diff --git a/PMDB.Update the next key to the max.sql b/PMDB.Update the next key to the max.sql
index 0418717..eebe25b 100644
--- a/PMDB.Update the next key to the max.sql	
+++ b/PMDB.Update the next key to the max.sql	
@@ -1,85 +1,100 @@
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Purpose:	Update the next key to the max
-| Note:		SQLCmdMode Script
+| Purpose:   Update the next key to the max if needed
+| Notes:     SQLCmdMode Script - Identifies and fixes key mismatches
 +----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 :setvar _server "Server1"
 :setvar _user "***username***"
 :setvar _password "***password***"
 :setvar _database "PMDB_TEST"
+
 :connect $(_server) -U $(_user) -P $(_password)
 
 USE [$(_database)];
 GO
 
-SET XACT_ABORT ON
-BEGIN TRANSACTION
+--=========================
+-- Begin Transaction
+--=========================
+SET XACT_ABORT ON;
+BEGIN TRANSACTION;
+GO
 
 PRINT '====================================================================='
-PRINT 'create a script for key errors and show the max key values and next key values'
+PRINT 'Step 1: Checking for key mismatches and suggesting fixes'
 PRINT '====================================================================='
 GO
 
-DECLARE @S NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''
+DECLARE @S NVARCHAR(MAX) = '';
 
-;WITH
-key_table_list
-AS
-(
-	SELECT 
-		  key_name
-		, key_seq_num
-		, table_name = LEFT(key_name, CHARINDEX('_',key_name,  0)-1)
-		, column_name = RIGHT(key_name, LEN(key_name) - CHARINDEX('_',key_name,  0)) 
-	FROM 
-		NEXTKEY 
+--==========================================
+-- CTE to extract table and column names from key_name
+--==========================================
+WITH key_table_list AS (
+    SELECT 
+        key_name,
+        key_seq_num,
+        table_name = LEFT(key_name, CHARINDEX('_', key_name) - 1),
+        column_name = RIGHT(key_name, LEN(key_name) - CHARINDEX('_', key_name))
+    FROM NEXTKEY
+),
+--==========================================
+-- CTE to generate dynamic SQL to compare max key and next key
+--==========================================
+single_script AS (
+    SELECT
+        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY tl.table_name) AS RowNumber,
+        script = 
+            'SELECT table_name = ''' + tl.table_name + ''', ' +
+            'max_key_seq_num = MAX(' + QUOTENAME(tl.column_name) + '), ' +
+            'key_seq_num = ' + CAST(tl.key_seq_num AS VARCHAR) + ', ' +
+            'KeyError = CASE WHEN MAX(' + QUOTENAME(tl.column_name) + ') > ' + CAST(tl.key_seq_num AS VARCHAR) +
+            ' THEN ''EXEC dbo.getnextkeys N'''''+ tl.key_name + ''''', '' + ' +
+            'CAST(MAX(' + QUOTENAME(tl.column_name) + ') - ' + CAST(tl.key_seq_num AS VARCHAR) + ' + 1 AS VARCHAR) + '', @NewKeyStart OUTPUT'' ' +
+            'ELSE NULL END ' +
+            'FROM ' + QUOTENAME(tl.table_name)
+    FROM key_table_list tl
+    INNER JOIN sys.objects ob ON ob.name = tl.table_name
+    WHERE ob.type = 'U' -- User tables only
 )
-,
-single_script
-AS
-(
-	SELECT
-		[RowNumber]= ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY tl.table_name)
-		, script = 'SELECT table_name =''' + tl.table_name + ''', max_key_seq_num = MAX(' + tl.column_name + '), key_seq_num = ' 
-		+ CAST(tl.key_seq_num AS VARCHAR) + ', KeyError = CASE WHEN MAX(' + tl.column_name + ') > ' + CAST(tl.key_seq_num AS VARCHAR) 
-		+ ' THEN ''EXEC dbo.getnextkeys N''''' + tl.key_name + ''''', '' + CAST(MAX(' + tl.column_name + ') - ' + CAST(tl.key_seq_num AS VARCHAR) + ' + 1 AS VARCHAR) + '', @NewKeyStart OUTPUT'' ELSE NULL END FROM ' + tl.table_name 
-	FROM 
-		key_table_list tl
-		INNER JOIN sys.objects ob ON ob.name = tl.table_name
-	WHERE 
-		1=1
-		AND ob.type = 'U'
-) 
-SELECT @S = @S + CASE WHEN [RowNumber] != 1 THEN ' UNION ' ELSE '' END + script
-FROM 
-single_script
-EXEC ('SELECT * FROM (' + @S+ ') AS se WHERE KeyError IS NOT NULL')
-GO
+--==========================================
+-- Build and execute final dynamic SQL
+--==========================================
+SELECT @S = @S + CASE WHEN RowNumber != 1 THEN ' UNION ALL ' ELSE '' END + script
+FROM single_script;
 
-PRINT '====================================================================='
-PRINT 'update next key to number of missing increments '
-PRINT '====================================================================='
+-- Execute the script to find key mismatches
+EXEC('SELECT * FROM (' + @S + ') AS result WHERE KeyError IS NOT NULL');
 GO
 
---declare @val as int 
---declare @NewKeyStart as int 
---set @val = (select max(task_id) from task) 
----- before 
-
---select key_seq_num from nextkey where key_name='task_task_id' 
---select max(task_id) from task 
---Print @val 
+--=========================
+-- Manual Fix Section (Optional)
+-- Uncomment & use if automatic correction is needed
+--=========================
+/*
+DECLARE @NewKeyStart INT;
+DECLARE @nkeys INT;
+DECLARE @tabcol NVARCHAR(100);
 
---EXEC dbo.getnextkeys @tabcol = N'task_task_id', @nkeys = 893, @startkey = @NewKeyStart OUTPUT 
+-- Example usage:
+SET @tabcol = N'task_task_id';
+SET @nkeys = (SELECT MAX(task_id) - key_seq_num + 1 FROM task, nextkey WHERE key_name = @tabcol);
+EXEC dbo.getnextkeys @tabcol = @tabcol, @nkeys = @nkeys, @startkey = @NewKeyStart OUTPUT;
 
-----after 
---select key_seq_num from nextkey where key_name='task_task_id' 
---select max(task_id) from task 
+-- Check results:
+SELECT key_seq_num FROM nextkey WHERE key_name = @tabcol;
+SELECT MAX(task_id) FROM task;
+*/
+GO
 
 PRINT '====================================================================='
-PRINT 'Finished!'
+PRINT 'Finished key mismatch analysis. Review suggested scripts above.'
 PRINT '====================================================================='
 GO
 
-ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
---COMMIT TRANSACTION   
+--=========================
+-- Rollback by default
+--=========================
+ROLLBACK TRANSACTION;
+-- Use COMMIT only after verifying the fixes are correct
+-- COMMIT TRANSACTION;