Apple Newton Connection Utilities (for Macintosh) - Manual (Page 75)

When importing, you can have the information in your computer files replace
information on your Newton device, but not change specific information that
resides only on your Newton device. Say, for example, you keep birth dates in
your Newton Names application, but don’t keep them in your computer file.
You can import information from your computer file into your Newton device
without losing the birth dates. To do so, you set up the field mapping between
the computer file and Newton application so that no information is transferred
to the birth date field (the birth date field is unmapped). You can then choose
the Merge conflict resolution to import information from your computer file to
your Newton device without losing your birth date information.
If the utilities detect a conflict when synchronizing, they can make no
changes to either the computer file or Newton device, ignoring the differences
in information and maintaining both the computer and Newton device
information as is. To leave conflicting information unchanged, you choose the
Ignore conflict resolution.
Because the utilities use key fields to determine conflicts, the field mapping
you set up for your computer and Newton device files is important. For more
information, see “Using Field Maps” later in this chapter.
Note: Conflict resolution applies only when you import or synchronize
information, not when you export.
Conflict resolution for importing
When you import, your choices for conflict resolution are:
m Add: All conflicting entries from your computer’s application are added to
your Newton application.
m Computer Wins: Entries from your computer’s application replace
conflicting entries in your Newton application.
m Newton Wins: Entries from your computer application do not replace
conflicting entries in your Newton application. (Thus, conflicts
are ignored.)
m Merge: Entries in your computer’s application replace conflicting entries in
your Newton application, but unmapped fields in your Newton application
do not change. Only the fields that conflict are replaced. All unmapped or
nonconflicting fields are left unchanged.
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