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Version: v4 (Stable)

Programmed Station Synchronizations

This dialog box is displayed by selecting the "Programmed Calls..." command from the "Configuration" menu and then selecting the "Synchro Stations" tab.

List of programmed synchronizations​

The list on the left top of the dialog box displays the programmed synchronizations for the station selected in the "Stations" drop down list.

If the selection is "(all)", this list displays all the programmed synchronizations. In this case, it is not possible to create a new programmed synchronization ("Add" button is grayed).

The "Stations" list displays the list of users configured with a dial number attached to a driver allowing station synchronization (Alert Modem, Alert Socket, Alert Direct) and who have the same name as one of the defined stations.

A programmed synchronization is defined in the list by a line containing:

  • the call type : (3) for cyclic call, (4) for periodic call.
  • the name of the station to call,
  • the period of the cyclic call or the day and time of the periodic call.

Programming​

To create a new programmed synchronization​

  1. Select the concerned station in the drop down list.
  2. Select the call type: cyclic call or periodic call.
  3. In case of a cyclic call, define the call cycle. In case of a periodic call, select the day of the call (a specific week day or every days) in the drop down list "Every", then define the call time for the selected day.
  4. Define the synchronization options:
  • Date and time. The calling station set the date of the called station. To be able to set the date and time, the called station needs the Alert driver option "Date and time updates enabled" to be selected.
  • Configuration synchronization. If the local station is the central station, the synchronized data are the data associated to the called station. If the local station is a remote station, the synchronized data are its own data. For both case, we can send and/or receive all the configuration data or only the modified data (since the last synchronization). The synchronized data are the users, the call groups, the teams, the alarm groups, the on-call schedule and the tags.
  1. Finally click on the "Add" button located below the station list.

For a given station, only one programmed synchronization can be defined. But it is possible to define several periodic programmed synchronizations for the same station.

To delete a programmed synchronization​

Select it in the programmed synchronizations list then click on the "Remove" button.

To modify a programmed synchronization​

Select it in the programmed synchronizations list, modify the wanted parameters then click on the "Add" button.

Note: if the call type or the period of a periodic call is changed, a new programmed synchronization is created.