Within each synchronization, the following transactions may occur.
authentication
begin synchronization
upload
prepare for download
download
end synchronization
non-blocking download acknowledgement
In addition, you can have two connection transactions. A begin connection transaction occurs right after a consolidated database connection is made, and an end connection transaction occurs when the connection is closed.
The primary phases of a synchronization are the upload and download transactions. The events contained in the upload and download transactions are outlined in the following topics.