Introduction:
In this article I will explain how to reset identity column value of table in in SQL server.
In this article I will explain how to reset identity column value of table in in SQL server.
Description:
In previous post I explained how set identity or auto increment column in SQL server. After set identity property on particular column I inserted few records in table and that value automatically increase whenever I inserted data that would be like this
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In one situation I deleted all existing records and tried to insert new records in table during that time identity column value starting from previous increased value Ex: Above table contains 8 records after delete all the records if I insert new record CountryID value will start from 9.
To reset identity column value and start value from “1” during insert new records we need to write query to reset identity column value. Check below Query
DBCC CHECKIDENT (Table_Name, RESEED, New_Reseed_Value)
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Table_Name is name of your identity column table
RESEED specifies that the current identity value should be changed.
New_Reseed_Value is the new value to use as the current value of the identity column.
EX: DBCC CHECKIDENT ('UserDetails', RESEED, 0)
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Once we run the above query it will reset the identity column in UserDetails table and starts identity column value from “1”
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17 comments :
Knowledgable Post Suresh
It,s nice but if i have written a stored procedure then can i write it with that procedure or anywhere else please Clear it...........Thanks
suresh bhai...
i just do a
truncate table mytable
to reset the identity column.
is that correct
@kiran..
truncate means your deleting the table completely from your database there is no need to delete table from database to reset identity column just use above statement (DBCC CHECKIDENT (Table_Name, RESEED, New_Reseed_Value)) to reset your identity column
hi i got this msg
Checking identity information: current identity value '119', current column value '0'.
DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator.
hi,
if we get that message our identity column reset successfully above message saying that during the time of reset your identity column value 119 after reset identity column that value 0. After get that message try to insert records now your column value will start from 1
Gud one suresh thanks for ur post
hi suresh..thanks for the best articles..
i want to start writing blog.. can u plz tell me how to add demos like in these articles to my blog..
Hi,i use gridview to report select the dropdownlist the gridview is bind with different query now i got a problem in paging pls help me.
How to use sql server tools to work effectivcely
Thanks yar keep going yar
hi suresh im facing same problem thanks good post.
thanks®ards
hareesh.a
hi suresh .. nice article i just want to know i have table i am missing some values in identity column i have deleted some record from my table
so can i reset my identity column i want serial no. for record
suresh bhai small query?which i could not understand?
since views are restricting access to rows and colums of the base table?then why we have an option of updating view so that it updates base table?
Awesome post..
thnks...really thnks...
use
Truncate Table tablename
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