FormSync, Merge Options

Use this page of FormSync to specify which form and form component attributes are to be merged during synchronization. This page of FormSync allows you to be very specific about what should (and should not) be updated.

This form has six buttons other than the OK and Cancel buttons:

Select All - This button appears in two places: in the Attributes section and in the Prompts section. Click the appropriate Select All button to select all attributes or prompts.

Deselect All - This button appears in two places: in the Attributes section and in the Prompts section. Click the appropriate Deselect All button to clear all attributes or prompts choices.

Current Tab - Click this button to restore default settings on the current tab of the Merge Options page.

All Tabs - Click this button to restore default settings to all the tabs on the Merge Options page.

This page has three tabs:

Tab	Description/Comments
Matching Components	These options specify what FormSync is to do with specific attributes in cases where there are components with the same name in the Source and Target configurations. During synchronization, FormSync checks the selected attributes for each component. For any attribute that is not selected, FormSync ignores that attribute during synchronization and automatically keeps any customizations. The Prompt option for each attribute is enabled only if that attribute option is selected. This option determines what FormSync is to do in situations where differences exist. If the Prompt option is: Selected, then FormSync prompts you as to whether you want to keep each customization. Cleared, the FormSync does not prompt you and automatically keeps the customization.
Non-matching Components	These options specify what FormSync is to do when it finds form components that exist in the Target configuration but not the Source configuration. Keep components - Tells FormSync to keep the non-matching component in the Target configuration. Remove components - Tells FormSync to remove the non-matching component from the Target configuration. Prompt before removal - Enabled only if the Remove components option is selected. This option tells FormSync to ask before removing a non-matching component. This allows you to select which non-matching components are removed from the Target configuration and which are not.
Form Attributes	These options specify what FormSync is to do when it finds form-level attributes in cases where there are differences between the Source and Target versions of forms. During synchronization, FormSync checks the selected attributes for each form. For any attribute that is not selected, FormSync ignores that attribute during synchronization and automatically keeps any customizations. The Prompt option for each attribute is enabled only if that attribute option is selected. This option determines what FormSync is to do in situations where differences exist. If the Prompt option is: Selected, then FormSync prompts you as to whether you want to keep each customization. Cleared, the FormSync does not prompt you and automatically keeps the customization.

Tab

Description/Comments

Matching Components

These options specify what FormSync is to do with specific attributes in cases where there are components with the same name in the Source and Target configurations.

During synchronization, FormSync checks the selected attributes for each component. For any attribute that is not selected, FormSync ignores that attribute during synchronization and automatically keeps any customizations.

The Prompt option for each attribute is enabled only if that attribute option is selected. This option determines what FormSync is to do in situations where differences exist. If the Prompt option is:

Selected, then FormSync prompts you as to whether you want to keep each customization.
Cleared, the FormSync does not prompt you and automatically keeps the customization.

Non-matching Components

These options specify what FormSync is to do when it finds form components that exist in the Target configuration but not the Source configuration.

Keep components - Tells FormSync to keep the non-matching component in the Target configuration.
Remove components - Tells FormSync to remove the non-matching component from the Target configuration.
Prompt before removal - Enabled only if the Remove components option is selected. This option tells FormSync to ask before removing a non-matching component. This allows you to select which non-matching components are removed from the Target configuration and which are not.

Form Attributes

These options specify what FormSync is to do when it finds form-level attributes in cases where there are differences between the Source and Target versions of forms.

During synchronization, FormSync checks the selected attributes for each form. For any attribute that is not selected, FormSync ignores that attribute during synchronization and automatically keeps any customizations.

Selected, then FormSync prompts you as to whether you want to keep each customization.
Cleared, the FormSync does not prompt you and automatically keeps the customization.

To revert all options to their default settings, perhaps so that you can start over, click Restore Defaults.

When you are done making your specifications, click Close Merge Options to return to the FormSync main page.