After the initial synch, a progress bar will appear each time you synch. Once the data is done being processed, the status will change to "Processed" and the dialog will close. If you choose to skip processing, your changes will still be transferred onto the server; however, any new data on the server will not transfer to your laptop.
Note: Your system administrator will schedule times for supporting inventory and security databases to be posted to the laptop. Synchronization will take longer when these databases are posted to the laptop.