e.g. I have a table:
create table test (testdata varchar2(255));
then I need an autoincrement field:
alter table test add id numeric(10);
create sequence test_seq 
start with 1 
increment by 1 
nomaxvalue; 
create trigger test_trigger
before insert on test
for each row
begin
select test_seq.nextval into :new.id from dual;
end;
what should I do next to populate already existing fields with their serial numbers in "id" ?