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How to a 2 Way Sync?
An alternative for cross docs to sync tables
A while ago I wrote a blog with a bit of a provocative title. I explain how to update a table in another doc almost instantly using a webhook.
What is a two way sync?
A two-way sync solution is a bidirectional synchronization of data between two different docs. In other words, when rows are added, deleted or changed in one doc, these changes are reflected in the other doc and vice versa. Both tables are in sync.
HR Case
By using 2WS you will be able to build an employee document to keep track of sick leave, holidays, wiki, policies… anything you can think of. The HR staff will have access to every row and detail for every employee.
You can build connected docs for the Finance, Sales, Engineering and any other department with subsets of employee data. Each department can edit this subset which will be synced to the main HR doc. At the same time, HR can change data that will be synced to the department…
