Hello Everyone,

A custom function is a software code that can be used to automate a process and this allows you to automate a notification, call a webhook, or perform logic immediately after a workflow rule is triggered. This feature helps to automate complex tasks and calculations. 

Lets take the below use case from a customer - 

They have created a status ‘Overdue’ in the task layout. In case, if a task status is updated to Overdue, they wanted an issue to be created automatically to track the items that were overdue through out the year.

addBugParamMap = Map();

addBugParamMap.put("title","Issue Name here ");

addBugParamMap.put("description","Create an Issue For the Task");

addBugResponse = zoho.projects.create(portalId,projectId,"Bugs",addBugParamMap,"xxxxxxxxxx");

projectsDomainURL = "https://projectsapi.zoho.com/api/v3";

if(addBugResponse != null && addBugResponse.contains("bugs"))

{

bugInfo = addBugResponse.get("bugs").get(0);

bugId = bugInfo.get("id");

associateTaskParam = Map();

associateTaskParam.put("bug_ids",[bugId]);

associateBug = invokeurl

[

url :projectsDomainURL + "/portal/" + portalId + "/projects/" + projectId + "/tasks/" + taskId + "/bugs"

type :POST

parameters:associateTaskParam

connection:"xxxxxxxxxx"

];

}

return "success";

Creating custom functions in Zoho Projects is straightforward and well-documented. Zoho provides a range of built-in functions that you can use as a starting point, and you can also easily define your own functions using Zoho's scripting language, Deluge. Give it a try and see how it can save your time and boost your productivity!

Watch this space for more such custom function codes.