# usermacro.updateglobal

### Description

`object usermacro.updateglobal(object/array globalMacros)`

This method allows to update existing global macros.

### Parameters

`(object/array)` [Global macro properties](object#global_macro) to be
updated.

The `globalmacroid` property must be defined for each global macro, all
other properties are optional. Only the passed properties will be
updated, all others will remain unchanged.

### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the updated global
macros under the `globalmacroids` property.

### Examples

#### Changing the value of a global macro

Change the value of a global macro to "public".

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "usermacro.updateglobal",
    "params": {
        "globalmacroid": "1",
        "value": "public"
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "globalmacroids": [
            "1"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

### Source

CUserMacro::updateGlobal() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CUserMacro.php*.