. Does anybody has idea or experience with that? Thanks in advance!
Regards,
lik

That's OK. If you don't use RMAN to clone your database. You can create a database just using the cold backup of the primary database simply.
Important things are
1) you must catalog all datafiles as image copy level 0 in the cloned database
RMAN> connect catalog rman/rman@rcvcat (in host 1)
RMAN> connect target sys/manager@clonedb (in host 2)
RMAN> catalog datafilecopy
'/oracle/oradata/CLONE/datafile/abc.dbf',
'/oracle/oradata/CLONE/datafile/def.dbf',
'/oracle/oradata/CLONE/datafile/ghi.dbf'
level 0 tag 'CLONE';
2) You need to make incrementals of the primary database to refresh the clone database.Make sure that you need to specify a tag for the incremental and the name of tag is the exactly same as the one used step (1).
RMAN> connect catalog rman/rman@rcvcat (in host 1)
RMAN> connect target sys/manager@prod (in host 3)
RMAN> backup incremental level 1 tag 'CLONE' for recover of copy with tag 'CLONE' database format '/backup/%u';
3) Copy the newly created incrementals (in host 3) to the clone database site (host 2). Make sure the directory must be exactly same.
$ rcp /backup/<incr_backup> /backup/
-- rcp <the loc of a incremental in host 3> <the loc of a incremental in host 2>
4) Apply incrementals to update the clone database. Make sure you provide the tag you specified.
RMAN> connect catalog rman/rman@rcvcat
RMAN> connect target sys/manager@clone
RMAN> recover copy of database with tag 'CLONE';
5) After update the clone database, then delete the incremental backups and uncatalog the image copies
RMAN> delete backup tag 'CLONE';
RMAN> change copy like '/oracle/oradata/CLONE/datafile/%' uncatalog;
*** As you can see, you can clone a database using any methods. The key is you have to catalog the clone database when you refresh it. After finishing it, then uncatalog..

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