diff --git a/NEW/src/JdeScoping.DataSync/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestination.cs b/NEW/src/JdeScoping.DataSync/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestination.cs
index 80e0ba3..cd575f1 100644
--- a/NEW/src/JdeScoping.DataSync/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestination.cs
+++ b/NEW/src/JdeScoping.DataSync/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestination.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestination : IImportDestination
     private readonly string _tableName;
     private readonly string[] _matchColumns;
     private readonly string[]? _updateColumns;
+    private readonly string[]? _excludeFromUpdate;
+    private readonly string? _updateCondition;
     private readonly int _batchSize;
     private readonly int _commandTimeoutSeconds;
 
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestination : IImportDestination
     /// <param name="tableName">Name of the destination table.</param>
     /// <param name="matchColumns">Columns to match on for determining existing rows (key columns).</param>
     /// <param name="updateColumns">Columns to update when a row matches. If null, all non-match columns are updated.</param>
+    /// <param name="excludeFromUpdate">Columns to exclude from the UPDATE clause. Takes precedence over updateColumns.</param>
+    /// <param name="updateCondition">Optional SQL condition to add to the WHEN MATCHED clause (e.g., "source.LastUpdate > target.LastUpdate").</param>
     /// <param name="batchSize">Number of rows per batch. 0 uses the default (10000).</param>
     /// <param name="commandTimeoutSeconds">Command timeout in seconds. 0 uses the default (600).</param>
     public DbBulkMergeDestination(
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestination : IImportDestination
         string tableName,
         string[] matchColumns,
         string[]? updateColumns = null,
+        string[]? excludeFromUpdate = null,
+        string? updateCondition = null,
         int batchSize = 0,
         int commandTimeoutSeconds = 0)
     {
@@ -57,6 +63,8 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestination : IImportDestination
         _tableName = tableName;
         _matchColumns = matchColumns;
         _updateColumns = updateColumns;
+        _excludeFromUpdate = excludeFromUpdate;
+        _updateCondition = updateCondition;
         _batchSize = batchSize > 0 ? batchSize : DefaultBatchSize;
         _commandTimeoutSeconds = commandTimeoutSeconds > 0 ? commandTimeoutSeconds : DefaultCommandTimeoutSeconds;
     }
@@ -101,8 +109,12 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestination : IImportDestination
 
             // Determine update columns (all non-match columns if not specified), filtered to destColumns
             var matchSet = new HashSet<string>(_matchColumns, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            var excludeSet = _excludeFromUpdate != null
+                ? new HashSet<string>(_excludeFromUpdate, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                : new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
             var updateCols = (_updateColumns ?? allColumns.Where(c => !matchSet.Contains(c)).ToArray())
-                .Where(c => destColumns.Contains(c))
+                .Where(c => destColumns.Contains(c) && !excludeSet.Contains(c))
                 .ToArray();
 
             // Build MERGE SQL
@@ -221,7 +233,14 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestination : IImportDestination
 
         if (updateColumns.Count > 0)
         {
-            sb.AppendLine("WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET");
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_updateCondition))
+            {
+                sb.AppendLine($"WHEN MATCHED AND {_updateCondition} THEN UPDATE SET");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                sb.AppendLine("WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET");
+            }
             sb.AppendLine(string.Join(", ", updateColumns.Select(c => $"target.[{c}] = source.[{c}]")));
         }
 
diff --git a/NEW/tests/JdeScoping.DataSync.Tests/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestinationTests.cs b/NEW/tests/JdeScoping.DataSync.Tests/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestinationTests.cs
index 7e7a202..3d89338 100644
--- a/NEW/tests/JdeScoping.DataSync.Tests/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestinationTests.cs
+++ b/NEW/tests/JdeScoping.DataSync.Tests/Etl/Destinations/DbBulkMergeDestinationTests.cs
@@ -115,4 +115,189 @@ public class DbBulkMergeDestinationTests
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(dest);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithExcludeFromUpdate_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            excludeFromUpdate: new[] { "CreatedDate", "CreatedBy" });
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+        Assert.Equal("BulkMerge:WorkOrder", dest.DestinationName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithUpdateCondition_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateCondition: "source.LastUpdate > target.LastUpdate");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+        Assert.Equal("BulkMerge:WorkOrder", dest.DestinationName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithAllNewParameters_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateColumns: new[] { "Status", "Description" },
+            excludeFromUpdate: new[] { "CreatedDate" },
+            updateCondition: "source.LastUpdate > target.LastUpdate",
+            batchSize: 5000,
+            commandTimeoutSeconds: 300);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+        Assert.Equal("BulkMerge:WorkOrder", dest.DestinationName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithNullExcludeFromUpdate_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateColumns: null,
+            excludeFromUpdate: null,
+            updateCondition: null);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithEmptyExcludeFromUpdate_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            excludeFromUpdate: Array.Empty<string>());
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithEmptyUpdateCondition_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateCondition: "");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithWhitespaceUpdateCondition_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateCondition: "   ");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Documents that excludeFromUpdate takes precedence over updateColumns.
+    /// If a column is in both updateColumns and excludeFromUpdate, it should be excluded.
+    /// This is verified during actual MERGE SQL generation (integration test concept).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithConflictingUpdateAndExclude_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act - excludeFromUpdate takes precedence over updateColumns
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateColumns: new[] { "Status", "CreatedDate" },
+            excludeFromUpdate: new[] { "CreatedDate" });
+
+        // Assert - construction succeeds; actual exclusion behavior is in MERGE SQL generation
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Documents that updateCondition is applied to the WHEN MATCHED clause.
+    /// This adds conditional update logic like "source.LastUpdate > target.LastUpdate"
+    /// to prevent stale data from overwriting newer data.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void UpdateCondition_DocumentsUsage_IntegrationTestConcept()
+    {
+        // The updateCondition parameter adds a condition to the MERGE statement's WHEN MATCHED clause.
+        // Example: WHEN MATCHED AND source.LastUpdate > target.LastUpdate THEN UPDATE SET ...
+        //
+        // This is useful for:
+        // - Preventing stale data from overwriting newer data
+        // - Only updating rows that have actually changed
+        // - Implementing optimistic concurrency patterns
+        //
+        // Full verification requires an integration test with a real database.
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            updateCondition: "source.LastUpdate > target.LastUpdate");
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Documents that excludeFromUpdate removes columns from the UPDATE SET clause.
+    /// This is useful for columns that should only be set on INSERT (e.g., CreatedDate).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExcludeFromUpdate_DocumentsUsage_IntegrationTestConcept()
+    {
+        // The excludeFromUpdate parameter removes specified columns from the UPDATE SET clause.
+        // These columns are still included in the INSERT clause for new rows.
+        //
+        // Common use cases:
+        // - CreatedDate, CreatedBy - set only on insert, never updated
+        // - Audit columns that should preserve original values
+        //
+        // Full verification requires an integration test with a real database.
+        var factory = Substitute.For<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+        var dest = new DbBulkMergeDestination(
+            factory,
+            "WorkOrder",
+            new[] { "OrderNumber" },
+            excludeFromUpdate: new[] { "CreatedDate", "CreatedBy" });
+        Assert.NotNull(dest);
+    }
 }