SharePoint bulk update of multiple list items - rest

Question

I am currently working with binding SharePoint list items using JQuery datatables and rest API with the following code from Microsoft samples. I want to extend the sample to include multiple selection of row items with check boxes so that I can then another method to update the selected items. Please let me if this is possible with any guidance
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.15/js/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
<script src="https://momentjs.com/downloads/moment.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.15/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css" />
<table id="requests" class="display" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<th>Business unit</th>
<th>Category</th>
<th>Status</th>
<th>Due date</th>
<th>Assigned to</th>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>
<script>
// UMD
(function(factory) {
"use strict";
if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
// AMD
define(['jquery'], function ($) {
return factory( $, window, document );
});
}
else if (typeof exports === 'object') {
// CommonJS
module.exports = function (root, $) {
if (!root) {
root = window;
}
if (!$) {
$ = typeof window !== 'undefined' ?
require('jquery') :
require('jquery')( root );
}
return factory($, root, root.document);
};
}
else {
// Browser
factory(jQuery, window, document);
}
}
(function($, window, document) {
$.fn.dataTable.render.moment = function (from, to, locale) {
// Argument shifting
if (arguments.length === 1) {
locale = 'en';
to = from;
from = 'YYYY-MM-DD';
}
else if (arguments.length === 2) {
locale = 'en';
}
return function (d, type, row) {
var m = window.moment(d, from, locale, true);
// Order and type get a number value from Moment, everything else
// sees the rendered value
return m.format(type === 'sort' || type === 'type' ? 'x' : to);
};
};
}));
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#requests').DataTable({
'ajax': {
'url': "../_api/web/lists/getbytitle('IT Requests')/items?$select=ID,BusinessUnit,Category,Status,DueDate,AssignedTo/Title&$expand=AssignedTo/Title",
'headers': { 'Accept': 'application/json;odata=nometadata' },
'dataSrc': function(data) {
return data.value.map(function(item) {
return [
item.ID,
item.BusinessUnit,
item.Category,
item.Status,
new Date(item.DueDate),
item.AssignedTo.Title
];
});
}
},
columnDefs: [{
targets: 4,
render: $.fn.dataTable.render.moment('YYYY/MM/DD')
}]
});
});
</script>