MATCH (c:PublishingComposition) WHERE c.pubSongID is not null WITH max(c.pubSongID) as maxID MERGE (i:IncrementId {nodeName: "PubSongIDCounter"}) ON CREATE SET i.id = maxID + 1 MATCH (c:PublishingComposition) WHERE c.pubSongID is null MERGE (i:IncrementId {nodeName: "PubSongIDCounter"}) ON MATCH SET i.id = i.id + 1 SET c.pubSongID = i.id