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Before synchronization can take place, an ActiveSync connection needs
to be established between the desktop PC and the handheld PC. A guest
partnership is the only requirement for On-Schedule Sync to work.
| Requirements: Windows
98/SE/ME/2000/NT4 or higher.
Pocket On-Schedule v5 or higher.
On-Schedule v5 for Desktop PC or higher.
Microsoft ActiveSync 3.1 or higher |
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On-Schedule
Sync Features at a glance
- Bi-directional synchronization
- Synchronization of multiple Contacts, Calendar,
Tasks, Notes Outlook folders
- Synchronization of Outlook Journal
- Synchronization of recurring appointments and tasks
- Synchronization of reminders
- Synchronization of custom fields
- Synchronization of multiple Outlook databases (PST
files) to same device
Synchronization of multiple devices to one or more Outlook database
(PST file)
- Advanced SQL filters can be used to limit the items
transferred to the device (i.e. Sync only California
contacts, etc.)
- Auto-Synchronization upon connection with device
- Conflict resolution at the field level
Options Tab
This tab has options on when and how to
perform synchronization. It also allows you to set up
preferences and customize the way On-Schedule Sync handles
data conflicts. When all your settings have been finalized
in the other tabs, click on the “Synchronize Now” button
to start synchronizing data back and forth.
Folders
Tab
This tab allows you to select the folders
to synchronize between Desktop On-Schedule to Pocket
On-Schedule. You can also set filters to synchronize
only a subset of items. Check the name of the folder
in box that you would like to synchronize. You can also
click on the Filter button to define a filter to specify
the type of items to be synchronized. For example, to
create a filter to transfer only the contact records
in California, select "BusinessAddressState" as
the Field, set the Operator to be "=", then
type in "CA" as the Value. Click on the Add
Expression button to complete the Filter expression.
Return to the General Tab to start synchronization or
to specify conflict resolution preferences.
Email
Tab
The Email Tab lets you choose if you want
to synchronize email attachments or not. You can also
specify if you want to download all your emails as text
to save space.
Advanced Tab
The Advanced Tab includes “Images
and Ink” options as well as “Documents” options.
With the “Images and Ink” option you can
select to synchronize images to your device. You can
also specify the size of the image. With the “Documents” option,
upon synchronizing an item with a reference to a document,
On-Schedule Sync can automatically change the full path
and extension.
Conflict Resolution
On-Schedule Sync provides several options
for resolving conflicts. A conflict happens when the
same data field has been modified on both the desktop
and the handheld. There is an option in On-Schedule Sync
to handle data conflicts automatically or prompt you
for an action every time there is a conflict. In the
case of any conflict resolution, you will have the option
to:
- Replace the Handheld item with the Desktop item
- Replace the Desktop item with the Handheld item
- Skip making any changes and don’t replace
any item
There
will not be any conflict if the same item is modified
on both sides but different fields are modified. This
is a unique feature to On-Schedule Sync which synchronizes
folders at the field level. For example, if the First
Name is modified on the desktop and the Company name
is modified on the handheld for the same contact, On-Schedule
Sync will synchronize the changes without any prompting.
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