Desktop sync
OpenKM Desktop Sync client allows desktop users sinchronize folders and files between OpenKM server and local computer.
Systray icon
When OpenKM Desktop Sync client is running there's available application icon at systray:
Right click in the icon and appears contextual menu with some options.
Available menu option:
- Open desktop sync app
- Start daemon
- Stop daemon
- Open configuration
- Exit application
Configuration
Open menu System and click in Configuration menu option:
Configuration parameters :
- Desktop sync local folder which contains all sinchronized OpenKM folders.
- Server URL (take care of the context because is case sensitive)
- Username and password
- Optionally you can restrict not allowed file extensions.
Checkout
Checkout option should be used to sync exiting OpenKM folder to local computer. Goto Tools menu and select option Checkout.
Will be shown a popup to browser across OpenKM folders structure, select one and click on Accept button:
OpenKM Desktop sync client will synchronize remote OpenKM folder structure and files to your local computer.
Import
With OpenKM Desktop Sync client can be imported and synchronized at same time, local folders structures not present in OpenKM. Goto menu Tools and click option Import.
Will be shown a popup to select local folder:
Click Accept button, and then the data of the folder will be copyed to your local folder sync location.
Right click in new folder sync row and select Sync OpenKM (commit) option:
Will be shown a popup with OpenKM server folder, select the destination folder where you want to import data and click Accept button.
Automatic or manual synchronization
OpenKM Desktop Sync can automatically or on demand synchronize OpenKM folders. Automatic or manual can be changed from general view.
Right click on synch row will show a contextual menu:
Available options are:
- Sync folder (update). Get changes from remote OpenKM server.
- Sync OpenKM (commit). Update local changes to OpenKM server.
- Conflict resolution. Try to solve conflicts, sometimes need human intervention.
- Delete. To remove some configuration.
- Configuration. Show specific configuration for each folder.
Daemon
By default OpenKM Desktop Sync client daemon starts when application is executed. At menu System there're available two option to start or stop daemon.
Log
Open menu System and click show log: