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General and Default PDQ Filters

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There are two types of synchronization filters in Siebel Handheld—general and default filters.

General sync filters. Filters users select to specify the records users want downloaded to their handheld application.
Default sync filters. Filters displayed by default the first time the user taps the Select Filters button on the Handheld Sync user interface or if the user synchronizes without first selecting a filter.

The naming convention for general sync filters is:

PDA_<filter name>

An example of a general filter name is PDA_This Week's Activities. See Query by Example Filters for more information on filter naming conventions.

General filters with the PDA_ prefix appear in the Set Filters dialog when users synchronize their data and, if selected, in the handheld application in the Queries or Favorites drop-down list.

The naming convention for default sync filters is:

PDADef_<filter name>

or

PDADef_*<filter name>

Default filters with the PDADef_ prefix appear in the Set Filters dialog when the user synchronizes their data and, if selected, in the handheld application in the Queries or Favorites drop-down list. Default filters with the PDADef_* prefix only appear in the Set Filters dialog; this filter does not show up in the application.

There should only be one default query for each business object or screen. An example of a default filter is PDADef_*NoAccounts. The sync engine is case-sensitive, so pay close attention to using filter prefixes exactly as shown (PDA_, PDADef_).

CAUTION:  Administrators must be sure to define a default filter for each screen in the handheld application. If no filters are applied during the synchronization process, an unacceptably high volume of data will probably be downloaded to the handheld device.

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