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Configuration Guide for Siebel Offline Client for Life Sciences > Overview of the Offline Client for Life Sciences > Data Download ModesThere are three different download modes: Full Download ModeThis mode is selected by the Sync application in specific situations. During a full download, all data for the Offline Client for Life Sciences is downloaded, existing local databases are backed up, and the new local databases are built containing the modified data from the server. The synchronization application uses this mode automatically if at least one of the following conditions is true:
NOTE: The sequence of events during a full download is as follows: first the user is authenticated, then the picklist data is downloaded, followed by the object data, and finally the attachments. Object Download ModeThis mode is set during the configuration. In an object download, all records for a specific object are downloaded. The object download is triggered either by one of the following:
Incremental Download ModeThis mode is set during the configuration. An incremental download refreshes the records in the local database that were modified on the server only after the last successful download. In Siebel CRM, the Object mapping table in the Siebel database records the mapping between Siebel tables and objects belonging to the Offline Client for Life Sciences. As changes are made in Siebel CRM, a modification tracking record is written to the Modification Tracking table to identify the type of object, the record ID, and type of change that occurred. If an object mapping exists and changes are written to the table, then incremental synchronization for that object can take place provided that the object is marked for incremental download. During an incremental synchronization, the Sync application does the following:
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