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Timer → Start Timer
AI-generatedSummary
Start a timer for a specified user on a given job and work date in Zoho People, optionally specifying billing status, project ID, description, work item, and custom date format.
Inputs
- User (required) — User Email ID, Employee ID, or Erec No to identify the employee for whom the timer will start.
- Job ID (required) — Identifier of the job for which the timer should be started.
- Work Date (required) — Date for the timelog in format yyyy-MM-dd or the company's date format.
- Billing Status (required) — Billing status of the timer entry, such as billable or non-billable.
- Additional Options — Optional parameters including date format, project ID, description (max 250 characters), and work item (max 500 characters) to provide more context for the timer.
Output shape
a single record
Returns a JSON object representing the started timer entry details or status. Outputs one result per input item; errors are thrown unless 'continue on fail' is enabled, in which case errors appear as error objects in the output.