Sync Status section of Patch My PC Publisher
Applies to: Patch My PC Publisher V3.x
The Sync Status section on the Sync Schedule tab of the Patch My PC (PMPC) Publisher displays the current state of a Publisher synchronization and also allows you to manually run a Publishing sync.
Status
The Status field updates in real time as products are evaluated and processed.
Idle
Is idle and not actively evaluating or publishing content.
Syncing
Is actively syncing. The status bar displays the current operation, which includes the product name and version currently being evaluated or published.
As the sync runs, the status updates for each product processed. This provides visibility into which updates or applications are being evaluated at that moment and confirms that the publishing service is actively working through the configured selections.
This status is particularly useful during large publishing synchronizations, as it confirms ongoing progress and helps identify where Publisher is in the evaluation or publishing process.
Completed
Has completed successfully. The Sync completed at <date_time> message is displayed under the Status field.
Error
Has encountered an error when trying to run a synchronization.
Run Publishing Service Sync
What happens when you click Run Publishing Service Sync depends on whether one or more products have been marked for a Selective Sync using the Publish Now right-click option:
If a product(s) has been marked for a Selective Sync, then a Selective Sync is run.
If no product(s) has been marked for a Selective Sync, then a Full Sync is run.
Selective Sync
If you have used the Publish Now right-click option to selectively publish one or more specific products, when you click Run Publishing Service Sync, Publisher displays the Products for Selective Sync dialog box listing of all products currently marked for Selective Sync.
If you click OK, the Selective Sync Successful dialog box is displayed stating that the sync command has been sent to the Publisher service to run the sync.
If you click Cancel, the Selective Sync canceled dialog box is displayed asking you how you want to proceed:
Clicking Yes clears all Selective Sync flags and immediately runs a normal full publishing service sync. All enabled products across all platforms will be evaluated and processed.
Clicking No keeps the existing Selective Sync flags in place and returns you to the main Publisher window without running a sync. This allows you to modify the current Selective Sync selections or run a manual sync later using the same selected products.
Full Sync
If you have not used the Publish Now right-click option to selectively publish one or more specific products, when you click Run Publishing Service Sync, Publisher will run a Full Sync, which performs the same evaluation as a scheduled sync.
Publisher will download the latest version of the Patch My PC catalog and evaluate all configured product selections, customizations, and global options to determine which apps and updates should be published.
To run a Full Sync:
Navigate to the Sync Schedule tab and click Run Publishing Service Sync
On the Run Publishing Service Sync dialog box, read the message and click Yes if you want to proceed or No to cancel.
The Run Now Successful dialog box is displayed stating that the sync command has been sent to the Publisher service to run the sync.
After a period of time, the Status field under the Sync Status section will change to Syncing to show the sync is in progress.
Once the sync has completed, the Status field changes to Completed as detailed at the top of this article.
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