# Documentation on path/source of queryStatus?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-on-path-source-of-querystatus/108552>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-on-path-source-of-querystatus/108552 "2025-07-16T13:13:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-on-path-source-of-querystatus/108552/1 "2025-07-16T13:13:44Z")

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Someone knows if there is documentation on how the path/source parameter on `queryStatus` works? Doesn't seem to work like a standar path.

Thx in advance!

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/documentation-on-path-source-of-querystatus/108552/2 "2025-12-10T07:47:08Z")

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The term you're looking for is _Qualified Path_

Ignition User Manual:  
[Alarm Journal | Qualified Path](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/alarming/alarm-journal#qualified-paths)

Class Docs:  
[com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.QualifiedPath](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.50/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/common/QualifiedPath.html)

Forum conversion example:  
[QualifiedPath to regular tag path](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/qualifiedpath-to-regular-tag-path/91311)