IDENT_INCR (Transact-SQL)

Returns the increment value (returned as numeric (**@@**MAXPRECISION,0)) specified during the creation of an identity column in a table or view that has an identity column.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

IDENT_INCR ( 'table_or_view' )

Arguments

• 'table_or_view'
  Is an expression specifying the table or view to check for a valid identity increment value. table_or_view can be a character string constant enclosed in quotation marks, a variable, a function, or a column name. table_or_view is char, nchar, varchar, or nvarchar.

Return Types

numeric

Exceptions

Returns NULL on error or if a caller does not have permission to view the object.

In SQL Server 2005, a user can only view the metadata of securables that the user owns or on which the user has been granted permission. This means that metadata-emitting, built-in functions such as IDENT_INCR may return NULL if the user does not have any permission on the object. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration and Troubleshooting Metadata Visibility.

Examples

A. Returning the increment value for a specified table

The following example returns the increment value for the Person.Address table in the AdventureWorks database.

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
SELECT IDENT_INCR('Person.Address') AS Identity_Increment;
GO

B. Returning the increment value from multiple tables

The following example returns the tables in the AdventureWorks database that include an identity column with an increment value.

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, 
   IDENT_INCR(TABLE_SCHEMA + '.' + TABLE_NAME) AS IDENT_INCR
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE IDENT_INCR(TABLE_SCHEMA + '.' + TABLE_NAME) IS NOT NULL;

Here is a partial result set.

TABLE_SCHEMA        TABLE_NAME                IDENT_INCR
------------        ------------------------  ----------
Person              Address                            1
Production          ProductReview                      1
Production          TransactionHistory                 1
Person              AddressType                        1
Production          ProductSubcategory                 1
Person              vAdditionalContactInfo             1
dbo                 AWBuildVersion                     1
Production          BillOfMaterials                    1

See Also

Reference

Expressions (Transact-SQL)
System Functions (Transact-SQL)
IDENT_CURRENT (Transact-SQL)
IDENT_SEED (Transact-SQL)

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance

Change History

Release	History
17 July 2006	New content: Added the "Exceptions" section.