A good selection is sometimes better than the official documentation for the MERGE manual :)
Example 1
For a table ( MY_TABLE) with columns ( COL_Aand COL_B), where the first column is the primary key:
MERGE INTO MY_TABLE AS t USING (VALUES(?,?)) AS vals(a,b)
ON t.COL_A=vals.a
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET t.COL_B=vals.b
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES vals.a, vals.b
Example 2
Add another column ( COL_C) to our table:
MERGE INTO MY_TABLE AS t USING (VALUES(?,?,?)) AS vals(a,b,c)
ON t.COL_A=vals.a
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET t.COL_B=vals.b, t.COL_C=vals.c
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES vals.a, vals.b, vals.c
Example 3
(COL_A COL_B):
MERGE INTO MY_TABLE AS t USING (VALUES(?,?,?)) AS vals(a,b,c)
ON t.COL_A=vals.a AND t.COL_B=vals.b
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET t.COL_C=vals.c
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES vals.a, vals.b, vals.c
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