ALTER SEQUENCE

Change attribute for a sequence.

 

Usage

Embedded, Interactive, Module, ODBC, JDBC.

Description

Defines the next value for a sequence. That is, the next call to the function NEXT VALUE using this sequence will return the given restart value. The restart value must be within the limits of the minimum (MINVALUE) and maximum (MAXVALUE) values for the sequence.

Restrictions

Only the creator of a sequence may alter it.

Notes

The alter operation is only allowed if there is no user accessing the sequence.

Example

Restart a sequence with value 1.

ALTER SEQUENCE id_seq RESTART WITH 1;

Standard Compliance