Sql-server – Best way to automatically reset sequence/identity once a year

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I need to have a identity/sequence/counter of some sort reset annually. What is the best way of doing this automatically (i.e. I don't want the front end application calling a stored procedure or executing SQL to do this).

If it matters the database will be at least SQL Sever 2012.

I will probably be using an identity column, but if there is a better way to do it with sequences instead, I am certainly open to that.

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You could make a SQL Agent Job to use DBCC CHECKIDENT with the RESEED option at the right moment.

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SQL Server – Stored Procedure to Return Dynamically Created Table Data

Based on comments from people in chat, I decided to change my script slightly to INSERT INTO a temp table instead of creating one long SQL statement to execute at the end. So in the end my stored procedure contains the following:

create table #SurveyData
(
    tableName varchar(50),
    columnName varchar(50),
    columnId int,
    rownum int
)

create table #results
(
    SurveyId int,
    InstanceId int,
    QuestionNumber int,
    Response varchar(1000)
)

-- insert the survey table structures for use
insert into #SurveyData (tableName, columnName, columnId, rownum)
select tables1.name, cols1.name, column_id, ROW_NUMBER() over(order by tables1.name, column_id)
from sys.all_columns cols1
inner join 
(
    SELECT *
    FROM sys.all_objects
    WHERE type = 'U' 
    AND upper(name) like 'LIBRARY%' 
) Tables1
    ON cols1.object_id = tables1.object_id
WHERE cols1.name Like 'Q_%'
ORDER BY tables1.name, column_id;


declare @sql varchar(max) = '';
declare @RowCount int = 1;
declare @TotalRecords int = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #SurveyData);

Declare @TableName varchar(50) = '';
Declare @ColumnName varchar(50) = '';

WHILE @RowCount <= @TotalRecords
    BEGIN

        SELECT @TableName = tableName, @ColumnName = columnName
        FROM #SurveyData
        WHERE @RowCount = rownum

        SET @sql = 'INSERT INTO #results ' +
                    ' SELECT s.SurveyId
                        , s.InstanceId
                        , CASE WHEN columnName = ''' +  @ColumnName + ''' THEN REPLACE(columnName, ''Q_'', '''') ELSE '''' END as QuestionNumber
                        , Cast(s.' + @ColumnName + ' as varchar(1000)) as ''Response''
                    FROM #SurveyData t 
                    INNER JOIN ' + @TableName + ' s' +
                    ' ON REPLACE(t.tableName, ''Library_'', '''') = s.SurveyID ' +
                    ' WHERE t.columnName = ''' + @ColumnName + ''''

        exec(@sql)

        SET @RowCount = @RowCount + 1       
    END

    SELECT SurveyId, InstanceId, QuestionNumber, Response
    FROM #results

drop table #SurveyData
drop table #results

See SQL Fiddle with the final script

SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn – Automatically Add Databases by Script

You don't have to write a cursor tsql script to check for new database created and schedule it to run for e.g. every minute. Instead use EVENTDATA() function in conjunction with server level trigger.

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.server_triggers
    WHERE name = 'ddl_trig_database')
DROP TRIGGER ddl_trig_database
ON ALL SERVER;
GO
CREATE TRIGGER ddl_trig_database 
ON ALL SERVER 
FOR CREATE_DATABASE 
AS 
    PRINT 'Database Created.'
    SELECT EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/TSQLCommand/CommandText)[1]','nvarchar(max)')
GO
DROP TRIGGER ddl_trig_database
ON ALL SERVER;
GO

Since you now have an automated mechanism in place that will fire up when a new database is created, you can use ALTER AVAILABILITY GROUP and ALTER DATABASE - SET HADR

basically you have to just include :

-- Move each database into the Availability Group
-- Change database name and Group as per your environment.
ALTER DATABASE Test1 SET HADR AVAILABILITY GROUP = TestAG
ALTER DATABASE Test2 SET HADR AVAILABILITY GROUP = TestAG
GO

Thinking of this a little bit more, you can be more creative to automate it --

-- create a driver table
create table AlwaysON_Candidates (
    DatabaseName sysname
    ,createdate datetime default getdate()
    ,IsAlwaysOnMember bit default 0 -- 0 = Not a part of AG
    ) -- 1 = Is part of AG
go
-- below insert will be governed by the server level trigger
insert into AlwaysON_Candidates (DatabaseName)
values ('Test1')
--- check the values in the driver table
select *
from AlwaysON_Candidates
--- add database to AG
alter database Test1
set HADR AVAILABILITY group = TestAG
-- update the bit in the driver table AlwaysON_Candidates
update AlwaysON_Candidates
set IsAlwaysOnMember = 1
where DatabaseName = 'Test1'

some good references for setting it up using tsql can be found here and here

EDIT: Below script will help you. Obviously you have to Understand it and test it in a test environment.

/************************************************************************************
Author  : Kin Shah
Version : 1.0.0 for dba.stackexchange.com

Note:   This script does not have ERROR handling and is not tested.
        Use at your own risk, It will print out the sql statements, but wont execute it
        unless the print statements have been modified to use "exec"

        UNDERSTAND the script and then test it on a TEST environment !!!!!!!!

*************************************************************************************/
-- create table 
set ansi_nulls on
go

set quoted_identifier on
go

create table AlwaysON_Candidates (
    ID int identity(1, 1)
    ,EventType nvarchar(128) null
    ,DatabaseName nvarchar(128) null
    ,LoginName nvarchar(128) null
    ,UserName nvarchar(128) null
    ,AuditDateTime datetime null
    ,IsAlwaysOnMember bit default 0
    )
go

alter table [dbo].[AlwaysON_Candidates] add default((0))
for [IsAlwaysOnMember]
go

-- create server trigger
if exists (
        select *
        from master.sys.server_triggers
        where parent_class_desc = 'SERVER'
            and name = N'ddl_trig_database'
        )
    drop trigger [ddl_trig_database] on all server
go

set ansi_nulls on
go

set quoted_identifier on
go

create trigger [ddl_trig_database] on all server
for CREATE_DATABASE as

insert into NewDatabases
select EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/EventType)[1]', 'nvarchar(128)') as EventType
    ,EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/DatabaseName)[1]', 'nvarchar(128)') as DatabaseName
    ,EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/LoginName)[1]', 'nvarchar(128)') as LoginName
    ,EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/UserName)[1]', 'nvarchar(128)') as UserName
    ,GETDATE() as AuditDateTime
    ,0 as IsAlwaysOnMember
go

set ansi_nulls off
go

set quoted_identifier off
go

ENABLE trigger [ddl_trig_database] on all server
go

--- PREREQUISITE ... CREATE A LINKED SERVER FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SERVER !!!
--- fill in *** CHANGE HERE values 
--- test it on a TEST server
--- Not tested and not responsible for any dataloss. UNDERSTAND it and test it before implementing it.
declare @databasename varchar(max)
declare @sqlbackup varchar(max)
declare @sqlrestore varchar(max)
declare @PrimaryAG varchar(max)
declare @SecondaryAG varchar(max)
declare @backupPath varchar(max)

set @backupPath = '\\servername\sharedfolder\' --- *** CHANGE HERE

declare @group sysname

set @group = N'your_group_name' --- *** CHANGE HERE

declare @remotesql1 varchar(max)
declare @remotesql2 varchar(max)
declare @linkedserverName sysname

set @linkedserverName = 'kin_test_AG_LS' --- *** CHANGE HERE

select @databasename = min(DatabaseName)
from AlwaysON_Candidates
where IsAlwaysOnMember = 0

while @databasename is not null
begin
    -- ** BACKUP HAPPENS HERE **
    select @sqlbackup = N'BACKUP DATABASE ' + QUOTENAME(@databasename) + ' TO DISK = ''' + @backupPath + @databasename + '_forAG.BAK'' WITH COPY_ONLY, FORMAT, INIT, COMPRESSION;
    BACKUP LOG ' + QUOTENAME(@databasename) + ' TO DISK = ''' + @backupPath + @databasename + '_forAG.TRN'' WITH INIT, COMPRESSION;'
    from AlwaysON_Candidates
    where IsAlwaysOnMember = 0

    print @sqlbackup --- *** CHANGE HERE for EXEC master..sp_executesql @sqltext

    -- ** RESTORE HAPPENS HERE **
    select @sqlrestore = N'RESTORE DATABASE ' + QUOTENAME(@databasename) + ' FROM DISK = ''' + @backupPath + @databasename + '_forAG.BAK'' WITH REPLACE, NORECOVERY;
    RESTORE LOG ''' + @backupPath + @databasename + '_forAG.TRN'' WITH NORECOVERY;'

    print @sqlrestore

    select @remotesql1 = N'EXEC ' + QUOTENAME(@linkedserverName) + '.master..sp_executesql @sqlrestore;'

    print @remotesql1 --- *** CHANGE HERE for EXEC master..sp_executesql @sqltext

    -- join the AG group on primary
    select @PrimaryAG = N'ALTER AVAILABILITY GROUP ' + QUOTENAME(@group) + ' ADD DATABASE ' + QUOTENAME(@databasename) + ';'

    print @PrimaryAG --- *** CHANGE HERE for EXEC master..sp_executesql @sqltext

    -- join the AG group on secondary
    select @SecondaryAG = 'ALTER DATABASE ' + QUOTENAME(@databasename) + ' SET HADR AVAILABILITY GROUP = ' + QUOTENAME(@group) + ' ;'

    print @SecondaryAG

    select @remotesql2 = N'EXEC ' + QUOTENAME(@linkedserverName) + '.master..sp_executesql @sqlrestore;'

    print @remotesql2 --- *** CHANGE HERE for EXEC master..sp_executesql @SecondaryAG

    -- finally update the table 
    update AlwaysON_Candidates
    set IsAlwaysOnMember = 1
    where DatabaseName = @databasename

    -- go to another database if it is added newly
    select @databasename = min(DatabaseName)
    from AlwaysON_Candidates
    where IsAlwaysOnMember = 0
        and DatabaseName > @databasename
end

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