Valid data type links

When querying Codat's data model, some data types return validDatatypeLinks metadata in the JSON response. This indicates where that object can be used as a reference—a valid link—when creating or updating other data.

For example, validDatatypeLinks might indicate the following references:

• Which tax rates are valid to use on the line item of a bill.
• Which items can be used when creating an invoice.

You can use validDatatypeLinks to present your SMB customers with only valid choices when selecting objects from a list, for example.

validDatatypeLinks example

The following example uses the Accounting.Accounts data type. It shows that, on the linked integration, this account is valid as the account on a payment or bill payment; and as the account referenced on the line item of a direct income or direct cost. Because there is no valid link to Invoices or Bills, using this account on those data types will result in an error.

{
            "id": "bd9e85e0-0478-433d-ae9f-0b3c4f04bfe4",
            "nominalCode": "090",
            "name": "Business Bank Account",
            #...
            "validDatatypeLinks": [
                {
                    "property": "Id",
                    "links": [
                        "Payment.AccountRef.Id",
                        "BillPayment.AccountRef.Id",
                        "DirectIncome.LineItems.AccountRef.Id",
                        "DirectCost.LineItems.AccountRef.Id"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }

Support for validDatatypeLinks

Codat currently supports validDatatypeLinks for some data types on our Xero, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Exact (NL), and Sage Business Cloud integrations.

If you'd like us to extend support to more data types or integrations, suggest or vote for this on our Product Roadmap.