How to configure an Agentry Applicattion for working offline?

[Former Member]

I am developing an Application using Agentry/Syclo for SMP 3.0, I was wondering how to configure it to use this application offline?

[bill_froelich · Accepted solution]

Agentry applications are by default configured to work offline.  No additional configuration is needed.  In fact, the opposite is true.  If you want to stay connected you will have to make additional configuration changes.

The Agentry transmit process will connect to the SMP3 server and perform the followiing high level sequence.

1) Send and pending transactions to the server for processing

2) Check for and if needed download updates to the Data Tables

3) Check for and if needed download updates to the Complex Tables

4) Download any updated Application definitions

5) Execute the Fetch processing to update the object data

6) Disconnect from the server

Once the transmit is complete the client is operating in an offline mode and does not need network connectivity until you need to transmit the next time.

Hope this helps!

--Bill

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Correction on Process.

If client has the latest application version:

1) Send and pending transactions to the server for processing

2) Check for and if needed download updates to the Data Tables

3) Check for and if needed download updates to the Complex Tables

4) Execute the Fetch processing to update the object data

5) Disconnect from the server

If client doesn't have the latest version, and the publish of the newest build is minor or modification type.

1) Update the client to new application version

2) Send and pending transactions to the server for processing

etc.

If client doesn't have the latest version, and the publish of the newest build is Major type.

1) Send and pending transactions to the server for processing

2) Update the client to new application version

etc.

But as long as the transmit configuration does not have "Stay connected to server" checked the client always disconnects user from the server once the transmit if finished.

Stephen

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Steve,

Is possible the offline authentication? For example, last user login?

1. the user turns on the mobile
2. Agentry Client Open Standar Login Screen.
3. The user successfully authenticates.
4. Check for and if needed download updates to the Data Tables
5. Check for and if needed download updates to the Complex Tables
6. Download any updated Application definitions
7. Execute the Fetch processing to update the object data
8. Disconnect from the server
9. The user close the agentry client or the mobile turn off.
10. The mobile do not have any signal, lan, dialing, wan or anything else.....
11. The user open agentry client.
12. Agentry Client Open Standar Login Screen.
13. Can i authenticate with last user login?

The client requirement is work offline after initial download any time he is offline or any time he close the agentry application.

Regards,

Max.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes the last Agentry client doesn't need connect to the server to value the last user along has use the same password.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Steve,

Thx a lot for ur answer. Any special configuration to do that ?

PD: if you want i can open a new thread to give you points for resolution.

thx a lot.

[bill_froelich · Accepted solution]

Maximiliano,

No special configuration is needed.  This is the default behavior of the Agentry client (in terms of user authentication when offline).  Again, as long as it is the same user trying to login while disconnected it will work fine.  If you are trying to change users or use a different password you will need to have connectivity so you can validate the new user or new password.  Once validated you can then go back offline again.

--Bill

[jason_latko]

Chetan,

As Bill and Steve have already mentioned, Agentry works offline by default.  Offline is where the platform really excels, allowing a technician to transmit in the morning to download their daily workload, then record their work throughout the day offline without needing backend connectivity.

Jason Latko - Senior Product Developer at SAP

[Former Member]

thanks