Identity column '%.*ls' contains invalid SEED

Error Message:
Msg 2752, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Identity column ‘%.*ls’ contains invalid SEED.

Severity level:
16.

Description:
This error message appears when you try to specify an invalid value for the seed of an Identity column.

Consequences:
The T-SQL statement can be parsed, but causes the error at runtime.

Resolution:
Error of the Severity Level 16 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. You must specify a valid seed value.

Versions:
All versions of SQL Server.

Example(s):
CREATE TABLE t
(
 c1 TINYINT IDENTITY(257,1)
)

Remarks:
The value of 257 is outside the range for the TINYINT type value, which is used for the Identity column. This raises the error.

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