MCS Satellites | SYNC Timers

Overview

Sync timers allow MCS to establish and coordinate a global network behavioral test from any number of remote MCS satellites, including mobile devices and tablets.

Creating a New Sync Timer

There are three settings when creating a new SYNC timer.

Field	Description
Name	A reference name for the timer. Must be lowercase without spaces or special characters.
Type	Timers can count up to sync or count down to sync. Choose the required option from the drop-down menu.
Time	Time value in minutes that the timer should use.

Create sync timer form with name, type, and time fields

Fig 1. Create timer options

Managing Existing Sync Timers

Existing timers are displayed in a list. To delete a timer, click the Delete link.

List of existing sync timers with delete option

Fig 2. Review/delete timer

Assigning a Sync Timer

The image below shows the view when editing a satellite work order (SWO) task. A work order can contain numerous tasks, and syncing them can be very beneficial.

To assign a timer to a task, first expand the calendar section, then check the Timer box. This presents the SYNC timer drop-down where a timer can be chosen. The task will then sync according to that timer with the other tasks in the work order.

Calendar section with timer checkbox and sync timer drop-down

Fig 3. Assign a timer to a work order