I created an app that is used as a check in system for my office. The app is displayed on an iPad in my waiting room. The list of names on the check in system is in a repeating group that automatically updates to show anyone who has an appointment coming up in the next hour. I realize that the repeating group updates automatically, but I have workflow that refreshes the page every 15 minutes just to keep the data fresh.
A few months ago I started having issues where the repeating groups stop being updated over night. When I arrive in the morning my app has not updated the names in the repeating group as it must have lost connection to the server. Even the workflow that refreshes the page every 15 minutes stops working at some point.
What is the best way to fix this issue and keep the data in the repeating group updated?
Yes the changes are happening on the back end, but the data does not get refreshed. For example, if a reservation in my database has a start time at 8am it should populate the repeating group starting at 7am and be displayed until 9am. This will work fine throughout the day, however if I get into the office in the morning, the data being displayed in the repeating group is still from the prior day and does not refresh.
I believe what is happening is that the browser is somehow losing connection with the server if the iPad does not have any interaction for a few hours. That is why I built the workflow to refresh the page every 15 minutes, however even this stops working over night.
