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title: "Function: Advanced INSERT operation"
description: Perform the Advanced INSERT operation where Eventing interacts with
  the Data service.]
pubDate: 2026-08-17T09:53:44.266Z
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# Function: Advanced INSERT operation

**Goal**: Perform the Advanced INSERT operation where Eventing interacts with the Data service.\]

* This function **advancedInsertOp** merely demonstrates the Advanced INSERT operation.
* Requires Eventing Storage (or metadata collection) and a "source" collection.
* Needs a Binding of type "bucket alias" (as documented in the Scriptlet).
* Will operate on any mutation where doc.type === "control\_adv\_insert".
* For more information refer to [Advanced INSERT operation](eventing-advanced-keyspace-accessors.md#advanced-insert-op) in the detailed documentation.

* advancedInsertOp
* Input Data/Mutation
* Output Data
* Output Log

```javascript
// To run configure the settings for this Function, advancedInsertOp, as follows:
//
// Version 7.1+
//   "Function Scope"
//     *.* (or try bulk.data if non-privileged)
// Version 7.0+
//   "Listen to Location"
//     bulk.data.source
//   "Eventing Storage"
//     rr100.eventing.metadata
//   Binding(s)
//    1. "binding type", "alias name...", "bucket.scope.collection", "Access"
//       "bucket alias", "src_col",       "bulk.data.source",        "read and write"
//
// Version 6.6.1
//   "Source Bucket"
//     source
//   "MetaData Bucket"
//     metadata
//   Binding(s)
//    1. "binding type", "alias name...", "bucket",     "Access"
//       "bucket alias", "src_col",       "source",     "read and write"

function OnUpdate(doc, meta) {
    if (!meta.id.startsWith("control_adv_insert")) return;
    log('input meta', meta);
    log('input doc ', doc);
    // two modes typical insert or setting a expiration/TTL
    var new_meta = {"id":"test_adv_insert:"+doc.ins_id};
    if (doc.set_expiry && doc.set_expiry === true) {
        new_meta = {"id":"test_adv_insert:"+doc.ins_id, expiry_date: new Date(Date.now() + 60 * 1000)};
    }
    var new_doc = { type: "test_adv_insert", id:+doc.ins_id, random: Math.random()}
    var result = couchbase.insert(src_col,new_meta,new_doc);
    if (result.success) {
        log('success adv. insert: result',result);
    } else {
        log('failure adv. insert: id',new_meta.id,'result',result);
    }
}
```

```json
Mutation #1

INPUT: KEY control_adv_insert::1

{
    "id": 1,
    "type": "control_adv_insert",
    "ins_id": 1,
    "set_expiry": false
}

Mutation #2

INPUT: KEY control_adv_insert::2

{
    "id": 2,
    "type": "control_adv_insert",
    "ins_id": 2,
    "set_expiry": true
}

Mutation #3

INPUT: KEY control_adv_insert::3

{
    "id": 3,
    "type": "control_adv_insert",
    "ins_id": 1,
    "set_expiry": false
}
```

We try to insert three (3) documents the first two (2) inserts succeed but the second, test\_adv\_insert:2, will expire in 60 seconds because we set an expiration. The third insert attempt will fail since test\_adv\_insert:1 already exists.

```json
KEY: test_adv_insert:1

{
  "type": "test_adv_insert",
  "id": 1,
  "random": 0.6213609884848352
}

KEY: test_adv_insert:2

{
  "type": "test_adv_insert",
  "id": 2,
  "random": 0.005665509244788591
}
```

```json
Logs from Mutation #1

2021-01-07T16:52:24.525-08:00 [INFO] "input meta"
{
    "cas": "1610067144497299456",
    "id": "control_adv_insert::1",
    "expiration": 0,
    "flags": 33554438,
    "vb": 651,
    "seq": 6
}
2021-01-07T16:52:24.525-08:00 [INFO] "input doc "
{
    "id": 1,
    "type": "control_adv_insert",
    "ins_id": 1,
    "set_expiry": false
}
2021-01-07T16:52:24.527-08:00 [INFO] "success adv. insert: result"
{
    "meta": {
        "id": "test_adv_insert:1",
        "cas": "1610067144526397440"
    },
    "success": true
}

Logs from Mutation #2

2021-01-07T16:52:48.243-08:00 [INFO] "input meta"
{
    "cas": "1610067168218185728",
    "id": "control_adv_insert::2",
    "expiration": 0,
    "flags": 33554438,
    "vb": 898,
    "seq": 3
}
2021-01-07T16:52:48.243-08:00 [INFO] "input doc "
{
    "id": 2,
    "type": "control_adv_insert",
    "ins_id": 2,
    "set_expiry": true
}
2021-01-07T16:52:48.245-08:00 [INFO] "success adv. insert: result"
{
    "meta": {
        "id": "test_adv_insert:2",
        "cas": "1610067168243810304",
        "expiry_date": "2021-01-08T00:53:48.000Z"
    },
    "success": true
}

Logs from Mutation #3

2021-01-07T16:53:20.498-08:00 [INFO] "input meta"
{
    "cas": "1610067200451018752",
    "id": "control_adv_insert::3",
    "expiration": 0,
    "flags": 33554438,
    "vb": 133,
    "seq": 1
}
2021-01-07T16:53:20.498-08:00 [INFO] "input doc "
{
    "id": 3,
    "type": "control_adv_insert",
    "ins_id": 1,
    "set_expiry": false
}
2021-01-07T16:53:20.500-08:00 [INFO] "failure adv. insert: id" "test_adv_insert:1" "result"
{
    "error": {
        "code": 272,
        "name": "LCB_KEY_EEXISTS",
        "desc": "The document key already exists in the server.",
        "key_already_exists": true
    },
    "success": false
}
```