Zuora 360 Q2 2013 Release

Performance enhanced in SalesForce sync

We've optimized the SFDC sync operation to use SalesForce's cascade deletion feature for deletions and cleanup. You're likely to notice the performance improvement when you run Cleanup.

New fields added to SalesForce sync

With this release, the sync operation supports additional fields in a variety of objects, listed in the table below. (For a complete list of sync fields, check the Z-Force Field Reference.)

We have also added the following page layouts that incorporate the new fields:

New zApi method zqueryMore() added for querying large datasets

With this release, the existing zApi zquery() method now accepts a batchSize parameter and returns a done property that tells whether all query results were returned in the current retrieval; if not, you can use the new zqueryMore() method to retrieve them. This brings zApi into closer alignment with the Zuora SOAP API, and provides a simple solution to the "Too many statements" error that's returned by Salesforce in response to very large query results.

For more information, refer to zquery Method and zqueryMore Method.

New zApi method zgenerate() lets you generate on-demand invoices for specified accounts

zApi now includes a zgenerate() method that uses the SOAP API generate() call to generate on-demand invoices for specified accounts. It accepts parameters (account ID, invoice date, and target date) for up to 50 invoices.

For more information, refer to zgenerate Method.

Configuration screen now reports whether Zuora 360 and Zuora Quotes are installed

In this release, we've added a new display section in the Zuora 360 configuration screen that shows whether Zuora Quotes is installed. This coincides with related new information available in zApi, as described below. (If you need version information, you can still check the Installed Packages, under App Setup in the Force user setup screen, to see your Zuora 360 version  or Zuora Quotes version.) 

New custom object reports whether Zuora 360 and Zuora Quotes are installed

To make basic package settings visible to your external programs, we've added a new custom object that you can query through the Salesforce APIs. The object (ZuoraConfig__c) provides two Booleans (IsZ360Installed__c and IsZQuotesInstalled__c) that tell whether Zuora 360 and Zuora Quotes are installed.

New Apex class retrieves basic package settings

As of this release, a NamespaceUtil class exposes the following properties to your Apex applications: