Sybase Desktop manual Using To Do List on Palm OS

Chapter 6

Using To Do List on Palm OS

Note that application names differ slightly on different devices. On newer Palm devices and Pocket PC devices, the To Do List application is called Tasks. See Table 4-1, “Application names on different device platforms,” on page 63.

Working with To Do List on your desktop and on your device

Because of inherent differences in the way To Do items are handled in Lotus Notes vs. your Palm To Do application, the To Do items may be represented differently on the two platforms. You should be aware of these differences as you work with To Do records on your device.

Tip If you have your To Do sync Action set to Synchronize the files, most of the problems you may encounter arise from features in the Lotus Notes To Do that are not supported in the Palm To Do. For example, Lotus Notes allows you to make exceptions for individual events in a repeating series, while the Palm To Do application does not.

■You can avoid many potential problems with repeating events by never modifying individual instances in the series on your device.

■Dates after 2031 in Lotus Notes may not sync to your device as expected:

■Any event that starts after 2031 is completely ignored.

■A repeating series of events with 51 or fewer occureences will drop any events occurring after 2031.

■A repeating series of events that has more than 51 occurrences is treated as having no end date on your device.

Table 6-4

To Do events in Lotus Notes and on Palm OS device

Lotus Notes	Palm item	Different representation on Palm OS device
Item
Subject	(item	(Other than not displaying a label like
	description	“Subject” on device, there is no difference
	in To Do)	from Lotus Notes.)
Due by	Due Date	(No difference from Lotus Notes)
Start by	—	Not supported. Palm To Do items only
		have a Due Date.
Priority	Priority	(No difference from Lotus Notes)
Category	Category	(No difference from Lotus Notes)
Status	Status	(No difference from Lotus Notes)
Description	Note	(No difference from Lotus Notes)

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