---
title: "SQL-045: Update a claim work-status row"
summary: Update a claim work-status row
status: draft
owner: SAIF Documentation Generator
last_reviewed: 2026-08-21
library: SAIF.Business.Claim
reference_type: embedded
---

# SQL-045 Update a claim work-status row

Updates the effective date on a work-status row; uses a differing `:UpdateNum + 1` increment form rather than `UPDATE_NUM + 1`.*

## Classification



| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **SQL ID** | SQL-045 |
| **Operation type** | Update |
| **Execution method** | Inline SQL |
| **Database** | Oracle |
| **Schema** | `[unqualified]**` |
| **Command type** | Text |
| **Business object** | `clsClaimWorkStatus` |
| **Criteria property** | `UpdateSQL` |
| **Lifecycle method** | `BeforeUpdate` |

## Parameters



| Parameter | Direction | Type | Max length | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `EffectiveDate` | Input | Date | — | Effective date |
| `UpdateUser` | Input | String | 30 | Auditing user |
| `ClaimID` | Input | Decimal | — | Row key |
| `SeqNum` | Input | Decimal | — | Row key |
| `UpdateNum` | Input | Decimal | — | Used both in the WHERE clause and in UPDATE_NUM = :UpdateNum + 1 |

## Tables



| Table | Access | Columns used |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CL_CLAIM_WORK_STATUS](../database-tables.md#cl_claim_work_status) | UPDATE | EFFECTIVE_DATE, UPDATE_NUM, UPDATE_USER_ID, UPDATE_DATE, CLAIM_ID, CLAIM_WORK_STATUS_SEQ_NUM |

## Sample SQL

```sql
-- Update claim work-status
Update CL_CLAIM_WORK_STATUS
   Set EFFECTIVE_DATE = :EffectiveDate,
       UPDATE_NUM     = :UpdateNum + 1,
       UPDATE_USER_ID = :UpdateUser,
       UPDATE_DATE    = SYSDATE
 Where CLAIM_ID                  = :ClaimID
   And CLAIM_WORK_STATUS_SEQ_NUM = :SeqNum
   And UPDATE_NUM                = :UpdateNum
```

## Business rules

- [BR-003: Work status date cannot be in the future](../business-rules.md#br-003-work-status-date-cannot-be-in-the-future)
- [BR-012: Optimistic concurrency contention check](../business-rules.md#br-012-optimistic-concurrency-contention-check)

## Sources
- SAIF.Business.Claim/clsClaimWorkStatus.vb