Recordings

The Recordings page is your central hub for managing COMTRADE recordings stored in Detego. It displays every recording you have uploaded, organized as a searchable, sortable table with folder-based grouping.

From the Recordings page you can:

• Browse all your saved recordings with metadata at a glance (filename, station, substation, device, channel count, fault type, duration, upload date)
• Search across station names, device IDs, filenames, and notes
• Filter by analysis status (all, analyzed, or not analyzed)
• Sort by upload date, recording date, or station name
• Group ungrouped recordings by recording date for quick visual organization
• Organize recordings into color-coded folders with optional date labels
• Rename recordings inline without leaving the page
• Delete individual recordings or bulk-delete multiple selections
• Open any recording directly in the waveform viewer

Recordings are saved automatically when you upload COMTRADE files while signed in. The save process works as follows:

1. You drop .cfg + .dat (with optional .hdr, .inf) or .cff files into the viewer
2. Detego parses the file and uploads the raw COMTRADE data to cloud storage
3. A recording row is created in the database with metadata extracted from the file (station name, device ID, channel counts, duration, sample rate, and recording timestamp)
4. The recording appears on the Recordings page immediately

If you upload multiple file sets at once (bulk upload), each set is saved as a separate recording. After saving, Detego redirects you to the Recordings page and optionally prompts you to assign the new recordings to a folder.

Newly uploaded recordings are highlighted with a New badge and a subtle glow animation so you can spot them instantly. The badge clears automatically after you open the recording in the viewer.

Filenames are always stored as the basename (no directory prefix). If a file is dragged in from a subfolder or bulk-imported with a path, Detego strips the folder portion before saving — inline rename also strips any slashes you type.

Folders let you group related recordings together. Common use cases include grouping by substation, feeder, project, or incident. Folders live in the Library sidebar on the left side of the Recordings page.

The Library Sidebar

The sidebar has two sections:

• Library (top): two pinned views — All recordings shows every recording you've saved, and Ungrouped (the default) shows only recordings that aren't in any folder
• Folders (below): one row per folder, in the order you arrange them, with the folder's color as a left-edge accent and matching icon tint. The currently selected folder is highlighted. The number on the right is the folder's recording count

Clicking a row filters the recordings table on the right to that view. A "+ New folder" button at the bottom of the sidebar opens the folder creation modal.

On screens narrower than md the sidebar is replaced by a compact dropdown picker above the search bar, listing the same views (All / Ungrouped / every folder).

Creating a Folder

Click + New folder in the sidebar footer. A modal appears where you can set:

• Folder name (required): for example, "Substation Alpha Faults"
• Description (optional): a short note such as "132kV intake"
• Color: choose from eight accent colors (blue, violet, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, cyan). The color appears as the folder row's left-edge accent and tinted icon

Opening, Editing, and Deleting

• Open: click the folder row in the sidebar. The table on the right switches to the folder's detail view, which groups recordings by date label if any are set
• Edit: right-click a folder row for Edit (change name, description, or color) and Delete
• Delete: removes the folder and all folder-item associations. The recordings themselves are not deleted — they simply return to the Ungrouped view

Adding Recordings to a Folder

Several ways to add recordings to a folder:

• Per-row folder button: hover over a recording row and click the folder icon to assign it
• Bulk selection: check multiple recordings using the row checkboxes, then click Add to Folder in the bulk action bar
• From inside a folder: open a folder, click Add Recording, and pick from your ungrouped recordings
• After upload: when you upload new files, Detego can prompt you to assign them to a folder immediately

When adding recordings, you are optionally asked to assign a date label. Date labels group recordings within a folder by date (e.g., "2026-02-28"), creating collapsible sub-sections in the folder detail view. You can pick an existing date or create a new one.

Removing Recordings from a Folder

Inside the folder detail view, click the folder-minus icon on a row, or use bulk selection and click Remove from Folder. This removes the folder association but does not delete the recording — it returns to the Ungrouped list.

Each recording row provides several actions, visible on hover:

Bulk Actions

Select multiple recordings using the checkboxes on the left side of each row. A bulk action bar appears at the top showing:

• Selection count and a Clear button
• Delete: bulk-delete all selected recordings (with confirmation)
• Add to Folder: assign all selected recordings to a folder in one step

The toolbar above the recordings table offers three controls:

Search

The search field performs full-text matching across four fields: station name, device ID, filename, and notes. Results update instantly as you type.

Filter

The filter dropdown lets you narrow the list by analysis status:

• All recordings: no filtering (default)
• Analyzed: only recordings that have an AI analysis on file
• Not analyzed: only recordings without an AI analysis

Sort

The sort dropdown controls the row ordering:

• Upload date: most recently uploaded first (default)
• Recording date: sorted by the recording timestamp embedded in the COMTRADE file
• Station name: alphabetical by station

Group by Date

The Group by Date toggle button groups ungrouped recordings into collapsible sections based on their recording timestamp date. This is useful for quickly seeing which recordings belong to the same event or day without creating permanent folders.