Power of Automation :: Auto-calculate the duration of the Project.

Power of Automation :: Auto-calculate the duration of the Project.

Hello Everyone,

A Custom function is a user-written set of code to achieve a specific requirement. Set the required conditions needed as when to trigger using the Workflow rules (be it Tasks / Project) and associate the custom function to it.

One of our clients wanted to have the project duration displayed in a custom field, with automatic recalculations whenever there's a schedule change, whether it's the start or end dates. The same has been implemented using Project custom functions within Zoho Projects.

Custom function code:-

// TODO: Please create a connection for the Zoho Projects service with the scopes zohoprojects.projects.UPDATE
Click this link below to learn how to create the connection.
fieldId = "xxxxx"; // custom field Id
projectsParameter = Map();
if(startDate!=null && endDate!=null){
psdate = toDate(toString(startDate,"MM/dd/yyyy"),"MM/dd/yyyy");

pedate = toDate(toString(endDate,"MM/dd/yyyy"),"MM/dd/yyyy");

days = daysBetween(psdate,pedate);

projectsParameter.put(fieldId,days);

updateProjectResponse = invokeurl

[

url :endPoint + portalId + "/projects/" + projectId + "/"

type :POST

parameters:projectsParameter

connection:"yyyyy"

];

}

return "success";

Make sure to replace xxxxx with custom field id and yyyyy with the Zoho Projects connections link name. Screenshot of the list of parameters to be mapped and sample Project workflow rule is attached for reference.

We hope you found this post useful. If you have any questions or wondering if your requirement could be met using custom functions, feel free to share them in the comments section below.