Adding a New Column with a Default Value to an existing Table
Adding a New Column with a Default value to an existing Table means, that after creating a Table, how a new Column is added to the table with a Default Value, and the default value data type should be based on the Data Type of the new Column added. Adding a New Column with a default value into an existing table can be done using two methods.
- ALTER TABLE
- SSMS Method
Let us look into both methods in detail with examples below:
How to Add a Column with a Default Value to an Existing Table in SQL Server
In SQL Server sometimes it may be required to set the default value to a Column in a table. This default value will be set as the column value when there is no value inserted or left empty for that particular column while data is inserted into the Table. Sometimes after creating a table, it may be required to add a New Column with Default Value based on new requirements or the developer missed it to add a specific Column when the database table schema was initially created.
In this article, we will discuss about adding a New Column with a Default value to an existing Table in SQL Server.