Syntax options: MINVALUE numeric-value | NOMINVALUE The MINVALUE clause specifies the minimum signed quadword (BIGINT) value that the sequence can generate. The numeric value must be equal to or greater than -9223372036854775808. The MINVALUE must be less than or equal to the value specified with the START WITH clause and less than the value specified with the MAXVALUE clause. The NOMINVALUE clause specifies that the minimum value for an ascending sequence is 1, and -9223372036854775808 (plus the cache size) for a descending sequence. The NOMINVALUE clause is the default.