Sync Mode
Sync mode is a user configurable setting which affects the way UBIK® client communicates with UBIK® server. More specifically, it determines when and how the client fetches/commits UBIK® content, or whether to have data communication at all.
Possible sync modes
There are three/four different modes in UBIK®. Here are their names and defined behaviors:
- Automatic: content is fetched/committed automatically;
- Manual Commit: content is fetched automatically; commit only happens when triggered by users;
- Offline: content is only fetched/committed when triggered by users;
- Prepare: if users have selected any branches before switching to offline mode, this is the intermediate mode during the preparation.
Automatic
Manual Commit
Offline
Prepare
Mode switch & indicator
In the navigation drawer of any standard UBIK® client applications, there are three buttons for switching between the different modes. Clicking one of them allows users to switch UBIK® to the corresponding sync mode.
In case users choose to download some content before switching to offline mode, the offline button will display the prepare mode icon until the download is finished.
