When I sync the catalog through hmc->Catalog->Catalog Management Tools->Synchronization - select the source, target, the data is synched correctly.
However, when I try to execute the Catalog version sync cron job by itself by navigating to hmc->System->Cron Jobs, the sync does not work. There is no error in the log, all I can see is [CatalogVersionSyncMaster] 1. pass, 0 (+0) of 0 items processed (0 %), 0.00 items/sec, 0 (+0) items dumped.
Whats the difference between these 2 approaches ? Any insight on this is appreciated.