Internet nahi hai to kya hoga? Offline milk collection, job by job

In the Windows app, entries, slips and the 10-day bill keep working with no internet. The web app needs it.

Nothing stops at the counter.

Job by job

What works and what waits, in the Windows app

If a job matters to you and it says Waits, plan around it.

Each job in the Windows app with no internet
Job	No internet	What to know
Milk entry	Works	Add, edit or delete. It saves on the computer first.
Analyser reading	Works	It comes down the cable, so no internet is used.
Printing the slip	Works	Goes to the printer set up on that computer.
Adding a supplier	Works	An operator cannot edit an existing supplier until the line is back.
Day register	Works	Read it, print it or download the CSV. Sending the link waits.
10-day bill	Works	Totals come from the entries on the computer, and you can mark a bill paid.
Reports	Works	Built from the records on the computer.
Rate chart	Works, with a limit	You can change rates and they sync later. Rate history opens only online.
Plant purchase and sell entries	Works	Adding a new seller waits.
WhatsApp slips and bills	Waits	Print at the counter, and send when the line is back.
Ledger	Works	It is worked out from the records on the computer, so it opens with no internet.
Sell Milk, loss milk, product sales, bonus and pay, payments	Works	They save on the computer and go up when the line is back.
Backup	Waits	The file comes from the server.
Paying for a plan	Waits	Paying needs the internet, so renew early.

When the line drops

What happens to an entry

Step 1 of 4

It saves on the computer

You press save and it is done. The app does not wait for the server, so the man with the can is not kept standing.

Step 2 of 4

The top bar counts what is waiting

You can see how many entries are pending, so you know what has not gone up yet.

Step 3 of 4

The line comes back

The waiting entries go up by themselves. If a try fails, the app tries again after 15 seconds, then waits longer each time, up to 5 minutes.

Step 4 of 4

Both places match

The server now holds the same entries. A second computer or the owner's web login picks them up on its next sync, the app syncs every 5 minutes, and it also sends waiting entries the moment it opens.

Before you log out, look at the pending count

Logging out, pressing Forgot passcode and uninstalling the app all clear the copy on that computer, and entries still waiting go with it. Wait for the count to reach zero first. The same happens if a computer stays off the internet for more than 14 days and its login runs out, so connect at least once a week.

Where your data is kept

The limits

Three things offline does not change

The first login needs internetOnce. After that the Windows app opens on the counter computer without it.

Your plan's end date still countsThe app knows the date and locks on it, even with no internet.

Two computers meet at the syncEach sees the other's entries after both have synced. If both change one entry, the later save wins.

Questions

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Do I need internet to open the app every morning?

No. The first login needs the internet, once. After that the Windows app opens on the counter computer without it and asks only for your PIN.

Only the first login

What if the power goes in the middle of a shift?

Every entry you saved is already on the computer. Only the entry you were still typing is lost, so look at the last one when the power is back.

Saved entries stay

Can I send the slip on WhatsApp with no internet?

No. Print it at the counter. When the line is back, open the entry and send it from there.

Print now, send later

Does it work offline on my phone?

No. There is no Android app yet, and the web app in a phone browser needs the internet all the time. Offline work needs the Windows app on a computer.

Windows app only