Oracle: how to UPSERT (update or insert into a table?)

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The UPSERT operation either updates or inserts a row in a table, depending if the table already has a row that matches the data:

if table t has a row exists that has key X:
    update t set mystuff... where mykey=X
else
    insert into t mystuff...

Since Oracle doesn't have a specific UPSERT statement, what's the best way to do this?

upsert merge oracle sql
11 Answers

The MERGE statement merges data between two tables. Using DUAL allows us to use this command. Note that this is not protected against concurrent access.

create or replace
procedure ups(xa number)
as
begin
    merge into mergetest m using dual on (a = xa)
         when not matched then insert (a,b) values (xa,1)
             when matched then update set b = b+1;
end ups;
/
drop table mergetest;
create table mergetest(a number, b number);
call ups(10);
call ups(10);
call ups(20);
select * from mergetest;

A                      B
---------------------- ----------------------
10                     2
20                     1
user_1160

An alternative to MERGE (the "old fashioned way"):

begin
   insert into t (mykey, mystuff) 
      values ('X', 123);
exception
   when dup_val_on_index then
      update t 
      set    mystuff = 123 
      where  mykey = 'X';
end;
user_187470

Another alternative without the exception check:

UPDATE tablename
    SET val1 = in_val1,
        val2 = in_val2
    WHERE val3 = in_val3;

IF ( sql%rowcount = 0 )
    THEN
    INSERT INTO tablename
        VALUES (in_val1, in_val2, in_val3);
END IF;
Brian_Schmitt_304920

From http://www.praetoriate.com/oracle_tips_upserts.htm:

"In Oracle9i, an UPSERT can accomplish this task in a single statement:"

INSERT
FIRST WHEN
   credit_limit >=100000
THEN INTO
   rich_customers
VALUES(cust_id,cust_credit_limit)
   INTO customers
ELSE
   INTO customers SELECT * FROM new_customers;
user_2699490
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