Is it possible to update an entity in a similar way as below:
$data = new ATest(); // my entity
$data->id = 1; // id 1 already exists, I just want to update this row
$data->name = "ORM Tested"; // changed the name
$entityManager->persist($data);
$entityManager->flush();
This will insert and change the id of the object instead of updating the existing row in the database.
You should call merge instead of persist:
$data = new MyEntity();
$data->setId(123);
$data->setName('test');
$entityManager->merge($data);
$entityManager->flush();