{"id":1180,"date":"2017-08-10T12:38:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T11:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2025-10-03T22:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:17:50","slug":"synctime-sync-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desairem.com\/wordpress\/synctime-sync-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Sync groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Use sync groups to create lists of sync items and nested groups and run them either sequentially or concurrently with the click of a button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Add a sync group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the sidebar, click the + button to add a new sync group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remove a sync group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Select the sync group in the sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the three-dots button to the right of the sync group name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Select Remove Sync Group<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Add a step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Sync item<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    To add an existing sync item to a sync group:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Select All sync items<\/em> in the sidebar, or select a sync group which already contains the sync item you want to add.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Drag the sync item you want to add to the relevant sync group in the sidebar. Sync items that have already been added to the group will be disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Alternatively, right-click the sync item to open the context menu, select Add to Sync Group<\/em> and then select the destination sync group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When you create a new sync item by clicking the + button in the toolbar at the top of the window and a sync group is already selected, the sync item will also be added to the sync group in addition to being added to the All sync items<\/em> list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Sync group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      To add a sync group to another sync group:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Select the first sync group in the sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Click the three-dots button to the right of the sync group name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Select Add to Sync Group<\/em> and then select the destination sync group. Sync groups that have already been added to the destination group, or that would cause a circular dependency, will be disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Remove a step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        To remove a sync item from a group, with the sync group selected in the sidebar, right-click the sync item to open the context menu and select Remove from Sync Group<\/em>. The sync item will remain available in the All sync items<\/em> list. To remove the sync item completely, right-click the sync item to open the context menu and select Remove Sync Item<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        To remove a sync group from another group, with the second sync group selected in the sidebar, right-click the first sync group to open the context menu and select Remove from Sync Group<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Deactivate a step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Steps can be deactivated individually. Deactivated steps are skipped during a sync.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        To deactivate a step, click the three-dots button beside the step to open the context menu and select Deactivate in Sync Group<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        To activate a step again, click the three-dots button beside the step to open the context menu and select Activate in Sync Group<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Rename a sync group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Select the sync group in the sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Click the three-dots button to the right of the sync group name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Select Rename<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Reorder sync groups and steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Sync groups can be reordered via drag and drop in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Steps within a sync group can be reordered via drag and drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Execution mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          The execution mode determines whether the steps are run sequentially (one after the other) or concurrently (in parallel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Select the sync group in the sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Click the three-dots button to the right of the sync group name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Select Execution Mode<\/em>, then the desired option. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Sync and cancel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            To run a sync group, do any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n