Online Project Management and Collaboration Software :Milestones API

<form method="post"
                              action="http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/ms/add?apikey=[ApiKey]&ticket=[ticket]">

                              Milestone Title  <input type="hidden" name="mtitle" value="Accounts">

                              Startdate<input name="mstartdate" type="hidden"  value='07-15-2009'> (date format MM-dd-yyyy)

                              Enddate <input name="msdate" type="hidden"  value='08-17-2009'>(date format MM-dd-yyyy)

                              TaskOwner:<input type="hidden" name="owner" value="">(Owner should be the loginid/userid)

                              ProjId<input type="hidden" name="projId" value="">

                              Flag<input type="hidden" name="flag" value="internal">

                              Status<input type="hidden" name="status" value="">(Status as not completed)

                              <input type="submit" value="Add New Milestone" >

                              </form>

Output XML

<response>

                              <uri>/api/private/xml/ms/add</uri>
                                
                                      -
                                      <result>
                                          
                                                -
                                                
                                                          <MilestoneDetails>
                                                              
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                                                                    <MilestoneDetail><MS_id>iU2Ms4923frek0A2+Ki37g==</MS_id>
<MS_name> Accounts</MS_name>
<MS_startdate>2009-07-15 00:00 </MS_startdate>
<MS_duedate>2009-08-17 23:59:</MS_duedate>
<MS_Status>notcompleted</MS_Status>
<MS_Priority>None</MS_Priority>
</MilestoneDetail>
                                                                  
</MilestoneDetails>
                                                        
</result>
                                    
</response>

Output JSON

{response:{uri:'/api/private/xml/ms/add',result:{milestonedetails:{msdetail:{ms_id:'iU2Ms4923frek0A2+Ki37g==',ms_name:'Accounts',ms_startdate:2009-07-15 00:00,ms_duedate:2009-08-17 23:59,ms_status:'notcompleted',ms_priority:'None'}}}}}

How to Get All Milestones ?

Method Name :

http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/mss

API Description :

Given ticket, apikey gets all the milestones on sucessful authentication.

Parameters to be passed :

ticket, apikey ,status,matchcrit,projid,flag

Sample Call

<form method="post"
                              action="http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/mss?apikey=[ApiKey]&ticket=[ticket]">

                              <input type="hidden" name="projId" value="">

                              <input type="hidden" name="flag" value="internal">(or external or allflag or internal)

                              <input type="hidden" name="status" value="notcompleted">(or completed)

                              <input type="hidden" name="matchcrit" value="upcoming">( or delayed)

                              <input type="submit" value="Get Milestones">

                              </form>

Output XML

<response>

                              <uri>/api/private/xml/mss</uri>
                                
                                      -
                                      <result>
                                          
                                                -
                                                
                                                          <MilestoneDetails>
                                                              
                                                                    -
                                                                    <MilestoneDetail><MS_id>iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==</MS_id>
<MS_name>Accounts</MS_name>
<MS_startdate>2009-07-15 00:00</MS_startdate>
<MS_duedate>2009-08-17 23:59</MS_duedate>
<MS_CompletedOn>2009-08-17 23:59</MS_CompletedOn>
<MS_Status>completed</MS_Status>
<MS_Priority>None</MS_Priority>
</MilestoneDetail>
                                                                  
</MilestoneDetails> 
                                                        
</result>
                                    
</response>

Output JSON

{response:{uri:'/api/private/xml/mss',result:{milestonedetails:{msdetail:{ms_id:'iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==',ms_name:'Accounts',ms_startdate:'2009-07-15 00:00',ms_duedate:2009-08-17 23:59,ms_completedon:'2009-08-17 23:59',ms_status:'completed',ms_priority:'None'}}}}}

How to Update Milestone ?

Method Name :

http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/ms/update

API Description :

Given ticket, apikey and one of the milestoneId , returns the updated milestone on sucessful authentication.

Parameters to be passed :

ticket, apikey ,milestonetitle,startdate,enddate,owner,projid,flag,status

Sample Call

<form
                              method="post"
                              action="http://projects.zoho.com/portal[yourportalname]/api/private/xml/ms/update?apikey=[ApiKey]&ticket=[ticket]">

                              Milestone title :<input type="text" name="mtitle" value="Accounts - August">

                              Startdate: <input name="mstartdate" type="text"  value="">(date format MM-dd-yyyy)

                              Enddate <input name="msdate" type="text" value="">(date format MM-dd-yyyy)

                              TaskOwner:	
                              <input type="text" name="owner" value="">(loginId/userid)

                              ProjId:<input type="text" name="projId" value="">

                              MileStoneId:<input type="text" name="mid" value="iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==">

                              Flag:<input type="text" name="flag" value="internal">(or external)

                              <input type="submit" value="Update Milestone">

                              </form> 

Output XML

<response>

                              <uri>/api/private/xml/ms/update</uri>
                                
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                                      <result>
                                          
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                                                          <MilestoneDetails>
                                                              
                                                                    -
                                                                    <MilestoneDetail><MS_id>iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==</MS_id>
<MS_name>Accounts - August</MS_name>
<MS_startdate>2009-08-18 00:00</MS_startdate>
<MS_duedate>2009-08-21 23:59</MS_duedate>
<MS_CompletedOn>2009-08-21 23:59</MS_CompletedOn>
<MS_Status>notcompleted</MS_Status>
<MS_Priority>None</MS_Priority>
</MilestoneDetail>
                                                                  
</MilestoneDetails> 
                                                        
</result>
                                    
</response>

Output JSON

{response:{uri:'/api/private/xml/ms/update',result:{milestonedetails:{msdetail:{ms_id:'iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==',ms_name:'Accounts-August',ms_startdate:2009-08-18 00:00,ms_duedate:'2009-08-21 23:59',ms_completedon:2009-08-21 23:59,ms_status:'notcompleted',ms_priority:'None'}}}}}

How to Mark a Milestone Completed ?

Method Name :

http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/ms/setstatus

API Description :

Given the ticket, apikey, milestoneId and isCompleted as 2 or 1, marks the milestone as completed or incomplete on successful authentication.

Parameters to be passed :

ticket, apikey, isCompleted (either 1 or 2)

Sample Call

<form
                              method="post"
                              action="http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/ms/setstatus?apikey=[ApiKey]&ticket=[ticket]">

                              <input type="hidden" name="mid" value=""> 

                              <input type="hidden" name="status" value="1"> (2-completed,1-notcompleted)

                              <input type="submit" value="Change Milestone Status">

                              </form> 

Output XML

<response>

                              <uri>/api/private/xml/ms/setstatus</uri>
                                
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                                      <result>
                                          
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                                                          <MilestoneDetails>
                                                              
                                                                    -
                                                                    <MilestoneDetail><MS_id>iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==</MS_id>
<MS_name>Accounts - August</MS_name>
<MS_startdate>2009-08-18 00:00</MS_startdate>
<MS_duedate> >2009-08-20 23:59</MS_duedate>
<MS_CompletedOn> >2009-08-21 12:55</MS_CompletedOn>
<MS_Status>completed</MS_Status>
<MS_Priority>None</MS_Priority>
</MilestoneDetail>
                                                                  
</MilestoneDetails>
                                                        
</result>
                                    
</response>

Output JSON

{response:{uri:'/api/private/xml/ms/setstatus',result:{milestonedetails:{msdetail:{ms_id:'iU2Ms49a5vree0A2+Ki37g==',ms_name:'Accounts-August',ms_startdate:'2009-08-18 00:00',ms_duedate:'2009-08-20 23:59',ms_completedon:'2009-08-21 12:55:00.0',ms_status:'completed',ms_priority:'None'}}}}}

How to Delete a Milestone ?
Method Name : http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/ms/delete API Description : Given ticket, apikey and milestoneId, deletes the specified milestone on successful authentication. Parameters to be passed : ticket, apikey,milestoneId
Sample Call
<form method="post" action="http://projects.zoho.com/portal/{PortalName}/api/private/xml/ms/delete?apikey=[ApiKey]&ticket=[ticket]"> MileStoneId<input type="text" name="mid" value=""> ProjectId<input type="text" name="projId" value=""> <input type="submit" value="Delete milestone"> </form>
Output XML
<result>Deleted Successfully</result>
Output JSON
{result:'Deleted Successfully'}

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