diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 11fa8f2..e81c0a5 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartdata',
-  version: '5.0.36',
+  version: '5.0.37',
   description: 'do more with data'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts b/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts
index 5e0aafa..b891223 100644
--- a/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts
+++ b/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
   /**
    * get a unique id prefixed with the class name
    */
-  public static async getUniqueId<T = any>(this: plugins.tsclass.typeFest.Class<T>) {
-    return `${this.name}:${plugins.smartunique.shortId(20)}`;
+  public static async getNewId<T = any>(this: plugins.tsclass.typeFest.Class<T>, lengthArg: number = 20) {
+    return `${this.name}:${plugins.smartunique.shortId(lengthArg)}`;
   }
 
   /**