Confirming Record Changes; Resolving Update Conflicts - Blackberry dummies 2 Manual

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If you aren't careful, you can inadvertently unclick a mapping (such as
Job Title), and suddenly your titles aren't in sync. Double-check your
mapping before you click OK. If you think you made a mistake, click
Cancel to save yourself from having to restore settings.
7. Click OK to save your changes.

Confirming record changes

Face facts: Doing a desktop synchronization isn't a very interesting task, and
few people perform it on a regular basis.
You can tell Synchronize to prompt you for any changes it's trying to make
(or perhaps undo) on either side of the fence. The Advanced screen comes
into the picture here. To get to this view, follow these steps:
1. From BlackBerry Desktop Manager, click the Synchronize link.
The Synchronize screen appears.
2. Click the Synchronization link.
3. Click the Synchronize button.
The PIM configuration screen appears (refer to Figure 15-6, earlier in this
chapter).
4. Select the Address Book check box.
If you want a PIM application other than Address Book, select that appli-
cation from the list.
5. Click the Advanced button.
The Advanced screen for Address Book appears (refer to Figure 15-10,
in the preceding section). This screen has a Confirmations section and
gives you two options:
Regardless of whether you select the first option, Synchronize displays a
prompt if it detects that it's about to delete all records.

Resolving update conflicts

Synchronize needs to know how you want to handle any conflicts between
your Storm and your desktop application. A conflict normally happens when
the same record is updated on your Storm and also in Outlook. Suppose that
• Confirm Record Deletions (Recommended)
• Confirm Changes and Additions (Recommended)
Chapter 15: Syncing the Synchronize Way
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