Working with backup sets : Oracle database backup sets (Windows or Linux) : Restoring an Oracle database backup set
 
Restoring an Oracle database backup set
Before proceeding to restore Oracle Server data, ensure that you have read the following information.
There are specific requirements for the restore of Oracle Server backup sets. For important information, see in the Knowledge Base article in “Backup / Restore of Oracle Database Servers” regarding the following:
Restore requirements
Alternate location restore requirements
Additional information can be found in the articles in “Oracle 11g Database Point-In-Time Recovery (DBPITR)” and “Oracle 12c Database Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR)”.