Novell DATA SYNCHRONIZER - 07-2010, Installation Manual

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Supported Applications
Data Synchronizer currently provides connectors for the following applications:
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Novell GroupWise
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Mobile devices that use the ActiveSync protocol
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Salesforce.com
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SharePoint
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SugarCRM
Application Items
Each application has its own types of data (often called “items”) that would be useful to synchronize
with other applications. Some common types of items that can be synchronized between
applications include:
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E-mail messages
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Appointments
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Tasks
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Notes
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Address books
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Contacts
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Folders
Not all connectors support all of the same types of items.
Synchronization Events
Initially, existing items are synchronized between applications. Which items are initially
synchronized varies from connector to connector.
As time passes, the following events can affect existing items, and the resulting changes in the items
are also synchronized:
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Add
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Modify
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Move
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Delete
Some connectors allow you to select which events you want to synchronize. With other connectors,
you cannot customize which events are synchronized.
Events and the item data associated with them flows through your Synchronizer system in the form
of XML files that are processed by the connectors and the Sync Engine in order to transfer data from
one application to another. You do not need this conceptual understanding of connector functionality
unless you need to troubleshoot a disruption to synchronization between two applications.