http://blog.sqlblog.com/blogs/john_paul_cook/archive/2013/01/01/sql-server-2012-sequences.aspxSQL Server 2012 sequences provide Oracle style flexibility in doing parent child inserts in situations where the IDENTITY property would otherwise be used. When the IDENTITY property is used to populate a primary key in a parent table, some type of afterenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)