diff --git a/tests/covalent_tests/results_manager_tests/root_dispatch_id_test.py b/tests/covalent_tests/results_manager_tests/root_dispatch_id_test.py
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+import tempfile
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+import pytest
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+import covalent as ct
+from covalent._data_store.datastore import DataStore
+from covalent._data_store.models import Lattice
+from covalent._results_manager import result as result_module
+from covalent._results_manager.result import Result, initialize_result_object
+from covalent._results_manager import write_result_to_db
+from covalent._workflow.lattice import Lattice as LatticeClass
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+@pytest.fixture
+def test_db():
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+    return DataStore(
+        db_URL="sqlite+pysqlite:///:memory:",
+        initialize_db=True,
+    )
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+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def patch_db(test_db, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(result_module, "workflow_db", test_db)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(write_result_to_db, "workflow_db", test_db)
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+    monkeypatch.setattr(result_module, "insert_electron_dependency_data", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        write_result_to_db, "insert_electron_dependency_data", lambda *a, **k: None
+    )
+    return test_db
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+def _make_json_lattice(name="workflow"):
+    results_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
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+    @ct.electron
+    def task(x):
+        return x
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+    @ct.lattice(results_dir=results_dir)
+    def workflow(x):
+        return task(x)
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+    workflow.__name__ = name
+    workflow.build_graph(2)
+    return workflow.serialize_to_json()
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+def _make_result_directly(dispatch_id="dispatch_x"):
+    json_lattice = _make_json_lattice()
+    lattice = LatticeClass.deserialize_from_json(json_lattice)
+    result = Result(
+        lattice=lattice,
+        results_dir=lattice.metadata["results_dir"],
+        dispatch_id=dispatch_id,
+    )
+    result._initialize_nodes()
+    return result
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+def test_root_dispatch_id_defaults_to_own_dispatch_id():
+    result = _make_result_directly(dispatch_id="dispatch_abc")
+    assert result.root_dispatch_id == "dispatch_abc"
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+def test_root_dispatch_id_is_read_only():
+    result = _make_result_directly(dispatch_id="dispatch_abc")
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        result.root_dispatch_id = "something_else"
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+def test_persist_without_electron_id_keeps_null(test_db):
+    result = _make_result_directly(dispatch_id="dispatch_top")
+    result.persist()
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+    with test_db.session() as session:
+        lattice_row = session.query(Lattice).filter_by(dispatch_id="dispatch_top").first()
+        assert lattice_row is not None
+        assert lattice_row.electron_id is None
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+def test_persist_with_electron_id_writes_it(test_db):
+    result = _make_result_directly(dispatch_id="dispatch_sub")
+    result.persist(electron_id=42)
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+    with test_db.session() as session:
+        lattice_row = session.query(Lattice).filter_by(dispatch_id="dispatch_sub").first()
+        assert lattice_row is not None
+        assert lattice_row.electron_id == 42
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+def test_initialize_result_object_toplevel(test_db):
+    json_lattice = _make_json_lattice()
+    result = initialize_result_object(json_lattice)
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+    assert result.dispatch_id is not None
+    assert result.root_dispatch_id == result.dispatch_id
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+    with test_db.session() as session:
+        lattice_row = (
+            session.query(Lattice).filter_by(dispatch_id=result.dispatch_id).first()
+        )
+        assert lattice_row is not None
+        assert lattice_row.electron_id is None
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+def test_initialize_result_object_unique_dispatch_ids():
+    json_lattice = _make_json_lattice()
+    r1 = initialize_result_object(json_lattice)
+    r2 = initialize_result_object(json_lattice)
+    assert r1.dispatch_id != r2.dispatch_id
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+def test_initialize_result_object_sublattice_inherits_root(test_db):
+    parent = initialize_result_object(_make_json_lattice(name="parent"))
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+    sub = initialize_result_object(
+        _make_json_lattice(name="sub"),
+        parent_result_object=parent,
+        parent_electron_id=7,
+    )
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+    assert sub.dispatch_id != parent.dispatch_id
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+    assert sub.root_dispatch_id == parent.root_dispatch_id
+    assert sub.root_dispatch_id == parent.dispatch_id
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+    with test_db.session() as session:
+        lattice_row = (
+            session.query(Lattice).filter_by(dispatch_id=sub.dispatch_id).first()
+        )
+        assert lattice_row is not None
+        assert lattice_row.electron_id == 7
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+def test_initialize_result_object_nested_sublattice_inherits_root(test_db):
+    root = initialize_result_object(_make_json_lattice(name="root"))
+    mid = initialize_result_object(
+        _make_json_lattice(name="mid"),
+        parent_result_object=root,
+        parent_electron_id=1,
+    )
+    leaf = initialize_result_object(
+        _make_json_lattice(name="leaf"),
+        parent_result_object=mid,
+        parent_electron_id=2,
+    )
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+    assert mid.root_dispatch_id == root.dispatch_id
+    assert leaf.root_dispatch_id == root.dispatch_id
+    assert leaf.dispatch_id != root.dispatch_id
+    assert leaf.dispatch_id != mid.dispatch_id
diff --git a/mimo_test_command.sh b/mimo_test_command.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
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+set -euo pipefail
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+cd /testbed
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+python -m pytest -q \
+    tests/covalent_tests/data_store/data_store_test.py \
+    tests/covalent_tests/workflow/lattice_serialization_test.py
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+python -m pytest -q \
+    tests/covalent_tests/results_manager_tests/root_dispatch_id_test.py