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This article discusses the temporary synchronization files created in TABS III and PracticeMaster when the programs are installed in the same directory and real time synchronization is temporarily unavailable.
TABS III and PracticeMaster feature real time integration, meaning that data entered in one system is automatically passed to the other. However, real time integration may sometimes be temporarily unavailable due to the use of an exclusive function in one system or the other. This prevents data entered in the system that is not performing the exclusive function from being immediately passed to the system that is. When the data is initially saved, the SYNC ON indicator on the optional status bar changes to PENDING. The system in which the data was entered creates temporary data files containing the new data, which will be passed to the other system as soon as the exclusive function is no longer in use. At that time, a catch-up synchronization will automatically be performed in the system that was performing the exclusive function. After the catch-up synchronization has occurred in the system that was performing the exclusive task, the temporary files are automatically deleted.
The following table illustrates the file names and locations of the temporary synchronization data files:
| System | File Names | Location |
| TABS III | T3SYNCCM.DAT T3SYNCCM.IDX |
In the STI program folder (e.g., F:\STI) |
| PracticeMaster | CMSYNCT3.DAT CMSYNCT3.IDX |
In the CMSYSTEM folder located under the STI program folder (e.g., F:\STI\CMSYSTEM) |
Suppose you open TABS III Customization, and someone else adds a new client in PracticeMaster while you have TABS III Customization open. Since Customization is an exclusive function in TABS III, the new client entered in PracticeMaster cannot immediately be added to the TABS III client file. As a result, the SYNC ON indicator on the status bar in PracticeMaster changes to PENDING to indicate that changes are pending; these changes will be passed to TABS III as soon as TABS III becomes available for data entry. The data for the new client entered in PracticeMaster is stored in CMSYNCT3.DAT and CMSYNCT3.IDX. When you close the Customization window in TABS III, the Synchronize TABS III and PracticeMaster window will appear, and the new client data will automatically be transferred to TABS III. When that process completes, CMSYNCT3.DAT and CMSYNCT3.IDX will be deleted.
As another example, suppose you open File Maintenance in PracticeMaster, and someone else adds a new fee transaction in TABS III while you have File Maintenance open. Since File Maintenance is an exclusive function in PracticeMaster, the new fee entered in TABS III cannot immediately be added to the PracticeMaster fee file. As a result, the SYNC ON indicator on the status bar in TABS III changes to PENDING to indicate that changes are pending; these changes will be passed to PracticeMaster as soon as PracticeMaster becomes available for data entry. The data for the new fee transaction entered in TABS III is stored in T3SYNCCM.DAT and T3SYNCCM.IDX. When you exit File Maintenance in PracticeMaster, the Synchronize PM and TABS III/TAS window will appear, and the new fee data will automatically be transferred to PracticeMaster. When that process completes, T3SYNCCM.DAT and T3SYNCCM.IDX will be deleted.
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