Zoho Books: getRecordsByID
Not sure what this is but it's an article listing some errors in Zoho Books when using the shortcode command to retrieve the details for an item in Zoho Books...
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Not sure what this is but it's an article listing some errors in Zoho Books when using the shortcode command to retrieve the details for an item in Zoho Books...
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A very quick article updated for 2026 and tested as working to attach a file to a bill in Zoho Books over API.
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This is an article on restoring an automatic banking feed within Zoho Books, specifically within the United Kingdom. The article serves as a store for both a possible resolution as well as findings from the research/investigation into the issue.
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A frustrated article about an issue that took me a fair few hours to resolve. So I'm putting it here as I thought I covered this previously but couldn't find it on my website. This was previously titled something along the lines of truncating to 2 decimals but finance is so much more complicated.
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An article on adding an accept and decline button on the estimate (aka Quote) notification template within ZohoBooks.
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A quick article to document 2 features in deluge code: a custom related list in ZohoBooks, and a reminder on how to read a table from ZohoAnalytics.
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A quick article on how to get the pricebook entry using Zoho Deluge for a specific product in your ZohoBooks or ZohoInventory instance.
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A quick article on how to get around this error.
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A collection of code snippets I seem to be regularly using to generate a dynamic map of system values held in a ZohoBooks instance.
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My work sits within a wider delivery team at Ascent Business Solutions, recognised as a leading Zoho Premium Solutions Partner in the United Kingdom. Clients are supported by a team rather than an individual, covering everything from small technical fixes through to full Zoho CRM migrations and complex implementations. The team I manage focuses on API integrations between Zoho and platforms such as Xero, Shopify, WooCommerce and eBay, solving problems that are often undocumented or previously unsuccessful. Outcomes are measured in practical terms, including improved efficiency, scalable systems and clear returns, from helping new ventures grow into six-figure monthly operations to delivering rapid gains through streamlined payments and automated, data-driven processes.
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