diff --git a/src/ioc/db/Makefile b/src/ioc/db/Makefile
index 5431c33c1..1f918484b 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/db/Makefile
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ INC += dbUnitTest.h
 DBD += menuGlobal.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuAlarmSevr.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuAlarmStat.dbd
-menuGlobal_DBD += menuCompress.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuFtype.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuIvoa.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuOmsl.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuPini.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuPost.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuPriority.dbd
-menuGlobal_DBD += menuScan.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuYesNo.dbd
 menuGlobal_DBD += menuSimm.dbd
 
 DBDINC += $(basename $(menuGlobal_DBD))
+DBDINC += menuScan.dbd
 DBDINC += dbCommon
 
-HTMLS += $(patsubst %.dbd.pod,%.html,$(notdir $(wildcard ../db/menu*.dbd.pod)))
+dbMenusPod = $(notdir $(wildcard ../db/menu*.dbd.pod))
+HTMLS += $(patsubst %.dbd.pod,%.html,$(menusPod))
 
 dbCore_SRCS += dbLock.c
 dbCore_SRCS += dbAccess.c
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/RULES b/src/ioc/db/RULES
index b89e2711c..8a358d5e6 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/RULES
+++ b/src/ioc/db/RULES
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@
 
 # This is a Makefile fragment, see src/ioc/Makefile.
 
+# Ensure menu.dbd files have been generated from .dbd.pod files
+menuGlobal.dbd$(DEP): $(patsubst %.pod,$(COMMON_DIR)/%,$(dbMenusPod))
+
 dbCommon.h$(DEP): $(IOCDIR)/db/dbCommonRecord.dbd $(IOCDIR)/db/RULES
 	@$(RM) $@
 	@$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) -D -I ../db -o $(COMMONDEP_TARGET) $< > $@
-	@echo "$(COMMONDEP_TARGET): ../Makefile" >> $@
 
-$(COMMON_DIR)/dbCommon.h: $(IOCDIR)/db/dbCommonRecord.dbd
+$(COMMON_DIR)/dbCommon.h: $(IOCDIR)/db/dbCommonRecord.dbd $(IOCDIR)/db/RULES
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
 	$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) -I ../db -o $(notdir $@) $<
 	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/menuCompress.dbd b/src/ioc/db/menuCompress.dbd
deleted file mode 100644
index 68b68e2a2..000000000
--- a/src/ioc/db/menuCompress.dbd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#*************************************************************************
-# Copyright (c) 2002 The University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne
-#     National Laboratory.
-# Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
-#     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
-# EPICS BASE Versions 3.13.7
-# and higher are distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
-# in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
-#*************************************************************************
-menu(menuCompress) {
-	choice(menuCompressN_to_1_First_Value,"N to 1 First Value")
-	choice(menuCompressN_to_1_Low_Value,"N to 1 Low Value")
-	choice(menuCompressN_to_1_High_Value,"N to 1 High Value")
-	choice(menuCompressN_to_1_Average,"N to 1 Average")
-}
diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd b/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
index afa852c05..5c5632550 100644
--- a/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
+++ b/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # $Revision-Id$
 #
-# This file defines the standard record types and device support
+# This file includes the standard record types and device support
 # provided by Base and (usually) loaded into all IOCs.
 
-# Menus
+# Fixed menus
 include "menuGlobal.dbd"
+
+# Modifyable menus
 include "menuConvert.dbd"
+include "menuScan.dbd"
 
 # Record types
 include "stdRecords.dbd"
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ include "stdRecords.dbd"
 # Channel filters & plugins
 include "filters.dbd"
 
-# "Soft Channel", "Raw Soft Channel", and "Async Soft Channel" device support
+# Standard device support
 include "devSoft.dbd"
 
 # Access security subroutines