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Xero Createasset Example

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Xero Createasset Example is an example object payload from Xero, with 6 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

operationIdmethodpathsummaryrequestExamplesresponseExamples

Example Payload

{
  "operationId": "createAsset",
  "method": "POST",
  "path": "/Assets",
  "summary": "Xero adds a fixed asset",
  "requestExamples": [
    {
      "contentType": "application/json",
      "example": {
        "assetName": "Computer74863",
        "assetNumber": "123477544",
        "purchaseDate": "2020-01-01",
        "purchasePrice": 100.0,
        "disposalPrice": 23.23,
        "assetStatus": "Draft",
        "bookDepreciationSetting": {
          "depreciationMethod": "StraightLine",
          "averagingMethod": "ActualDays",
          "depreciationRate": 0.5,
          "depreciationCalculationMethod": "None"
        },
        "bookDepreciationDetail": {
          "currentCapitalGain": 5.32,
          "currentGainLoss": 3.88,
          "depreciationStartDate": "2020-01-02",
          "costLimit": 100.0,
          "currentAccumDepreciationAmount": 2.25
        },
        "AccountingBookValue": 99.5
      }
    }
  ],
  "responseExamples": [
    {
      "status": "200",
      "contentType": "application/json",
      "example": {
        "assetId": "2257c64a-77ca-444c-a5ea-fa9a588c7039",
        "assetName": "Computer74863",
        "assetNumber": "123477544",
        "purchaseDate": "2020-01-01 00:00:00",
        "purchasePrice": 100.0,
        "disposalPrice": 23.23,
        "assetStatus": "Draft",
        "trackingItems": [],
        "bookDepreciationSetting": {
          "depreciableObjectId": "2257c64a-77ca-444c-a5ea-fa9a588c7039",
          "depreciableObjectType": "Asset",
          "bookEffectiveDateOfChangeId": "b58a2ace-1213-4681-9f11-2e30f57b5b8c",
          "depreciationMethod": "StraightLine",
          "averagingMethod": "ActualDays",
          "depreciationRate": 0.5,
          "depreciationCalculationMethod": "None"
        },
        "bookDepreciationDetail": {
          "depreciationStartDate": "2020-01-02 00:00:00",
          "priorAccumDepreciationAmount": 0.0,
          "currentAccumDepreciationAmount": 0.0,
          "currentCapitalGain": 0.0,
          "currentGainLoss": 0.0
        },
        "taxDepreciationSettings": [],
        "taxDepreciationDetails": [],
        "canRollback": true,
        "accountingBookValue": 76.77,
        "taxValues": [],
        "isDeleteEnabledForDate": true
      }
    },
    {
      "status": "400",
      "contentType": "application/json",
      "example": {
        "resourceValidationErrors": [],
        "fieldValidationErrors": [
          {
            "fieldName": "BookDepreciationSetting.DepreciationRate",
            "valueProvided": "",
            "localisedMessage": "Can''t have both Depreciation Rate and Effective Life",
            "type": "http://common.service.xero.com/errors/validation/field",
            "title": "Validation Error",
            "detail": "Can''t have both Depreciation Rate and Effective Life"
          }
        ],
        "type": "http://common.service.xero.com/errors/validation",
        "title": "The resource update failed validation.",
        "detail": "Validation Errors"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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