arangosh> db.example.insert({"a" : { "one" : 1, "two" : 2, "three" : 3 }, ........> "b" : { }}); { "_id" : "example/20774804", "_key" : "20774804", "_rev" : "_Y2g68b---A" } arangosh> db.example.update("example/20774803", {"a" : { "four" : 4 }, ........> "b" : { "b1" : 1 }}); { "_id" : "example/20774803", "_key" : "20774803", "_rev" : "_Y2g68b---C", "_oldRev" : "_Y2g68b----" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/20774803"); { "_key" : "20774803", "_id" : "example/20774803", "_rev" : "_Y2g68b---C", "b" : { "b1" : 1 }, "a" : { "four" : 4 } } arangosh> db.example.update("example/20774803", { "a" : { "one" : null }, ........> "b" : null }, ........> false, false); { "_id" : "example/20774803", "_key" : "20774803", "_rev" : "_Y2g68bC--_", "_oldRev" : "_Y2g68b---C" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/20774803"); { "_key" : "20774803", "_id" : "example/20774803", "_rev" : "_Y2g68bC--_", "a" : { "four" : 4 } }