Overview

Key Features

1. Simple, user-friendly interface of the timer extension allows the user to quickly view the remaining time limit at a glance.
2. Displays the remaining time in real-time, allowing users to track their progress such as deadlines.
3. Allows you to customize the timer duration, based on your preference.
   

Installing the Extension

1. Go to Zoho Marketplace. 
2. Click Extensions and select Zoho Creator.
3. Search for the 'Timer' extension and click Install.
   

Set-up the Extension

Pre-requisites

1. Create a new page and embed the extension, or use the extension into an existing page by following these steps.
   

Page Parameters

 

Parameter	Description
endtime	The duration for the timer to start the countdown. Note: The value to be specified in epoch time or one of the supported date-time formats.
timezone (optional)	The preferred time zone code. For example, IST or GMT.  Note: If the time zone is not specified, the time zone of your Zoho Creator server will be applied automatically.

 

Supported Date-Time Formats

24 Hour Format	12 Hour Format
MM/dd/yy HH:MM:SS	MM/dd/yy HH:MM:SS A
yyyy/MM/dd HH:MM:SS	yyyy/MM/dd HH:MM:SS A
MM/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS	MM/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMM,yy HH:MM:SS	dd MMM,yy HH:MM:SS A
MMM dd,yy HH:MM:SS	MMM dd,yy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMM,yyyy HH:MM:SS	dd MMM,yyyy HH:MM:SS A
MMM dd,yyyy HH:MM:SS	MMM dd,yyyy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMMM,yy HH:MM:SS	dd MMMM,yy HH:MM:SS A
MMMM dd,yy HH:MM:SS	MMMM dd,yy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMMM,yyyy HH:MM:SS	dd MMMM,yyyy HH:MM:SS A
MMMM dd,yyyy HH:MM:SS	MMMM dd,yyyy HH:MM:SS A
MMM dd yy HH:MM:SS	MMM dd yy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMM yy HH:MM:SS	dd MMM yy HH:MM:SS A
MMM dd yyyy HH:MM:SS	MMM dd yyyy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMM yyyy HH:MM:SS	dd MMM yyyy HH:MM:SS A
MMMM dd yy HH:MM:SS	MMMM dd yy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMMM yy HH:MM:SS	dd MMMM yy HH:MM:SS A
MMMM dd yyyy HH:MM:SS	MMMM dd yyyy HH:MM:SS A
dd MMMM yyyy HH:MM:SS	dd MMMM yyyy HH:MM:SS A

Example

Consider a task management application that manages and splits the work item between the teams. To keep track of the deadline, you can install the timer extension from Zoho Marketplace and embed it into the application.