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Zoho Creator generates a unique ID for every record added through a form. Records can be edited by including the record's ID in the URL linking to the form. This allows users to directly edit a specific record without having to first locate it within a report. The URL structure is https://app.zohocreator.com///#Form:?recLinkID= where the record ID replaces recLinkID. Alternatively, the URL can link directly to a record edit page at https://app.zohocreator.com////record-edit//.

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Edit Record Using Record-ID - Help - Zoho Creator

Zoho Creator generates a unique ID for every record added through a form. Records can be edited by including the record's ID in the URL linking to the form. This allows users to directly edit a specific record without having to first locate it within a report. The URL structure is https://app.zohocreator.com///#Form:?recLinkID= where the record ID replaces recLinkID. Alternatively, the URL can link directly to a record edit page at https://app.zohocreator.com////record-edit//.

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Editing Records via Record-ID


zoho.com/creator/help/views/editing-records-via-record-id.html

Table of Contents

Overview
Zoho Creator generates a unique ID (unique across your account) for every record that is added
through a Regular Form. To view the ID of a record in your Report, you need to drag-and-drop
the ID Field in the Report Settings -> Column Properties (as mentioned here).

The Record-Edit feature supports editing individual records using their (unique) record-IDs. This


makes it easy for users to edit a specific record, else they would have to access the Report, select
the the desired record and then edit it. This feature may be used in the following scenarios -

To open the Form with pre-populated data of the desired record, so as to display only the


record that needs to be edited.
When only a single record needs to be edited in a Report that is shared, but hidden.

Syntax
The URL to view and edit a record using its record-ID is given below. This URL will display your
Zoho Creator Application's Form (through which the respective record was entered), with the
record's details (data) pre-populated.

https://app.zohocreator.com///#Form:?recLinkID=&viewLinkName=&zc_NextUrl=

where,

 is the Zoho user-name of the application's owner

 is the Link Name of the Zoho Creator application

 is the Link Name of the Form (through which the record was added)

 is the ID of the desired record

   is the Link Name of the said Form's corresponding Report (which the user has access to)

zc_NextUrl  is an optional parameter; it specifies the URL to which the user should be redirected once the
record has been successfully edited

 is the value passed to the zc_NextUrl parameter; it specifies the URL to which the User should
be navigated after successfully editing the record 

Alternatively, you can also use the below URL format -

https://app.zohocreator.com////record-edit//

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Note: For a user (other than the application's owner) to edit a record using these URLs,
the respective Form should be shared with the user, and,
the respective Report should be shared with appropriate permissions (notably, the
permission to Edit records).

Refer this page know about sharing your Zoho Creator application or its components with your
users.

Example
You may follow the below given steps to try the above given Record-edit URL formats using the
Sales Commission sample application.

1. Create a record using the Form Commissions.


2. Navigate to the Report Commissions View and select the record you created. Note
the ID of your record (as shown in the below given screenshot).

3. Replace the  in the below URLs with your record's ID.


https://app.zohocreator.com/sampleapps/sales-commissions/#Form:Commissions?
recLinkID=&viewLinkName=Commissions_View&zc_NextUrl=https://www.google.com
https://app.zohocreator.com/sampleapps/sales-commissions/Commissions/record-
edit/Commissions_View/

Invoking the URL from Deluge script


You can facilitate editing of a particular record by invoking the OpenURL Deluge task as well. This
may be useful if you require the record-edit view to open when certain actions are performed (on
button-click, on addition of a record, etc.). The syntax will be as given below.

openurl("https://app.zohocreator.com/" + + "/" + + "//record-edit//"


+  + "/" , "same window");

where,

   is a Zoho variable that returns the Application owner's user-name

   is a Zoho variable that returns the Application's Link Name

 the ID of the record to be edited

You would need to pass the record-ID parameter to the Open-URL task, for which, you may use
the Fetch Record Task and fetch the ID of the respective record.

Note: To edit records of a published Report, the following URL format needs to be used -

https://creator.zohopublic.com////record-edit///

where, the  is the key that is generated once a Report is published (as mentioned here).

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