Glossary¶

Short definitions for terms used across RD Analytics. For status badges, see Scan statuses. For roles, see User roles and permissions.

Core workflow¶

Term	Definition
Location	Physical or logical site. Groups Sources.
Source	Video input (typically a video file or batch of files) attached to a Location. The source holds the media — it is not the analysis itself.
Scan	Analysis setup on a Source (AI modules, geometry, outputs). You configure it, run processing, then use the results in Reports. One source can have several scans. A scan is not the video file.
Report	Dashboard of widgets (tables, charts, filters, totals) over scan or merged-scan data.
Report view	Report page with the widget grid and Apply.
Merging	Optional workflow that combines results from multiple scans into a merge job. Report mode Merged scans can use those results.
Merge	A single merge job/definition and its run status.

Term	Definition
AI processing settings	First panel on the scan configuration page — choose detectors/processors and module parameters. Only ACTIVE AI-Models appear here.
Draw settings / Geometry editor	Panel for drawing geometry on the video frame (lines, areas, and geometry zones).
Output settings	Panel for what the pipeline writes when the scan runs (for example SystemDB, optional video/SQL/webhook outputs).
Geometry	Drawn counting lines, areas, and geometry zones on the scan canvas. Not the same as organizational Zones.
SystemDB	Default output that persists metrics, tracks, and events for reports.
Module	Pipeline component (detector, tracker, output). See Pipeline modules for the built-in catalog. Custom packages are managed under System → Modules.

Term	Definition
AI-Models	Shipped neural network cores managed under System → AI-Models. Enable them so they appear in scan AI processing slots.
ACTIVE	AI-Model status — loaded and available for scans.
COMPILING	AI-Model status — GPU engine compile in progress (often several minutes on first enable).
INACTIVE / FAILED / RESTART_REQUIRED	Other AI-Model states — see AI-Models. Model OFFLINE means the engine is not connected.
Class groups	Buckets of raw detector class names into report-friendly labels and colors (System → Class groups).
50fps	License pricing tier with a 50 FPS file-processing budget.
Pro	License pricing tier with an unlimited (uncapped) file-processing FPS budget — hardware still limits throughput.
Zone	Organizational / security grouping for locations and users (Administration → Zones). Distinct from geometry zones drawn on a scan.
Authority	User role (`SYS_ADMIN`, `ENGINEER`, `VIEWER`) controlling menu access and mutations.
Engine	Background GPU service that runs scan pipelines.

Term	Definition
Apply	Report action that refreshes data widgets using the current filter state and time range. Does not save layout.
Widget	Single element on a report (table, chart, filter, control, total).
Scene overview	Report widget (`image.scan`) showing scan reference images.
Single scan / Merged scans	Report data modes — one completed scan, or merged-scan results.
DRAFT / PENDING	Scan lifecycle — editable configuration vs ready to queue. Toggle before processing. See Scan statuses.