Example 1: Altering a sequence SQL> -- Show current sequence definition: SQL> -- SQL> SHOW SEQUENCE EMPIDS EMPIDS Sequence Id: 1 Initial Value: 1 Minimum Value: 1 Maximum Value: 9223372036854775787 Next Sequence Value: 1 Increment by: 1 Cache Size: 20 No Order No Cycle No Randomize SQL> -- SQL> -- Alter the sequence. SQL> -- SQL> ALTER SEQUENCE EMPIDS cont> MINVALUE 0 cont> MAXVALUE 2000 cont> CACHE 30 cont> ORDER cont> CYCLE; SQL> -- SQL> -- Show new definition. SQL> -- SQL> SHOW SEQUENCE EMPIDS EMPIDS Sequence Id: 1 Initial Value: 1 Minimum Value: (none) Maximum Value: 2000 Next Sequence Value: 1 Increment by: 1 Cache Size: 30 Order Cycle No Randomize Example 2: Reset the sequence to a specified value SQL> show sequence NEW_EMPLOYEE_ID NEW_EMPLOYEE_ID Sequence Id: 1 Initial Value: 472 . . . SQL> SQL> alter sequence NEW_EMPLOYEE_ID cont> restart with 500; SQL> SQL> show sequence NEW_EMPLOYEE_ID NEW_EMPLOYEE_ID Sequence Id: 1 Initial Value: 500 . . . SQL>