Create Attendance Entry with Zoho People API on New Collection from MongoDB API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a MongoDB trigger and Zoho People action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Collection trigger
1. Connect your MongoDB account
2. Configure Polling Interval
3. Select a Database
Configure the Create Attendance Entry action
1. Connect your Zoho People account
2. Configure Check In
3. Configure Check Out
4. Optional- Select a Employee ID
5. Optional- Configure Email ID
6. Optional- Configure Map ID
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Collection on MongoDB

Description:Emit new an event when a new collection is added to a database

Version:0.0.7

Key:mongodb-new-collection

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MongoDB Overview#

The MongoDB API provides powerful capabilities to interact with a MongoDB database, allowing you to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations, manage databases, and execute sophisticated queries. With Pipedream, you can harness these abilities to automate tasks, sync data across various apps, and react to events in real-time. It’s a combo that’s particularly potent for managing data workflows, syncing application states, or triggering actions based on changes to your data.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mongodb-new-collection",
  name: "New Collection",
  description: "Emit new an event when a new collection is added to a database",
  version: "0.0.7",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    database: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mongodb,
        "database",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getCollectionIds() {
      return this.db.get("collectionIds");
    },
    _setCollectionIds(collectionIds) {
      this.db.set("collectionIds", collectionIds);
    },
    isRelevant(uuid, collectionIds) {
      return !collectionIds.includes(uuid);
    },
    async processEvent(client, ts) {
      const collectionIds = this._getCollectionIds() || [];
      const collections = await this.mongodb.listCollections(client, this.database);
      for (const collection of collections) {
        const uuid = JSON.stringify(collection.info.uuid);
        if (!this.isRelevant(uuid, collectionIds)) {
          continue;
        }
        collectionIds.push(uuid);
        this.emitEvent(collection, ts);
      }
      this._setCollectionIds(collectionIds);
    },
    generateMeta({
      info, name,
    }, ts) {
      return {
        id: info.uuid,
        summary: name,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger 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.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
MongoDB	`mongodb`	`app`	This component uses the MongoDB app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling Interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the API on this schedule
Database	`database`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

MongoDB uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your MongoDB account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to MongoDB APIs in both code and no-code steps.

Before you connect to your Mongo database from Pipedream, please make sure your database is accessible from the public internet. You may need to add a firewall rule allowing connections from 0.0.0.0/0.

Then, enter the details of your Mongo host / database below.

About MongoDB#

MongoDB is an open source NoSQL database management program.

Action#

Create Attendance Entry on Zoho People

Description:This API can be used to capture the check-in and check-out entries of an individual employee.The system will mark the attendance exit/entry of individual employees.It will automatically update the attendance status in the web portal for every check-in and check-out. [See the documentation](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/attendance-checkin-checkout.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:zoho_people-create-attendance-entry

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Zoho People Overview#

The Zoho People API lets you interface with Zoho People, a human resource management platform. With this API on Pipedream, you can automate HR processes, sync employee data across systems, manage leave records, and more. Use Pipedream's no-code platform to integrate Zoho People with hundreds of other apps for custom workflows that fit your business needs.

Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import app from "../../zoho_people.app.mjs";
import { convertEmptyToNull } from "../common/add-update-record-common.mjs";

export default {
  type: "action",
  key: "zoho_people-create-attendance-entry",
  name: "Create Attendance Entry",
  version: "0.0.1",
  description: "This API can be used to capture the check-in and check-out entries of an individual employee.The system will mark the attendance exit/entry of individual employees.It will automatically update the attendance status in the web portal for every check-in and check-out. [See the documentation](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/attendance-checkin-checkout.html)",
  props: {
    app,
    checkIn: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Check In",
      description: "The check in time of the employee. The format should be `dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss`",
    },
    checkOut: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Check Out",
      description: "The check out time of the employee. The format should be `dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss`",
    },
    empId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "empId",
      ],
    },
    emailId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "emailId",
      ],
    },
    mapId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "mapId",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app,
      ...data
    } = this;

    if (!data.empId && !data.emailId && !data.mapId) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("One of the following fields is required: Employee ID, Email ID, Map ID");
    }
    const res = await app.createAttendance(convertEmptyToNull(data));
    if (res[0]?.response === "failure") {
      throw new Error(`Zoho People error response: ${res[0].msg}`);
    }
    $.export("summary", "Attendance entry successfully created");
    return res;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Zoho People	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Zoho People app.
Check In	`checkIn`	`string`	The check in time of the employee. The format should be `dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss`
Check Out	`checkOut`	`string`	The check out time of the employee. The format should be `dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss`
Employee ID	`empId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Email ID	`emailId`	`string`	The email ID of the employee
Map ID	`mapId`	`string`	The mapper ID of the employee

Action Authentication#

Zoho People uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Zoho People account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Zoho People 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 People API.

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

ZOHOPEOPLE.automation.allZOHOPEOPLE.employee.allZOHOPEOPLE.performance.allZOHOPEOPLE.attendance.allZOHOPEOPLE.timetracker.allZOHOPEOPLE.forms.allZOHOPEOPLE.leave.allZOHOPEOPLE.assessment.allZOHOPEOPLE.training.allZOHOPEOPLE.announcement.allZOHOPEOPLE.feeds.allZOHOPEOPLE.dashboard.allZOHOPEOPLE.files.allZOHOPEOPLE.onboarding.allZOHOPEOPLE.integration.all