If, for example, you have multiple users connecting to FileMaker Server over a wide area network (WAN) you could notice a substantial slowdown, as every change is immediately written back to FileMaker Server.
For remote users who work on laptops, MirrorSync solves the problem of how to work productively on a hosted FileMaker database, regardless of network speed. Depending on their workflow, they could even specify a one-way sync where their information is pushed to the server, but no data is pulled down, or vice versa for users who need fast read-only information.Ģ. Each user can take a local copy on their iPad or iPhone, input the information from the field, and then sync when they regain a network connection.
For mobile users who access the database with FileMaker Go on their iOS device, MirrorSync allows these users to work efficiently with limited or no connectivity to the server network. It is not a plug-in, and does not require any software installation on client devices.ġ.
MirrorSync is only installed on the server computer. For servers, MirrorSync allows a database to run in multiple locations, or to integrate different databases and make sure that changes to each server are reflected in the other server.
For mobile devices, users can sync the hosted file with their FMGo or Pro clients, go off network to make changes, and sync again when a connection is available. MirrorSync is an elegant synchronization product that can sync between any combination of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, FileMaker Server, SQL database (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or any database that supports JDBC), Salesforce, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon RedShift. No network? No problem! Sync between any combination of FileMaker Go or Pro, FileMaker Server, WordPress, Salesforce, or AWS The result of job execution is below, the source directory is the same as the destination again.Award-winning FileMaker Sync Tool. When doing the second execution, the following operations have been done.In destination directory, when executing the corresponding operations that have been done in source, Mirror Sync will remove the changed files shown in destination itself.It differs from One-Way Sync.
In source directory, delete directory1, create directory2,update file1.txt, and create director圓 in destination, update file2.txt. Job is being executed, and doing the following operations.Īfter job is executed, the source are completely the same as the destination directory.Īfter a while, the files in source and destination both have a little change. Any changed files in destination will be removed.īefore job is executed, there are some files in source directory but no files in destination. This type of synchronization always maintains the files in the same between the source and destination directory. While any deletions in source or new created folders in destination will be also deleted in destination directory. Mirror Sync: When item is in sync, any new created folders in source or deletions in destination directory as well as changes in both sides, they will be copied from the source to the destination directory.