@@ -157,13 +157,16 @@ SET
157157## ` INSERT ` Statement {#oql-insert}
158158
159159{{% alert color="info" %}}
160- Available from Mendix version 11.6.0
160+ Available from Mendix version 11.6.0 when sourcing data from an oql query.
161+ Available from Mendix version 11.13.0 when using ` VALUES ` to specify rows directly.
161162{{% /alert %}}
162163
163- The syntax of ` INSERT ` statements is:
164+ ` INSERT ` statements can be written with values or queries.
165+
166+ ### ` INSERT ` with query
164167
165168``` sql
166- INSERT INTO < entity> ( < attribute | < association> [ , …n ] ) < oql- query>
169+ INSERT INTO < entity> ( < attribute> | < association> [ , …n ] ) < oql- query>
167170```
168171
169172* ` entity ` is the entity for which new objects will be created.
@@ -182,6 +185,27 @@ INSERT INTO Module.Order ( OrderNumber, CustomerNumber, Module.Order_Customer )
182185SELECT NewOrderNumber, Loader .TemporaryData_Customer / Loader .Customer / Number , Loader .TemporaryData_Customer FROM Loader .TemporaryData
183186```
184187
188+ ### ` INSERT ` with ` VALUES `
189+
190+ ``` sql
191+ INSERT INTO < entity> ( < attribute> [ , …n ] ) VALUES (< expression 1 > [, …< expression n> ]) [ …, (< expression 1 > [, …< expression n> ])]
192+ ```
193+
194+ * ` entity ` is the entity for which new objects will be created.
195+
196+ * ` attribute ` is an attribute of the entity that will be inserted.
197+
198+ * ` expression n ` is any valid OQL expression with literals or OQL parameters.
199+ Every row must contain the same number of values of compatible types.
200+ This query can * not* select data from any entities.
201+
202+ Example:
203+
204+ ``` sql
205+ INSERT INTO Module .Order ( OrderNumber, CustomerNumber )
206+ VALUES ( 1 , 32 ), ( 2 , 33 ), ( $LastOrderNumber + 1 , $CustomerNumber )
207+ ```
208+
185209### OQL ` INSERT ` Limitations
186210
187211* Only a single value can be specified per association.
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