When SmartSoft is connected Online with a console, all data is synchronized. If you change anything on the console side or in SmartSoft, it will be immediately synchronized to the other side.
The data on the console will always be kept in the persistent memory (just like when running without SmartSoft). The data in SmartSoft won't to stored on the PC/Mac harddrive when you exit SmartSoft unless you specifically save it from the System tab. However, when you start SmartSoft connected to the console the next time, the data in the console will be loaded into SmartSoft.
(If you are running Online, you should probably use the File Save/Load commands on the console to make sure you have your show files stored to an SD card. In this way, you are not depending on a PC/Mac with SmartSoft to load your show files into the console. However, you might still want to store a backup copy of your show file on the PC/Mac harddisk as well, using the commands in the SmartSoft System tab.)
Anders Ekvall
ETC Software and System developer