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--- en:mobile:user_guide:mobile_settings [2021/08/03 03:28] – Add new mobile settings summary and updated screenshots Kat
+++ en:mobile:user_guide:mobile_settings [2022/03/04 12:20] – [Permission to Edit Mobile Settings] Gary WIllets
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 ===== Mobile Settings =====
+The Mobile Settings is where a user with appropriate permissions can carry out certain administration tasks including:
-The Mobile Settings is where an user with appropriate permissions can carry out certain administration tasks including:
   * Edit the **Sync URL** and **Sync Password** for your mobile store
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   * Perform a **Factory Reset** (i.e. remove all app-related data, including sync settings from the device)
   * **Check Connection** (verifies connectivity between mSupply mobile and mSupply Desktop)
 ==== Permission to Edit Mobile Settings ====
+To edit mobile settings, the user must have the **View/Edit Preferences** permission set for the mobile store on the Central server - please see the  [[en:mobile:setup:server_side:users#setting_up_admin_access_to_the_device_settings|Setting up admin access to the device settings]] page for details.
-To edit mobile settings, the user must have the **View/Edit Preferences** permission set for the mobile store on the Central server - refer [[en:mobile:setup:server_side:users#setting_up_admin_access_to_the_device_settings|Setting up admin access to the device settings]].
 ==== Access Mobile Settings ====
+Users with the appropriate permissions will see the **Settings** button on the bottom right of the main screen:
-Users with the appropriate permissions can access the mobile **Settings** on the bottom right of the main screen.
 {{ :en:mobile:user_guide:mobile_settings.png?800 |}}
-Clicking this button opens the **Settings** window.
+Tapping on this button opens the //Settings// window:
 {{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20210803-030345.png?800 }}
 === Editing Sync URL or Sync Password ===
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 Be careful when editing this, as synchronisation will not work if the **Sync URL** or **Sync Password** do not match what is set on the primary server.
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-For changes to occur, click the **Save Changes** button.
+For changes to occur, tap the **Save Changes** button:
 {{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20210803-031133.png?800 }}
-When prompted, re-enter your password to confirm the changes.
+When prompted, re-enter your password to confirm the changes:
 {{ :en:mobile:user_guide:settings_password.png?800 |}}
-=== Export data to backup mSupply Mobile database ===
+=== Editing the Sync Interval ===
+  * mSupply Mobile will attempt to sync to the Primary server at regular intervals.
+  * The default sync interval is 10 minutes.
+  * From v8.1.0, it is possible to edit the sync interval to be from 1 minute to 10 minutes.
+  * To edit, drag the **Sync interval (minutes):** slider left to decrease the value or right to increase the value.
+  * It is also possible to enter a specific value into the text field to the right of the slider.
-For support purposes, it may be necessary to recover a backup of the mSupply Mobile database from the device.  Click **Export Data** button to generate the backup. You will get a [[https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/toasts.html|toast notification]] saying //Exported data file//.
+{{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20220120-233520.png?800 |}}
+You will need to tap the **Save Changes** button and enter your password when done for the changes to be saved.
+=== Export data to backup mSupply Mobile database ===
+For support purposes, it may be necessary to recover a backup of the mSupply Mobile database from the device.  Tap the **Export Data** button to generate the backup. You will get a [[https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/toasts.html|toast notification]] saying //Exported data file// when the export is complete:
 {{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20200722-002737.png }}
-An admin worker will then be able to recover this backup file from **Download** > **mSupplyMobile_data** folder.
+The backup file is saved in the //Download > mSupplyMobile_data// folder on the device and can be copied from there and used in another copy of mSupply mobile on another device.
 === Import backup mSupply Mobile database ===
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 This functionality is available from mSupply mobile v8.1.0 onwards
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-For support purposes (e.g. replicating an issue locally that was reported on a remote device), previously backed up files (using the **Export Data** functionality described above) are able to be imported into mSupply mobile. Click the **Import Data** button on the settings page. This will take you to your device's file system where you will be required to specify the backup file to be used for the import.
-When a file is successfully selected and imported, you will get a [[https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/toasts.html|toast notification]] saying //Imported data file. mSupply app will restart now//. The app will then restart and be ready for testing with the imported database file.
+For support purposes (e.g. replicating an issue locally that was reported on a remote device), previously backed up files (using the **Export Data** functionality described above) are able to be imported into mSupply mobile. To do this, tap the **Import Data** button on the settings page. This will take you to your device's file system where you can specify the backup file to be used for the import.
+When a file is successfully selected and imported, you will get a [[https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/toasts.html|toast notification]] saying //Imported data file. mSupply app will restart now//. The app will then restart and be ready for testing with the imported database file:
 {{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20210803-032717.png?800 }}
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+=== Perform a Factory Reset of mSupply Mobile ===
+To avoid having to manually clear app data (which is sometimes not possible on remote devices), there is a **Factory Reset** option available in the settings menu which will do this for you. After tapping the button, you will be prompted with a warning and dialog to enter your user password (note the warning and be sure you really want to clear everything!):
+{{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20210803-042127.png?800 }}
+After entering the correct details and tapping **Done**, you will be taken back to the mSupply mobile initialisation page, where you can re-initialise the tablet. See [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/en:mobile:user_guide:getting_started#connecting_to_the_central_server|here]] for details on configuring mSupply mobile to connect to the central server.
+=== Check Connection ===
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+This functionality is available from mSupply mobile v8.1.0 onwards
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+This feature provides a quick and easy way of verifying that the tablet has connectivity established with mSupply Desktop. This is particularly useful after updating the **Sync URL** or **Sync Password**. Simply tap the **Check Connection** button. If the connection is all good, you will get a [[https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/toasts.html|toast notification]] saying //Connection successful//:
+{{ :en:mobile:user_guide:pasted:20210803-050215.png?800 }}
+If there are any problems (like an incorrect URL, incorrect password, bad internet connection) the notification will instead have a description of the error, e.g. //Unable to connect// or //Invalid username or password//.
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