# Table$update

### Table$<mark style="color:purple;">update</mark>(*name=NULL, description=NULL, upload\_merge\_strategy=NULL*) → self

Update attributes on a table

### **Parameters:**

**`name` :&#x20;*****str, default NULL*** \
If specified, will rename the table. All table names (case-insensitive, ignoring non-word characters and spaces) must be unique within their containing dataset or workflow.

**`description` :&#x20;*****str, default NULL***\
If specified, update the table description to the value provided.

**`upload_merge_strategy` :&#x20;*****str {"append"*****&#x20;|&#x20;*****"replace"}*****&#x20;|&#x20;*****NULL, default NULL***\
Can only be updated on an unreleased table. If specified, defines how uploads to the table should apply in this version; that is, whether uploads should be appended to the previous version of the table, or replace it (this will have no effect for the first version as both strategies yield the same result). It will also define the default strategy for any versions moving forward.

### **Returns:**&#x20;

**self (a** [**Table**](https://docs.redivis.com/api/client-libraries/redivis-r/reference/table)**)**