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Overview of Client Data Synchronization

The Offline Client for Life Sciences exchanges data with the Siebel CRM Server using Web services published by that server. The data synchronization is bidirectional:

• The Offline Client for Life Sciences downloads data from the Siebel CRM Server.
• The Offline Client for Life Sciences uploads locally changed data to the Siebel CRM Server.

The data synchronization is automatically started from the Offline Client for Life Sciences.