rectification audit options: TRUE auto-"Others", FALSE limited to true/false others

- rect TRUE: no category menu, verdict saved as "Others" (legacy behavior);
  Save/Enter work without a category, A auto-saves in Quick mode
- rect FALSE: only "true others" / "false others" (keys 1-2); audits safe
  menu no longer selectable in rect mode (closes the "duplicate" soft-delete trap)
- FALSE + "true others" now calls POST /auditor/rectified/false to re-open
  the defect (asset DAMAGED) - wired into single save, Bulk Mode phase 2b,
  and Audit All; per-record errors surfaced in toasts
- audits mode untouched (all changes gated on isRectActive)

src/api/activityFeedsService.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ export const activityFeedsService = {
     return response;
   },
 
+  // Called after a rectification FALSE + 'true others' audit - the defect is
+  // NOT fixed, so this re-opens/creates it in the work-order layer with
+  // asset status DAMAGED. Backend only accepts rows already saved with
+  // Audit_value = 'true others' (exact lowercase).
+  rectifiedFalse: async (payload: { site_id: number; anomaly_id: number[] }) => {
+    const response = await axiosClient.post('/api/audit/auditor/rectified/false', payload);
+    return response;
+  },
+
   getOrganizationSites: async (org_id: string) => {
     const response = await axiosClient.get('/api/audit/Master/site', {
       params: { org_id }

src/pages/audit-session/AuditSession.tsx

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ const ANOMALY_CATEGORIES = [
   { id: 10, value: "occlusion", label: "Occlusion", color: "#6366f1", key: "0" }
 ];
 
+// Rectification FALSE verdicts - the only two the legacy flow accepts.
+// 'true others' (exact lowercase) is what POST /auditor/rectified/false
+// matches on; anything else would silently skip the defect re-opening.
+const RECT_SAFE_CATEGORIES = [
+  { id: 1, value: "true others", label: "True Others", color: "#f97316", key: "1" },
+  { id: 2, value: "false others", label: "False Others", color: "#64748b", key: "2" },
+];
+
 // The backend soft-deletes (deleted = 1) for these exact Audit_values -
 // mirror of the list in anomalyModel.update. Note the UI's "low light
 // condition" does NOT match the backend's "low light", so from this
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ type NotAnAnomalySub = 'comparison error' | 'low light' | 'far asset' | 'no dete
 // A verdict staged in Bulk Mode - held in memory until Bulk Submit.
 interface StagedVerdict {
   isAnomaly: boolean;
-  category: number;
+  category: number | null;
   notes: string;
   plantSub: PlantSub | null;
   notAnAnomalySub: NotAnAnomalySub | null;
@@ -61,12 +69,20 @@ const backendMsg = (err: any) =>
 
 // Same Audit_value resolution the single-record save uses: category value,
 // overridden by the nested sub-category for category 1 (Plant / Not an Anomaly).
+// Rectification mode has its own legacy vocabulary: TRUE (rectified) is
+// always 'Others' with no category menu; FALSE picks from the two
+// RECT_SAFE_CATEGORIES options.
 const computeAuditValue = (
   isAnomalyBool: boolean,
   catVal: number | null,
   plantSub?: string | null,
-  notAnAnomalySub?: string | null
+  notAnAnomalySub?: string | null,
+  isRect = false
 ): string => {
+  if (isRect) {
+    if (isAnomalyBool) return 'Others';
+    return RECT_SAFE_CATEGORIES.find(c => c.id === catVal)?.value || '';
+  }
   const categories = isAnomalyBool ? ANOMALY_CATEGORIES : SAFE_CATEGORIES;
   const matchedCategory = categories.find(c => c.id === catVal);
   let auditValueVal = matchedCategory ? matchedCategory.value : '';
@@ -633,7 +649,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
     const toast = useToastStore.getState().showToast;
 
     const isAnomalyBool = anomalyVal ?? true;
-    const auditValueVal = computeAuditValue(isAnomalyBool, catVal, plantSub, notAnAnomalySub);
+    const auditValueVal = computeAuditValue(isAnomalyBool, catVal, plantSub, notAnAnomalySub, isRectActive);
 
     // Body matches exactly what the API expects (dbName + isRectificationEnabled go in URL params via axiosClient)
     const auditPayload = {
@@ -677,6 +693,37 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
     const softDeleted = SOFT_DELETE_AUDIT_VALUES.includes(auditValueVal);
 
     if (!isAnomalyBool) {
+      // Rectification "true others" = the defect is NOT fixed - re-open it
+      // in the work-order layer (asset DAMAGED). The audit itself already
+      // saved, so failures here inform but never roll back.
+      if (isRectActive && auditValueVal === 'true others') {
+        try {
+          const res: any = await activityFeedsService.rectifiedFalse({
+            site_id: currentAnomaly.site_id,
+            anomaly_id: [recordId],
+          });
+          const ignored = res?.data?.ignoredAnomalies?.length > 0;
+          toast(
+            ignored
+              ? `#${recordId} saved as "true others" — duplicate, defect already open`
+              : `#${recordId} saved as "true others" — defect re-opened for rectification`,
+            'success'
+          );
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          // The 404 body still carries per-record errorMessages when the
+          // record WAS eligible but processing failed (e.g. media copy).
+          const perRecordError = err?.response?.data?.data?.errorMessages?.[recordId];
+          if (perRecordError) {
+            toast(`#${recordId} saved, but defect re-opening failed — ${perRecordError}`, 'error');
+          } else if (err?.response?.status === 404) {
+            toast(`#${recordId} saved, but not eligible for defect re-opening (already processed or non linear/fixed algorithm)`, 'warning');
+          } else {
+            toast(`#${recordId} saved, but defect re-opening failed — ${backendMsg(err)}`, 'error');
+          }
+        }
+        markLocalAudited();
+        return true;
+      }
       toast(
         softDeleted
           ? `#${recordId} saved as "${auditValueVal}" — record soft-deleted`
@@ -732,7 +779,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
 
   // Build the exact POST /anomaly body the single-record flow sends.
   const buildAuditPayload = (rec: any, v: StagedVerdict) => ({
-    Audit_value: computeAuditValue(v.isAnomaly, v.category, v.plantSub, v.notAnAnomalySub),
+    Audit_value: computeAuditValue(v.isAnomaly, v.category, v.plantSub, v.notAnAnomalySub, isRectActive),
     Comments: v.notes || '',
     Audit_status: v.isAnomaly,          // boolean true/false, not 1/0
     Frame_Test: rec.Frame_Test || '',
@@ -748,7 +795,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
   const successOf = (e: { rec: any; v: StagedVerdict }) => ({
     id: e.rec.id as number,
     isAnomaly: e.v.isAnomaly,
-    auditValue: computeAuditValue(e.v.isAnomaly, e.v.category, e.v.plantSub, e.v.notAnAnomalySub),
+    auditValue: computeAuditValue(e.v.isAnomaly, e.v.category, e.v.plantSub, e.v.notAnAnomalySub, isRectActive),
     comments: e.v.notes || '',
   });
 
@@ -793,6 +840,10 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
     // had saved earlier ("locked", the same 409 retry path the single-record
     // flow uses) - continue to anomaly processing; safe verdicts are final.
     const toProcessBySite = new Map<string, { rec: any; v: StagedVerdict }[]>();
+    // Rectification FALSE + "true others" = the defect is NOT fixed: those
+    // records need a second call too (/auditor/rectified/false re-opens the
+    // defect in the work-order layer), grouped per site like phase 2.
+    const toRectifyFalseBySite = new Map<string, { rec: any; v: StagedVerdict }[]>();
     for (const e of entries) {
       const r = resultById.get(Number(e.rec.id));
       const ok = r?.ok === true;
@@ -805,6 +856,14 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
         } else {
           failures.push({ id: e.rec.id, reason: r?.error || 'saving audit failed' });
         }
+      } else if (isRectActive && computeAuditValue(false, e.v.category, e.v.plantSub, e.v.notAnAnomalySub, true) === 'true others') {
+        if (ok || locked) {
+          const key = String(e.rec.site_id);
+          if (!toRectifyFalseBySite.has(key)) toRectifyFalseBySite.set(key, []);
+          toRectifyFalseBySite.get(key)!.push(e);
+        } else {
+          failures.push({ id: e.rec.id, reason: r?.error || 'saving audit failed' });
+        }
       } else if (ok) {
         succeeded.push(successOf(e));
       } else {
@@ -841,6 +900,45 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
       }
     }
 
+    // Phase 2b (rectification only): re-open the defects for FALSE +
+    // "true others" verdicts, one call per site.
+    for (const [, group] of toRectifyFalseBySite) {
+      const ids = group.map(e => e.rec.id);
+      try {
+        const res: any = await activityFeedsService.rectifiedFalse({
+          site_id: group[0].rec.site_id,
+          anomaly_id: ids,
+        });
+        const errMsgs = res?.data?.errorMessages || {};
+        const notFound = new Set((res?.data?.notFound || []).map(Number));
+        for (const e of group) {
+          const id = Number(e.rec.id);
+          if (errMsgs[id]) {
+            failures.push({ id: e.rec.id, reason: `audit saved, but defect re-opening failed — ${errMsgs[id]}` });
+          } else if (notFound.has(id)) {
+            // Not eligible (already processed / non linear-fixed) - the
+            // audit itself stands, same as the single-record flow.
+            succeeded.push(successOf(e));
+          } else {
+            succeeded.push(successOf(e));
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        // A 404 body still carries per-record errorMessages when records
+        // WERE eligible but processing failed - split accordingly.
+        const errMsgs = err?.response?.data?.data?.errorMessages || {};
+        if (err?.response?.status === 404) {
+          for (const e of group) {
+            const msg = errMsgs[Number(e.rec.id)];
+            if (msg) failures.push({ id: e.rec.id, reason: `audit saved, but defect re-opening failed — ${msg}` });
+            else succeeded.push(successOf(e));
+          }
+        } else {
+          group.forEach(e => failures.push({ id: e.rec.id, reason: `audit saved, but defect re-opening failed — ${backendMsg(err)}` }));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     // Phase 3: apply successes locally; failures STAY STAGED so a retry only
     // re-sends what actually failed.
     applyAuditedLocally(succeeded);
@@ -862,12 +960,12 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
     let anomalyCnt = 0, safeCnt = 0, softDeleteCnt = 0;
     Object.values(stagedAudits).forEach(v => {
       if (v.isAnomaly) anomalyCnt++; else safeCnt++;
-      if (SOFT_DELETE_AUDIT_VALUES.includes(computeAuditValue(v.isAnomaly, v.category, v.plantSub, v.notAnAnomalySub))) {
+      if (SOFT_DELETE_AUDIT_VALUES.includes(computeAuditValue(v.isAnomaly, v.category, v.plantSub, v.notAnAnomalySub, isRectActive))) {
         softDeleteCnt++;
       }
     });
     return { anomalies: anomalyCnt, safe: safeCnt, softDeletes: softDeleteCnt };
-  }, [stagedAudits]);
+  }, [stagedAudits, isRectActive]);
 
   const handleToggleBulkMode = (val: boolean) => {
     if (!val && stagedCount > 0) {
@@ -885,9 +983,10 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
   const auditAllTargetCount = anomalies.reduce((n, a, i) =>
     n + ((a.IsAudited === 1 || itemAuditStates[i] === 'audited') ? 0 : 1), 0);
 
-  const isAuditAllVerdictValid =
-    aaCategory !== null &&
-    (aaCategory !== 1 || (aaIsAnomaly ? aaPlantSub !== null : aaNotAnAnomalySub !== null));
+  const isAuditAllVerdictValid = isRectActive
+    ? (aaIsAnomaly || aaCategory !== null)
+    : aaCategory !== null &&
+      (aaCategory !== 1 || (aaIsAnomaly ? aaPlantSub !== null : aaNotAnAnomalySub !== null));
 
   const openAuditAllDialog = () => {
     setAaIsAnomaly(true);
@@ -899,7 +998,8 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
   };
 
   const handleAuditAllApply = () => {
-    if (!isAuditAllVerdictValid || aaCategory === null) return;
+    if (!isAuditAllVerdictValid) return;
+    if (aaCategory === null && !(isRectActive && aaIsAnomaly)) return;
     const verdict: StagedVerdict = {
       isAnomaly: aaIsAnomaly,
       category: aaCategory,
@@ -933,7 +1033,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
 
     setIsAuditAllOpen(false);
     useToastStore.getState().showToast(
-      `Staged ${stagedNow} record${stagedNow === 1 ? '' : 's'} as "${computeAuditValue(verdict.isAnomaly, verdict.category, verdict.plantSub, verdict.notAnAnomalySub)}" — review any tile, then press Bulk Submit.`,
+      `Staged ${stagedNow} record${stagedNow === 1 ? '' : 's'} as "${computeAuditValue(verdict.isAnomaly, verdict.category, verdict.plantSub, verdict.notAnAnomalySub, isRectActive)}" — review any tile, then press Bulk Submit.`,
       'success'
     );
   };
@@ -1008,6 +1108,8 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
   // Category 1 nests a sub-category (Plant / Not an Anomaly) - a verdict
   // without it is incomplete, both for immediate save and for staging.
   const validateSubCategory = (): boolean => {
+    // Rectification vocabulary has no nested sub-categories.
+    if (isRectActive) return true;
     if (selectedCategory !== 1) return true;
     if ((isAnomaly === null || isAnomaly === true) && !plantSubCategory) {
       useToastStore.getState().showToast('Please select a feature before submitting.', 'warning');
@@ -1029,7 +1131,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
       handleNext();
       return;
     }
-    if (selectedCategory === null) {
+    if (selectedCategory === null && !(isRectActive && isAnomaly === true)) {
       handleSkip();
       return;
     }
@@ -1106,7 +1208,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
   // Quick Auto Advance save trigger
   const handleQuickSaveAndNext = useCallback(async (
     anomalyVal: boolean,
-    catVal: number,
+    catVal: number | null,
     plantSub?: string | null,
     notAnAnomalySub?: string | null
   ) => {
@@ -1177,6 +1279,10 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
         setSelectedCategory(null);
         setPlantSubCategory(null);
         setNotAnAnomalySubCategory(null);
+        // Rectification TRUE has no category step - Quick mode saves now.
+        if (isRectActive && isQuickAudit && !isBulkMode) {
+          setTimeout(() => handleQuickSaveAndNext(true, null), 120);
+        }
         break;
       case 's':
         setIsAnomaly(false);
@@ -1200,6 +1306,19 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
         };
         const catId = keyMap[key];
 
+        // Rectification: TRUE has no categories (digits ignored); FALSE only
+        // accepts 1/2 (true others / false others). Nested sub-category
+        // handling below never applies in rect mode.
+        if (isRectActive) {
+          if (isAnomaly === false && (key === '1' || key === '2')) {
+            setSelectedCategory(catId);
+            if (isQuickAudit && !isBulkMode) {
+              setTimeout(() => handleQuickSaveAndNext(false, catId), 120);
+            }
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+
         // Special nested case: Plant is already active (under Anomaly)
         if (isAnomaly === true && selectedCategory === 1) {
           if (key === '1') {
@@ -1253,7 +1372,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
         break;
       }
       case 'enter':
-        if (selectedCategory !== null) {
+        if (selectedCategory !== null || (isRectActive && isAnomaly === true)) {
           handleSaveAndNext();
         } else {
           handleSkip();
@@ -1270,7 +1389,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
         handleSkip();
         break;
     }
-  }, [currentIndex, anomalies, isLocked, isAnomaly, selectedCategory, notes, plantSubCategory, isQuickAudit, isBulkMode, isNotesFocused, isReportDialogOpen, isShortcutsDialogOpen, isBulkConfirmOpen, isAuditAllOpen, isEditAssetOpen, bulkResult, showBatchEndPanel, stagedCount, handleNextBatch, handleLeaveSession, handleQuickSaveAndNext, handleSaveAndNext, handleSkip, handleNext]);
+  }, [currentIndex, anomalies, isLocked, isAnomaly, selectedCategory, notes, plantSubCategory, isQuickAudit, isBulkMode, isRectActive, isNotesFocused, isReportDialogOpen, isShortcutsDialogOpen, isBulkConfirmOpen, isAuditAllOpen, isEditAssetOpen, bulkResult, showBatchEndPanel, stagedCount, handleNextBatch, handleLeaveSession, handleQuickSaveAndNext, handleSaveAndNext, handleSkip, handleNext]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
@@ -1737,11 +1856,18 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
               </Button>
             </Box>
           </Box>
-          {/* Category */}
+          {/* Category. Rectification mode: TRUE (rectified) has no category
+              menu - the verdict is always saved as "Others"; FALSE shows only
+              the two legacy options (true others / false others). */}
           <Box sx={{ flex: 1.5, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', minHeight: 0 }}>
             <Typography sx={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', fontWeight: 'bold', color: '#94a3b8', letterSpacing: 1, mb: 1 }}>CATEGORY</Typography>
+            {isRectActive && isAnomaly !== false ? (
+              <Typography sx={{ fontSize: '0.8rem', color: '#64748b', pr: 1 }}>
+                Rectified — will be saved as "Others". Press Enter (or A in Quick mode) to save.
+              </Typography>
+            ) : (
             <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 0.5, overflowY: 'auto', flex: 1, pr: 0.5, '&::-webkit-scrollbar': { width: '4px' }, '&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb': { bgcolor: '#1e293b', borderRadius: '4px' } }}>
-              {(isAnomaly === false ? SAFE_CATEGORIES : ANOMALY_CATEGORIES).map(cat => (
+              {(isAnomaly === false ? (isRectActive ? RECT_SAFE_CATEGORIES : SAFE_CATEGORIES) : ANOMALY_CATEGORIES).map(cat => (
                 <React.Fragment key={cat.id}>
                   <Button
                     disabled={isLocked}
@@ -1753,7 +1879,8 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                       }
 
                       // If selecting Plant (Anomaly 1) or Not an Anomaly (Safe 1), do not auto-advance; wait for nested sub-options
-                      if (cat.id === 1) {
+                      // (rect mode has no nested sub-options - its id 1 is "true others")
+                      if (cat.id === 1 && !isRectActive) {
                         return;
                       }
 
@@ -1781,7 +1908,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                   </Button>
 
                   {/* Plant Nested Subcategories (Anomaly Mode) */}
-                  {cat.id === 1 && isAnomaly === true && selectedCategory === 1 && (
+                  {!isRectActive && cat.id === 1 && isAnomaly === true && selectedCategory === 1 && (
                     <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 0.5, pl: 4, mt: 0.5, mb: 0.5 }}>
                       {[
                         { val: 'in grown', label: 'In Grown', key: '1' },
@@ -1817,7 +1944,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                   )}
 
                   {/* Not an Anomaly Nested Subcategories (Safe Mode) */}
-                  {cat.id === 1 && isAnomaly === false && selectedCategory === 1 && (
+                  {!isRectActive && cat.id === 1 && isAnomaly === false && selectedCategory === 1 && (
                     <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 0.5, pl: 4, mt: 0.5, mb: 0.5 }}>
                       {[
                         { val: 'comparison error', label: 'Comparison Error', key: '1' },
@@ -1856,6 +1983,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                   )}
                 </React.Fragment>
               ))}            </Box>
+            )}
           </Box>
 
           {/* Notes */}
@@ -1894,7 +2022,8 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                     stagedAudits[currentAnomaly.id].isAnomaly,
                     stagedAudits[currentAnomaly.id].category,
                     stagedAudits[currentAnomaly.id].plantSub,
-                    stagedAudits[currentAnomaly.id].notAnAnomalySub
+                    stagedAudits[currentAnomaly.id].notAnAnomalySub,
+                    isRectActive
                   )}"
                 </Typography>
                 <Button size="small" onClick={handleUnstage} sx={{ color: '#94a3b8', textTransform: 'none', fontSize: '0.7rem', minWidth: 'auto', p: 0.25 }}>
@@ -1941,10 +2070,13 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                 Audit All ({auditAllTargetCount}) — same verdict
               </Button>
             )}
+            {/* Rect TRUE needs no category - the verdict is complete as soon
+                as "Anomaly" is picked (saved as "Others"). */}
+            {(() => { const saveReady = selectedCategory !== null || (isRectActive && isAnomaly === true); return (
             <Button
               variant="contained"
-              color={!isLocked && selectedCategory !== null ? "primary" : "inherit"}
-              onClick={isLocked ? handleNext : selectedCategory !== null ? handleSaveAndNext : handleSkip}
+              color={!isLocked && saveReady ? "primary" : "inherit"}
+              onClick={isLocked ? handleNext : saveReady ? handleSaveAndNext : handleSkip}
               sx={{
                 borderRadius: 2,
                 py: 1.5,
@@ -1954,14 +2086,15 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
                 justifyContent: 'space-between',
                 px: 3,
                 transition: 'all 0.15s ease',
-                bgcolor: selectedCategory !== null ? '' : '#1e293b',
-                color: selectedCategory !== null ? '' : '#94a3b8',
-                border: (activeKeyFlash === 'enter') ? (selectedCategory !== null ? '2px solid #3b82f6' : '2px solid #64748b') : 'none',
-                '&:hover': { bgcolor: selectedCategory !== null ? '' : '#334155' }
+                bgcolor: saveReady ? '' : '#1e293b',
+                color: saveReady ? '' : '#94a3b8',
+                border: (activeKeyFlash === 'enter') ? (saveReady ? '2px solid #3b82f6' : '2px solid #64748b') : 'none',
+                '&:hover': { bgcolor: saveReady ? '' : '#334155' }
               }}
             >
-              {isLocked ? "Next (Read-only)" : selectedCategory !== null ? (isBulkMode ? "Stage & Next" : "Save & Next") : "Next (Skip)"} <Typography component="span" sx={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', opacity: 0.7 }}>Enter</Typography>
+              {isLocked ? "Next (Read-only)" : saveReady ? (isBulkMode ? "Stage & Next" : "Save & Next") : "Next (Skip)"} <Typography component="span" sx={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', opacity: 0.7 }}>Enter</Typography>
             </Button>
+            ); })()}
             <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', gap: 1 }}>
               <Button
                 variant="outlined"
@@ -2018,7 +2151,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
               <Typography sx={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', color: '#94a3b8' }}>Safe</Typography>
             </Box>
             <Box>
-              <Chip label="1-5" size="small" sx={{ height: 20, fontSize: '0.65rem', bgcolor: '#1e293b', color: '#cbd5e1' }} />
+              <Chip label={isRectActive ? "1-2" : "1-5"} size="small" sx={{ height: 20, fontSize: '0.65rem', bgcolor: '#1e293b', color: '#cbd5e1' }} />
               <Typography sx={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', color: '#94a3b8' }}>Category</Typography>
             </Box>
             <Box>
@@ -2273,9 +2406,14 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
             </Button>
           </Box>
 
-          {/* Category */}
+          {/* Category (rect: TRUE has none - auto "Others"; FALSE has two) */}
+          {isRectActive && aaIsAnomaly ? (
+            <Typography sx={{ fontSize: '0.8rem', color: '#64748b' }}>
+              Rectified — every record will be saved as "Others".
+            </Typography>
+          ) : (
           <Box sx={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr', gap: 0.5 }}>
-            {(aaIsAnomaly ? ANOMALY_CATEGORIES : SAFE_CATEGORIES).map(cat => (
+            {(aaIsAnomaly ? ANOMALY_CATEGORIES : (isRectActive ? RECT_SAFE_CATEGORIES : SAFE_CATEGORIES)).map(cat => (
               <Button
                 key={cat.id}
                 onClick={() => { setAaCategory(cat.id); setAaPlantSub(null); setAaNotAnAnomalySub(null); }}
@@ -2295,9 +2433,11 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
               </Button>
             ))}
           </Box>
+          )}
 
-          {/* Nested sub-category for category 1 (Plant / Not an Anomaly) */}
-          {aaCategory === 1 && (
+          {/* Nested sub-category for category 1 (Plant / Not an Anomaly) -
+              never applies in rect mode (its id 1 is "true others") */}
+          {!isRectActive && aaCategory === 1 && (
             <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: 0.5 }}>
               {(aaIsAnomaly
                 ? [{ val: 'in grown', label: 'In Grown' }, { val: 'out grown', label: 'Out Grown' }]
@@ -2351,7 +2491,7 @@ export const AuditSession: React.FC = () => {
             }}
           />
 
-          {isAuditAllVerdictValid && SOFT_DELETE_AUDIT_VALUES.includes(computeAuditValue(aaIsAnomaly, aaCategory, aaPlantSub, aaNotAnAnomalySub)) && (
+          {isAuditAllVerdictValid && SOFT_DELETE_AUDIT_VALUES.includes(computeAuditValue(aaIsAnomaly, aaCategory, aaPlantSub, aaNotAnAnomalySub, isRectActive)) && (
             <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: '#eab308' }}>
               ⚠ This verdict soft-deletes every record it's applied to.
             </Typography>