The scan_id is intended to be changeable by the Bluesky user. To maintain a unique ID, it would be necessary to supply custom handling that would prevent the user from changing or resetting the scan_id. An alternative is to connect the scan_id with an EPICS PV but, still, that would not guarantee a unique scan_id.
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scan_idis intended to be changeable by the Bluesky user. To maintain a unique ID, it would be necessary to supply custom handling that would prevent the user from changing or resetting thescan_id. An alternative is to connect thescan_idwith an EPICS PV but, still, that would not guarantee a uniquescan_id.The scan
uidis the truly unique value.