Unique ID for each new data type/thing

[keith]

Please note: while the above suggestion points in the right direction, it is not complete and reliable. Please see the following thread for a detailed discussion of how to do this reliably and without collisions in Bubble:

How to achieve Unique, Sequential Numbers Reliably?

A WORD OF WARNING THAT SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS PEOPLE OFFERED ABOVE ARE NOT RELIABLE AND YOU MAY, IN FACT, GET DUPLICATES OR WORSE UNLESS YOU USE THE FOLLOWING METHOD AS - I HAVE TESTED THEM ALL JUST LIKE KEITH DID Not knowing this caused me a lot of issues and setbacks so I hope it saves others. The solution that works perfectly and reliably in bubble natively is the solution buried at the end of Keith’s great video - and all the reasons are explained by him. in summary the soluti…