Offline functionality in fabular – fill in questionnaires without a connection

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Offline functionality – fill in questionnaires without a connection

fabular can now be used offline. The first use case is questionnaires in the portal: audits and on-site inspections can now be carried out even where the network is poor or non-existent. The data is stored locally on the device and synchronised automatically as soon as a connection is available again.

Added Value

Anyone who is out and about at farms and businesses – for audits or food inspections, for example – knows the problem: in the barn, in the cellar or in the field, reception is weak or non-existent. Until now, that meant taking notes on paper and typing them up later. With the new offline functionality, you fill in questionnaires in the portal directly on site, regardless of the connection.

All entries are stored locally on the device and are not lost. As soon as an internet connection is available again, the data is automatically synchronised with the server. Double entry is eliminated, media breaks disappear, and the results are in the system as soon as you are back online.

Application Area

You activate offline mode in the portal via the settings in your user profile. You can then fill in questionnaires as usual, even without a connection.

All data that has not yet been synchronised with the server is collected in the queue. There you can see at a glance what is waiting for a connection, where conflicts need to be resolved, which drafts are still incomplete and what has already been synchronised successfully. As soon as you are back online, synchronisation runs automatically, or you trigger it directly in the queue.