Synchronizing Data Sources
About this task
Data sources supply information to your apps through data connections. Data connections can have multiple data sources, but they must all share the same data connection type (Google Sheets, for example). Information in data sources can be synced with an app without the need to republish.
Data can either be synced immediately, or set up to automatically sync on a scheduled basis.
Before you begin
- Inside an app, create an external data source (Google Sheet or OneDrive Sheet).
- Inside the same app, customize a widget to retrieve data from the external data source.
- Publish the app containing the external data source and widget.
Procedure
- In the App Manager view, beside the app you want to preview, select .
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Next to the data source you want to sync, select
More. Then choose from one of following two options: