Tasks
Query, insert, update and delete tasks for a Xero project.
Table-Specific Information
Creating Tasks
A Task must be created with a ProjectId, Name, RateCurrency, RateValue, and ChargeType. The ProjectId and RateCurrency must come from the project (ProjectId and CurrencyCode respectively). ChargeType determines how the RateValue is applied to the cost of the project:
- TIME charges the project the amount in RateValue every hour.
- FIXED charges the project the amount in RateValue once.
- NON_CHARGEABLE does not charge the project. RateValue must be set to 0.
The EstimateMinutes may also be provided to set the time estimate for the task:
INSERT INTO Tasks (ProjectId, Name, RateCurrency, RateValue, ChargeType, EstimateMinutes) VALUES ('1de78bad-5a81-4cb8-ab53-5a1a3bc73b29', 'Pave Sidewalks', 'USD', 25000, 'FIXED', 1000)
Updating Tasks
Once a Task has been created, its RateCurrency, RateValue, ChargeType or EstimateMinutes may be updated:
UPDATE Tasks SET RateValue = 250, ChargeType = 'TIME', EstimateMinutes = 2000 WHERE Id = '1de78bad-5a81-4cb8-ab53-5a1a3bc73b29/d15810a1-9324-4765-a357-80d160a0b87c'
Deleting Tasks
Tasks may also be deleted by specifying their Id:
DELETE FROM Tasks WHERE Id = '1de78bad-5a81-4cb8-ab53-5a1a3bc73b29/d15810a1-9324-4765-a357-80d160a0b87c'
Columns
| Name | Type | ReadOnly | Description |
| Id [KEY] | String | False |
A unique combination of the project and task identifiers |
| TaskId | String | True |
The unique Xero identifier of the task. |
| ProjectId | String | False |
The ID of the project |
| Name | String | False |
The name of the task |
| ChargeType | String | False |
One of TIME, FIXED or NON_CHARGEABLE |
| RateValue | Decimal | False |
The per-hour rate billed for the task |
| RateCurrency | String | False |
The currency of the RateValue |
| EstimateMinutes | Int | False |
The estimated number of minutes to complete the task |
| TotalMinutes | Int | True |
The total number of minutes logged against the task |
| TotalAmountValue | Decimal | True |
The total value of the task, TotalMinutes multiplied by RateValue |
| TotalAmountCurrency | String | True |
The currency of the TotalAmountValue |
| MinutesToBeInvoiced | Int | True |
The minutes on this task that have not been invoiced |
| MinutesInvoiced | Int | True |
The minutes on this task that have been invoiced |
| NonChargeableMinutes | Int | True |
The minutes on this task that cannot be charged |
| AmountToBeInvoicedValue | Decimal | True |
The total value of the task that has not been invoiced, MinutesToBeInvoiced multiplied by RateValue |
| AmountToBeInvoicedCurrency | String | True |
The currency of the AmountToBeInvoicedValue |
| AmountInvoicedValue | Decimal | True |
The total value of the task that has been invoiced, MinutesInvoiced multiplied by RateValue |
| AmountInvoicedCurrency | String | True |
The currency of the AmountInvoicedValue |
| Status | String | True |
One of ACTIVE, INVOICED or LOCKED |
| TenantId | String | False |
The ID of the tenant to query instead of the connection tenant |