Re: Identity and Sequence

By explicitly making a column an IDENTITY column it is going to make a
sequence behind the scenes even if one with a similar name exists. I tried
and it created part_tab_part_id_seq1. Is there no way to have it use the
original part_tab_part_id_seq? How do I get the data and the sequence in
sync?

On Fri, Feb 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM David G. Johnston <
david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 16, 2024 at 9:24 AM Michael Corey <
> michael(dot)corey(dot)ap(at)nielsen(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> If I run these two statements I get an error
>> ERROR: relation "part_tab_part_id_seq" already exists
>>
>> I tried different combinations of this ALTER TABLE statement and none
>> seem to work. What is the proper way to reattach the identity and the
>> sequence bearing in mind that I will load the new table with the data from
>> the old table?
>>
>>
> So remove the generated by default from the old non-partitioned table
> (manually drop the sequence if needed too'. Or just choose a different
> sequence name for the new one.
>
> "reattach the identity" isn't a thing - the system is telling you it is
> creating a new one and you will need to synchronize it to your data.
>
> David J.
>
>

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Michael Corey