Motivation

Replaced the hardcoded value 0L with a named constant to clarify its meaning as a marker for new (unsaved) entities.

Even though the value was only used in a single location, extracting it improves code readability and prevents potential misuse.

Changes

• Introduced a private static final constant NEW_ID = 0L
• Replaced inline 0L usage in new entity check

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