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Using Business Contact Manager will not connected to database
Nick 6/25/2007 4:19:00 AM
We have two salesmen working from laptop and one from a desktop. If we
install BCM on the server everyone can share it when on the network or over a
VPN. However, if the salesmen are disconnected from the network, (that is on
the road or plane) can they still open the contacts, accounts and
opportunies? Will they synchronise when they next connect?
Re: Using Business Contact Manager will not connected to database
"Lon Orenstein" <Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com> 6/25/2007 1:11:49 PM
In a word, Yes. That's exactly how BCM operates. They will have an
"offline" copy of the database on their laptops to use while disconnected.
When they connect again, whether in the office or via VPN, BCM will synch
up.

HTH,
Lon

___________________________________________________________
Lon Orenstein
pinpointtools, llc
Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com
Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104
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"Nick" <Nick[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1693FB51-E80B-4F60-BFF5-FD24469CECF2[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> We have two salesmen working from laptop and one from a desktop. If we
> install BCM on the server everyone can share it when on the network or
> over a
> VPN. However, if the salesmen are disconnected from the network, (that is
> on
> the road or plane) can they still open the contacts, accounts and
> opportunies? Will they synchronise when they next connect?

Re: Using Business Contact Manager will not connected to database
Nick 6/25/2007 8:36:03 PM
Does this work in BCM 2003 or BCM 2007 or both?

"Lon Orenstein" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> In a word, Yes. That's exactly how BCM operates. They will have an
> "offline" copy of the database on their laptops to use while disconnected.
> When they connect again, whether in the office or via VPN, BCM will synch
> up.
>
> HTH,
> Lon
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Lon Orenstein
> pinpointtools, llc
> Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com
> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
> 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104
> www.pinpointtools.com
>
>
> "Nick" <Nick[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1693FB51-E80B-4F60-BFF5-FD24469CECF2[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > We have two salesmen working from laptop and one from a desktop. If we
> > install BCM on the server everyone can share it when on the network or
> > over a
> > VPN. However, if the salesmen are disconnected from the network, (that is
> > on
> > the road or plane) can they still open the contacts, accounts and
> > opportunies? Will they synchronise when they next connect?
>
>
Re: Using Business Contact Manager will not connected to database
"Lon Orenstein" <Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com> 6/26/2007 1:28:21 PM
In 2007... 2003 didn't let you synch offline.

Lon

___________________________________________________________
Lon Orenstein
pinpointtools, llc
Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com
Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104
www.pinpointtools.com


"Nick" <Nick[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2268D99-BDF0-4D43-9186-3A20AA59CBFE[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> Does this work in BCM 2003 or BCM 2007 or both?
>
> "Lon Orenstein" wrote:
>
>> In a word, Yes. That's exactly how BCM operates. They will have an
>> "offline" copy of the database on their laptops to use while
>> disconnected.
>> When they connect again, whether in the office or via VPN, BCM will synch
>> up.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Lon
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________
>> Lon Orenstein
>> pinpointtools, llc
>> Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com
>> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
>> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
>> 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104
>> www.pinpointtools.com
>>
>>
>> "Nick" <Nick[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1693FB51-E80B-4F60-BFF5-FD24469CECF2[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > We have two salesmen working from laptop and one from a desktop. If we
>> > install BCM on the server everyone can share it when on the network or
>> > over a
>> > VPN. However, if the salesmen are disconnected from the network, (that
>> > is
>> > on
>> > the road or plane) can they still open the contacts, accounts and
>> > opportunies? Will they synchronise when they next connect?
>>
>>

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