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# Data Loader and Generic API Loader Matrix

> Object and functions

Object and functions

## Object and Functions

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Generic API Loader
    </th>

    <th>
      Data Loader
    </th>

    <th>
      Alternative
    </th>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Generic API Loader ̧

      (Import or Create/Update/Delete/Cancel)
    </td>

    The same functionality to create, cancel,update, or delete records on Zuora objects is available directly in the Data Loader UI and the API. Users define the job and upload a csv.
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Account
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Accounting Code
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update and Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Accounting Period
    </td>

    <td>
      Import and Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Amendment
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update and Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Soap APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Charge Metrics
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. See, Construct SQL Queries in Data Query.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Charge Metrics Run
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. See, Construct SQL Queries in Data Query.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Communication Profile
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Contact
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Credit balance Adjustment
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. Please contact your Account Executive for Onboarding Invoice Settlement
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Credit Memo
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Cancel, Delete

      Applying, Unapplying, Posting and Unposting are available as update actions
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Debit Memo
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Cancel, Delete Posting,unposting are available as update actions
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Export
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Feature
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Soap APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Gateway Option
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Import
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Invoice
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update,Delete, Cancel

      Posting of Invoices is available as update action

      Unposting of Invoice is available as update action
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Invoice Adjustment
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. Please contact your Account Executive for Onboarding Invoice Settlement
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Invoice File
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. See List all files of an invoice.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Invoice Payment
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. Please contact your Account Executive for Onboarding Invoice Settlement
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Invoice Split
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. You can split the Invoice, see Invoice management.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Invoice Split Item
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      The object is not supported. You can split the Invoice, see Invoice management.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Payment
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete, Cancel

      Payments can be applied and unapplied as an update action
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Payment Method
    </td>

    <td>
      Not Supported
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Payment Method Snapshot
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs Data Query
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Payment Method Transaction Log
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs Data Query
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Product
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Product Rate Plan
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Product Rate Plan Charge
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Product Rate Plan Charge Tier
    </td>

    <td>
      Import, Update, Delete
    </td>

    <td>
      * Deployment Manager for migrating configurations tenant to tenant
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Rate Plan
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      * Subscription Template in Data Loader
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Rate Plan Charge
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      * Subscription Template in Data Loader
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Rate Plan Charge Tier
    </td>

    <td>
      NA
    </td>

    <td>
      * Subscription Template in Data Loader
      * Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Refund
    </td>

    <td>
      Update, Delete, Cancel
    </td>

    <td>
      Programmatic Rest APIs
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>