Sybase Desktop manual Setting the sync Action, Sync Action options

Configuring basic PIM sync settings

Setting the sync Action

There are four synchronization actions from which you can choose. Table 4-2describes in detail what happens with the information on your device and data on your desktop when you sync.

Table 4-2	Sync Action options
Icon*	Action	Description	Use When...
	Synchronize	All documents created or modified	When your normal way of working
	the files	since the last sync will sync to the	is to make changes in information
	(default	other side, whether they originate in	both your device and in Notes on
	action for	Lotus Notes or on your device. Modi-	your desktop, and you want to
	active appli-	fied documents will replace the old	keep the two sets of information in
	cations)	ones. If a document is deleted on one	sync. Note, however that if you
		side, it will be deleted on the other	change the same item on both
		side during the sync.	ends, the item may be duplicated —
		Note: The amount of time it takes to	the default Conflict Resolution
		sync is directly proportional to the	setting in Calendar and To Do List
		amount of data being transferred.	filters is Keep both Versions.
	Desktop	All documents in Lotus Notes will	Use this as a permanent setting if
	overwrites	sync to your device based on the	your device data is read-only —
	handheld	selection criteria.	you download from your desktop,
		Note: All existing	but never make changes on your
		documents on the device will be	device.
		deleted.	Use this as a one-time sync option, to
			refresh your device data with a
			clean copy from Notes on your
			desktop.
	Handheld	All documents on your device will be	When you have information on
	writes to	copied to Lotus Notes. Existing data	your mobile device and you want
	desktop	in Lotus Notes will not be deleted.	to have it copied to Notes on your
		The first time you sync, all records on	desktop.
		the device are copied to Lotus Notes.	Caution: This is a one-time sync
		Each time you sync again, without	option — after syncing once to
		deleting all the records from your	copy device data to your desktop,
		device, duplicate records will be cre-	switch immediately to Synchronize
		ated in Lotus Notes.	the files or Desktop overwrites
			handheld before syncing again.
	Do Nothing	No action is taken during a sync. This	When you want to temporarily
		is the default for non-active applica-	disable syncing individual applica-
		tions.	tions.

* Clicking the icon sets all of your applications to the associated sync Action.

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