DECLARE @table_ID INT,@column_id INT,@DF_QGovID NVARCHAR(max),@sql NVARCHAR(max) SELECT @table_ID=tab.object_id FROM sys.tables tab WHERE name = 'EMS_AnnouncedCandidateDetail' SELECT @column_id=column_id FROM sys.columns WHERE name = 'QGovID' AND object_id = @table_ID SELECT @DF_QGovID=name FROM sys.default_constraints WHERE parent_column_id = @column_id AND parent_object_id = @table_ID set @sql = N' ALTER TABLE EMS_AnnouncedCandidateDetail DROP CONSTRAINT ['+@DF_QGovID+'] ALTER TABLE EMS_AnnouncedCandidateDetail ADD CONSTRAINT ['+@DF_QGovID+'] DEFAULT('''') FOR QGovID'; exec ( @sql );