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.

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

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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 Outlook 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.

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Folders Tab

This tab allows you to select the folders to synchronize between the On-Schedule Outlook Sync to Pocket On Schedule. You can also set filters to synchronize only a subset of items. Check the name of the folder in Microsoft Outlook 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.

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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.

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Conflict Resolution

On-Schedule Outlook 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 Outlook 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:

1. Replace the Handheld item with the Desktop item
2. Replace the Desktop item with the Handheld item
3. Skip making any changes and don’t replace any item
   

Note: 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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Error Resolution

On-Schedule Outlook Sync provides several options for resolving error resolution. Error Resolution occurs when you are trying to sync up changes made to a Public Folder that has “Read-Only” permissions. You will get an error for that item because you don’t have the necessary Permissions for it. In the case of any Error Resolution, you have the following options:

1. Undo the device change
2. Retry the device change during the next sync
3. Skip the change and take no action
   

Error Resolution Manager Properties Box

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