PeerSync Help > Interface Features

Profiler offers simple buttons allowing you to easily modify the current Profile and its Jobs, regardless of which screen has been chosen from the Selection Tree. These buttons can be hidden by unchecking the "Tool Buttons" option, accessed through the "Toolbars" item on the View Menu. Even if this Toolbar has been hidden you will still be able to access its options by using the File, Edit, and Job Menus. You can also change the placement of these buttons by clicking on the left side of the Toolbar and dragging it to rest above or below the Profile Description Toolbar.

Tool Buttons Toolbar

The following descriptions are listed in the order in which they appear left to right on the Tool Buttons Toolbar and are all accessible via the application Menus.

New Profile

Located on the far left of the Toolbar, this button creates a new Profile. If another Profile containing unsaved changes is currently open when this button is pressed, a dialog box will open asking you if you want to save changes to the current Profile before opening a new one (See Save Profile Button Below). If you choose "No," the new Profile will replace the current one and no changes will be saved.

Note: If the current Profile has not been previously saved and "No" is chosen, the entire Profile will be lost.

Open Profile

This button displays a "Select Profile File" dialog box allowing you to open an existing Profile. By default, it will open in the path in which PeerSync has been installed (i.e. C:\Program Files\PeerSync). Links to previously opened Profiles can be accessible through a drop-down list opened by clicking on the arrow key attached to this button.

Save Profile

This button allows you to save new Profiles, or save changes made to existing Profiles. If you are saving a new Profile, a "Save As" dialog box will open allowing you to name and store it as an .SNC file in your choice of folders, with "NewProfile" as the default name and the path in which PeerSync has been installed as the default directory. Profiles and Profile modifications must be saved in order to be subsequently accessible.

Launch Current Profile

This feature will launch the current Profile (Job/Global settings). During this process, an instance of PeerSync will be started with the current Profile as the first parameter and the arguments selected from the Options/Commands screen as the subsequent parameters. You can automate this process via a shortcut, through the startup folder, in the registry or as a service by selecting one of these features from the StartUp Services screen.

Note: An active Profile must be stopped/restarted in order for any configuration changes to take effect.

Terminate/Stop Active Profile

This option, when available, will allow a user to terminate an instance of PeerSync that contains an active Profile that is connected to the Profiler.

Restart Active Profile

This option, when available, provides intelligent restart functionality that eliminates/improves scanning upon PeerSync service/application restart. This greatly improves performance during a restart (most commonly due to profile changes, but also for any other reason).

Note: An active Profile must be restarted in order for any configuration changes to take effect.

Connect: Enable Job Control Mode

This tool button becomes visible when the Profiler has been started and is in a running state. The option connects the configuration Profile to the running PeerSync. When selected, this option changes the Job List Display into Job Control Mode.

Disconnect: Enable Configuration Mode

This tool button becomes visible when the Profiler is running as a service and Job Control Mode has been enabled. When selected, this option changes the Job List Display into the default Configuration Mode.

Add Job

This button adds a Job to the bottom of the current list (See Profile Job List). Jobs are named "New Job Item" and assigned a number by default. If you have selected "Use Wizard to Add New Jobs" from the Options Menu, the Wizard application will open when this button is pressed. The Wizard provides a guided, step-by-step method for creating and configuring new Jobs. A drop-down list attached to this button also allows you to choose between "Add Job With Wizard" or "Add Job With Defaults" options. If the former is chosen, Wizard will open every time this button is pressed. If the latter is chosen, new Jobs added to the list through this button will be configured manually using Selection Tree screens. These Jobs will use whichever default settings are currently applied (See Job Menu, "Save Defaults").

Note: The first time "Add Job With Wizard" is chosen from the drop-down list, the Wizard application will open. After that point Wizard will be launched by pressing the Add Job button.

Copy Job

Creates a copy of the currently selected Job and places it at the bottom of the Profile Job List. Copies will be numbered by default and named after the original (i.e. "Copy 1 of My Syncs").

Rename Job

Allows you to rename the currently selected Job. Jobs can also be renamed manually by clicking on them after they have been highlighted.

Delete Job

Deletes the currently selected Job(s). When this button is pressed, a dialog box will open asking you to confirm deletion. Jobs can also be deleted by selecting them and then pressing the DELETE key on your keyboard.

Move Job Up

Moves the currently selected Job up one place within the Profile Job List.

Move Job Down

Moves the currently selected Job down one place within the Profile Job List.

Show Selection Tree

Shows or hides the Selection Tree. If the Tree has been hidden, its space will be filled within the interface by the currently selected Settings screen. When the tree is hidden, screens can still be selected using the drop-down list attached to the Back button.

Job View

Click the down arrow button next to this option to see the entire list of settings that can be used to alter the view of the Job list.

Select Columns	This option is available only when the Details view mode is set. It is used to define the exact columns to display in the Job list. Options include Source, Target, Group, Modified, and State.
Large Icons	Select this option to represent each Job as a large icon in the Job list panel.
Small Icons	Select this option to represent each Job as a small icon in the Job list panel
List	Select this option to represent each Job as a list in the Job list panel.
Details	Select this option to represent each Job as a detailed list in the Job list panel. Use the Select Columns option to customize the view to show only the desired columns.
Group by	This option is only available when the Large Icons, Small Icons, or Details view modes are selected. Use this option to group the Jobs based on the following categories: Source, Target, Job Group, Job State, and Modified.
Options	This option is only available when the Details view mode is selected. Use this option to customize the look of the Job list panel by selecting: Show Columns, Show Grid Lines, or Row Select.

Back

Opens the screen located immediately above that, which is currently being displayed. Settings screens can also be accessed using the drop-down list located on the right side of the Back button; list items follow the same order as that shown on the Selection Tree.

Opens the Profile Options screen located immediately below the screen currently being displayed.

Help Manual

Opens the application help file. You may also access specific parts of the help file for features you are currently observing by pressing 'F1' on your keyboard.