//Manually create and add update command
Command update = Command.FACTORY.createCommand( "update CUSTOMER set LASTNAME = :LASTNAME where ID = :ID" );
update.addParameter( "LASTNAME", SDODataTypes.STRING );
update.addParameter( "ID", SDODataTypes.INTEGER );
apply.addUpdateCommand( customer.getType(), update );
//Flush changes
apply.execute( root );
//Verify changes