diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.c b/src/db/dbAccess.c
index 42e25908b..9b5ef0d36 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -453,6 +453,21 @@ int dbIsLinkConnected(struct link *plink)
     }
     return(FALSE);
 }
+
+int dbGetLinkDBFtype(struct link *plink)
+{
+    switch(plink->type) {
+	case DB_LINK: 
+	{
+	    DBADDR *paddr = (DBADDR *)plink->value.pv_link.pvt;
+
+	    return((int)paddr->field_type);
+	}
+	case CA_LINK: return(dbCaGetLinkDBFtype(plink));
+	default: break;
+    }
+    return(-1);
+}
 
 /*
  *  Process a record if its scan field is passive.
diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.h b/src/db/dbAccess.h
index d7e941401..5e69cc23f 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.h
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ int dbIsValueField(struct dbFldDes *pdbFldDes);
 int dbGetFieldIndex(struct dbAddr *paddr);
 long dbGetNelements(struct link *plink,long *nelements);
 int dbIsLinkConnected(struct link *plink);
+int dbGetLinkDBFtype(struct link *plink);
 long dbScanLink(struct dbCommon *pfrom, struct dbCommon *pto);
 long dbScanPassive(struct dbCommon *pfrom,struct dbCommon *pto);
 void dbScanFwdLink(struct link *plink);
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ long dbCaGetPrecision(struct link *plink,short *precision);
 long dbCaGetSevr(struct link *plink,short *severity);
 long dbCaGetUnits(struct link *plink,char *units,int unitsSize);
 int dbCaIsLinkConnected(struct link *plink);
+int dbCaGetLinkDBFtype(struct link *plink);
 
 #else
 struct rset *dbGetRset();
diff --git a/src/db/dbCa.c b/src/db/dbCa.c
index 790ee7220..2635e80ea 100644
--- a/src/db/dbCa.c
+++ b/src/db/dbCa.c
@@ -405,6 +405,20 @@ int dbCaIsLinkConnected(struct link *plink)
     if(ca_state(pca->chid)==cs_conn) return(TRUE);
     return(FALSE);
 }
+int dbCaGetLinkDBFtype(struct link *plink)
+{
+    caLink	*pca;
+
+    if(!plink) return(-1);
+    if(plink->type != CA_LINK) return(-1);
+    pca = (caLink *)plink->value.pv_link.pvt;
+    if(!pca) return(-1);
+    if(!pca->chid) return(-1);
+    if(ca_state(pca->chid)==cs_conn)
+	return(dbDBRoldToDBFnew[ca_field_type(pca->chid)]);
+    return(-1);
+}
+
 
 static void eventCallback(struct event_handler_args arg)
 {
diff --git a/src/db/dbNotify.c b/src/db/dbNotify.c
index 0007b85e6..dd30653b4 100644
--- a/src/db/dbNotify.c
+++ b/src/db/dbNotify.c
@@ -124,9 +124,24 @@ static void waitAdd(struct dbCommon *precord,PUTNOTIFY *ppn)
 
 long dbPutNotify(PUTNOTIFY *ppn)
 {
-    long		status;
-    struct dbCommon	*precord = ppn->paddr->precord;
+    long	status;
+    DBADDR	*paddr = ppn->paddr;
+    dbCommon	*precord = (dbCommon *)paddr->precord;
+    short	dbfType = paddr->field_type;
 
+    if(dbfType>=DBF_INLINK && dbfType<=DBF_FWDLINK) {
+	/*Initialize everything in PUTNOTIFY except restart list and node*/
+	callbackSetCallback(notifyCallback,&ppn->callback);
+	callbackSetUser(ppn,&ppn->callback);
+	callbackSetPriority(priorityLow,&ppn->callback);
+	ppn->status = 0;
+	ppn->restart = FALSE;
+	ppn->callbackState = callbackNotActive;
+	status=dbPutField(paddr,ppn->dbrType,ppn->pbuffer,ppn->nRequest);
+	ppn->status = status;
+	issueCallback(ppn);
+	return(S_db_Pending);
+    }
     dbScanLock(precord);
     ellInit(&ppn->restartList);
     memset(&ppn->restartNode,'\0',sizeof(PNRESTARTNODE));
diff --git a/src/db/dbScan.c b/src/db/dbScan.c
index 927627578..a220e4e19 100644
--- a/src/db/dbScan.c
+++ b/src/db/dbScan.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include 	<tickLib.h>
 #include 	<sysLib.h>
 #include 	<intLib.h>
+#include 	<math.h>
 
 #include	"dbDefs.h"
 #include	"epicsPrint.h"
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ void scanDelete(struct dbCommon *precord)
 	return;
 }
 
-int scanppl()	/*print periodic list*/
+int scanppl(double rate)	/*print periodic list*/
 {
     scan_list	*psl;
     char	message[80];
@@ -323,19 +324,22 @@ int scanppl()	/*print periodic list*/
 	if(psl==NULL) continue;
 	period = psl->ticks;
 	period /= vxTicksPerSecond;
+	if(rate>0.0 && (fabs(rate - period) >.05)) continue;
 	sprintf(message,"Scan Period= %f seconds ",period);
 	printList(psl,message);
     }
     return(0);
 }
 
-int scanpel()  /*print event list */
+int scanpel(int event_number)  /*print event list */
 {
     char		message[80];
     int			priority,evnt;
     event_scan_list	*pevent_scan_list;
 
     for(evnt=0; evnt<MAX_EVENTS; evnt++) {
+	if(event_number && evnt<event_number) continue;
+	if(event_number && evnt>event_number) break;
 	for(priority=0; priority<NUM_CALLBACK_PRIORITIES; priority++) {
 	    pevent_scan_list = pevent_list[priority][evnt];
 	    if(!pevent_scan_list) continue;
diff --git a/src/db/dbScan.h b/src/db/dbScan.h
index 007027650..9aa9274d7 100644
--- a/src/db/dbScan.h
+++ b/src/db/dbScan.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ void scanAdd(struct dbCommon *);
 void scanDelete(struct dbCommon *);
 void scanOnce(void *precord);
 int scanOnceSetQueueSize(int size);
-int scanppl(void);			/*print periodic lists*/
-int scanpel(void);			/*print event lists*/
+int scanppl(double rate);		/*print periodic lists*/
+int scanpel(int event_number);		/*print event lists*/
 int scanpiol(void);			/*print io_event list*/
 void scanIoInit(IOSCANPVT *);
 void scanIoRequest(IOSCANPVT);