Or is there a way to import the mapping in the db file to avoid this redundancy?
Depending on how you intend to set this field, you may not need to. As mentioned previously, you can write directly to scan:calc.SCAN to set the record’s scan value. Your graphical user interface will probably make this easy. For example, using a Combo
Box widget in CS-Studio Phoebus with the PV scan:calc.SCAN will give you this:
(Other EPICS display managers will likely be similar.) The .SCAN field is an enumerated PV and the enumerations are conveniently displayed automatically with no additional configuration necessary.
