diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
index ae8181cbb..6c57040df 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include "recSup.h"
 #include "special.h"
 
-/* The following is defined in db_convert.h */
-extern unsigned short dbDBRnewToDBRold[DBR_ENUM+1];
-
 typedef struct parseContext {
     dbChannel *chan;
     chFilter *filter;
@@ -618,7 +615,7 @@ long dbChannelOpen(dbChannel *chan)
     /* Set up type probe */
     probe.type = dbfl_type_val;
     probe.ctx = dbfl_context_read;
-    probe.field_type  = dbChannelFieldType(chan);
+    probe.field_type  = dbChannelExportType(chan);
     probe.no_elements = dbChannelElements(chan);
     probe.field_size  = dbChannelFieldSize(chan);
     p = probe;
@@ -660,7 +657,6 @@ long dbChannelOpen(dbChannel *chan)
     chan->final_no_elements  = probe.no_elements;
     chan->final_field_size   = probe.field_size;
     chan->final_type         = probe.field_type;
-    chan->final_dbr_type     = dbDBRnewToDBRold[mapDBFToDBR[probe.field_type]];
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -709,9 +705,9 @@ void dbChannelShow(dbChannel *chan, int level, const unsigned short indent)
     int post  = ellCount(&chan->post_chain);
 
     printf("%*schannel name: %s\n", indent, "", chan->name);
-    /* FIXME: show field_type as text */
-    printf("%*s  field_type=%d (%dB), %ld element%s, %d filter%s", indent, "",
-           chan->addr.field_type, chan->addr.field_size, elems, elems == 1 ? "" : "s",
+    printf("%*s  field_type=%s (%d bytes), dbr_type=%s, %ld element%s, %d filter%s", indent, "",
+           dbGetFieldTypeString(chan->addr.field_type), chan->addr.field_size,
+           dbGetFieldTypeString(chan->addr.dbr_field_type), elems, elems == 1 ? "" : "s",
            count, count == 1 ? "" : "s");
     if (count)
         printf(" (%d pre eventq, %d post eventq)\n", pre, post);
@@ -720,9 +716,9 @@ void dbChannelShow(dbChannel *chan, int level, const unsigned short indent)
     if (level > 0)
         dbChannelFilterShow(chan, level - 1, indent + 2);
     if (count) {
-        /* FIXME: show field_type as text */
-        printf("%*s  final field_type=%d (%dB), %ld element%s\n", indent, "",
-               chan->final_type, chan->final_field_size, felems, felems == 1 ? "" : "s");
+        printf("%*s  final field_type=%s (%dB), %ld element%s\n", indent, "",
+               dbGetFieldTypeString(chan->final_type), chan->final_field_size,
+               felems, felems == 1 ? "" : "s");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.h b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.h
index 9f21887db..2d7dc6727 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.h
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ typedef struct dbChannel {
     long  final_no_elements;  /* final number of elements (arrays) */
     short final_field_size;   /* final size of element */
     short final_type;         /* final type of database field */
-    short final_dbr_type;     /* final field type as seen by database request */
     ELLLIST filters;          /* list of filters as created from JSON */
     ELLLIST pre_chain;        /* list of filters to be called pre-event-queue */
     ELLLIST post_chain;       /* list of filters to be called post-event-queue */
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ epicsShareFunc long dbChannelOpen(dbChannel *chan);
 #define dbChannelFinalFieldType(pChan) ((pChan)->final_type)
 
 /* evaluates to short */
-#define dbChannelFinalExportType(pChan) ((pChan)->final_dbr_type)
+#define dbChannelFinalExportType(pChan) ((pChan)->final_type)
 
 /* evaluates to short */
 #define dbChannelFinalFieldSize(pChan) ((pChan)->final_field_size)
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/db_access.c b/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
index 30bbbbec4..c399fdb88 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
@@ -119,13 +119,14 @@ struct dbChannel * dbChannel_create(const char *pname)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    chan->addr.dbr_field_type = dbDBRnewToDBRold[ftype];
-
     if (dbChannelOpen(chan)) {
         dbChannelDelete(chan);
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    /* Convert final_type to CA's type mapping */
+    chan->final_type = dbDBRnewToDBRold[chan->final_type];
+
     return chan;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
index 75d3185aa..a509e74c9 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ MAIN(testDbChannel)     /* dbChannelTest is an API routine... */
 {
     dbChannel *pch;
 
-    testPlan(66);
+    testPlan(76);
 
     if (dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbTestIoc.dbd",
             "." OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR ".." OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ MAIN(testDbChannel)     /* dbChannelTest is an API routine... */
     r = e = 0;
     /* dbChannelTest() checks record and field names */
     testOk1(!dbChannelTest("x.NAME"));
+    testOk1(!dbChannelTest("x.INP"));
     testOk1(!dbChannelTest("x.VAL"));
     testOk1(!dbChannelTest("x."));
     testOk1(!dbChannelTest("x"));
@@ -188,12 +189,22 @@ MAIN(testDbChannel)     /* dbChannelTest is an API routine... */
     testOk1(!!(pch = dbChannelCreate("x.{}")));
     if (pch) dbChannelDelete(pch);
     testOk1(!!(pch = dbChannelCreate("x.VAL{}")));
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelElements(pch) == 1);
     if (pch) dbChannelDelete(pch);
     testOk1(!!(pch = dbChannelCreate("x.NAME$")));
-    testOk1(pch && pch->addr.no_elements > 1);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelFieldType(pch) == DBF_CHAR);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelExportType(pch) == DBR_CHAR);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelElements(pch) == PVNAME_STRINGSZ);
+    if (pch) dbChannelDelete(pch);
+    testOk1(!!(pch = dbChannelCreate("x.INP$")));
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelFieldType(pch) == DBF_INLINK);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelExportType(pch) == DBR_CHAR);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelElements(pch) > PVNAME_STRINGSZ);
     if (pch) dbChannelDelete(pch);
     testOk1(!!(pch = dbChannelCreate("x.NAME${}")));
-    testOk1(pch && pch->addr.no_elements > 1);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelFieldType(pch) == DBF_CHAR);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelExportType(pch) == DBR_CHAR);
+    testOk1(pch && dbChannelElements(pch) == PVNAME_STRINGSZ);
     if (pch) dbChannelDelete(pch);
 
     /* dbChannelCreate() rejects bad PVs */