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esobrino
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2 years ago
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Data Warehouse Alter Table add default value constraint

I have been trying to add a DEFAULT constraint to a COLUMN.  I saw at least one 2023 post stating to check SQL surface area that, as it read says that the ALTER TABLE is not supported, I added a PRIM...
  • AndyDDC's avatar
    2 years ago

    Hi esobrino default constraints are not supported currently as per the documenation here: Primary, foreign, and unique keys - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn 

    • SQL analytics endpoint and Warehouse don't support default constraints at this time.

    There's no news when they will be public either.

     

    The ALTER TABLE support in the T-SQL Surface Area documenation states "

    • ALTER TABLE ADD/ALTER/DROP COLUMN

    And as you've discovered, ALTER TABLE is supported when creating unique, primary key, and foreign key constraints.

     

    T-SQL surface area - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

     

    I hope that helps

     

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