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- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet
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- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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Polling
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- Plan Restrictions
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- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet
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Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet
  Required
- Table
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Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet ID
  Required
- Column Index
  Required
- Apply To
- Header Preservation
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Write

- Plan Restrictions
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- Folder
- Title
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- Column Headers
- Zap_step_id
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Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet ID
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Action
Write

- Plan Restrictions
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- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet
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- Row
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Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet
  Required
- Lookup Column
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- Lookup Value
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Search
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet ID
  Required
- Range
  Required
Action
Search
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet Name
  Required
- Column Headers
Action
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- Account
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- Account
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- Account
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- Amount
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- Date
- Invoice ID
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- Payment Type
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
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- Item ID
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- Price
  Required
- Currency
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- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Send Admin Receipt?
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- Note
- Is Active?
- Terms and Conditions
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Type
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
- Name
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Quantity
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Write
- Account
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- Amount
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- Category
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- Client
- Date
- Notes
- Staff Member
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- Tax1 Amount
- Tax1 Percent
- Tax1 Name
- Tax2 Amount
- Tax2 Name
- Tax2 Percent
- Compounded Tax
- Currency
- Vendor
- Duplicate Estimate?
- Account Name
- Transaction Id
- Invoice Id
- Status
- Bank Name
- External System ID
- Has Receipt?
- Background Job ID?
- External Invoice ID
- Markup Percent
- Project
- Profile ID
- Visibility State
- Account System ID
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Invoice
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Client ID
- Due Date
- Project Type
- Fixed Price
- Rate
- Budget
- Active
- Complete
- Billable
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Project
- Task
- Started At
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- Created At
- Duration
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- Is Logged
  Required
- Internal?
- Client ID
  Required
- Billed?
- Billable?
- Active?
- Pending Client
- Pending Project
- Pending Task
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
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- Checkout Link ID
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Action
Write
- Account
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- Email Body
- Email Subject
  Required
- Invoice ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Checkout Link ID
  Required
- Item ID
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Currency
  Required
- Note
- Is Active?
  Required
- Send Admin Receipt?
  Required
- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Item Name
  Required
- Terms and Conditions
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Note ID
  Required
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
- Name
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Quantity
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
- Create if Invoice Does Not Exist
  Required
- Append Line Items on Update
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Invoice Number
  Required
- Language
- Estimate
- Active Payment Gateway
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Notes
- PO Number
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Vendor ID
  Required
- Vendor Name
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
- Language
- Is 099
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Credit Note ID
Action
Search
- Account
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- Search Field
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- Search Value
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Action
Search
- Account
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- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
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Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
- Last Name
- Notes
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency_code
- Quantity
- Unit Cost
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Invoice Paid?
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
- Language
- Is 1099 Contractor
Action
Search or write

- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet
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- Table
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- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet
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- Trigger Column
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- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet
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Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet ID
  Required
- Range
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- Apply To
Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet ID
  Required
- Row ID
  Required
- Apply To
Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet Name
  Required
- Column Headers
Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet ID
  Required
- New Name
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Action
Write
- Stop on error
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- HTTP Method
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- URL
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- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
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- Worksheet Name
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Action
Search
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet ID
  Required
- Row ID
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- No_match_copy
Action
Search
- Plan Restrictions
- Storage_source
- Folder
- Workbook
  Required
- Worksheet
  Required
- Lookup Column
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- Lookup Value
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Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Account
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Trigger
Instant
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- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
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- Account
  Required
- Status
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Trigger
Polling
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- Account
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Polling
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- Account
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Instant
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- Account
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- Account
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Trigger
Instant
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- Account
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- Account
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- Vendor
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
- Last Name
- Notes
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency_code
- Quantity
- Unit Cost
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Create Date
  Required
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
- Language
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- Value Added Tax Name
- Value Added Tax Number
- Notes
- Name
- Description
- Type
- Quantity
- Unit Cost Amount
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Send to Customer?
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Invoice Paid?
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Amount Code
  Required
- Category Name
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Name
  Required
- Date
- Note
- Payment Type
- Source
- Visibility State
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Name
  Required
- Line Item Quantity
  Required
- Line Item Tax1 Name
- Line Item Tax1 Percent
- Line Item Unit Cost
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Terms
- Discount Amount
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
- Frequency
  Required
- Is Infinite?
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
- Language
- Is 1099 Contractor
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email_recipients
  Required
- Email Body
  Required
- Email Subject
  Required
- Estimate
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Bill ID
  Required
- Vendor
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Create if Client Does Not Exsist
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
- Last Name
- Mobile Phone
- Notes
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency_code
- Quantity
- Unit Cost
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Days
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Create if Estimate Does Not Exist
  Required
- Customer
- Create Date
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
- Language
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate ID
- Sent ID
- Value Added Tax Name
- Value Added Tax Number
- Notes
- Name
- Description
- Type
- Quantity
- Unit Cost Amount
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Time Entry ID
  Required
- Project
- Started At
- Duration
- Is Logged
- Internal?
- Client ID
- Billed?
- Billable?
- Active?
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Credit Note ID
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Type
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
- Name
- Line Item Description
- Line Item Quantity
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Create Date
  Required
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
- Language
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- Value Added Tax Name
- Value Added Tax Number
- Notes
- Name
- Description
- Type
- Quantity
- Unit Cost Amount
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Send to Customer?
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Client ID
- Due Date
- Project Type
- Fixed Price
- Rate
- Budget
- Active
- Complete
- Billable
Action
Search or write

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