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Auto-Numbering Rows with IDENTITY Columns - How Identity Columns Work - Training Video
   Category: Table Design - Datatypes, Constraints, IDENTITY Columns, Normalization, and More
Download! Skill Level: 200 (Beginner - Intermediate)
Duration: 8:12
Size: 6.31MB
Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005 , SQL Server 2008 , SQL Server 2000
Added/Updated: Apr 18, 2006
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This video is mainly an architecture/sysinternals type of video designed to show you how things work "behind the scenes" with IDENTITY columns. You'll learn how SQL Server chooses the values, how you can influence those values as well as tips and tricks for using IDENTITY columns and Best Practices. IDENTITY columns (and all surrogate keys) are often easy to use but not completely understand by new users. If you use IDENTITY columns in your databases then you'll appreicate this thorough treatment of how IDENTITY columns work in SQL Server.
Tags for this video: alternate key auto number identity sequence surrogate key  
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