Using Start Sync and End Sync URLs to perform processing before and after channel synchronization

Beginning with M-Business Anywhere Version 6.0, developers have the ability to set up processing that will be performed at either of two different points:

  • Just before the channel synchronizes: the Start Sync URL.

  • Immediately after the channel synchronizes, before any forms submitted in the synchronization are processed: the End Sync URL.

Note

Start Sync and End Sync URLs can be implemented only on group channels.

Note

URLs entered in any M-Business Anywhere component must contain only forward slashes (/). The backslash character (\) in place of a forward slash will cause an error.

You can set up any type of back-end processing to be performed in conjunction with a channel synchronization to achieve better control of your application. For example, a Start Sync URL could reserve memory or initialize variables for the synchronization. An End Sync URL could clean up memory, end processes, or ensure that submitted forms are processed in the same order in which the user entered them.


Controlling processing sequence of submitted forms
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