arangosh> a1 = db.example.insert({ a : 1 }); { "_id" : "example/17538", "_key" : "17538", "_rev" : "_WnWW9ne--_" } arangosh> a2 = db._update(a1, { b : 2 }); { "_id" : "example/17538", "_key" : "17538", "_rev" : "_WnWW9ne--B", "_oldRev" : "_WnWW9ne--_" } arangosh> a3 = db._update(a1, { c : 3 }); [ArangoError 1200: precondition failed]