It’s been a few weeks since my last blog post – and what a few weeks it has been. In addition to the hiring frenzy we’re embarking on we are merely a few days away from our next Field ID Web and Mobile release. In advance of the full release notes I wanted to write a post about one specific feature – syncing your data on the mobile.
Currently on Field ID Mobile there is one button to download your data – it’s called Sync. The upload process is automatic and Field ID will upload your data as soon as their is an internet connection. This works really well but a common question we get is, “Where is the Upload button”. It seems that people like the comfort of hitting a button that says upload. We have talked with numerous customers and have concluded this is the best method. With our next Field ID release on June 5th you will now see the Sync button disappear and two new buttons appear – Upload and Download.
Download
The download button effectively has replaced the Sync button. This will be where you download your Customer or Job Site data. The screen has not changed at all so should be familiar to all users.
Upload
The new upload screen will show you all information pertaining to uploading your data. You will now see three boxes, Uploaded, Queued and Failed.
Mobile Upload Screen
Uploaded is a counter of all asset and events that have been uploaded. This counter will continue to increase until you hit the Reset link which will set it back to zero. The Queued will display all assets and events that are still on your device and have yet to be uploaded. Failed will show all items (Assets, Events, Schedules, Pictures) that have failed to upload.
We hope you find having a separate Upload and Download page with some detailed information will make it clearer how you get data on and off of your mobile device.
Watch for the full release notes coming this week with more exciting features.
Tags: Features, Field ID, handheld device, Handheld Devices, Inspection Software
