diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nexus_in_scan_common_1.dic b/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nexus_in_scan_common_1.dic
index 7a7f20b0..4869430c 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nexus_in_scan_common_1.dic
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nexus_in_scan_common_1.dic
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-
+scanvar_name=xxx
+scanvar_units=xxx
+scanvar_longname=xxx
 
 #----------------NXdata ------------------------------------------------
 
 scandata=/$(entryName),NXentry/scan_data,NXdata/NXVGROUP
 scanvertaxis=/$(entryName),NXentry/vertical_axis,NXdata/NXVGROUP
-scanvar=/$(entryName),NXentry/scan_variable,NXdata/NXVGROUP
+scanvar=/$(entryName),NXentry/scan_variable,NXdata/SDS $(scanvar_name)  -type NX_FLOAT32 -attr {units,$(scanvar_units)} -attr {long_name,$(scanvar_longname)}
 scanstep=/$(entryName),NXentry/scan_step,NXdata/SDS value  -type NX_FLOAT32 -attr {units,degree} -attr {long_name,stepsize}
 #histogram=/$(entryName),NXentry/histogram,NXdata/NXVGROUP
 #scanvar=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(scan_variable),NXdata/NXVGROUP