Table ' does not have the identity property. Cannot perform SET operation.

Error Message:


System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot find the object "table" because it does not exist or you do not have permissions.

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System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Table table does not have the identity property. Cannot perform SET operation.
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Description:
This error message appears when you try to use the SET IDENTITY_INSERT setting for a table that does not contain a column, for which the IDENTITY property was declared.

Consequences:
The T-SQL statement can be parsed, but causes the error at runtime.

Resolution:
Error of the Severity level 16 are generated by the user and are corrigible by the user. The SET IDENTITY_INSERT setting cannot be used on such a table.

Versions:
All versions of SQL Server.

Example(s):
USE test
GO

CREATE TABLE test2
(
test1 int)
GO
SET IDENTITY_INSERT t ON
INSERT INTO test1 SELECT 1
SET IDENTITY_INSERT test1 OFF
DROP TABLE test1
GO

Remarks:
In the above example we try to turn on the IDENTITY_INSERT setting für the table test1 to insert an explicite value into a column for which the IDENTITY property was declared. Because there no such column in table test1, the error is raised.