Background Processing

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Before you run 123 Sync for Act! and Outlook/Exchange in the background, we recommend that you run in the foreground and make sure that all the settings are the way you want the software to run. Running in the background is like clicking on the Process button and answering yes to all the prompts.



123 Sync Background Processing Options
123 Sync provide numerous ways of running in the background. But before describing any background processing, it is useful to understand what runs in the background.

The 123 Sync Engine Executable

The file that does the synchronization between Act! and Exchange/Outlook is called 123-sync-svr

This file is called according to the Act! version it supports. Hence, 123-sync-svr-X.exe is the name of the executable and X is the version of Act! that it supports. Hence, for Act! V13.1, the executable is named 123syncsvr-13.1.exe . Once the sync is over, this executable stops and exits. A couple of things when calling the 123 Sync Engine:

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Always make the default directory the directory where 123 Sync has been installed i.e. C:\Program Files\123-sync- if you installed 123 Sync there.

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The 123 Sync Engine can be executed by browsing to the folder and just double-clicking on the executable

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There are two supported modes for the 123 Sync Engine:

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Interactive. That is the same as executing from the 123 Sync Interface and you get the status screen showing the sync as it happens.If you want the 123 Sync to run interactively, simply pass it the -i parameter.

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Background: By default, it will run in the background with no interaction with the user.

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Only one instance of 123 Sync Engine is allowed to run at one time.