Selective Synchronisation

[AlanNP]

Hello,

When sychronising EPIM Windows and EPIM Android is it necessary to synchronise all the contacts or can we just work with a group of contacts?

Alan.

[admin]

If you mark contact groups you don't need to synchronize as private and then ensure the "include private items in synchronization" feature is disabled in Tools -> Options -> Security, you can customize your sync of groups as you prefer. Thanks!

[AlanNP]

Admin,

That sounds doable, thanks,

Alan.

[AlanNP]

Admin,
In case the image doesn't show I have a root group called 'Local Contacts' and two groups hanging off it called 'Christmas Cards' and 'Phone'.

I've run into a problem setting up my Phone group as the only non-private group in Essential PIM Windows. I can set 'Christmas Cards' to private status but not 'Local Contacts'. Doesn't this mean that all the contacts in 'Local Contacts', ie all the contacts I have, will be synchronised with Android?
Alan.

[admin]

Local contacts isn't really a group, it's an account where all the local contacts are stored. If you want to disable certain local contacts from synchronization, you also need to mark them as private.

[AlanNP]

Admin,
Thanks, I can do that,
Alan.

[M&M]

The synchronization of data is unfortunately no longer user-friendly with account-oriented data management in all modules, as synchronization targets for individual data records can no longer be defined individually by the user.

Some time ago, I presented my proposals for a user-friendly EPIM in the attached PDF file. In the section on appointments, I explained my proposal for individual appointment management and appointment synchronization, which could also be applied to contact management.

Regards M&M