how to reseed the identity value (Means how to reset the Identity value in the table)

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Hiiii i dont have idea about reset identity values in taables pls help me ...

thankq in advance ...its urgent

Posted 17-Jun-12 18:32pm

Mamtha7

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Prosan · Answer 1 · 2012-06-17T18:47:00

Solution 1

use truncate table command to reset identity values in taables. example:-

SQL

truncate table UrTableName

use this query

Posted 17-Jun-12 18:47pm

Prosan

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Mamtha7 18-Jun-12 0:55am

thankq so much

SoMad 18-Jun-12 1:26am

If this solutions solved your problem, you should mark it.

Soren Madsen

Sandeep Mewara 18-Jun-12 2:43am

If I have to truncate to reseed (I agree it would do what you say, yet!) then why not to create a new table and still stick with an old one?
Delete old one, create a new one. ??

Mylog.25 · Answer 2 · 2012-06-17T20:07:00

Solution 2

To reseed the identity value in table use the below statement:

DBCC CHECKIDENT (yourtablename, reseed, value to start from)

For eg:

DBCC CHECKIDENT ('EmployeeDetails', reseed, 1000) - to start inserting values from 1001 in EmployeeDetails table

Posted 17-Jun-12 20:07pm

Mylog.25

Sandeep Mewara · Answer 3 · 2012-06-17T20:47:00

Solution 3

You need to use:
DBCC CHECKIDENT

Reference: MSDN: DBCC CHECKIDENT (Transact-SQL)[^]

Have a look at these similar question asked earlier:
i am applying a identity column on accno in accdetails table[^]
How to reset identity specification in sql server[^]

Posted 17-Jun-12 20:47pm

Sandeep Mewara

Updated 17-Jun-12 20:49pm

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