arangosh> db.example.insert({"a" : 1}); { "_id" : "example/15727", "_key" : "15727", "_rev" : "15727" } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", ........> { "b" : null, "c" : null, "d" : 3 }); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_oldRev" : "15723", "_rev" : "15730" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "15730", "b" : null, "c" : null, "d" : 3 } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", { "a" : null }, false, false); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_oldRev" : "15730", "_rev" : "15734" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "15734", "b" : null, "c" : null, "d" : 3 } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", ........> { "b" : null, "c": null, "d" : null }, false, false); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_oldRev" : "15734", "_rev" : "15738" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "15738" }