The Merge command on the target table with the identity column gives an error, although we are not updating/inserting the identity column.

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Answer 1

Hello @Charithra K S ,

MERGE in Synapse will not work on tables with Identity columns. This is a known restriction of MERGE in preview .

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/merge-transact-sql?view=azure-sqldw-latest&preserve-view=true#remarks

We request to please log the ask here .https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/b527b8f0-0825-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f07b8#comments

Thanks
Himanshu

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