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Asked: 2026-06-15T02:22:51+00:00

I am trying to update two columns using the same update statement can it

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I am trying to update two columns using the same update statement can it be done?

IF V_COUNT = 9 THEN
        UPDATE INVOICE
        SET INV_DISCOUNT = DISC3 * INV_SUBTOTAL
                , INV_TOTAL = INV_SUBTOTAL - INV_DISCOUNT       
        WHERE INV_ID = I_INV_ID;
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('YOU QUALIFY FOR A DISCOUNT OF 30%');

The issue is that the INV_TOTAL is not updating, only the inv_discount

DISC3 = 0.3 I.E 30% discount, so what ever the sub_total is will be multiplied by 0.3 and that’s the value for INV_discount

INV_TOTAL = sub_total – discount

    INV_ID|INV_DATETIME                  |INV_SUBTOTAL|INV_DISCOUNT|  INV_TOTAL
----------|------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------
       100|14-NOV-12 09.40.06.918000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       101|18-MAR-12 10.03.00.000000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       102|18-MAR-12 10.15.00.000000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       103|18-MAR-12 10.55.00.000000     |      $80.00|       $8.00|     $72.00
       104|18-MAR-12 10.38.00.000000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       105|12-JUN-12 15.15.00.000000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       106|06-AUG-12 12.13.00.000000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       107|04-MAY-12 09.15.00.000000     |        $.00|        $.00|       $.00
       108|29-NOV-12 13.16.00.000000     |      $25.00|       $5.00|     $22.50
       109|18-MAR-12 10.37.00.000000     |      $50.00|      $15.00|     $45.00

108 is suppose to be 20% of 25, the discount amount is correct but the inv_total is not, it should be $20, not $22.50

109 is suppose to be 30% of 50 the discount amount is correct but inv_total should be $35

103 calculates fine, which is 10% discount

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s perfectly possible to update multiple columns in the same statement, and in fact your code is doing it. So why does it seem that "INV_TOTAL is not updating, only the inv_discount"?

    Because you’re updating INV_TOTAL with INV_DISCOUNT, and the database is going to use the existing value of INV_DISCOUNT and not the one you change it to. So I’m afraid what you need to do is this:

    UPDATE INVOICE
   SET INV_DISCOUNT = DISC1 * INV_SUBTOTAL
     , INV_TOTAL    = INV_SUBTOTAL - (DISC1 * INV_SUBTOTAL)     
WHERE INV_ID = I_INV_ID;

    Perhaps that seems a bit clunky to you. It is, but the problem lies in your data model. Storing derivable values in the table, rather than deriving when needed, rarely leads to elegant SQL.

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