Microsoft SQL Server INSERT INTO INSERT on specific columns
Example
To do an insert on specific columns (as opposed to all of them) you must specify the columns you want to update.
INSERT INTO USERS (FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME)
VALUES ('Stephen', 'Jiang');
This will only work if the columns that you did not list are nullable, identity, timestamp data type or computed columns; or columns that have a default value constraint. Therefore, if any of them are non-nullable, non-identity, non-timestamp, non-computed, non-default valued columns...then attempting this kind of insert will trigger an error message telling you that you have to provide a value for the applicable field(s).
