docs: add partition truncation tip to ALTER TABLE reference - #10377
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Adds a tip cross-referencing TRUNCATE TABLE ... WITH (PARTITIONS (...)) for users seeking partition truncation syntax on SQL Server.
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Summary
Engineers coming from other database engines (like Oracle or MySQL) frequently attempt to run
ALTER TABLE <table_name> TRUNCATE PARTITION <id>on SQL Server, which throwsMsg 156: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'TRUNCATE'.This PR adds a brief
[!TIP]callout under the Partition Management section ofalter-table-transact-sql.mdcross-referencingTRUNCATE TABLE ... WITH (PARTITIONS (...))to improve discoverability and prevent syntax confusion.Checklist
> [!TIP])truncate-table-transact-sql.md