How can I insert identity manually?

Question

CREATE TABLE masterTbl (
id INT IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT pk_id PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100))

INSERT INTO masterTbl VALUES (\'ABC\', \'XYZ\',\'PQR\')

Answer 1

Yes you can set identity fields manually executing

SET IDENTITY_INSERT masterTbl ON

then insert your data

INSERT INTO masterTbl (id, name) VALUES (1, 'MNO') 
......

and remember to call

SET IDENTITY_INSERT masterTbl OFF

to reenable the correct functionality