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		String sqlMaxId;

        Integer termId = getMaxId(datasource, monitor, caseType, result);

        if (termId == null){

        }

    /**

     * @param datasource

     * @param monitor

     * @param caseType

     * @param result

     * @return

     * @throws SQLException

     */

    protected Integer getMaxId(ICdmDataSource datasource, IProgressMonitor monitor, CaseType caseType,

            SchemaUpdateResult result) throws SQLException {

//       For some very strange reason max(id) gave back a wrong result when

//        executed here while updateing remote-webapp H2 test database, therefore

//        we took this workaround which worked. Can be removed when it does not

//        appear anymore

//        String sqlMaxId = " SELECT max(id)+1 as maxId"

//                + " FROM " + caseType.transformTo("DefinedTermBase");

        String sqlMaxId = " SELECT id  as maxId"

                + " FROM " + caseType.transformTo("DefinedTermBase") +

                 " ORDER BY id DESC ";

		ResultSet rs = datasource.executeQuery(sqlMaxId);

		while (rs.next()){

		    Integer termId = rs.getInt("maxId");

		    System.out.println(termId);

		    return termId +1;

		}

		String message = "No defined terms do exist yet. Can't update terms!";

		monitor.warning(message);

		result.addError(message, getStepName() + ", SingleTermUpdater.invoke");

        return null;

    }