Yes. PMS is built to keep working without internet, and to keep your numbers right when it syncs.
Working offline
- Selling, stock, credit and expenses all work offline. Every entry is saved on your device first.
- When you are connected again, PMS syncs in the background. Balances are rebuilt from each recorded sale and payment, so a sync problem cannot change your numbers.
- A connection is needed once for a few things, such as adding staff, changing settings and loading the full accounts.
Checking sync
- The top bar shows “Online” or “Offline”, and “All synced” or how many entries are waiting to upload.
- In “Settings”, “Sync status” shows entries “Waiting to upload”, when it “Last synced”, and a “Sync now” button.
- If the server does not accept an entry, it shows “Doesn't add up — please check”. Nothing is deleted: you can “Send again” or “Discard” it.
Using several devices
- Your mobile number is your login, and the same account works on phones, computers and the browser.
- Sales from every device sync into the same books without ever counting a sale twice, so the Dashboard and Accounts show the whole shop.
- Staff at the counter can sign in with their own PIN while you check the books on your phone.
If you lose your phone
- Your synced data is safe on the server.
- Install PMS on a new device, or open the web app, and sign in with your mobile number and password. Your shop comes back.
- Entries that had not synced yet were only on the lost phone. That is why it helps to let every device go online regularly.
- Forgot the password? Tap “Forgot my password” on the sign-in screen and use your recovery code. Lost the code as well? On another phone or computer where the shop is still open, change the password in “Settings” → “Login & security”, and make a new recovery code there.
Avoid losing entries
- Do not log out while entries are waiting to upload. PMS warns you, because logging out removes them from that device.
- If you opened your shop without internet, go online soon: the shop uploads by itself and the recovery code is shown then.
Seeing entries stuck while waiting to upload? Reply below with your device and what “Sync status” shows. Please do not post your password or recovery code.
