FIX: "Incorrect syntax for definition of the 'default' constraint" error when you add an arbitrary columnstore column in SQL Server 2016
Summary
When you try to add a column to a columnstore index that uses a non-runtime-constant in a default constant in SQL Server 2016, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
Incorrect syntax for definition of the 'default' constraint.
Msg 142, Level 1, State 14
Msg 1750, Level 16, State 0, Line 18
Could not create constraint or index. See previous errors.
More information
The fix for this issue is included in Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1.
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Article ID: 4013207 - Last Review: 20 mar, 2017 - Revision: 17
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Core, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Developer, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard
