diff --git a/modules/database/test/ioc/db/xRecord.c b/modules/database/test/ioc/db/xRecord.c
index e2e5fba5a..7cbcf1508 100644
--- a/modules/database/test/ioc/db/xRecord.c
+++ b/modules/database/test/ioc/db/xRecord.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "dbAccessDefs.h"
+#include "dbAccess.h"
+#include "dbEvent.h"
 #include "recSup.h"
 #include "recGbl.h"
 #include "devSup.h"
@@ -45,17 +46,30 @@ static long init_record(struct dbCommon *pcommon, int pass)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static void monitor(xRecord *prec)
+{
+    unsigned short monitor_mask = recGblResetAlarms(prec);
+
+    /* we don't track value change, so always post */
+    monitor_mask |= DBE_VALUE | DBE_LOG;
+
+    if (monitor_mask){
+        db_post_events(prec,&prec->val,monitor_mask);
+    }
+}
+
 static long process(struct dbCommon *pcommon)
 {
     struct xRecord *prec = (struct xRecord *)pcommon;
     long ret = 0;
     xdset *xset = (xdset*)prec->dset;
 
+    prec->pact = TRUE;
     if(prec->clbk)
         (*prec->clbk)(prec);
-    prec->pact = TRUE;
     if(xset  && xset->process)
         ret = (*xset->process)(prec);
+    monitor(prec);
     recGblGetTimeStamp(prec);
     recGblFwdLink(prec);
     prec->pact = FALSE;