diff --git a/src/odb/include/odb/db.h b/src/odb/include/odb/db.h
index aac2fe37366..df12a127238 100644
--- a/src/odb/include/odb/db.h
+++ b/src/odb/include/odb/db.h
@@ -7638,7 +7638,7 @@ class dbScanChain : public dbObject
   dbSet<dbScanInst> getScanInsts() const;
 
   // User Code Begin dbScanChain
-  std::string_view getName() const;
+  const std::string& getName() const;
 
   void setName(std::string_view name);
 
@@ -7651,7 +7651,7 @@ class dbScanChain : public dbObject
   void setScanEnable(dbBTerm* scan_enable);
   dbBTerm* getScanEnable() const;
 
-  std::string_view getTestMode() const;
+  const std::string& getTestMode() const;
   void setTestMode(std::string_view test_mode);
 
   static dbScanChain* create(dbDft* dft);
@@ -7674,7 +7674,7 @@ class dbScanInst : public dbObject
 
   // User Code Begin dbScanInst
   void setScanClock(std::string_view scan_clock);
-  std::string_view getScanClock() const;
+  const std::string& getScanClock() const;
 
   void setClockEdge(ClockEdge clock_edge);
   ClockEdge getClockEdge() const;
@@ -7713,7 +7713,7 @@ class dbScanPartition : public dbObject
 
   std::variant<dbBTerm*, dbITerm*> getStop() const;
 
-  std::string_view getName() const;
+  const std::string& getName() const;
 
   void setName(std::string_view name);
 
diff --git a/src/odb/src/db/dbScanChain.cpp b/src/odb/src/db/dbScanChain.cpp
index c332507460a..26719d3a158 100644
--- a/src/odb/src/db/dbScanChain.cpp
+++ b/src/odb/src/db/dbScanChain.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ dbSet<dbScanInst> dbScanChain::getScanInsts() const
 
 // User Code Begin dbScanChainPublicMethods
 
-std::string_view dbScanChain::getName() const
+const std::string& dbScanChain::getName() const
 {
   _dbScanChain* scan_chain = (_dbScanChain*) this;
   return scan_chain->name_;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void dbScanChain::setTestMode(std::string_view test_mode)
   scan_chain->test_mode_ = test_mode;
 }
 
-std::string_view dbScanChain::getTestMode() const
+const std::string& dbScanChain::getTestMode() const
 {
   _dbScanChain* scan_chain = (_dbScanChain*) this;
   return scan_chain->test_mode_;
diff --git a/src/odb/src/db/dbScanInst.cpp b/src/odb/src/db/dbScanInst.cpp
index b8e70b9652c..759a1c9bb43 100644
--- a/src/odb/src/db/dbScanInst.cpp
+++ b/src/odb/src/db/dbScanInst.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void dbScanInst::setScanClock(std::string_view scan_clock)
   scan_inst->scan_clock_ = scan_clock;
 }
 
-std::string_view dbScanInst::getScanClock() const
+const std::string& dbScanInst::getScanClock() const
 {
   _dbScanInst* scan_inst = (_dbScanInst*) this;
   return scan_inst->scan_clock_;
diff --git a/src/odb/src/db/dbScanPartition.cpp b/src/odb/src/db/dbScanPartition.cpp
index 23794670828..5b651cbc65b 100644
--- a/src/odb/src/db/dbScanPartition.cpp
+++ b/src/odb/src/db/dbScanPartition.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ std::variant<dbBTerm*, dbITerm*> dbScanPartition::getStop() const
   return scan_pin->getPin();
 }
 
-std::string_view dbScanPartition::getName() const
+const std::string& dbScanPartition::getName() const
 {
   _dbScanPartition* scan_partition = (_dbScanPartition*) this;
   return scan_partition->name_;