First time I used a correlated update in a script I had to do.
In oracle SQL, how do I run an sql update query that can update Table 1 with Table 2’s name and desc using the same id?
This is called a correlated updateUPDATE table1 t1 SET (name, desc) = (SELECT t2.name, t2.desc FROM table2 t2 WHERE t1.id = t2.id) WHERE EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM table2 t2 WHERE t1.id = t2.id )
Assuming the join results in a key-preserved view, you could also
UPDATE (SELECT t1.id, t1.name name1, t1.desc desc1, t2.name name2, t2.desc desc2 FROM table1 t1, table2 t2 WHERE t1.id = t2.id) SET name1 = name2, desc1 = desc2
Source: Oracle SQL: Update a table with data from another table
Guide to the select form found here.