what is identity columns in TD?

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what is identity columns in TD?..

Answer / tdguy

Identity Columns are system generated numbers for every row
as it is inserted in the table.These columns ensure row
uniqueness in a table.
create table emp
(empno integer
generated always as identity
max value 1000
)
primary index(empno);

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what is identity columns in TD?..

Answer / yuvaevergreen

Identity column is a system generated value. Used for row
uniqueness. If rows need to be unique, then ALWAYS option
should be used with NO CYCLE option. Separate DBC table
takes care of identity columns DBC.idcol.

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