Overview
This article covers the use of the Xero GUID in Emersion.
The Xero GUID presented on this screen (and others) is the primary key of the record that you are looking at. GUID's are unique and represent a single object. It is a 32 character alphanumeric string. Emersion uses the GUID's to uniquely identify objects like payments, contacts and invoices that have been pushed to or retrieved from your Xero company.
Example
The screenshot below shows the GUID for your accounts in Xero.
When an new account is created in Xero, the user will override the GUID by creating a unique account code. This code replaces the GUID on the Xero interface. After that, the GUID is not visible in Xero.
Why is the GUID Shown in Emersion?
Emersion reveals the GUID's primarily for troubleshooting purposes.
Not all Xero GUID's will be visible in Cumulus, although you may request this data from the customer service team.
We cannot see any data in your Xero company, nor do we have access to log in to your Xero instance, unless you have specifically granted us read-only access.
From time to time, the Emersion Customer Service team may work with you to correct Xero integration issues and may generate these above links for you based on data provided to us via the Xero API.
The below links are generic. Only the GUID of the record will vary. Remove the <> from the URL to use it in a web browser.
| Item/Object | URL | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Contact | https://go.xero.com/Contacts/View/<contact_guid> | To inspect a contact record |
| Payment | https://go.xero.com/Bank/ViewTransaction.aspx?bankTransactionID=<payment_guid> | To inspect a payment record |
| Overpayment | https://go.xero.com/AccountsReceivable/ViewCreditNote.aspx?creditNoteID=<overpayment_guid> | To inspect an overpayment record |
| Invoice | https://go.xero.com/AccountsReceivable/View.aspx?invoiceID=<invoice_guid> | To inspect an invoice record |
| Credit Note | https://go.xero.com/AccountsReceivable/ViewCreditNote.aspx?creditNoteID=<credit_note_guid> | To inspect a credit note record |