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Offline mode in Catenda Site

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Written by Sjaak Velthoven
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Whether it is a construction zone, railway tunnel or a deep basement of a parking garage there is a good chance you are not able to connect to the internet.

During this outage Catenda Site can still be used to collaborate on your portable devices.
This article desribes the different ways Catenda Site can be used to collaborate without access to the network.

This article includes information about the following topics:

Topics menu in offline mode

Without connection to the network, the topics menu will still be available.

Note:

Without connection to the network

Changes are not submitted automatically

After connecting back to the network changes can be submitted to the project from your outbox.

Topic boards in offline mode

This is what a topic board can look like without connection to the network:

Topics that were previously loaded appear as normal topics.

Offline icon

Topics that are created without connection to the network will have an offline icon on them.

As long as a topic has an offline icon it will not be synchronized to the project.

Previously loaded topics

Topics that have previously been loaded can be opened without connection to the network.

After opening a topic you will know you are looking at a previously loaded topic in offline mode when you see the yellow "Offline" box to the right of the topic title.

Note: Existing information in topics that was loaded when you lost connection to the network cannot be edited.

Comments on previously loaded topics

Previously loaded topics can be commented on without connection to the network.

Images from Camera/photos can be added to the comment

Access required: full access to the device

Comments created by the user that is logged in can be edited and deleted without connection to the network.

New topics

Without connection to the network it is still possible to make a new topic.

After creating it, a topic will not be synchronized to the project yet.

When opening a topic that has not been synchronized to the project yet you will see a cloud icon to the left of the topic title.

When connection to the network has been regained these topics will not automatically synchronize to the project.

New information and changes made made while in offline mode can be submitted to the project in the outbox when connection to the network is regained.

The following information can be added to a new topic that is created without connection to the network:

  • A title can be added

  • A topic board can be selected for the topic

  • Status/type can be changed

  • A milestone can be added

  • Labels can be added

  • A description can be written

  • Comments can be added.

    • Images from Camera/photos can be added to comments.

      Access required: Full access to the device

  • If models were loaded before connection to the network was lost a location can be added to a topic by placeing a marker in the 2D view of those models.

Editing and submitting new topics

  • You will know you are looking at a new offline topic if you see the gray bar above highest up in the topic.

  • It is possible to edit topics in offline mode that have not been submitted through the outbox yet

Outbox

If new information and changes have been made made in a topic board while in offline mode an outbox icon will appear towards the top right of the topic board.

Tap the icon to open the outbox.

After regaining access to the network new information and changes can be submitted to the project in this menu.

Local drafts

The topics in this list can be seen as local drafts until they are submitted.

If new topics were created existing topics were commented on without connection to the network they will end up in this list.

Submitting the outbox

All new information and changes made without connection to the network stay on the device until the outbox is submitted.

When connection the the network is regained the outbox can be submitted.

New information and changes that were made while there was no connection to the network will then be synchronized to the project and appear for all project members.

Models in offline mode

When connection to the network is lost it is possible to continue using models that have previously been loaded onto the device.

Previously loaded models

In the 2D view of models that were loaded before connection to the network was lost topics can be created with 2D view location without connection to the network.

Previously loaded models can be turned on and off without loosing their functionality.

Documents in offline mode

When connection to the network is lost documents can continue to be used.

Previously loaded documents

Documents in the folder or collection that was opened when connection was lost continue to be viewable.

As long as this folder or collection stays open the documents in the folder continue to be viewable while other parts of the application are bing used.

Access to the documents in the folder is only available while within the folder or collection.

Navigating to a different folder or collection will unload the documents.
Documents that are not in the same folder can be gathered in a collection.

This way all documents can be loaded before loosing access to the network for offline use.

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