diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 23c73bf..11fa8f2 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: '5.0.35',
+  version: '5.0.36',
   description: 'do more with data'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts b/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts
index 45e1e28..5e0aafa 100644
--- a/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts
+++ b/ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ 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)}`;
+  }
+
   /**
    * get cursor
    * @returns