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CodeX Scripts for Projects

CodeX Scripts in Zoho Projects are advanced conditional logic scripts that help enforce specific rules and validations. Users can control how and when a project can be created, edited, or transitioned. This ensures better compliance and process alignment.

Use Cases: 

Create a New Project

Creates a new project with populated project records with owner, dates, budget, and custom fields filled in.
Code:
  1. function main() {
  2.   try {
  3.     const layoutId = current.record.layoutId;
  4.     const moduleId = current.record.moduleId;
  5.     const layout = client.getLayoutById(layoutId, moduleId);
  6.     const newProject = new Record(layout);
  7.     newProject.name = "Explore Zoho ";
  8.     const projectOwnerId = variables.projectowner.value;
  9.     const user1 = variables.user1.value; // ZPUID of user1 is stored in variables
  10.     const user2 = variables.user2.value; // ZPUID of user2 is stored in variables
  11.     const addedProject = client.save(newProject);
  12.     addedProject.name = "Explore Zoho Projects";
  13.     addedProject.description =
  14.       "Explore Zoho Projects features and functionalities";
  15.     addedProject.owner = projectOwnerId;
  16.     addedProject.status = "242942000000027095"; // status Id based on layout. Here, 242942000000040005 corresponds to 'In Progress' status
  17.     addedProject.start_date = "2025-12-08";
  18.     addedProject.end_date = "2025-12-25";
  19.     addedProject.project_group = "242942000000025001"; // project group Id
  20.     addedProject.completed_time = "2025-12-31T00:00:00+05:30"; // completed time should be proivded in ISO date and time formate
  21.     addedProject.currency = "INR"; // Currency code
  22.     addedProject.budget_type = "1"; // Budget Type
  23.     addedProject.hourly_budget = "5.000";
  24.     addedProject.hourly_budget_threshold = "3.000";
  25.     addedProject.cost_budget = "5600";
  26.     addedProject.cost_budget_threshold = "5000";
  27.     addedProject.revenue_budget = "4000";
  28.     addedProject.billing_method = "1"; // Billing Method Ref: BillingMethod enum in IDE.
  29.     addedProject.rate_per_hour = "800";
  30.     addedProject.cost_per_hour = "600";
  31.     addedProject.single_line_text = "Sample Single Line Text";
  32.     addedProject.pick_list = "Option 1"; // Value based on picklist options in layout
  33.     addedProject.multi_line_text =
  34.       "Lorem sunt Duis dolor laborum \n eu magna incididunt ipsum qui sit pariatur \n aute officia nisi irure nostrud sit commodo esse";
  35.     addedProject.multi_select_field = ["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"]; // Values based on multi select options in layout
  36.     addedProject.user_pick_list_all_users = user1;
  37.     addedProject.user_pick_list_select_roles = "242942000000082031"; // Role Id based on org roles
  38.     addedProject.user_pick_list_selected_users = user2;
  39.     addedProject.multi_user_picklist_all_users = [user1, user2];
  40.     addedProject.multi_user_picklist_selected_roles = [
  41.       "242942000000082031",
  42.       "242942000000082001",
  43.     ];
  44.     addedProject.multi_user_picklist_selected_users = [user1, user2];
  45.     addedProject.date_field = "2025-12-08"; // Date field value in ISO Date format
  46.     addedProject.checkbox_field = "true";
  47.     addedProject.currency_field = "4300";
  48.     addedProject.percentage_field = "25"; // Percentage value without % symbol
  49.     addedProject.decimal_field = "130.24";
  50.     addedProject.number_field = "430020";
  51.     addedProject.email_field = "vishal@yahoo.com";
  52.     addedProject.phone_field = "1234567890";
  53.     addedProject.url_field = "https://zlyker.com/";
  54.     client.save(addedProject);
  55.   } catch (err) {
  56.     console.log(err);
  57.     throw new ScriptError(err);
  58.   }
  59. }

Create a New Entity

Creates a blank record in any module with just a name field set to use it for debugging or validation.
Code:
  1. function main() {
  2.     try {
  3.         let layout = client.getLayoutById(current.record.layoutId, current.record.moduleId);
  4.         let record = new Record(layout);
  5.         record.name = "created project from script"
  6.         client.save(record);
  7.     } catch (err) {
  8.         throw new ScriptError(err);
  9.     }
  10. }

Restrict Task Edits in Archived Projects

Restricts task edits when the associated project is archived.
Code:
  1. function main() {
  2.     let task = current.record;
  3.     let projectId = task.projectId;
  4.     const moduleItr = client.getModules(0, 10);
  5.   
  6.     let moduleId;
  7.     console.log(JSON.stringify(current.affectedFields));
  8.     while (moduleItr.hasNext()) {
  9.         let moduleObj = moduleItr.next();
  10.         if (moduleObj.name == 'Projects') {
  11.             moduleId = moduleObj.id;
  12.         }
  13.     }
  14.     let project = client.getRecordById(moduleId, projectId);
  15.     if (project.project_type == 'archived') {
  16.         throw new ScriptError("Edits are disabled for archived projects");
  17.     }
  18. }
Got an idea for how you would like CodeX to work in your project setup? Drop your use case in the comments below!

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