diff --git a/api/main/rest/_attribute_query.py b/api/main/rest/_attribute_query.py
index 6f06f454f..4aa87667b 100644
--- a/api/main/rest/_attribute_query.py
+++ b/api/main/rest/_attribute_query.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def _get_info_for_attribute(project, entity_type, key):
     if key.startswith('$'):
         if key in ['$x', '$y', '$u', '$v', '$width', '$height', '$fps']:
             return {'name': key[1:], 'dtype': 'float'}
-        elif key in ['$version', '$user', '$type', '$created_by', '$modified_by', '$frame', '$num_frames', '$section']:
+        elif key in ['$version', '$user', '$type', '$created_by', '$modified_by', '$frame', '$num_frames', '$section', '$id']:
             return {'name': key[1:], 'dtype': 'int'}
         elif key in ['$created_datetime', '$modified_datetime']:
             return {'name': key[1:], 'dtype': 'datetime'}
@@ -244,11 +244,13 @@ def build_query_recursively(query_object, castLookup, is_media, project):
                 distance, lat, lon = value
                 value = (Point(float(lon),float(lat), srid=4326), Distance(km=float(distance)), 'spheroid')
 
-            castFunc = castLookup[attr_name]
+            castFunc = castLookup.get(attr_name,None)
             if operation in ['isnull']:
                 value = _convert_boolean(value)
             elif castFunc:
                 value = castFunc(value)
+            else:
+                return Q(pk=-1)
             if operation in ['date_eq','eq']:
                 query = Q(**{f"{db_lookup}": value})
             else:
diff --git a/api/main/rest/_util.py b/api/main/rest/_util.py
index 1bace2df8..155e5d298 100644
--- a/api/main/rest/_util.py
+++ b/api/main/rest/_util.py
@@ -341,9 +341,16 @@ def bulk_log_creation(objects, project, user):
 
 def construct_elemental_id_from_parent(parent, requested_uuid=None):
     """ Return the parent's elemental id or make a new one """
-    if parent is None and requested_uuid is None:
-        return uuid.uuid4()
-    elif parent.elemental_id:
+    if parent and hasattr(parent, "elemental_id") and parent.elemental_id:
         return parent.elemental_id
-    else:
-        return None
+    if requested_uuid:
+        # Check to see if it is a UUID or string and treat accordingly
+        if type(requested_uuid) == uuid.UUID:
+            return requested_uuid
+        if type(requested_uuid) == str:
+            try:
+                return uuid.UUID(requested_uuid)
+            except Exception:
+                logger.error(f"Could not convert '%s' into a UUID", str(requested_uuid))
+                raise
+    return uuid.uuid4()
diff --git a/api/main/rest/localization.py b/api/main/rest/localization.py
index a4f149f69..9fa1b5688 100644
--- a/api/main/rest/localization.py
+++ b/api/main/rest/localization.py
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ def _patch(self, params):
             entity_type = obj.type
             new_attrs = validate_attributes(params, qs[0])
             update_kwargs = {"modified_by": self.request.user}
+            if params.get("new_elemental_id", None) is not None:
+                update_kwargs["elemental_id"] = params["new_elemental_id"]
             if params.get('user_elemental_id', None):
                 computed_author = compute_user(params['project'], self.request.user, params.get('user_elemental_id', None))
                 update_kwargs['created_by'] = computed_author
diff --git a/api/main/schema/components/localization.py b/api/main/schema/components/localization.py
index 4942ae03a..1ef7d6bfe 100644
--- a/api/main/schema/components/localization.py
+++ b/api/main/schema/components/localization.py
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@
             'type': 'integer',
             'description': 'Unique integer identifying a new version for these objects',
         },
+        "new_elemental_id": {
+            "description": "The new elemental ID for these objects",
+            "type": "string",
+        },
         'user_elemental_id': {
             'description': 'Unique ID of the original user who created this. If permissions allow, will change the creating user to the one referenced by this elemental_id',
             'type': 'string'
diff --git a/api/main/search.py b/api/main/search.py
index 5c2efbef2..99b7f72b2 100644
--- a/api/main/search.py
+++ b/api/main/search.py
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ def _get_unique_index_name(entity_type, attribute):
     entity_name_sanitized=re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9]","_",entity_type.name).lower()
     attribute_name_sanitized=re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9]","_",attribute['name']).lower()
     if attribute['name'].startswith('$'):
+        # Native fields are only scoped to project, native-string types are project/type bound
+        # Both need to incorporate type name in the name for uniqueness.
         if attribute['dtype'] == 'native':
-            index_name=f"tator_proj_{entity_type.project.id}_internal_{attribute_name_sanitized}"
+            index_name=f"tator_proj_{entity_type.project.id}_{type_name_sanitized}_internalv2_{attribute_name_sanitized}"
         else:
-            index_name=f"tator_proj_{entity_type.project.id}_{type_name_sanitized}_internal_{attribute_name_sanitized}"
+            index_name=f"tator_proj_{entity_type.project.id}_{type_name_sanitized}_internalv2_{entity_name_sanitized}_{attribute_name_sanitized}"
     else:
         index_name=f"tator_proj_{entity_type.project.id}_{type_name_sanitized}_{entity_name_sanitized}_{attribute_name_sanitized}"
     return index_name