## Zoho Payroll Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/en-ae/payroll/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Custom Modules - Overview

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Custom Modules allow you to create new modules, each with its own fields to store information that cannot be recorded in the default modules of Zoho Payroll.

### [Create Custom Modules](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/create-custom-modules/)

*   [Add Fields](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/create-custom-modules/#add-fields)

### [Custom Module Preferences](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/)

*   [Approvals](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/#approvals)
*   [Preferences](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/#preferences)
    *   [Custom Modules in Employee Portal](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/#custom-modules-in-employee-portal)
*   [Validation Rules](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/#validation-rules)
*   [Custom Buttons](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/#custom-buttons)
*   [Related Lists](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/preferences/#related-lists)

### [Custom Module Operations](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/module-operations/)

*   [Edit Custom Modules](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/module-operations/#edit-custom-modules)
*   [Custom Module Permissions](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/module-operations/#custom-module-permissions)
*   [Export Custom Modules](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/module-operations/#export-custom-modules)
*   [Delete Custom Modules](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/module-operations/#delete-custom-modules)

### [Custom Module Record Operations](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/record-operations/)

*   [Edit Records](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/record-operations/#edit-records)
*   [Clone Records](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/record-operations/#clone-records)
*   [Show Records as PDF](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/record-operations/#download-records-as-pdf)
*   [Filter Records](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/record-operations/#filter-records)
*   [Delete Records](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/record-operations/#delete-records)

### [Custom Modules in Employee Portal](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/)

*   [Show Custom Modules in Employee Portal](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/#show-custom-modules-in-employee-portal)
*   [Update Custom Field Preferences](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/#update-custom-field-preferences)
*   [Manage Portal Preferences for Custom Modules](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/#manage-portal-preferences-for-custom-modules)
*   [Hide Custom Modules From Employee Portal](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/#hide-custom-modules-from-employee-portal)
*   [Approve Records Submitted by Your Employees](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/#approve-records-submitted-by-employees)
*   [Delete Records Submitted by Your Employees](/en-ae/payroll/help/employer/custom-modules/employee-portal/#delete-records-submitted-by-employees)