Function #4: Schedule Customer Statements
Regularly sending statements to customers is an imperative part of many business processes as it helps foster strong customer relationships and provides timely guidance on payments. While you can generate the statement of accounts and have it sent over
Function #49: Manage varying installment payments using Zoho Books
. Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Last week, we discussed automating the collection of fixed installment payments in Zoho Books. But what if your payment structure involves charging varying percentages of the invoice total as installments?
Function #20: Custom calculation in item table of invoices
When you create an invoice in Zoho Books, the 'Amount' of a line item is typically calculated as the product of the "Quantity" and the "Rate" of the item. For instance, if an item has a sales rate of $50 and a quantity of 5 is sold, then the amount would
Function #55: Convert multiple quotes to single SO using Custom Button
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! In Zoho Books, after a quote is accepted by your customer, it can be converted into a sales order or an invoice. Often, a customer might have multiple quotes, and for easier billing or upon the customer's
Function #9: Copy attachments of Sales Order to Purchase Order on conversion
This week, we have written a custom function that automatically copies the attachments uploaded for a sales order to the corresponding purchase order after you convert it. Here's how to configure it in your Zoho Books organization. Custom Function: Hit
Function 56: Automatically enable the option for customers to pay via bank account
Hello everyone and welcome back to our series! One of the key features of Zoho Books is its integration with multiple payment gateways, allowing you to receive online payments for your invoices. This ensures faster payments, automates payment tracking
Function #62: Display associated Quote on Invoice details screen
Hello everyone! Today, we are sharing a Related List script that makes it easy to view and access the quote from which an invoice was created right from the invoice details screen. This Related List displays the Quote number and Amount, allowing you to
Function #53: Transaction Level Profitability for Invoices
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! We have previously provided custom functions for calculating the profitability of a quote and a sales order. There may be instances where the invoice may differ from its corresponding quote or sales order.
Function #8: Add additional charges to invoices
Here goes one of the highly sought-after custom functions in Zoho Books. If you find yourself needing to apply additional charges to customers on their invoices (say credit card surcharges, or fuel charges applicable to customers from a certain region,
Update Regarding Zoho Finance Applications' Domains For API Users
Hi users, Until now, both the Zoho Finance apps and their APIs shared a common domain. We've recently introduced separate domains for APIs. You can now start using the new domains for API calls. The old domains will not work for API users starting April
Function #32: Schedule low stock notifications on a timely basis to specific users of the organization
Hello everyone and welcome back to our series! For a business that heavily relies on inventory, monitoring the stock levels and getting timely notifications of low stock items will ensure a smooth sail. Zoho Books allows you to always keep a check on
Function #50: Send Mass emails to your customers
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! We have reached a milestone of 50 Functions, which means that we have automated 50 different tasks in Zoho Books. Every Friday, we have shared a nifty function aimed at either automating a task or streamlining
Function #30: Display list of associated PO on SO details screen
Hello everyone, welcome back to our series! Imagine having the ability to effortlessly access and view details of all purchase orders linked to a sales order directly from the sales order itself. Well, today's script is designed to do just that for you.
Announcement - Custom Function Series
Hi folks! One of the key attributes of Zoho Books that we're really proud of is the ability to automate your routine accounting tasks in an efficient manner. For most businesses, accounting would involve a set of repetitive tasks that consume a good chunk
Function #1: Convert an accepted Estimate to Sales Order automatically in Zoho Books
As you’re aware, Zoho Books provides a default option to have the estimates automatically converted to invoices once your customer accepts them. Many of you wanted a similar option for sales orders, so here’s a workflow that converts accepted estimates
Function #34: Automatically add a free item to the invoice based on the purchase amount
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to our series. It's the holiday season, marking a time when businesses witness increased demand for products and services, leading to a significant boost in sales. This also presents an opportunity for businesses to engage
Function #19: Associate invoice templates automatically based on branch
Much like the custom function we shared last week, today's function also aims to facilitate the automatic association of invoice templates. When you're managing business operations across various branches, there may be a need to create and send invoices
Function #61: Automatically add free item to the invoice based on item quantity
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Custom Function Friday! During holiday seasons or special promotions, businesses offer deals like BOGO (Buy One, Get One), Buy 3 Get 1 Free, Buy 2 at 50% off, and much more to attract customers. These promotions
Function #57: Automatically group items in invoices based on categories
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! As a business expands and new product lines are launched, it becomes important to organize the items for better inventory management. The Category field in Zoho Books helps here by allowing you to add and
Function #2: Create a Deal in Zoho CRM when an Estimate is created in Zoho Books
For those who use Zoho CRM integrated with Zoho Books, here's a nifty function that helps you optimize your sales process by adding a Deal in Zoho CRM whenever an estimate is created in Zoho Books. Custom Function: To create the custom function, go to
Function #47: Automatically fetch custom field values from Zoho Expense to Zoho Books
Zoho Expense is an expense management application that allows you to record and report all your business expenses. When integrated with Zoho Books, you can easily sync all the expenses you have reported and approved in Zoho Expense to Zoho Books. If you
Function #5: Add late fees for overdue invoices
Looking to charge a penalty for delayed payments from customers? This custom function helps you apply a late fee by automatically detecting invoices that have gone overdue and adding the calculated fee to the respective customer's outstanding balance
Function #60: Automatically generate invoices for unbilled timesheets at regular intervals
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! In the Time Tracking section of Zoho Books, you can set up projects to track services provided to your clients and log timesheets to record the time spent completing them. These timesheets can be billed
Update or Upsert Records Using Unique Custom Fields
Hello customers, We've enhanced the process of updating records via API. You can now: Update records using unique custom fields Upsert records using unique custom fields Note: Both the features are available in the Zoho Books and Zoho Inventory apps.
Function #31: Auto-populate warranty expiry date of items in invoices
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Warranties play a vital role in influencing a customer's decision to buy a product. They represent a guarantee from the manufacturer or seller that the product will meet specific standards of quality and
Function #59: Copy text from customer-level custom field to Terms & Conditions in quotes
Hello everyone, greetings of the day! Today's focus is on addressing scenarios where each customer requires unique terms and conditions. For example, when dealing with international customers, it may be necessary to present the terms and conditions in
Function #18: Associate invoice templates automatically based on customer language
For businesses dealing with a diverse linguistic clientele, it becomes crucial to send out invoices in the customer's preferred language to ensure effective communication. This requirement can be handled in Zoho Books by creating invoice templates in
Function 33#: Associate invoice templates automatically based on customer address
When a business deals with customers across various countries, there may arise a need to have different templates applied which caters to the customer's country specific billing requirements. While we do allow users to associate the required templates
Function #54: Auto-populate date and time of invoice creation in custom field
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Zoho Books maintains a detailed log of every action performed within the application, whether it's creating, updating, or deleting records. The Audit Trail provides information on how, when, and by whom
Function #29: Auto-populate Expiry date on Quotes
Greetings everyone! A quote (Formerly known as an estimate) is a document sent to customers containing a detailed overview of items and their prices for potential purchase. The quoted prices usually have a specific validity period, after which the proposal
Function #51: Transaction Level Profitability for Quotes
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! In a previous post, we shared a custom function that could determine the profitability of a Sales Order. Today, we are presenting a similar function that calculates the profitability of a Quote. The setup
Function #52: Automatically associate Price Lists to customers based on currency
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Businesses operating globally often need to invoice in different currencies based on the customer's location. In such cases, maintaining item rates in multiple currencies becomes essential. This is where
Function #42: Show the actual rate of items on invoices
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! In Zoho Books, you have the ability to create Price Lists, wherein you can mark up and mark down the item rates by a specific percentage or set custom rates. Generally, when you apply a price list to an
Function #36: Mail item list to customers using Custom button
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! In response to ever-changing market conditions, inflation, and cost fluctuations, businesses often find it necessary to revise item rates to sustain profitability. Following the changes, it also becomes
Function #45: Automatically convert billable expense to invoice
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Zoho Books allows you to easily charge your customers for expenses that you have incurred on their behalf. You can achieve this by marking the relevant expense as billable and then manually converting it
Function #44: Notify admin users when expense accounts exceed the safe limit
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Are you finding yourself consistently overspending in certain areas? Do you need a system to keep track of your expenses and receive alerts when specific accounts go over their limit? Today, we bring you
Function #7: Fetch a value from Deal in Zoho CRM to the related Estimate in Zoho Books
We're here with another function for those using the integration with Zoho CRM. You know that potentials can be linked to transactions in Zoho Books. But if you're including additional details about a Deal (potential) in Zoho CRM and you want to inherit
Function #43: Auto-enable Customer portal
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! The Customer Portal in Zoho Books serves as a platform for your customers from where they can accept quotes, view sales orders, monitor shipment statuses, make invoice payments, and manage other related
Function #41: Notify users when sales orders exceed the credit limit
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! As you're aware, Zoho Books lets you set credit limits for your customers, that can be monitored in both invoices and sales orders. Previously, we shared a custom function that can alert users when an invoice
Function #40: Notify users when invoices exceed the credit limit
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our series! Businesses tend to offer goods or services on credit to customers, which can, in overtime, lead to the accumulation of significant overdue balances. To address this, Zoho Books allows you to define a Credit
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