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Next, there is a session validation and a sync of the metadata. Metadata includes layouts, list views, compact layouts, search layouts, etc. Then Pulsar processes and resolves server deletes. After that, Pulsar queries changes from Salesforce and integrates them into the local database. Finally, Pulsar pushes the local changes and resolves them with the Salesforce server and the sync process is complete.

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What happens if the sync process is interrupted?

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If there has been an unsuccessful change, the app will try again to automatically sync if the auto-sync setting is on. Otherwise, the user will have to click Sync Now manually. If there are local changes pending because of an interrupted sync, the app will continue to store all changes to the local database only until the next successful sync. This is to preserve the order of record operations and to make sure the dependencies are resolved before pushing changes to Salesforce. These changes will then be pushed to the server upon next sync. Upon next successful sync, the online status indicator will turn green.

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