webindustries's sandbox: Node Xero Invoices

Description

This module Add features to send XERO invoice when you create a new or edit a content invoice Xero type.

Install

1. Simply drop this xero_invoice folder into the modules directory (/sites/all/modules/).
2. Install dependences (content, text, number, date, cck_line_product, xero)
3. Settings XERO module
4. Install via admin/build/modules.

Add node invoice in XERO

1. Add permissions to the users if necessary (add invoices in xero).
2. Click on create a invoice Xero invoice or simply edit an existing node of this type:
   • Select the contact or create a new
   • Place the start and due date
   • Add Product items
   • Select Draft invoice option in form to send invoice into the XERO
   • Click on save button

Update invoice node fields settings

You can change the configuration of the invoice Xero type node fields as any other content type.

Settings XERO api module

1. Sign up for a free Xero user account (http://www.xero.com/signup).
2. Generate a private and public key using OpenSSL:
   • openssl genrsa -out privatekey.pem 1024 (generates your private key).
   • openssl req -newkey rsa:1024 -x509 -key privatekey.pem -out publickey.cer -days 365 (generates your public key).
3. Login to the Xero Developer Portal (https://api.xero.com) and add new Private Applications.
   • Enter name application.
   • Enter your public key (generated in step 2).

   xero will put at your fingertips:

   • Xero Consumer Key
   • Xero Consumer Secret
4. Download XERO api in http://drupal.org/project/xero
5. Download PHP-Xero in https://github.com/mradcliffe/PHP-Xero.
6. Place xero.php into xero/include folder.
7. Xero Configuration (admin/settings/xero):
   • Xero Consumer Key (generated in step 3).
   • Xero Consumer Secret (generated in step 3).
   • Xero Certificate Path, your publickey.cer file (generated in step 2).
   • Xero Key Path, your privatekey.pem file (generated in step 2).

XERO invoice documentation

Input format for creating a new invoice (or credit note) see http://blog.xero.com/developer/api/invoices/