Designed to help you analyze workplace movement and utilization trends, the Replays feature allows users to visualize occupancy data where it's captured. Users can replay detections or view an aggregated heatmap to uncover patterns of movement, assess space efficiency, and make data-driven decisions about workplace design and operations.
How Replays Work
Replays provide a way to review past occupancy data on a floor plan. This feature is available in two modes:
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Activity Tab: Select a specific date and time to replay detections as they occured, with a media player interface that allows users to navigate through occupancy data.
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Trends Tab: Select up to a week of data to generate an aggregated view of detections or a heatmap, providing insights into traffic patterns and space utilization trends.
Permissions Required:
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Admin OR Replays permission
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Replays is only available for floors with Area Sensors.
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Replays is only available where the Analytics feature is enabled.
Enabling Replays
To have Replays enabled, contact XY Sense Support or your Customer Success Manager. They will be able to enable the feature and provide any required assistance.
IDP permission delegation
Where your organization utilizes SSO and IDP permission delegation, to ensure the correct people have access to Replays, the following permission claim will need to be added to the delegation
| View Replays | view-Replays |
User can now view Replays option in the Insights dropdown of the top navigation bar, and can navigate to the Replays page. Floors available in the Replays building and floor menu are limited to the buildings available to that user. |
For more permission management information, view the following pages:
How to setup & manage SSO in XY Application
Using Replays
Activity Tab: Viewing Replays for a Specific Day
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Navigate to the Replays section and select the Activity tab.
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Choose a date from the calendar. The time selection will default to the building’s business hours for that day (as set in the building settings).
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Select the desired Mode:
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Detections & Heatmap (default)
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Detections only
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Heatmap only
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Click Load to fetch occupancy data for the selected timeframe.
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The media player appears with a histogram of detections throughout the selected period.
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Click Play to begin the replay from the selected time.
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Adjust playback speed (options: Very Slow (x2), Slow (x16), Normal (x32), Fast (x64), Very Fast (x128)).
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Use the timeline slider to manually navigate to any point in the recorded timeframe.
Advanced Options (Optional):
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Show Sensors: Displays sensor locations on the floor plan.
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Color by Sensor: Changes detection colors based on the sensor that captured them.
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Show Sensor Radius: Highlights the capture radius of each sensor.
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Show Sensor Geofence: Displays geofences restricting sensor coverage to specific areas.
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Show Spaces: Overlays mapped spaces (e.g., workpoints, meeting rooms) onto the floor plan.
Trends Tab: Aggregated Insights Over a Longer Period
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Navigate to the Replays section and select the Trends tab.
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Choose a date range (up to one week) to analyze.
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Select the Mode:
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Detections: Displays green dots indicating aggregated detections.
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Heatmap: Shows an aggregated heatmap of movement patterns.
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Click Load to generate the visualization.
Key Differences from the Activity Tab:
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The Trends tab provides aggregated data rather than real-time playback.
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There is no media player—the output is a static visualization.
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The focus is on identifying long-term patterns and high-traffic areas.
Troubleshooting
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Replays option is missing? Ensure the floor has Area Sensors and that the Analytics feature is enabled for the account.
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No data appearing? Confirm the selected timeframe includes business hours where occupancy was recorded.
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Playback not working? Click Load to refresh data, or try a different timeframe.
For further assistance, contact your Customer Success Manager.
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