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How to reset identity seed after deleting Records?
Although most answers are suggesting RESEED to 0, many times we need to just reseed to next Id available This will check the table and reset to the next ID.
How to reset the identity column value in SQL Server?
If you are using an identity column on your SQL Server tables, you can set the next insert value to whatever value you want. An example is if you wanted to start numbering your ID column at 1000 instead of 1. It would be wise to first check what the current identify value is. We can use this command to do so: DBCC CHECKIDENT (‘tablename
Why does SQL Azure disturb the identity seed?
This is done primarily because in SQL Azure, each table has to have a primary key and identity defined. But since I have to delete some records from the table, the identity seed for those tables will be disturbed and the index column (which is auto-generated with an increment of 1) will get disturbed.
Is there a way to reset the ID in access?
In Access 2010 or newer, go to Database Tools and click Compact and Repair Database, and it will automatically reset the ID. In addition to all the concerns expressed about why you give a rat’s ass what the ID value is (all are correct that you shouldn’t), let me add this to the mix:
Is there anyway to reset the default ID number that…?
Every time you restore that list, the ID will start back at 1. If you want to restore it in the same site, then delete the existing list (after you save it list as a template) and then recreate it from the template. Note: if you have custom permissions and/or lookup-fields in that list, you’ll need to restore them.
There is no out of box way you can reset the id apart from resetting the value in the content database. One approach you can do is, you can Save the List as a template and can use the same template to create a new list in SharePoint 2013/2016/Online. You can follow this article to check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itNf-JDzppw