## Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/qa/books/help/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Integrate Zoho Books with Zoho People

By integrating [Zoho Books](https://www.zoho.com/books/) with [Zoho People](https://www.zoho.com/people/) , you will be able to push all your time logs from Zoho People into Zoho Books and invoice your customers accordingly. 

When you set up this integration, your organization name will be shared with Zoho People.

## Set up the Integration

**Prerequisite:** You should be an admin in Zoho Books and Zoho People to set up the integration.

To set up the integration in Zoho Books:

*   Go to **Settings** on the top right corner.
*   Select **Zoho Apps** under _Integrations_.
*   On the _Zoho Apps_ page, click **Connect** next to _Zoho People_.

![Zoho People Integration](/books/help/images/integrations/people_connect.png) ![Zoho People Integration](/books/help/images/integrations/people-connect1.png)

**Field**

**Description**

**Clone**

Choose **Clone** if you want two contacts with the same name to be stored separately.

**Overwrite**

Choose **Overwrite** if you want your existing contacts with the same name in Zoho Books to be overwritten with the contact details from Zoho People.

*   Click **Connect** after choosing your preference.

**Note:** In Zoho People, tasks and projects can be added individually without having to be linked to each other. However, for the integration, only tasks which are linked to a project and a customer will be pushed from Zoho People to Zoho Books.

Your integration is now live and you can check the sync status by clicking the **Refresh** button.

![Zoho People Integration](/books/help/images/integrations/refresh_data.png)

**Note:** You can integrate your Zoho Books organization with only one organization in Zoho People.

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## Push Time Logs Automatically to Zoho Books

You can automatically push time logs from Zoho People to Zoho Books when a timesheet is approved. Here’s how you can enable it:

*   Go to your Zoho People account.
*   Click **Home** in the left sidebar and go to your Zoho People **Dashboard**.
*   Navigate to **Settings** in the top right corner.
*   Under **Integrations**, select **Zoho**.
*   Click **View Details** under Zoho Finance Suite.
*   Select **Edit/Revoke** next to Zoho Books.
*   Enable the option **Push time logs automatically when a timesheet is approved**.

**Note:** When a time log is pushed, employees will be added as inactive timesheet users.

![Push time logs automatically when a timesheet is approved](/books/help/images/integrations/push_time_logs.png)

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## Integration Reports

You can view a report of all the transactions that were pushed from Zoho People to Zoho Books. Here’s how:

*   Go to your Zoho People account.
*   Click **Reports** in the left sidebar.
*   Click the **Integrations** under the Time Tracker section.

![Integration Report](/books/help/images/integrations/integration_report.png)

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## Error Summary

In case something went wrong during the previous sync between your Zoho Books and Zoho People organizations, you can view a report of the errors that occurred during the sync. To view error summary in Zoho Books: 

*   Go to **Settings** on the top right corner.
*   Select **Zoho Apps** under _Integrations_.
*   On the _Zoho Apps_ page, click **Show Details** next to _Zoho People_.
*   Click **View Error Summary**.

![Error Summary](/books/help/images/integrations/error-summary.png)

Now, you’ll be able to view all the errors that occurred in the Error Details page.

## ![Error Details](/books/help/images/integrations/error-details.png)  

## Disable the Integration

If you do not want to continue using this integration, you can disable the integration. To disable the integration in Zoho Books:

*   Go to **Settings** on the top right corner.
*   Select **Zoho Apps** under _Integrations_.
*   On the _Zoho Apps_ page, click **Show Details** next to _Zoho People_.
*   Click **Disable Integration**.
*   In the pop up that appears, click **Confirm**.

![Disable Integration](/books/help/images/integrations/disable-people-integ.png)

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