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Create a workflow to Create Item with the Zoho Books API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Create Item action
    1. Connect your Zoho Books account
    2. Configure Name
    3. Configure Rate
    4. Optional- Configure Description
    5. Optional- Select a Tax Id
    6. Optional- Configure Tax Percentage
    7. Optional- Configure SKU
    8. Optional- Select a Product Type
    9. Optional- Configure HSN Or SAC
    10. Optional- Configure Is Taxable
    11. Optional- Configure Tax Exemption Id
    12. Optional- Select a Account Id
    13. Optional- Select a Item Type
    14. Optional- Configure Purchase Description
    15. Optional- Configure Purchase Rate
    16. Optional- Configure Purchase Account Id
    17. Optional- Configure Inventory Account Id
    18. Optional- Configure Vendor Id
    19. Optional- Configure Reorder Level
    20. Optional- Configure Initial Stock
    21. Optional- Configure Initial Stock Rate
    22. Optional- Configure Item Tax Preferences
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

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Create Item on Zoho Books
Description:Creates a new item. [See the documentation](https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/items/#create-an-item)
Version:0.3.0
Key:zoho_books-create-item

Code

// legacy_hash_id: a_Xzi1qo
import {
  ITEM_TYPE_OPTIONS, PRODUCT_TYPE_OPTIONS,
} from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import zohoBooks from "../../zoho_books.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "zoho_books-create-item",
  name: "Create Item",
  description: "Creates a new item. [See the documentation](https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/items/#create-an-item)",
  version: "0.3.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    zohoBooks,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Name of the item. Max-length [100]",
    },
    rate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Rate",
      description: "Price of the item.",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Description for the item. Max-length [2000]",
      optional: true,
    },
    taxId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoBooks,
        "taxId",
      ],
      description: "ID of the tax to be associated to the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    taxPercentage: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Tax Percentage",
      description: "Percent of the tax.",
      optional: true,
    },
    sku: {
      type: "string",
      label: "SKU",
      description: "SKU value of item,should be unique throughout the product",
      optional: true,
    },
    productType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Product Type",
      description: "Specify the type of an item.",
      optional: true,
      options: PRODUCT_TYPE_OPTIONS,
    },
    hsnOrSac: {
      type: "string",
      label: "HSN Or SAC",
      description: "HSN Code.",
      optional: true,
    },
    isTaxable: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Is Taxable",
      description: "Boolean to track the taxability of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    taxExemptionId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Tax Exemption Id",
      description: "ID of the tax exemption. Mandatory, if is_taxable is false.",
      optional: true,
    },
    accountId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoBooks,
        "accountId",
      ],
      description: "ID of the account to which the item has to be associated with.",
      optional: true,
    },
    itemType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Item Type",
      description: "Type of the item. Default value will be sales.",
      optional: true,
      options: ITEM_TYPE_OPTIONS,
    },
    purchaseDescription: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Purchase Description",
      description: "Purchase description for the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchaseRate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Purchase Rate",
      description: "Purchase price of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchaseAccountId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Purchase Account Id",
      description: "ID of the COGS account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is purchase / sales and purchase / inventory.",
      optional: true,
    },
    inventoryAccountId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Inventory Account Id",
      description: "ID of the stock account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is inventory.",
      optional: true,
    },
    vendorId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Vendor Id",
      description: "Preferred vendor ID.",
      optional: true,
    },
    reorderLevel: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Reorder Level",
      description: "Reorder level of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    initialStock: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Initial Stock",
      description: "Opening stock of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    initialStockRate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Initial Stock Rate",
      description: "Unit price of the opening stock.",
      optional: true,
    },
    itemTaxPreferences: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Item Tax Preferences",
      description: "A list of item tax objects. **Format: {\"tax_id\":\"12312312031200\",\"tax_specification\":\"intra\"}**",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.zohoBooks.createItem({
      $,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        rate: this.rate && parseFloat(this.rate),
        description: this.description,
        tax_id: this.taxId,
        tax_percentage: this.taxPercentage,
        sku: this.sku,
        product_type: this.productType,
        hsn_or_sac: this.hsnOrSac,
        is_taxable: this.isTaxable,
        tax_exemption_id: this.taxExemptionId,
        account_id: this.accountId,
        item_type: this.itemType,
        purchase_description: this.purchaseDescription,
        purchase_rate: this.purchaseRate,
        purchase_account_id: this.purchaseAccountId,
        inventory_account_id: this.inventoryAccountId,
        vendor_id: this.vendorId,
        reorder_level: this.reorderLevel,
        initial_stock: this.initialStock,
        initial_stock_rate: this.initialStockRate,
        item_tax_preferences: parseObject(this.itemTaxPreferences),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Item successfully created with Id: ${response.item.item_id}`);
    return response;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
Zoho BookszohoBooksappThis component uses the Zoho Books app.
Namenamestring

Name of the item. Max-length [100]

Rateratestring

Price of the item.

Descriptiondescriptionstring

Description for the item. Max-length [2000]

Tax IdtaxIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Tax PercentagetaxPercentagestring

Percent of the tax.

SKUskustring

SKU value of item,should be unique throughout the product

Product TypeproductTypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:goodsservicedigital_service
HSN Or SAChsnOrSacstring

HSN Code.

Is TaxableisTaxableboolean

Boolean to track the taxability of the item.

Tax Exemption IdtaxExemptionIdstring

ID of the tax exemption. Mandatory, if is_taxable is false.

Account IdaccountIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Item TypeitemTypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:salespurchasessales_and_purchasesinventory
Purchase DescriptionpurchaseDescriptionstring

Purchase description for the item.

Purchase RatepurchaseRatestring

Purchase price of the item.

Purchase Account IdpurchaseAccountIdstring

ID of the COGS account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is purchase / sales and purchase / inventory.

Inventory Account IdinventoryAccountIdstring

ID of the stock account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is inventory.

Vendor IdvendorIdstring

Preferred vendor ID.

Reorder LevelreorderLevelstring

Reorder level of the item.

Initial StockinitialStockstring

Opening stock of the item.

Initial Stock RateinitialStockRatestring

Unit price of the opening stock.

Item Tax PreferencesitemTaxPreferencesstring[]

A list of item tax objects. Format: {"tax_id":"12312312031200","tax_specification":"intra"}

Authentication

Zoho Books uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Zoho Books account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Zoho Books and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Zoho Books API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

ZohoBooks.fullaccess.all

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