Rule Wizard - Rule Type
Rules tell SureSync how to process the files and folders contained within your root paths. It can help to think of the Relation as the component which defines setting which relate to the root paths and the job as a whole. The Rule on the other hand defines specifics about how the folders and files in those root paths are handled.
A Relation must contain at least one Rule. The Relation and Rule wizards are joined together so when you create a Relation, you also create the required Rule to go along with it.

You can create additional Rules for a Relation once you have completed the wizard. The wizard is designed to get your synchronization job up and running quickly. The wizard does not support the creation of multiple Rules.
The first panel of the Rule Wizard is displayed:

If you only see 'Delete' and Skip', you defined a single root path in the Relation wizard. To correct this, click 'Cancel' to exit the wizard. Delete the Relation using the SureSync desktop and then recreate the Relation. Be sure to define both source and destination paths in the Root Paths panel of the Relation wizard.

Selecting Rule Type

Click on the name of the Rule you would like to use for this synchronization job.

 

A short description of each Rule is also displayed when you click on the Rule name. Please see the Methods Summary topic for a comparative listing of the available Rule types.

Resolve Multiple Updates (Multi-Way Only)

When you select a multi-directional rule (Multi-Mirror or Exchanging Copies), the Rule Type Wizard panel will change to include a 'Resolve updates in multiple locations by copying the latest version' checkbox as shown below.

 

This checkbox gives you the option to have SureSync automatically resolve multiple update conflicts where a file has been changed on more than one root since the last synchronization. If you check the box SureSync will automatically find the file with the most recent date and copy that file to the rest of the roots. If you do not check the box then SureSync will not copy any of the files, will leave the synchronization of that file to be manually resolved, and will enter the multiple update warning in the log.

 

The SPIAgent File Locking Add-on provides another option for dealing with multiple updates. With this Add-on enabled, SureSync will lock files on all machines when a user opens a copy. This prevents users from making changes on multiple paths at the same time and eliminates the multiple updates problem.

 

At any stage before you finish, if you decide not to create a new Rule, click on the 'Cancel' button to exit the Rule Wizard without saving your settings.

Navigate the Wizard

This help file will move through the wizard in the same order you will see the panels in the actual program. To move forward a panel, click the forward button.