How to update database columns and display them in a page using Run macro with SQL macro

This article explains how to update values in a database table for a column and display them in a Confluence page using Run Self-Service Reports for Confluence and SQL for Confluence apps.

Instructions

1. Insert a Run with a user form and parameters macro in a Confluence page and provide field values to the form by editing the Run macro as shown below screenshots:
   
   
   

2. Insert SQL macro and enter an update query in the SQL macro body as shown in the below example:

   UPDATE BI_SUPP SET [Status] = @status,'notes' = 'notes' + @notes FROM BI_SUPP WHERE PkTaskId = @pttaskid

3. Insert another SQL macro and enter a select query as shown below to get the output of the update query from previous step:

   Select pkTaskID, Status, Notes FROM BI_SUPP;

4. Add two SQL macros from the step 3 and 4 into the Run macro body as shown in the below screenshot and save the Confluence page.
   
5. Provide the field values as shown below:
   
6. Click Run to display the macro results.