diff --git a/gui/control_main.py b/gui/control_main.py
index 03390db8..75f21f38 100644
--- a/gui/control_main.py
+++ b/gui/control_main.py
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ def createSampleTab(self):
         colStartLabel.setFixedWidth(140)
         colStartLabel.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignCenter)
         self.osc_start_ledit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit()
+        self.setGuiValues({"osc_start": "0.0"})
         self.osc_start_ledit.setFixedWidth(60)
         self.osc_start_ledit.setValidator(QtGui.QDoubleValidator())
         self.colEndLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel("Oscillation Range:")
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ def createSampleTab(self):
         self.detDistRBVLabel = QtEpicsPVLabel(
             daq_utils.motor_dict["detectorDist"] + ".RBV", self, 70
         )
+        self.detDistTextChanged(self.detDistRBVLabel.getEntry().text())
         detDistSPLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel("SetPoint:")
         self.detDistMotorEntry = QtEpicsPVEntry(
             daq_utils.motor_dict["detectorDist"] + ".VAL", self, 70, 2
@@ -4454,8 +4456,8 @@ def unmountSampleCB(self):
         self.send_to_server("unmountSample")
         
 
-    def refreshCollectionParams(self, selectedSampleRequest, validate_hdf5=True):
-        reqObj = selectedSampleRequest["request_obj"]
+    def fillRequestParameters(self, reqObj):
+        """Fills UI elements based on reqObj dictionary passed to it"""
         self.protoComboBox.setCurrentIndex(
             self.protoComboBox.findText(str(reqObj["protocol"]))
         )
@@ -4498,9 +4500,9 @@ def refreshCollectionParams(self, selectedSampleRequest, validate_hdf5=True):
         energy_s = str(daq_utils.wave2energy(reqObj["wavelength"], digits=6))
         dist_s = str(reqObj["detDist"])
         self.detDistMotorEntry.getEntry().setText(str(dist_s))
-        self.dataPathGB.setFilePrefix_ledit(str(reqObj["file_prefix"]))
-        self.dataPathGB.setBasePath_ledit(str(reqObj["basePath"]))
-        self.dataPathGB.setDataPath_ledit(str(reqObj["directory"]))
+
+    def refreshCollectionParams(self, selectedSampleRequest, validate_hdf5=True):
+        reqObj = selectedSampleRequest["request_obj"]
         if (
             str(reqObj["protocol"]) == "characterize"
             or str(reqObj["protocol"]) == "ednaCol"
diff --git a/gui/data_loc_info.py b/gui/data_loc_info.py
index 999c1839..41d1d2b5 100644
--- a/gui/data_loc_info.py
+++ b/gui/data_loc_info.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent: "ControlMain"):
         self.hBoxDPathParams2.addWidget(self.prefix_ledit)
         self.dataNumstartLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel("File Number Start:")
         self.file_numstart_ledit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit()
+        self.file_numstart_ledit.setText("1")
         self.file_numstart_ledit.setValidator(QtGui.QIntValidator(1, 99999, self))
         self.file_numstart_ledit.setFixedWidth(50)
         self.hBoxDPathParams3 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
diff --git a/gui/dewar_tree.py b/gui/dewar_tree.py
index 186b1f03..72135b6f 100644
--- a/gui/dewar_tree.py
+++ b/gui/dewar_tree.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent: "ControlMain"):
         # self.isExpanded = 1
         self.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.CustomContextMenu)
         self.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self.openMenu)
+        self.setStyleSheet("QTreeView::item::hover{background-color: #999966;}")
         # Keeps track of whether the user is part of a proposal
         self.proposal_membership = {}
 
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ def openMenu(self, position):
                 level = list(selectedLevels)[0]
                 menu = QtWidgets.QMenu()
                 if level == 2:  # This is usually a request
+                    useParamsAction = QtWidgets.QAction('Use Request Parameters', self)
+                    useParamsAction.triggered.connect(self.useParamsCB)
                     deleteReqAction = QtWidgets.QAction(
                         "Delete selected request(s)", self
                     )
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ def openMenu(self, position):
                         "Dequeue selected request(s)", self
                     )
                     dequeueSelAction.triggered.connect(self.deQueueAllSelectedCB)
+                    menu.addAction(useParamsAction)
                     menu.addAction(cloneReqAction)
                     menu.addAction(queueSelAction)
                     menu.addAction(dequeueSelAction)
@@ -80,6 +84,38 @@ def openMenu(self, position):
                     menu.addAction(deleteReqAction)
                 menu.exec_(self.viewport().mapToGlobal(position))
 
+    def useParamsCB(self):
+        index = self.selectedIndexes()[0]
+        item = self.model.itemFromIndex(index)
+        requestData = db_lib.getRequestByID(item.data(32))
+        reqObj = requestData['request_obj']
+        self.parent.fillRequestParameters(reqObj)
+
+    def fillToolTip(self, data):
+        text = ""
+        table_data = {}
+        if 'request_obj' in data:
+            req_data = data['request_obj']
+            table_data['Exposure Time'] = req_data['exposure_time']
+            table_data['Transmission'] = req_data['attenuation']
+            table_data['Oscillation Width'] = req_data['img_width']
+            table_data['Oscillation Range'] = req_data['sweep_end'] - req_data['sweep_start']
+            table_data['Oscillation Start'] = req_data['sweep_start']
+            table_data['Detector Distance'] = req_data['detDist']
+            table_data['Resolution'] = req_data['resolution']
+            table_data['Energy (eV)'] = req_data['energy']
+            table_data['Wavelength'] = req_data['wavelength']
+            text = """<table border='1' style='border-collapse: collapse;'>
+            <tr>
+            <th style='border: 1px solid black;'>Parameter</th>
+            <th style='border: 1px solid black;'>Value</th>
+            </tr>"""
+            for key, value in table_data.items():
+                text += f"""<tr><td style='border: 1px solid black;'>{key}</td>
+                <td style='border: 1px solid black;'>{value}</td></tr>"""
+            text = text + "</table>" 
+        return text  
+    
     def cloneRequestCB(self):
         # Only the first selected request is cloned (If multiple are chosen)
         index = self.selectedIndexes()[0]
@@ -278,6 +314,7 @@ def create_request_item(self, request) -> QtGui.QStandardItem:
         else:
             col_item.setCheckState(Qt.CheckState.Unchecked)
             col_item.setBackground(QtGui.QColor("white"))
+        col_item.setToolTip(self.fillToolTip(request))
         return col_item
 
     def refreshTreePriorityView(