# How to remove sample tags provider from Power Chart "Browse Tags" tree? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [August 10, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884 "2022-08-10T17:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arun\_Mohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@Arun\_Mohan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arun_Mohan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/1 "2022-08-10T17:49:18Z")
Hi, I don’t want to show sample tags in Power Chart. Please tell me how to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/2 "2022-08-10T18:10:19Z")
The Perspective Power Chart does not have sample tags. When the component is added to a view there are no tags and so there are no pens. Can you be more clear about what problem you are trying to solve? Add a nicely sized and cropped screen grab. ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/3 "2022-08-10T18:21:42Z")
I believe that they are talking about the Sample\_Tags Provider ( I think it is installed with a fresh install of V8). Something similar here: > [@Remove a retired database from historical trend tag selector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remove-a-retired-database-from-historical-trend-tag-selector/62608): > > Hi, I initially developed a project using SQLite as the datbase for historical tag data. I have since installed MS SQL Server and redirected all of my tags with historical trending enabled to this database. The SQLite database only contains some early commissioning data that is not of much value to me. Currently I have the two database connections defined (MSSQLSERVER and Sample\_SQLite\_Database). I have not deleted the latter as there still seems to be an average of 0.1 queries per second on t… I just set the `props.config.tagBrowserStartPath` with the correct path, but I also only have 1 historical provider. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/4 "2022-08-10T18:26:37Z")
@lrose, that’s probably it. I’ve never seen it. I’ve edited the question title to something more appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/5 "2022-08-10T18:34:35Z")
> [@lrose](#): > > think it is installed with a fresh install of V8). To be entirely clear - if you choose (on a brand new installation) the 'Quick Start' feature, it'll create a sample project, tag provider, SQLite connection, etc. If you don't want that anymore, you can delete it. If you are still using the SQLite connection but just want to remove the sample provider's history, you'll have to clean up the tag historian tables yourself. I would recommend against running a production system using SQLite to store tag history data; this might be a good chance to make a clean break and migrate to a proper RDBMS (ideally, on a different VM or physical host) _if_ you're using SQLite to store history data. ---
**Author:** ![Arun\_Mohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@Arun\_Mohan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arun_Mohan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/6 "2022-08-11T13:24:48Z")
![Chart](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/5/45f7a0f15ee0bae43347ab80bbf5967a7263d26b.png) Hello Everyone, Thanks for the reply. Please see the attached screenshot. Actually I wanted to remove this “realistics” tags from Chart. Those tags came with Sample tags. ---
**Author:** ![steven\_Thornton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@steven\_Thornton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven_Thornton)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/7 "2025-11-23T13:30:55Z")
Have you found an answer for this. I am wanting to do something similar. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-remove-sample-tags-provider-from-power-chart-browse-tags-tree/62884/8 "2025-11-23T23:18:44Z")
As @lrose said: > [@lrose](#): > > I just set the `props.config.tagBrowserStartPath` with the correct path Copied from: > **[Perspective - Power Chart | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-chart-palette/perspective-power-chart#properties)** > > The Power Chart collects and displays data based on the pens that have been configured on the chart. > **tagBrowserStartPath** : A path to a nested Tag History provider structure from which browsing will start. The path is expected to contain key-value pairs separated by ":/" characters. Value is string.Example: > `histprov:Sample_SQLite_Database:/drv:My_Gateway:My_Tag_Provider:/tag:My_Folder/Another_Folder`. > > - > - **histprov** : The name of the Tag Historian Provider. > > - **drv** : The historian driver, which is typically a combination of a Gateway name and Tag Provider name separated by a colon. Example: `gateway:tagProvider` > > - **tag** : A path to a node that has children. Typically should lead to either a folder or the root node of a UDT instance. If omitted, then the path will lead to the root of the drv. > While providing a path to this property, the tag component can be omitted, which will set the starting path for the Tag Browser panel to the root of a particular driver. For example, `histprov:Sample_SQLite_Database:/drv:My_Gateway:My_Tag_Provider:/`. Or better, remove that tag provider altogether, along with the historic tables for it