USE tempdb go CREATE TABLE dbo.Test1 ( pkID INT IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL, Name VARCHAR (20) NOT NULL ) ; SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.Test1 ON INSERT INTO dbo.Test1(pkID, Name) VALUES (-1, 'UNKNOWN') SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.Test1 OFF; DBCC CHECKIDENT (Test1, reseed, 0); INSERT INTO dbo.Test1 (Name) VALUES ('Expecting 1'); SELECT * FROM dbo.Test1; DROP TABLE dbo.Test1;