Windows Azure SQL Database - Identity Auto increment column skips values

Question

Currently working on an ASP.Net MVC 4 application using Entity Framework 5. Used CodeFirst for initial development phase. But have now disabled the Automatic Migrations and

Answer 1

Try the reseeding with trigger approach. I believe this should solve it example of its use and see more walkarounds at that link.

USE [TEST]

CREATE TABLE TEST(ID INT IDENTITY(1,1),VAL VARCHAR(10))

CREATE TRIGGER TGR_TEST_IDENTITY ON TEST
FOR INSERT
AS
DECLARE @RESEEDVAL INT
SELECT @RESEEDVAL = MAX(ID) FROM TEST
DBCC CHECKIDENT('TEST', RESEED, @RESEEDVAL)

INSERT INTO TEST(VAL)VALUES('a')

SELECT * FROM TEST

Since 'DBCC CHECKIDENT' is not supported in Azure now you can use the approach in this link In that link i got some work arounds

1. Use GUID as key when using auto key of your SqlAzure
2. If integer key like my case let the record insert and go back and delete it and re insert it with the right key by Turing off identity with set identity_insert XXXTable on -- this basically turns off IDENTITY

and then turning back on identity again when i am through with the insertion with the right key using

set identity_insert XXXTable off --this basically turns on IDENTITY

Note: this is not a good solution for a table that is receiving a massive insert request but might be useful for someone looking for a temporary way out