I would like to generate a unique ID column for the following table:
I am not sure how to do it as each column has null values
FromCompany Container Numbers ToCompany Location
DISCOVERY HALU 330308 5 MAGNA CHARGE St-Laurent
ATSU 827944 0 LEEZA DIST.
4
COLUMBIA CAIU 807457 3 La Cie Canada Baie D'Urfe
6
0
create an identity column for your table.
Alter Table t
Add Id Int Identity(1, 1)
more comprehensive example
create table t(col1 int); GO
✓
insert into t values (1), (2), (5) GO
3 rows affected
Alter Table t Add Id Int Identity(1, 1) GO
✓
select * from t GO
col1 | Id ---: | -: 1 | 1 2 | 2 5 | 3
db<>fiddle here