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Department → Create Department
AI-generatedSummary
Create a new department in Zoho Cliq by specifying details such as the department name, lead user ID, parent department ID, and optional member user IDs.
Inputs
- Enable AI Error Mode — Optionally return errors as output items instead of stopping execution, useful for workflows that should recover from API errors.
- Input Mode (required) — Choose between structured mode using individual fields or raw mode providing JSON payload directly.
- Name (required) — The name of the new department (required in structured input mode).
- Lead ZUID (required) — The Zoho Cliq user ID (ZUID) of the department lead who will own the new department (required in structured input mode).
- Parent Department ID (required) — The ID of the parent department under which this new department will be created (required in structured input mode).
- User IDs — Optional comma-separated list of user IDs to assign as members of the department (in structured input mode).
- Department Definition (JSON) (required) — The full JSON payload to create a department, used in raw input mode. Allowed fields: name, lead_zuid, parent_department_id, user_ids.
- Simplify — Choose whether to return the API response in a simplified form or raw format.
- Simplify Mode — When simplifying, select between 'Simplified', 'Raw', or 'Selected Fields' for the output shape.
- Output Fields — When using 'Selected Fields' simplify mode, choose which fields to include in the output, with ID always included.
Output shape
a list of department records each as its own output item
Output format can be simplified or raw. Simplified mode can return all fields, a subset of selected fields, or the full simplified view. Use the 'Simplify' and 'Simplify Mode' options to adjust output shape.