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title: "Update Entities"
slug: "update-entities"
updated: 2026-07-20T20:30:57Z
published: 2026-07-20T20:30:57Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/update-entities"
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# Update Entities

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 9.29 |
| **Location** | Database |

The Update Entities step updates pre-existing values of multiple Entities under the same specified Type Name with new values. Similar to the Fetch Entities Step, this step asks for a Parent Folder, Type Name, Fetch Criteria, and, if applicable, an Extension Type Name.

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## Properties

#### Data

This section will display all data fields to update within the chosen structure.

| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --- | --- | --- |

#### Entity Fetch Definition

| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Type Name | Define which Type is being fetched by the step. | --- |
| Extension Type Name | Define which Extension Data Type is fetched by the Step, if not a default Type. | --- |
| Fetch Criteria | Allows the user to add new Fetch Criteria by using the Field Name to construct a query-like statement for Decisions to interpret automatically within the step. More than one Fetch Criteria can be configured. | --- |
| Fast Fetch | Enabling this feature fetches Entities quickly through indexing. | --- |

#### Entity Save Definition

| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Call Before And After Save | The step will fetch the entity before and after updating. | --- |

#### Modify Fetch Behavior

| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fetch Deleted Entities | Will fetch entities that were deleted | --- |
| Combine Filters Using AND | This setting will combine the filters set up in the Fetch Criteria section using AND. | --- |
| Read Uncommitted Data | Enabling this feature allows Decisions to read entities in a database that have been changed but not saved. | --- |

#### Security

| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Respect Permissions | If enabled, the step will not update entities until the user has the minimum 'CanUse' permission for that folder. | --- |

#### Inputs

This section will display data fields to update within the chosen structure as well as the Parent Folder ID

| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parent Folder ID | Folder ID of where the data lives at. | String |

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## Step Changes

| Description | Version | Release | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Added the "Respect Permissions" setting to the Fetch Entities, Get Count, Fetch Distinct Values, Delete Entities, and Update Entities steps. | [8.16](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-816x-release-notes) | November 2023 | [DT-033517] |
| Properties were reorganized and names were made consistent. | [9.4](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-94x-release-notes) | November 2024 | [DT-042028] |
| The property panel has been updated so that only the fields selected by the User appear in the Update Field Values. | 9.29 | July 2026 | [DT-047428] |

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Related Information

Articles: [](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/en/entity-structure-crud-actions)[About Data Structures](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/about-data-structures) [Entity Structure CRUD Actions](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/en/entity-structure-crud-actions) Forum Posts: [Update Entity using Flow Steps](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/1991/update-entity-using-flow-steps) [Update Entity Step For A Piece Of Data In DB](https://community.decisions.com/discussion/2260/update-entity-step-for-a-piece-of-data-in-db)