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In order to sync your Timeslips data with iSlips you must install iSlips Sync on a computer that can access your Timeslips database. iSlips can be found here
To perform a wireless sync follow these steps:
- Run iSlips Sync on your desktop computer.
- Select the Timeslips database you want to sync with.
- Check the option Look for devices to sync with to begin looking for your device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch).
- Within iSlip choose the Sync Data tab.
- On the top of the screen select Wireless.
- Press Start on the Synchronize Data page in iSlips.
- iSlips will display a message that the sync was successful.
To perform a wired (USB/iTunes) sync follow these steps:
- Run iSlips Sync on your desktop computer.
- Select the Timeslips database you want to sync with.
- Under File Syncing select Export Data and name the file datatoislips.isdt.
- Launch iTunes and on the far left under DEVICES select your device.
- On the top menu select Apps.
- Under the File Sharing section (near the bottom) select iSlips.
- In the iSlips Documents folder select Add and select the datatoislips.isdt file that you created.
- In iSlips under the Sync Data tab select the Wired tab and click File Sync.
- iSlips will display a message that the sync was successful.
- If you have slips, a slipstodesktop.islp file will appear in the iSlips Documents folder.
- Select the file and click Save to and save it to your computer.
- Within iSlips Sync select Import Slips and Open the slipstodesktop.islp file.
- iSlips Sync will display a message that the slips were created successfully.
To perform an email sync follow these steps:
- Please make sure to email your slips first. See steps below on emailing slips.
- Run iSlips Sync on your desktop computer.
- Select the Timeslips database you want to sync with.
- Under File Syncing select Export Data and name the file datatoislips.isdt.
- Send the file as an attachment to an email address that you can access on your device.
- On your device open the email and select the datatoislips.isdt file.
- On the confirmation message select Open in "iSlips".
- iSlips will automatically launch and start the import process.
- iSlips will display a message that the sync was successful.
To email slips follow these steps:
- In iSlips under the Sync Data tab select the Email tab and click Email Slips.
- iSlips will display an email interface with the slip file (slipstodesktop.islp) already attached.
- Add the email address you want to send to and click Send.
- On your computer open the email and save the slipstodesktop.islp file to your hard drive.
- Within iSlips Sync under File Syncing select Import Slips and Open the slipstodesktop.islp file.
- iSlips Sync will display a message that the slips were created successfully.
One possible reason the device can't be found is because your router or firewall is blocking the port that iSlips is trying to communicate on. To test if the port is being blocked follow these steps:
- Within iSlips go into the Synchronize Data screen.
- Select the Wireless option and press Start.
- Above the Start button iSlips will display the IP Address & Port Number (ex. http://192.168.115.96:50816).
- On the computer you are trying to sync with, enter in the IP Address & Port Number (including http://) into your web browser and hit Enter.
- If a web page appears that says Files from you know that the port is open for communication.
If the port is not open for communication you must open up the port number (ex. 50816 in the example above) within your router and/or firewall. You can also change the port iSlips is using by following these steps:
- Within iSlips go into the Synchronize Data screen.
- Select the Wireless option (make sure a sync is not being attempted)..
- Select the Settings icon in the lower left of the Synchronize Data screen.
- Within the Set Port Number screen, set the port number to one you know is open for communication.
Yes iSlips does allow multiple timers. By default iSlips is set to not allow multiple timers. To turn on multiple timer follow these steps:
- Select the More tab.
- Select the Settings option.
- Turn on Allow multiple timers.
iSlips supports most of the same fields that Timeslips does, with the only exceptions being Time Estimated, Markup, and Adjustments. When slips are created during the sync process, it will still apply any defaults you have setup for Time Estimated, Markup, and Adjustments.
In order to hide or show fields follow these steps:
- Select the More tab.
- Select the Settings option.
- Select the Show slip fields option.
- Check or uncheck the fields you want to appear on slips.
- Select Save.
Yes iSlips does support Automatic Rate Selection Rules during the creation of the slips as part of the sync process. Due to limitations of the Timeslips API (Application Programming Interface) iSlips can not reflect what the rate will be.
iSlips reflects all rates for all rate sources, allows the selection of any rate, and the ability to enter in a custom rate.