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Setting Up OracleSync

• Setting Up OracleSync on a Macintosh
• Setting Up OracleSync on Windows

Setting Up OracleSync on a Macintosh

To avoid problems, we strongly advise you to contact your department's IT support office for assistance in setting up your PDA to sync with Oracle Calendar.

Note: Palm Desktop (or similar application software) must be installed on your computer before you install OracleSync.

Install OracleSync

1. Insert the OracleSync CD into your computer.
2. Double-click the CD icon on your desktop to open it.
3. Double-click the Macintosh folder, then copy the cal_syncpalm_macOSX_904210.hqx file to your desktop.
4. Double-click the cal_syncpalm_macOSX_904210.hqx file to expand the installer.
5. Double-click the Oracle Calendar Sync Installer icon on your desktop. Click the lock to begin the authentication process. You will need to enter your computer's Administrator password for your computer to install the software. After you enter the computer's password, the installation process begins. The installation process can take several minutes.
6. Once the installation has completed, click DONE. Drag the installer CD, the installer, and the installer log icons to the Trash to eject/remove them.

Manage the Conduits

Before syncing for the first time, you will need to switch the Oracle Calendar Address Conduit and the Palm Address Conduit in the Conduits and Disabled Conduits folders.

1. Open your hard drive, then open the Library folder, then the Application Support folder, then the Palm Hot Sync folder.
2. Move the Address Conduit from the Disabled Conduits folder to the Conduits folder. Move the Oracle Calendar Address Conduit from the Conduits folder to the Disabled Conduits folder.

Transfer Oracle Calendar to Your PDA

In order for OracleSync to communicate between your PDA and the server, you will need to manually transfer the Oracle Calendar program to your PDA device.

1. Open the Add-on folder found within the Applications\Palm folder.
2. Select and Copy the Oracle Calendar Sync.prc file.
3. Open the Files to install folder found within the Users\(your Macintosh account name)\Documents\Palm\Users\(your Palm user name) folder.
4. Paste in the Oracle Calendar Sync.prc file.

Configure Your PDA

Finally, you need to sync your PDA, define the appropriate settings, and sync the PDA again.

1. Sync your PDA. This will install Oracle Setup on your PDA.
2. Find the program Oracle Setup on your PDA and click once to open it.
3. In the Sign-in window, enter your User Name and Password as you would for Oracle Calendar.
4. In the Server field, enter corptime.dartmouth.edu.
5. In the Node field, enter 1.
6. In the Dates, Events, and Tasks options in the pull-down menu, enter the date ranges you want to synchronize and configure the other options as you want each to be handled between your desktop and your PDA. Nothing needs to be done in the Addresses window.
   
   Note: It is a good idea to test the installation with a short date range first to be sure that calendar events sync properly from your desktop calendar to your PDA and vice versa. After synchronizing and verifying both calendars, go back and reset the date ranges to those desired and sync again.
7. Sync your PDA again.

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Setting Up OracleSync on Windows

Note: Palm Desktop (or similar application software) must be installed on your computer prior to installing OracleSync.

Installing the Software

1. Insert the OracleSync CD into your computer.
2. If the CD doesn't open automatically, double-click My Computer. Double-click the icon for your CD drive, then double-click on the Windows folder, then the Palm folder and the cal_syncpalm_win_1011.exe icon.
3. An InstallShield Wizard window will appear. It will take a minute to extract the files and prepare the installation. When prompted, click Next. Note: You may see the prompt, "Oracle Calendar Sync for Palm 10.1.1 optionally uses the Microsoft (R).NET 1.1 Framework. Would you like to install it now?" Select No.
4. The next window will ask you to select a destination folder. Select the default by clicking Next.
5. A Setup Type window will appear. Click Custom. In the Custom Setup window, select the DateBook Conduit, then select This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive from the DateBook Conduit pull-down menu. All sub-features will be installed on your local hard drive.
6. Repeat the process for the To Do List Conduit.
7. Important: From the Address Conduit pull-down menu, select This feature will not be available. This will decline using the Oracle Calendar Address conduit and retain the Palm Address conduit.
8. Click Next, then Install to begin the installation.
9. When the installation has completed, click Finish.

Defining Synchronization Settings

1. When the installation is complete, the Synchronization Settings window appears.
2. In the Sign-in dialog box, enter your User Name and Password as you would for Oracle Calendar.
3. In the Server field, enter corptime.dartmouth.edu.
4. In the Node field, enter 1.
5. In the Date Book and To Do Item options, enter the date ranges you wish to synchronize. Configure the other options as you want each to be handled between your desktop and your PDA organizer.
   
   Note: It is a good idea to test the installation with a short date range first to be sure that calendar events sync properly from your desktop calendar to your PDA and vice versa. After synchronizing and verifying both calendars, go back and reset the date ranges to those desired and sync again.
6. Click Ok to exit the Synchronization Settings window.
7. Restart your computer, if prompted.

Configuring HotSync Manager

1. Open Palm Desktop by selecting Start - All Programs - palmOne - Palm Desktop.
2. From the HotSync menu, select Custom.
3. In the Custom dialog box, double-click on the Date Book (Oracle Calendar) conduit item.
4. In the Change HotSync Action dialog box, select Full Synchronization, then click OK.
5. If you want to synchronize your Oracle Calendar To Do list, perform steps 3 and 4 for the To Do List (Oracle Calendar) conduit item.
6. Double-click the Calendar conduit item and in the Change HotSync action dialog box, select Do Nothing. This is the calendar for Palm Desktop. You must set this to Do Nothing to prevent a conflict during the synchronization process.
7. If you have set To Do List (Oracle Calendar) to Full Synchronization, you must set Tasks to Do Nothing.
8. When you have finished making the Custom settings, click Done.

After completing the above steps, click the HotSync button on your PDA cradle or cable to synchronize the data from your Oracle Calendar account to your PDA organizer.

Note: Use Purge Events from the Tools menu in Palm Desktop to remove old events from your PDA. This speeds up the synchronization process and lessens the likelihood of conflicts with corrupted data.

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