# Vision Tag Browser Tree - Show Tag Tooltip on Mouseover?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-tag-browser-tree-show-tag-tooltip-on-mouseover/116865>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision, scripting\
**Created:** [August 21, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-tag-browser-tree-show-tag-tooltip-on-mouseover/116865 "2026-08-21T18:10:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![AIO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/aio/32/87549_2.png) [@AIO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AIO)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-tag-browser-tree-show-tag-tooltip-on-mouseover/116865/11 "2026-08-24T18:06:49Z")

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Success.

Altered the existing tag drop script to create the necessary historical path and things are working like a charm.

Thank you Paul for the guidance, and Matrix for reframing the problem.

For any who may follow, the following links were helpful for sussing out the necessary code changes:

> [@Get historical path from tagpath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-historical-path-from-tagpath/59128/10):
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> from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common import QualifiedPath, WellKnownPathTypes qp = QualifiedPath.Builder() .set(WellKnownPathTypes.HistoryProvider, "provider") .setDriver("driver") .setTag("path/to/tag") .build() .toString() Doesn’t really buy you much over joining the string parts together yourself.

> **[Resolving Ignition Historical Tag Paths: Python Guide - Industrial Monitor...](https://industrialmonitordirect.com/blogs/knowledgebase/resolving-historical-tag-paths-from-tag-paths-in-ignition)**
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> Resolve Historical Tag Paths from Tag Paths in Ignition using the QualifiedPath API. Python script with edge case handling for remote tag providers and.

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