How to reset identity specification in sql server

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Hi All,

I have a table ABC and Column EmployeeId and salary.
I have set identity of Employee Id.
and have inserted values in tables as

VB

1   455454
2   45454
3   4545454
4   5656565
5   4545454

Now if I delete record at no four and insert a new record then it shows as:

1 455454
2 45454
3 4545454
5 4545454
6 56565645

but I want it as no 4
1 455454
2 45454
3 4545454
4 56565645
5 4545454

Please let me know how to do it.
Thanking You

Mohammad Wasif

Posted 17-Mar-11 23:21pm

Mohd Wasif

Updated 18-Mar-11 0:29am

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Costica U 18-Mar-11 6:00am

You meant "How to reset identity specification in sql server"?

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Costica U · Answer 1 · 2011-03-17T23:49:00

Solution 1

See DBCC CHECKIDENT (Transact-SQL)[^]

Posted 17-Mar-11 23:49pm

Costica U

Saral S Stalin · Answer 2 · 2011-03-18T03:42:00

Solution 2

If you do not want to reseed the table using CHECKIDENT, use the below script to insert the record.

INSERT INTO ABC (EmployeeId, Salary)
SELECT MAX(EmployeeId)+1
, [YourSalaryValue]
FROM ABC

Posted 18-Mar-11 3:42am

Saral S Stalin

Updated 18-Mar-11 3:45am

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