Zoho Developer Community Monthly Digest - August 2024

Zoho Developer Community Monthly Digest - August 2024



Hello everyone,

Get ready for another exciting month of Zoho development! Our August digest is packed with events, resources, and community discussions to empower you as a Zoho developer. Let's dive right in!

Upcoming Events

To stay on top of the upcoming developer community events, keep an eye on this page.

Zoho RPA

Zoho RPA is a Robotic Process Automation platform that helps automate manual, repetitive, and tasks that follow specific rules in businesses and helps in streamlining processes, reducing errors, and increasing efficiency. Whether you're just getting started with Zoho RPA or looking to deepen your knowledge, this training is designed to help you optimize your automation efforts. This is a 3-day training with each day offering a one-hour session, accommodating various time zones.

Title: Get to Know Zoho RPA - Optimize, Accelerate & Transform your Automation Journey
Dates: Sept 10 – Sept 12, 2024
APAC & ANZ - 11 AM to 12 PM IST - Registration link
EMEA - 4 PM to 5 PM IST - Registration link
Americas - 9 PM to 10 PM IST - Registration link

Zoho Creator Developers' Month

It’s that time of the year again! September is Creator Developers’ Month, where we devote the entire month to empowering developers worldwide through low-code. Join our exclusive September campaign and enjoy a 50% discount on our Zoho Creator online trainings. Learn everything from the basics to advanced concepts in Zoho Creator, including Deluge scripting, integrations, automations, and mobile features.

Stage 1- Basic concepts in Creator - building applications using different components in Zoho Creator (for Business Users)
Stage 2 - Advanced concepts in deluge, integration, automations in applications, and mobile features (for Developers)

APAC, ANZ & EMEA  (1:30 PM to 5:30 PM IST)
Sept 9 – 11: Stage 2 - Registration Link

Americas (9:30 pm to 1:30 am IST)
Sept 16 – 18: Stage 1 - Registration Link
Sept 23 – 25: Stage 2 - Registration Link

Bonus: After completing the training, you will be provided an opportunity to take the Zoho Creator Certification exam to validate your skills.

Zobot Bootcamps - India

We're thrilled by the support and reception we've had so far for the Zobot Bootcamps in the first six cities on our schedule. We can't be more excited to meet you all in your cities soon and equip you to build fully functional AI chatbots for your business or as a service for your clients using Zoho SalesIQ's Zobot platform. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow developers and Zoho users, interact with Zoho experts, share ideas and experiences, and grow together as a community. Register for a bootcamp in a city near you!

Zoho Extensions 101 – Extensions for Zoho Finance Suite 

This series offers a comprehensive exploration of developing extensions and widgets for the Zoho Finance suite. Did you know that we have a dedicated portal in Sigma with which you can create extensions for a range of applications in the Zoho Finance Suite, including Zoho Books, Zoho Billing, Zoho Expense, Zoho Inventory, and Zoho Invoice? Starting with an introduction to Sigma and the Zoho Books platform, subsequent sessions cover creating extensions, testing, publishing, and listing apps in the Zoho Marketplace. Registration and more details here.

Zoho Apptics 101

In this series, we’ll dive deep into every aspect of application analytics to help you understand how Zoho Apptics aids in measuring important KPIs that reflect your app's performance, growth, and engagement. Registration and more details here.

Zoho CRM Client Script 

Fueled by popular demand, we're back with a line-up of sessions in the Client Script series, focusing on advanced features and real-time business applications. Learn how to tailor Zoho CRM by defining highly interactive and responsive interfaces to cater to real-time business needs as our experts and guest speakers from the community walk you through the basics of Client Scripts and showcase various use case implementations. Registration and more details here. If you're interested to showcase your Client Script projects to the community in one of these sessions, write to us at developer-community@zohocorp.com

Creator Tech Connect:

Creator's tech connect series would comprise of technical sessions that provide immersive training on the key essentials and technical nuances of building a solution in Zoho Creator. This is a great opportunity for our developer community to stay informed about Creator's new feature releases, product roadmap, best practices to follow while scripting in deluge, new deluge concepts, and cloud functions. The recent series focussed on SAML and Active Directory in Zoho Creator and during the upcoming session we will explore about Managing users and applications in Zoho Creator with Zoho Directory.

Title: SAML and Active Directory in Zoho Creator
Date: September 12, 2024
APAC & ANZ - 11 AM to 12 PM IST - Registration link
EMEA - 4 PM to 5 PM IST - Registration link
Americas - 9 PM to 10 PM IST - Registration link

Resource Spotlight

We've consolidated all the resources from the developer community learning series into a centralized hub for your convenient access. Consider bookmarking our Zoho Developer Community website to stay informed about the latest updates in the developer community.

Community Discussions

Zoho Developer Forum

  • @Anonymous User was struggling to add Google Click Identifier (GCLID) to Zoho CRM Leads using the UPSERT API and was considering a complicated workaround. Thanks to a quick response from @Anonymous User, Andrew realized it was just a small testing oversight—problem solved in no time! 
  • @Anonymous User was trying to set up email reminders for Zoho CRM tasks based on the "Due_Date" field but kept running into errors. After a little tweak here and a nudge there with the help of the community, everything fell into place—combining email and popup reminders, they got everything working smoothly, thanks to good ol' teamwork!
  • The power of community? When your code’s giving you a headache, they’ve got the aspirin ready! Here's a classic example of such a case - When @Anonymous User couldn't get a variable to work with the search function, @Anonymous User swooped in with a quick code fix that did the job.

Developers ZUG Cliq Channel

These conversations are confined to the Developers ZUG Cliq channel members. If you're keen on becoming a part of this space, visit our website, click JOIN NOW, and complete the form to get an invite to the channel.
  • Widgets are one way to make your work a lot simpler, and launching them on Zoho Marketplace is one way to help others as well make their work simpler. Check out this awesome (yet free!) widget launched by @Puneet chandhok, which autocompletes addresses in Zoho CRM!
  • And speaking of widgets, check out this template Doug created for building widgets, with support for dynamic configurations!
  • Who doesn't like a good GitHub repository that simplifies their work?! Take a look at thesesCatalyst Node JS functions compiled and shared by Nagarajan. Now that deserves a round of applause!
  •  If there's one thing that makes integrating Zoho products easier, it's to use Deluge—Zoho's proprietary scripting language. And a great starting point is this Deluge Roadmap shared by Rafi (who, btw, just got his Zoho Creator certification, followed by a deluge of appreciation from the community folks!) If you'd like to go more into detail, check out our Deluge 101 series. Also, stay tuned for our in-person Deluge bootcamps coming up pretty soon!
  • The first step of anything coding-related in any Zoho product is the authentication; a seemingly simple yet uber-crucial step. Venessa lends Buddy a helping hand with the same, which results in the longest conversation thread in the history of the Zoho Developer User Group Cliq channel!
  • Sometimes the simplest solutions are right under the nose! Doug faced an issue which was ultimately solved by the oldest solution known to man: turning it off and back again! But, there's more than that to this conversation! It's a classic example of the kind of knowledge exchange that happens within the Zoho Developer Community!

Community Spotlight

ZDH Speakers

As a continuation of featuring a ZDH presenter each month, this time, we are delighted to introduce the 13th episode presenter @Anonymous User. Explore this post to discover the knowledge and insights he shared with the community.

Cliq Contributors

Here are our top contributors who have gone the extra mile to support and assist the community:



We want to express our sincere appreciation to all our community contributors. Your commitment, expertise, and the time you invest are invaluable to the community. 

For those who are new to the Zoho Developer Community, check out this post to get started. 

We appreciate you dedicating your time to peruse this month's digest. Make sure to follow the digest each month for the most recent updates and conversations. Stay connected and participate in the forums to be featured in the upcoming month's digest. Wishing you an amazing month ahead!


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