ProSoft Technology ProSoft i-View - Manual (Page 85)

ProSoft i-View ♦ Mobile Process Monitoring and Control Application Security
Version 2.0.2 User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 85 of 106
September 29, 2011
Background Process
When ON, the application will continue running in the background for a finite period of
time while other applications are active, making it possible for alarms and graphs to keep
updating, and enabling local alarm notifications while the user is performing other tasks.
When OFF, the application will not explicitly start a procedure to run in the background,
and local notifications will be disabled. However, given how the iPhone iOS behaves, the
application may still be running in the background for an undetermined period of time if
enough resources are available or the user does not explicitly switch to a different app.
The maximum time applications are allowed to run in the background or in the lock state
is an Apple choice, and it is currently set at 10 minutes. ProSoft i-View, like any other
application, will be switched off or suspended after this time has expired. Therefore, end
users are advised to put ProSoft i-View in the foreground as soon as they have
completed other tasks and not allowing the device to go to sleep, if it is essential to keep
alarms and graphs updated at all times.