Web Services has changed the way we share data across applications. Tally 9 has provided a way to import or export data between applications using the WebService interface which is be default running on port 9000. This can be accessed using http://localhost:9000. You can change the port no from the Advance settings in the Tally Interface.
I would like to share a quick tip for developers who are looking a way to Import Employee data to Tally programmatically using the Tally Web Services. You can use any programming language to consume the service. (C#,NodeJS,PHP). Here i will share just the XML Template which can be used to send the request to Tally.
I recommend to play with this XML using Fiddler to understand better and then start working on the code to send the request to the Tally Service.
Create Employee Request from Fiddler. (Note the HTTP Method should be POST)
Response received from Tally
1.Get List of All Employees
<ENVELOPE>
<HEADER>
<VERSION>1</VERSION>
<TALLYREQUEST>EXPORT</TALLYREQUEST>
<TYPE>Collection</TYPE>
<ID>List of All Employees</ID>
</HEADER>
<BODY>
<DESC>
<STATICVARIABLES>
<SVEXPORTFORMAT>$$SysName:XML</SVEXPORTFORMAT>
</STATICVARIABLES>
</DESC>
</BODY>
</ENVELOPE>
2.Create or Alter an Employee record. Note COSTCENTRE NAME is the key understood by Tally when altering an employee record .
<ENVELOPE>
<HEADER>
<TALLYREQUEST>Import Data</TALLYREQUEST>
</HEADER>
<BODY>
<IMPORTDATA>
<REQUESTDESC>
<REPORTNAME>All Masters</REPORTNAME>
<STATICVARIABLES>
<SVCURRENTCOMPANY>TestNK</SVCURRENTCOMPANY>
</STATICVARIABLES>
</REQUESTDESC>
<REQUESTDATA>
<TALLYMESSAGE xmlns:UDF=”TallyUDF”>
<COSTCENTRE NAME=”Nirmal Kumar” RESERVEDNAME=”” >
<ADDRESS.LIST TYPE=”String”>
<ADDRESS>Bangalore111</ADDRESS>
</ADDRESS.LIST>
<MAILINGNAME.LIST TYPE=”String”>
<MAILINGNAME>10</MAILINGNAME>
</MAILINGNAME.LIST>
<CATEGORY>Primary Cost Category</CATEGORY>
<LOCATION>Bangalorean1</LOCATION>
<DESIGNATION>Software Engineer</DESIGNATION>
<BLOODGROUP>B Positive</BLOODGROUP>
<AFFECTSSTOCK>No</AFFECTSSTOCK>
<FORPAYROLL>Yes</FORPAYROLL>
<FORJOBCOSTING>No</FORJOBCOSTING>
<ISEMPLOYEEGROUP>No</ISEMPLOYEEGROUP>
<SORTPOSITION> 1000</SORTPOSITION>
<DEFAULTLANGUAGE>0</DEFAULTLANGUAGE>
<LANGUAGENAME.LIST>
<NAME.LIST TYPE=”String”>
<NAME>Nirmal Kumar</NAME>
</NAME.LIST>
<LANGUAGEID> 1033</LANGUAGEID>
</LANGUAGENAME.LIST>
</COSTCENTRE>
</TALLYMESSAGE>
</REQUESTDATA>
</IMPORTDATA>
</BODY>
</ENVELOPE>
Supported Fields for Employee Record :
| ActiveFrom | Name | AffectsStock | Designation |
| ActiveTo | Address | ForPayroll | PFAccountNumber |
| DateOfBirth | Parent | ForJobCosting | PANNumber |
| DateOfJoin | Category | IsEmployeeGroup | ESINumber |
| DeactivationDate | MailingName | SortPosition | PassportDetails |
| VisaExpiryDate | MobileNumber | DefaultLanguage | Gender |
| ContractStartDate | MICRCode | NumChildren | BloodGroup |
| ContractExpiryDate | IFSCode | IsChildOfCostCentre | FatherName |
| PassportExpiryDate | Narration | IsChildOfCategory | ContactNumbers |
| PFJoiningDate | BankDetails | Alias | EmailID |
| PFRelievingDate | Function | ActiveFrom | BankAccountNumber |
| IdentityExpiryDate | Location | ActiveTo | VisaNumber |
| PassportExpiryDate | PANNumber | DateOfBirth | WorkPermitNumber |
| PFJoiningDate | ESINumber | DateOfJoin | CountryOfIssue |
| PFRelievingDate | PassportDetails | DeactivationDate | SpouseName |
| IdentityExpiryDate | Gender | VisaExpiryDate | FPFAccountNumber |
| Name | BloodGroup | ContractStartDate | ReasonsForLeaving |
| Address | FatherName | ContractExpiryDate | ESIDispensaryName |
| Parent | ContactNumbers | VisaNumber | EmpDisplayName |
| Category | EmailID | WorkPermitNumber | IdentityNumber |
| MailingName | BankAccountNumber | CountryOfIssue | PRAccountNumber |
| MobileNumber | BankBranch | SpouseName | RevenueLedForOpBal |
| MICRCode | Narration | FPFAccountNumber | IdentityNumber |
| Location | BankDetails | ReasonsForLeaving | PRAccountNumber |
| Designation | Function | ESIDispensaryName | RevenueLedForOpBal |
| PFAccountNumber | BankBranch | EmpDisplayName | IFSCode |