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Dark Feature - Synchronizers are hidden by default
We recommend using Automation instead of Synchronizers. Automation is safer, provides additional functionality and flexibility, and uses fewer system resources.
To enable synchronizers, see Advanced Configuration and Dark Features.
When you install a synchronizer on a structure, you make this structure automatically sync with something else (as opposed to doing a one-time import or export).
Here are a couple of examples of how that might work:
To install a new synchronizer:
Find the structure you'd like to sync. The Sync With column shows currently-installed synchronizers. Click the Settings link in that column.
If you don't see the Settings link in the Sync With column, you may not have Control permissions for this structure.
Enter the synchronization parameters. Each synchronizer has its own parameters, please refer to the specific synchronizer documentation.
Import and Export are actually a one-time Resync. Export is resync from Structure and import is resync into Structure. If you need to run export or import periodically, you can set up a synchronizer with all the parameters but without enabling it - so no synchronization happens in the background. When you need to export or import, you can open Synchronization Settings page for the structure and run Resync. Just make sure you've selected the correct Resync direction!