April’s set of new features centered around providing new endpoints for both MYOB and Xero.
For MYOB, we added the following new endpoints:
- BalanceSheetSummaryReport
- Dates and DatesByMonths
For Xero, we included the following new endpoints:
- JournalsAccrual and JournalsCash
- Dates and DatesByMonths
New BalanceSheetSummaryReport endpoint for MYOB
We added the BalanceSheetSummaryReport for MYOB.
This endpoint allows you to produce a report that includes closing balance sheet numbers as at any specific end date.
New JournalsAccrual and JournalsCash endpoints for Xero
We added the ability to download Journals data for Xero on both an accrual and cash basis.
Initially, we delayed adding endpoint due to technical challenges:
- Firstly, we built a new paging mechanism specifically for it.
- Secondly, we optimised it differently since it cannot be filtered.
The architecture we took is completely seamless and allows you to not even be aware of these technical challenges. For all intents and purpose, the data can be queried like any other endpoint.
New Dates and DatesByMonth endpoints for MYOB and Xero
To simplify the process of creating financial year based reports, we added two endpoints: Dates and DatesByMonth.
The Dates endpoint includes a list of dates with an additional DisplayStrings field. The contents of this list is actually based on your data files financial year start/end month.
Similarly, the DatesByMonth endpoint includes a list of months with an equivalent DisplayStrings field.
Both of these endpoint means you do not need to spend a large amount of time shaping or formatting dates to be financial year based.
Additional restrictions for the Free Edition
We placed additional restrictions on the Free Edition of OdataLink. These changes were made to ensure customers are not adversely affected by it’s popularity.
The Free Edition has the following additional restrictions:
- Returns up to 100,000 records per 30-day period.
- Accepts up to 500 requests of data per 30-day period.
- Used 10-days per 30-day period.
You can find the updated information on the terms relating to the Free Edition by reading OdataLink’s end-user license agreement.