Synchonization Question

[Cameroncha]

hello. I have a Design Master and apprx. 10 replicas that are all stored in the location on our server locally here at my business.

Because I have so many replicas, I find myself spending a lot of time synchronizing all of my changes with my created replicas.

Is there a faster way to do this.
I see that there is a 'In the Backround with this Synchronizer' and 'In the Backround with All Synchronizers'

Both of which i have tried but they didn't seem to do anything. The first option 'In the Backround with Synchronizers' I just hit ok, and it seems to just 'sit' idle and not do anything. The second option: 'In the Backround with all Synchronizers' just gives me a dropdown with empty 'white space' as options and doesn't allow me to enter a path.

any suggestions/comments on this so i dont have to spend 20 minutes synchronizing all of these replicas ?

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Oh, and all of the replicas dont have duplicate tables.... my design masters' tables are linked to a central database structure... I only use the replicas for design layouts for people to access the information.
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Thanks
Cam_

 

[neileg]

I think you've approached this the wrong way. You suggest that your replicas exist only so that different users have different views of the data. If this is so, you should create a split backend/frontend design. Then you can give each user their own front end, and keep all of the data in the back end. There is then no need to synchronise anything.

 

[Cameroncha]

this is the databases structure... the backend holds the table data. but the front end stuff is what is replicated.... no tables are replicated only forms and queries

 

[neileg]

Ah, OK. Sorry to have wasted your time!

 

[Cameroncha]

But... is there a way to Synchronize my Design Master to a bunch of replicas.... A batch process so that i can just start it when i leaver at night????