How to create an Update statement from a subquery in TSQL - tsql

Question

I need to update all records that match my criteria. But the Sql below is giving this error:
Subquery returned more than 1 value. This is not permitted when the
subquery follows =, !=, <, <= , >, >= or when the subquery is used as
an expression.
-- Set MasterAccountId = NULL where there is no Receivable with equivalent BillingAccountId and TaskAccountId
UPDATE R
SET R.MasterAccountId = NULL
FROM Receivable R
WHERE EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM MasterAccount M
WHERE (ISNULL(M.BillingAccountId, 0) > 0 AND M.BillingAccountId = R.BillingAccountId) OR
(ISNULL(M.TaskAccountId, 0) > 0 AND M.TaskAccountId = R.TaskAccountId))
Basically, I need to update all records that return in that subquery.
Does any one know how to fix it?

Answer 1

Can you give a try on this. This is base from the repond of https://stackoverflow.com/users/40655/robin-day on this link How do I UPDATE from a SELECT in SQL Server?.
UPDATE
R
SET
R.MasterAccountId = NULL
FROM
Receivable R
INNER JOIN
MasterAccount M
ON
(ISNULL(M.BillingAccountId, 0) > 0 AND M.BillingAccountId = R.BillingAccountId) OR
(ISNULL(M.TaskAccountId, 0) > 0 AND M.TaskAccountId = R.TaskAccountId))

Answer 2

I don't think you are getting the said error in posted query May be somewhere else. Again in your EXISTS subquery, instead of saying select * ... it's always better to say WHERE EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM MasterAccount M
Also try using the JOIN version of this query instead like
UPDATE R
SET R.MasterAccountId = NULL
FROM Receivable R
JOIN MasterAccount M ON M.BillingAccountId = R.BillingAccountId
OR M.TaskAccountId = R.TaskAccountId
WHERE ISNULL(M.BillingAccountId, 0) > 0
OR ISNULL(M.TaskAccountId, 0) > 0;