diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 36869115b..d215a538c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2012-08-13  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
+	* OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.m (-performBatchSQLQueries:) new
+	method to perform void queries under a transaction.
+	(-changePathTo:) new method that updates the references for the
+	object record in the dbfs table.
+
 	* SoObjects/SOGo/NSString+Utilities.m
 	(-stringByReplacingPrefix:withPrefix:): new self-explicit method.
 
diff --git a/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.h b/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.h
index ea0a7a58a..6bf1750bb 100644
--- a/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.h
+++ b/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.h
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ typedef enum {
 /* automatically set from actions */
 - (BOOL) deleted;
 
+- (void) changePathTo: (NSString *) newPath;
+
 /* db helpers */
 - (EOAdaptor *) tableChannelAdaptor;
 - (NSArray *) performSQLQuery: (NSString *) sql;
-
+- (BOOL) performBatchSQLQueries: (NSArray *) queries;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.m b/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.m
index e085440a3..deb760383 100644
--- a/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.m
+++ b/OpenChange/SOGoMAPIDBObject.m
@@ -260,6 +260,33 @@ static EOAttribute *textColumn = nil;
 }
 
 /* actions */
+- (void) changePathTo: (NSString *) newPath
+{
+  NSMutableString *sql;
+  NSString *oldPath, *newParentPath;
+  NSRange slashRange;
+
+  oldPath = [self path];
+
+  slashRange = [newPath rangeOfString: @"/"
+                              options: NSBackwardsSearch];
+  if (slashRange.location != NSNotFound)
+    newParentPath = [newPath substringToIndex: slashRange.location];
+  else
+    newParentPath = NULL;
+
+  sql = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat: @"UPDATE %@"
+                         @" SET c_path = '%@'",
+                         [self tableName],
+                         newPath];
+  if (newParentPath)
+    [sql appendFormat: @", c_parent_path = '%@'", newParentPath];
+  else
+    [sql appendString: @", c_parent_path = NULL"];
+  [sql appendFormat: @" WHERE c_path = '%@'", oldPath];
+  [self performBatchSQLQueries: [NSArray arrayWithObject: sql]];
+}
+
 - (EOAdaptor *) tableChannelAdaptor
 {
   GCSChannelManager *cm;
@@ -307,6 +334,38 @@ static EOAttribute *textColumn = nil;
   return records;
 }
 
+- (BOOL) performBatchSQLQueries: (NSArray *) queries
+{
+  GCSChannelManager *cm;
+  EOAdaptorChannel *channel;
+  EOAdaptorContext *dbContext;
+  NSException *error;
+  NSUInteger count, max;
+  NSString *sql;
+
+  cm = [GCSChannelManager defaultChannelManager];
+  channel = [cm acquireOpenChannelForURL: [self tableUrl]];
+  dbContext = [channel adaptorContext];
+
+  [dbContext beginTransaction];
+
+  error = nil;
+
+  max = [queries count];
+  for (count = 0; error == nil && count < max; count++)
+    {
+      sql = [queries objectAtIndex: count];
+      error = [channel evaluateExpressionX: sql];
+      if (error)
+        [dbContext rollbackTransaction];
+    }
+  if (!error)
+    [dbContext commitTransaction];
+  [cm releaseChannel: channel];
+  
+  return (error == nil);
+}
+
 - (NSDictionary *) lookupRecord: (NSString *) path
                newerThanVersion: (NSInteger) startVersion
 {