Once you have installed aSync, you can log in, edit your files from Asite, and publish revisions as and when needed. Below are the steps describing how you can log in to aSync:
Cloud Login
Open the aSync application and a login screen will appear. Choose the relevant cloud from the list involving 'Asite Cloud', 'Asite US Gov. Cloud (Hosted in AWS GovCloud (US)', 'Asite UAE Cloud', 'Asite KSA Cloud', 'Asite Canada Cloud', and 'Asite Hong Kong Cloud'. Then, enter your login details (i.e. your registered email address and Asite account password) and click 'Login'.
If you don't remember your account password, you can always click the 'Forgot Password?' link (as seen in the above screenshot) and reset it by following the instructions on the screen.
If you haven't registered with Asite yet, you can click here to learn how to create an account with Asite.
Single Sign-On
If your account requires or is configured to use Single Sign-On, click the 'Use Single Sign-On (SSO)' option at the bottom of the login screen.
This will open the Single Sign-On screen as shown below:
To log in using Single Sign-On, choose the relevant cloud from the list involving 'Asite Cloud', 'Asite US Gov. Cloud (Hosted in AWS GovCloud (US)', 'Asite UAE Cloud', 'Asite KSA Cloud', 'Asite Canada Cloud', and 'Asite Hong Kong Cloud'. Then, enter your registered email address and click 'Login'.
After engaging with the Asite Professional and Infrastructure teams, single sign-on via WebApp outside the organisation network can be enabled.
You can switch to the Cloud Login option by clicking the 'Use Cloud Login' link from the Single Sign-On screen.
If the password entered is incorrect or you can't log in, follow the instructions on your screen. Once logged in, the welcome screen will appear.
If you right-click a file in the Asite web application and select 'Edit File', the aSync application window will reappear.
Your profile picture will appear at the top right. Below are the options available when you click the profile picture:
Your aSync Preferences (for Editing Files)
Click 'Preferences' to set your project folder synchronization preferences in aSync, for folders on which synchronization is enabled. It will populate sync preferences as follows:
You can select any one of the radio button options. By default, the 'Automatic Sync records' option is kept enabled for all users.
Automatic Sync records - Select this option if you need records in project folders enabled for synchronization from your local device storage to Asite Cloud. It works only if 'simple upload' is enabled on the project folder selected for synchronization.
Click here to understand how to sync file records automatically via aSync.
Ask before syncing - Select this option if you'd prefer to be asked before synchronizing your data from the aSync app if you have edited any existing file records.
Under 'Notify on Download', you can set whether you want to receive notifications:
Notify Always - Select this option if you want to be notified whenever a file is downloaded using aSync.
Do Not Notify - Select this option if you don't want to be notified whenever a file is downloaded using aSync.
Under 'Switch Default Location', you can define a specific local folder location where you will store the local copies of files when they are synchronised via aSync.
Enable Sync
Clicking on the 'Enable 2-way Sync' option will display a list of projects selected in your project filter on the Asite web application.
Click the arrow icon pointing to the right side corresponding to the project name to expand and view folders available under that project.
Similarly, if subfolders are available under a folder at any level, you can expand them by clicking on the corresponding arrow icon pointing to the right side as applicable.
To enable synchronization, select the checkbox corresponding to the folder name. A black star icon appears next to the folders you've marked as a favourite so you can easily identify them.
Once done, click 'Update' to save the applied changes.
The folders enabled for synchronizing will appear separately in your local device storage with the same folder structure at the path below:
'C' drive / Users / <user_name> / aSync / <project_name>
Once synchronization is enabled, the files in the selected folder are ready to be synchronized from your local device storage to Asite Cloud. Any changes in the working folder on your local device storage can be updated in the Asite web application based on your aSync preferences.
Exit from aSync
Click the 'Exit' option to exit the aSync application window. To minimize the aSync application, click the '-' icon next to the profile picture.
Logout from aSync
Click 'Logout' to log out of your aSync application.
Even if the aSync window gets closed, it will continue running in the background. In such a scenario, you can open its window from the system tray by clicking the aSync application icon.
If an update is available for your aSync app, you will be prompted to upgrade to the latest version as applicable.
Click the 'Update' option to upgrade to the latest aSync version. Otherwise, click 'Later' in case you plan to update later.
Below are the options available while right-clicking on the aSync system tray icon:
Open App - Open the aSync app window.
Update - Update your aSync app. This option is only available if an updated app version is available, other than the one already installed on your computer.
Help - Open the online help guide available for the aSync app.
About - Check the version number of the aSync application installed on your computer.
Logout - Log out of your aSync application.
Exit - Exit and close the aSync application on your computer. Once you click 'Exit', aSync will stop running on your computer unless it's opened again.
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