--- schema_version: "1" id: d5e79b794e5312c1877ebc4c8f64c62066710a63f991e8db8baed6a8116afc29 title: UpdateOptions collection: developer version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/developer/current/en-us/marketing-cloud/guides/mc-apis/updateoptions_appex.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/updateoptions_appex.html source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 10c0f94a4682e7c5b11e1b885dacc14ae55dca6f6acca5f5e3f9ab3910dd1513 products: - Marketing Cloud Engagement APIs and Programmatic Languages - Marketing Cloud --- # UpdateOptions Defines the ability to save, update, or delete data extension fields using a container. If the `Container` property contains an instance of `DataExtensionField`, and the value of the `Action` property is `DELETE`, then the call drops any child fields. Otherwise, the call adds or updates all child fields depending upon whether they exist. ## Properties | Name | Data Type | Description | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Action` | String | Defines the action to take for the specified object. Valid values include: | | `CallsInConversation` | Integer | The number of calls in an asynchronous API conversation. | | `Client` | [ClientID](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/clientid.md) object | Specifies the account ownership and context of an object. | | `Container` | [Container](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/containerid.md) object | A base type that other types within the API are inherited from. | | `ConversationID` | String | The unique ID of initial async API call. | | `Priority` | String | Deprecated. | | `RequestExpirationTime` | String | The date and time when the asynchronous API request expires. Specify the value in ISO 8601 format with UTC time or with a timezone offset. When you specify both `RequestExpirationTime` and `ScheduledTime` in a request, the `RequestExpirationTime` must occur after the `ScheduledTime`. | | `RequestType` | [RequestType](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/requesttype.md) object | The type of request. Possible values are `synchronous` and `asynchronous`. | | `SaveOptions` | [SaveOption](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/saveoption_appex.md) object | Specifies how information is overwritten. | | `ScheduledTime` | String | The date and time at which the request must be processed. Specify the value in ISO 8601 format with UTC time or a timezone offset. The specified time can be up to 30 days in the future. | | `SendResponseTo` | [AsyncResponse](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/asyncresponse_appex.md) object | Defines how responses are returned and under what conditions. | | `SequenceCode` | Integer | Specifies the processing sequence of a multi-step conversation. |