Kaizen #23 - Widgets
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to another week of Kaizen!
In this post, we are going to discuss Widgets in detail.
First things first—What are Widgets?
Widgets are embeddable UI components that you can create and add to your Zoho CRM. You can use widgets to perform functions that utilize data from third-party applications. You can build widgets for Zoho CRM using our JS SDK.
For instance,
You want your sales representatives to handle new requirements/customization requested by prospects by raising internal tickets. The respective team can analyse the tickets and proceed with taking further actions. Although it is available as a different ticketing software, switching between them can be time-consuming and strenuous. Using widgets, you can make it available inside Zoho CRM itself thus, saving time and effort.
Simply put, widgets give you the power to merge all your work that might be separated in different software into Zoho CRM. Thus, making your work easy and swift.
Where can you use widgets?
Currently, you can add widgets to:
- Custom Buttons
- Related Lists
- Webtabs
- Homepage Dashboards
Steps to create a widget
Step 1: Installing the CLI (Command Line Interface)
Step 2: Creating a widget
Step 3: Adding and Hosting Widgets
Step 4: Using Widgets
Step 1: Installing the CLI
The command line interface is a text-based interface to access a third-party application using commands. Here, we are going to use the zet CLI for explanation.
Installing the necessary components
Pre-requisites:
1. Download the nodejs source code from "https://nodejs.org/en/download/".
2. Once you have installed Node JS, run the following command to verify it.
$ node -v $ npm -v |
Installing zet
Zet is a CLI that helps you to build and package widgets in Zoho CRM.
Run the following command to install the zapps CLI node package. Ensure that your system has Node JS 6 or above.
$ npm install -g zoho-extension-toolkit |
Run the following command to ensure that the installation was successful.
$ zet //Help information about 'zet' command will be shown. |
Creating a project
1. Run the following command to create a new project.
$ zet init |
This command will show the list of Zoho Services for which you can create a project template.
In this case, select Zoho CRM as the service. Provide a name for your widget. The sample project will be created in the respective folder directory.
2. To open the project, run the following command.
cd {Project_Name} |
Step 2: Creating a Widget
Now, you can start designing and including the UI components for the Widget in the widget.html file. You can find this file in the "app" folder of your project. This file must contain the structure, design, and components of the Widget.
The HTML code for ZenDesk widget
This widget helps you handle new requirements/customization requested by prospects by raising internal tickets. The respective team can analyse the tickets and proceed with taking further actions.
<html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/style.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="ZohoEmbededAppSDK.min.js"></script> <script src="custom.js"></script> <script src="jquery-min.js"></script> <script src="bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="moment.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Create Ticket</h2> <form action="javascript:void(0);" onsubmit="createTicket();"> <div class="form-group"> <label for="subject">Subject:</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="subject" placeholder="Enter Subject" name="subject"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <label for="description">Description:</label> <textarea class="form-control" id="description" rows="5" placeholder="Enter Description" name="description"></textarea> </div> <button type="button" onclick="des()" class="btn btn-success">CREATE</button> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">CLOSE</button> </form> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ initializeWidget(); }) </script> </body> </html> |
To use the Zoho CRM APIs in the widget, you can use the API helpers provided in the JS SDK.
Example HTML code with API helpers:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Heatmaps</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <script src="ZSDK.js"></script> <script src="ZohoCrmHelper.js"></script> <script> var id; ZOHO.embeddedApp.on("PageLoad", function(data){ id= data.EntityId; }); ZOHO.embeddApp.init() .then(function(){ ZOHO.CRM.API.getRecord({Entity:"Accounts",RecordID:id})//CRM API helper .then(function(errData){ console.log(data) }) }); </script> </head> <body></body> </html> |
3. Once you have created the widget, you can host the widget locally and test.
To host the widget locally:
$ zet run |
You can test the widget using the host address received.
Once you have tested the widget and find no problems with it, you can package the widget and host it internally or externally.
Internal Hosting
You can host your application's static content using Zoho CRM's internal hosting. With the help of Zoho's CLI, you can create, develop, test, and package your widgets. You have to upload the files of the application in a zip format.
Also, if you choose to run your widgets through internal hosting, you need not host your application elsewhere. In general, you can choose internal hosting, if you have created the application.
External Hosting
Some services are available from third-party sources. They allow you to use their software from their websites. In order to make those applications available in your CRM, you can choose external hosting.
Validating and Packaging the application
1. To validate your application, run the following command,
$ zet validate |
This will validate your app package and identify violations, if any. They should be corrected before updating the zip in our developer console.
2. To generate an uploadable zip of your application, run the following command,
$ zet pack |
This will create a zip file of the application under the "dist" folder of your project directory, which can be uploaded to the CRM.
Step 3: Adding a widget
To add a widget:
1. Go to Setup > Developer Space > Widgets.
2. Click Create your First Widget.
3. In the following pop-up,
- Give the widget a Name (mandatory).
- Provide a description about the widget (optional).
- Select the preferred Widget type.
- Select the preferred Hosting type.
4. To host the application internally:
- Select Zoho from the Hosting drop-down.
- Click Upload.
- Select the compressed (ZIP) file of your application (Maximum size limit is 25MB)
- Provide the Index URL of your application in the CRM. The base URL is automatically generated for internal hosting.
5. To host the application from external sources,
- Select External from the Hosting drop-down.
- Enter the URL of the website where the application is hosted. For instance, here is an example to add a heatmap widget through external hosting.
6. Click Save.
Step 4: Using a widget
Once the widget is added to your CRM, it can be used from the component to which it was associated to. Below are the two sample widgets.
1. ZenDesk
Using this widget, users can raise internal tickets from Zoho CRM itself. They need not open a new tab to do the same.
2. Heatmap
This widget displays a heatmap of the distribution of sales in a city. You can get an idea of the locations where the sales are booming, and plan accordingly.
A widget can also be used in Dashboard, Custom Button, or Related List. Refer to Widgets - Usage for more details.
We hope you found this post useful. Stay tuned for more!
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