---
title: "SQL-034: Update a menu item"
summary: Update a menu item
status: draft
owner: SAIF Doc Gen
last_reviewed: 2026-08-17
library: SAIF.Business.Menu
reference_type: package
---

# SQL-034: Update a menu item

This statement is the `UpdateSQL` implementation of `clsMenuItem.Criteria`, executed from `BeforeUpdate` against `MENU_ITEM`. Update a menu item.

## Classification

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **SQL ID** | SQL-034 |
| **Operation type** | Update |
| **Execution method** | Inline SQL |
| **Database** | Oracle |
| **Schema** | `[unqualified]`** |
| **Command type** | Text |
| **Business object** | `clsMenuItem` |
| **Criteria property** | `UpdateSQL` |
| **Lifecycle method** | `BeforeUpdate` |

## Parameters

| Parameter | Direction | Type | Max length | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `:MenuPageSeqNum` | Input | Decimal | N/A | Page placed by this item |
| `:MenuCategoryCode` | Input | String | 5 | Owning category code |
| `:ToolTip` | Input | String | 1000 | Item tooltip text |
| `:VisibleFlag` | Input | String | 1 | Visibility as `Y`/`N` |
| `:PageOrder` | Input | Decimal | N/A | Display order within the category |
| `:UserId` | Input | String | 30 | Acting user, trimmed and upper-cased, stamped as `UPDATE_USER` |
| `:MenuItemSeqNum` | Input | Decimal | N/A | Menu item key |

## Tables

| Table | Access | Columns used |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [MENU_ITEM](../database-tables.md#menu_item) | UPDATE | MENU_PAGE_SEQ_NUM, MENU_CATEGORY_CODE, TOOL_TIP_TXT, VISIBLE_FLAG, PAGE_ORDER_NUM, UPDATE_DATE, UPDATE_USER (SET); MENU_ITEM_SEQ_NUM (WHERE) |

## Sample SQL

```sql
-- Update a menu item
Update
  MENU_ITEM
Set
  MENU_PAGE_SEQ_NUM = :MenuPageSeqNum,
  MENU_CATEGORY_CODE = :MenuCategoryCode,
  TOOL_TIP_TXT = :ToolTip,
  VISIBLE_FLAG = :VisibleFlag,
  PAGE_ORDER_NUM = :PageOrder,
  UPDATE_DATE = SYSDATE,
  UPDATE_USER = :UserId
Where
  MENU_ITEM.MENU_ITEM_SEQ_NUM = :MenuItemSeqNum
```

## Operations and processes

- [Update or delete a maintained object](../operations/op-menu-07-update-delete-maintained-object.md)

## Business rules

- [BR-MENU-016](../business-rules.md#br-menu-016-audit-stamp-on-insert-and-update): Audit stamp on insert and update
- [BR-MENU-019](../business-rules.md#br-menu-019-yn-boolean-flag-storage): Y/N boolean flag storage
- [BR-MENU-020](../business-rules.md#br-menu-020-single-row-write-verification): Single-row write verification

> **Note:** Statements marked with `**` could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- SAIF.Business.Menu/clsMenuItem.vb