Scheduled Tasks

SyncID runs several automated tasks in the background to keep devices, employees, and attendance records in sync. These tasks continue running even when no one is using the application.

Automated tasks

Task	Default schedule	What it does
Device status check	Every 10 minutes	Pings all devices to detect offline status. Sends an email alert after 3 consecutive failures.
Attendance record sync	Configurable	Collects attendance records from devices and delivers them to SyncrOne.
Device time sync	Daily	Synchronizes device clocks with the server to prevent timestamp drift.
Employee sync	Configurable	Pulls employee updates from SyncrOne and pushes changes to devices.

How tasks work

Automatic retry

If a task fails (for example, a device is temporarily unreachable), SyncID retries it automatically with increasing delays between attempts. You do not need to intervene for transient issues.

Persistence

Task schedules survive application restarts. If SyncID is restarted, all scheduled tasks resume automatically on their next scheduled run. Any tasks that were interrupted are re-queued.

Sequential device access

Device communication tasks are run one at a time per device to avoid conflicts. Multiple devices can be contacted simultaneously, but each individual device only processes one task at a time.

Monitoring tasks

Navigate to Settings → Background Jobs to view:

Scheduled tasks and their next run times
Task execution history (succeeded, failed)
Tasks queued for retry after failure

Healthy indicators

All tasks show a next execution time in the future
The success count increases steadily
No tasks stuck in a running state for extended periods

Warning signs

Tasks in a failed state — review the error details
Tasks stuck in running state — may indicate a device communication issue
No upcoming task runs — restart the application to restore schedules

Health monitoring — system health checks
Attendance logs — how attendance records are collected and delivered