Enhancements to the MobiLink plug-in for Sybase Central

It is now much easier to set up MobiLink applications by using a wizard to create a synchronization model file. This file contains information you enter about remote and consolidated tables and how to synchronize them. When the model is ready, you can use another wizard to deploy it, which will generate scripts and tables required for the application.

  • Create Synchronization Model wizard   With the new Create Synchronization Model wizard, you can quickly create and deploy MobiLink applications. This wizard can create a remote database or use existing remotes. It automates the creation of synchronization scripts, and can automatically handle download deletes, conflict resolution, and other challenging synchronization issues.

    See Setting up a MobiLink application with the Create Synchronization Model Wizard.

  • Model mode   After using the Create Synchronization Model wizard, you can use Model mode to customize your synchronization project before it is deployed. When you are in Model mode, you are working offline. Model mode stores your synchronization model as an XML file.

    See Synchronization model tasks.

  • Deploy wizard   When your model is customized, you can deploy it using the new Deploy wizard. The Deploy wizard adds the scripts, users, script versions, and so on to the MobiLink system tables on the consolidated database. Any changes you make to the consolidated database cannot be reengineered back to Model mode, although you can deploy the same model multiple times.

    See Synchronization model deployment.

  • Admin mode   The MobiLink plug-in as it existed before version 10.0.0 is now called Admin mode. Numerous enhancements have been made to Admin mode to make it easier to use. When you are in Admin mode, you are connected to your consolidated database and making changes live. You can use Admin mode to modify all your MobiLink consolidated databases.

 Synchronize to any data source
 Easier deployment