diff --git a/CHAP/common/models/map.py b/CHAP/common/models/map.py
index 3aaf454..6db4499 100755
--- a/CHAP/common/models/map.py
+++ b/CHAP/common/models/map.py
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ class PointByPointScanData(BaseModel):
     """
     label: constr(min_length=1)
     units: constr(strip_whitespace=True, min_length=1)
-    data_type: Literal['spec_motor', 'scan_column', 'smb_par', 'expression']
+    data_type: Literal['spec_motor', 'spec_motor_absolute', 'scan_column',
+                       'smb_par', 'expression']
     name: constr(strip_whitespace=True, min_length=1)
 
     @validator('label')
@@ -383,7 +384,9 @@ def get_value(
             requested.
         :rtype: float
         """
-        if self.data_type == 'spec_motor':
+        if 'spec_motor' in self.data_type:
+            if 'absolute' in self.data_type:
+                relative = False
             return get_spec_motor_value(spec_scans.spec_file,
                                         scan_number,
                                         scan_step_index,
@@ -911,6 +914,8 @@ def validate_attrs(cls, value, values):
             value['dataset_id'] = cls.get_smb_par_attr(values, 'dataset_id')
             axes_labels = {1: 'fly_labx', 2: 'fly_laby', 3: 'fly_labz',
                            4: 'fly_ometotal'}
+            if value['scan_type'] is None:
+                return value
             if value['scan_type'] != 0:
                 value['fly_axis_labels'] = [
                     axes_labels[cls.get_smb_par_attr(values, 'fly_axis0')]]
@@ -932,7 +937,7 @@ def validate_map_type(cls, map_type, values):
         :rtype: str
         """
         dims = {}
-        attrs = values['attrs']
+        attrs = values.get('attrs', {})
         scan_type = attrs.get('scan_type', -1)
         fly_axis_labels = attrs.get('fly_axis_labels', [])
         spec_scans = values['spec_scans']
@@ -992,9 +997,14 @@ def get_smb_par_attr(class_fields, label, units='-', name=None):
         for scans in class_fields.get('spec_scans'):
             for scan_number in scans.scan_numbers:
                 scanparser = scans.get_scanparser(scan_number)
-                for index in range(scanparser.spec_scan_npts):
-                    values.append(
-                        scalar_data.get_value(scans, scan_number, index))
+                try:
+                    values.append(scanparser.pars[name])
+                except:
+                    print(
+                        f'Warning: No value found for .par file value "{name}"'
+                        + f' on scan {scan_number} in spec file '
+                        + f'{scans.spec_file}.')
+                    values.append(None)
         values = list(set(values))
         if len(values) != 1:
             raise ValueError(f'More than one {name} in map not allowed '
diff --git a/CHAP/utils/scanparsers.py b/CHAP/utils/scanparsers.py
index e7b1ba8..fff6ed6 100755
--- a/CHAP/utils/scanparsers.py
+++ b/CHAP/utils/scanparsers.py
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@ def get_spec_scan_motor_vals(self, relative=True):
             # workflows, obtain them from relevant values available in
             # the .par file, and defer implementation for absolute
             # motor postions to later.
-            # return super().get_spec_scan_motor_vals(relative=True)
-            raise NotImplementedError('Only relative motor values are available.')
+            return super().get_spec_scan_motor_vals(relative=True)
+            # raise NotImplementedError('Only relative motor values are available.')
         if self.spec_macro in ('flymesh', 'mesh', 'flydmesh', 'dmesh'):
             mot_vals_axis0 = np.linspace(self.pars['fly_axis0_start'],
                                          self.pars['fly_axis0_end'],