Bind a column default value to a function in SQL 2005

Question

I have a column containing items that can be sorted by the user:

DOC_ID  DOC_Order DOC_Name
   1       1        aaa
   2       3        bbb
   3       2              


        

Answer 1

Here's screen shots to do it through SQL Server Management Studio GUI:

1. Right click on table and select Design

2. Select DOC_Order column (or other column needing default) in the table's design view to see properties

3. Update Default Value or Binding with function name with brackets like so:

Note: as Luk stated, all brackets are needed including the schema (dbo in this case).