diff --git a/src/dbSta/include/db_sta/dbNetwork.hh b/src/dbSta/include/db_sta/dbNetwork.hh
index 0b685f3049a..07e90ce40da 100644
--- a/src/dbSta/include/db_sta/dbNetwork.hh
+++ b/src/dbSta/include/db_sta/dbNetwork.hh
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ class dbNetwork : public ConcreteNetwork
  public:
   dbNetwork();
   ~dbNetwork() override;
+
+  // unique addresses for the db objects
+  static constexpr unsigned DBITERM_ID = 0x0;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBBTERM_ID = 0x1;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBINST_ID = 0x2;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBNET_ID = 0x3;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBMODITERM_ID = 0x4;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBMODBTERM_ID = 0x5;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBMODINST_ID = 0x6;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBMODNET_ID = 0x7;
+  static constexpr unsigned DBMODULE_ID = 0x8;
+  // Number of lower bits used
+  static constexpr unsigned DBIDTAG_WIDTH = 0x4;
+
   void init(dbDatabase* db, Logger* logger);
   void setBlock(dbBlock* block);
   void clear() override;
diff --git a/src/dbSta/src/dbNetwork.cc b/src/dbSta/src/dbNetwork.cc
index 8ef79d320d4..9078cd2e225 100644
--- a/src/dbSta/src/dbNetwork.cc
+++ b/src/dbSta/src/dbNetwork.cc
@@ -101,18 +101,6 @@ char* tmpStringCopy(const char* str)
 // lower 4  bits used to encode type
 //
 
-static constexpr unsigned DBITERM_ID = 0x0;
-static constexpr unsigned DBBTERM_ID = 0x1;
-static constexpr unsigned DBINST_ID = 0x2;
-static constexpr unsigned DBNET_ID = 0x3;
-static constexpr unsigned DBMODITERM_ID = 0x4;
-static constexpr unsigned DBMODBTERM_ID = 0x5;
-static constexpr unsigned DBMODINST_ID = 0x6;
-static constexpr unsigned DBMODNET_ID = 0x7;
-static constexpr unsigned DBMODULE_ID = 0x8;
-// Number of lower bits used
-static constexpr unsigned DBIDTAG_WIDTH = 0x4;
-
 ObjectId dbNetwork::getDbNwkObjectId(dbObjectType typ, ObjectId db_id) const
 {
   if (db_id > (std::numeric_limits<ObjectId>::max() >> DBIDTAG_WIDTH)) {