Building extensions #3: Fundamental features of a Zoho Books extension

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  In our previous post, we discussed the significance of connections, identified their types, developed a predefined connection, and demonstrated how it can be integrated with Zoho Books using an example. In this post, we'll walk through the process of

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  In our last post, we looked at an overview of the key features available for creating a Zoho Books extension, including connections. In this post, we'll go over connections in depth, including their types and applications. What are connections? "Connections"

• Building extensions #3: Fundamental features of a Zoho Books extension

  In our earlier posts, we covered how to create, test, and publish an extension for Zoho Finance suite applications. Moving forward, we'll look specifically at instances relating to one of the products from the Zoho Finance suite: Zoho Books. In this post,

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  Hello developers, Welcome to our next post about building extensions for Zoho Finance Suite applications. In our previous post, we looked at extensions, their purpose, and how to create and test them. To recap, extensions are installable plugins or add-ons

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