Force Sync

The Force Synchronization tool will update the Lucity desktop application with the data from features selected in the map. Features are automatically synced by the system when edits are made. This causes the editor extension to sync a feature without making any changes to the feature.  

This tool DOES NOT update the geodatabase with information from the desktop application. It will overwrite every linked field in Lucity with the values in the geodatabase

Common Uses

• To update the desktop application with edits made to features outside of an edit session, such as running the ESRI Field Calculate tool on a field outside an edit session.
• To update the desktop application with edits made to features during an edit session in which the Lucity GIS Extension was NOT loaded.  
• In situations where the feature didn't get synced to the desktop application due to an error in the software.

How To Use the Force Synchronizer

1. In ArcMap, start an edit session.
2. Select the features to sync using the ESRI selection tool.

   

3. Click the Force Synchronization tool on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar.
4. A message similar to the one below will appear.  This verifies how many features are currently selected.  To continue, click Yes.

   

5. A status bar will appear in the lower right- hand corner of ArcMap showing the progress of the update.  After the status has reached 100% the edit session must be saved to finish the update process.

The Force Synchronization tool WILL NOT update the desktop application correctly if the following edits were made in an edit session in which the Lucity GIS Extension was not loaded: Line Splits, Line Merges, Flow Direction Changes, Renumbering Features, Feature Deletes. These types of edits MUST be made during an edit session in which the Lucity GIS Extension is loaded and using the appropriate Lucity edit tools.