Changing the data structure of a column in SQL Server from Show In this tutorial we’ll examine the important safety precautions necessary when altering existing data in a column, prior to actually issuing any Understanding the Limitations of Data in NOT NULL ColumnsBefore any changes are made to your table, it’s important to briefly go over what data can (and cannot) be specified within an existing column that you wish to alter to Most critically, all existing Unnullifying Existing Column DataTo ensure that there are no 8 command, applicable explicitly to rows where the value is currently NULL . For example, we have a basic table of 0 data with 1, 2, and 3. Currently a few of the records have a NULL 3 value, which we don’t want to allow:
Therefore, we can insert a default value for all the 3 values that are currently NULL with the following statement:
Now our 9, 0:
Alter the Column Data StructureNow that there are no 3 column in this example, the statement will look something like this:
Verify Altered NullabilityOnce the alteration to your column is made, it is a good practice to verify the column no longer allows any 6 test and trying to insert a new record with the NULL value in the altered column:
If all went according to plan, SQL Server will issue an error stating that the column doesn’t allow |