arangosh> db.example.insert({"a" : 1}); { "_id" : "example/19988372", "_key" : "19988372", "_rev" : "_YOn1fp6--_" } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", ........> { "b" : null, "c" : null, "d" : 3 }); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "_YOn1fp6--B", "_oldRev" : "_YOn1fp2--B" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_key" : "19988371", "_id" : "example/19988371", "_rev" : "_YOn1fp6--B", "d" : 3, "b" : null, "c" : null } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", { "a" : null }, false, false); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "_YOn1fq---_", "_oldRev" : "_YOn1fp6--B" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_key" : "19988371", "_id" : "example/19988371", "_rev" : "_YOn1fq---_", "d" : 3, "b" : null, "c" : null } arangosh> db.example.update("example/19988371", ........> { "b" : null, "c": null, "d" : null }, false, false); { "_id" : "example/19988371", "_key" : "19988371", "_rev" : "_YOn1fq---B", "_oldRev" : "_YOn1fq---_" } arangosh> db.example.document("example/19988371"); { "_key" : "19988371", "_id" : "example/19988371", "_rev" : "_YOn1fq---B" }