Working without a network: what stays available

On a poorly covered site or workshop, KALEA keeps a copy of the latest data received. You keep reading it and logging the essentials; everything is sent when the network returns.

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   Step 1 : Check that the copy is turned on

   Open “My account”, “Local data & Security” section. The “Keep a copy for offline reading” box must be ticked. On a shared device, it is better to untick it: the copy is then erased from the device.

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   Step 2 : Open KALEA without a network

   When you are already signed in, the app opens with the latest data and shows an “Offline” banner stating how old that data is. The banner's “Try again” button tries the connection again. If your session has expired (signing out on purpose erases the copy), the sign-in screen offers “No signal or offline?” with the “Show the last offline data” button.

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   Step 3 : Read what is kept

   Still readable: the machines and their plans, the stock, the maintenance kits, the work orders, the breakdowns and the purchase orders. Some screens still need the network, such as team management, certifications, an order's history or an intervention's report.

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   Step 4 : Log what is possible

   Without a network, you can log an intervention, report a breakdown, start, tick and complete a work order, enter an expense, make a stock movement (issue, receipt, transfer) and read a meter. Each action is kept on the device.

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   Step 5 : Wait for the network to return

   When the connection returns, everything is sent automatically, in order. To follow what is waiting, see the “To send” banner (meter readings are not listed there: they are sent on their own when the network returns).