Friday, 20 March 2026

Can Sequence generate descending values

Yes, SQL Server SEQUENCE supports descending numbering. We can simply use a negative INCREMENT value. For example, INCREMENT BY -1 will generate values in reverse order. Sequence can even start from MAX value and go down to MIN value. This is not possible with IDENTITY.

See the demo

CREATE SEQUENCE Descending_Sequence_demo

AS INT

START WITH 1000

INCREMENT BY -1

MINVALUE 1;

Here sequence is start 1000 and decremented by 1.

See below

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