--- title: "Connect PPM Express and Zamzar - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Idea Created\" fires in PPM Express, your agent runs \"Create Content File\" in Zamzar." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-zamzar" --- # Connect PPM Express and Zamzar When **Idea Created** fires in [PPM Express](https://apiant.ai/connections/ppm-express), your agent runs **Create Content File** in [Zamzar](https://apiant.ai/connections/zamzar), or **New Conversion Job** in Zamzar to **Create Project Task** in PPM Express. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PPM Express **8** triggers PPM Express **8** actions Zamzar **2** triggers Zamzar **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want PPM Express and Zamzar to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What PPM Express and Zamzar can do together ### From PPM Express to Zamzar - When **Idea Created** in PPM Express then **Create Content File** in Zamzar - When **Key Date Created** in PPM Express then **Convert File** in Zamzar ### From Zamzar to PPM Express - When **New Conversion Job** in Zamzar then **Create Project Task** in PPM Express - When **New File** in Zamzar then **Update Project Task** in PPM Express Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with PPM Express and Zamzar ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 17 actions - Trigger **Idea Created** Triggers when a Idea is created. - Trigger **Key Date Created** Triggers when a Key Date is created. - Trigger **Key Date Updated** Triggers when a Key Date is updated. - Trigger **Project Created** Triggers when a Project is created. - Trigger **Project Updated** Triggers when a Project is updated. - Trigger **Task Created** Triggers when a Task is created. - Trigger **Task Deleted** Triggers when a Task is deleted. - Trigger **Task Updated** Triggers when a Task is updated. - Action **Create Idea** Creates a new idea in PPM Express, optionally under a challenge, with its name, description and any other idea fields. - Action **Create Project** Creates a project in PPM Express with the field values you supply, such as name, description, manager, program and portfolio. - Action **Create Project Key Date** Creates a key date (milestone) on a PPM Express project and returns the new key date. - Action **Create Project Task** Creates a task in a PPM Express project with the field values you supply. - Action **Delete Project Task** Deletes a task from a PPM Express project. - Action **Update Project** Updates the fields of an existing project, including custom fields, and returns the updated project. - Action **Update Project Key Date** Updates the field values of an existing key date in a PPM Express project. - Action **Update Project Task** Updates field values on an existing task in a PPM Express project and returns the updated task. - Trigger **New Conversion Job** Triggered when a new conversion job is created in your Zamzar account. - Trigger **New File** Triggered when a new file appears in your Zamzar account, whether uploaded or produced by a conversion. - Action **Convert File** Starts a Zamzar conversion job that converts a file you supply into another format. Returns the new job with its id and status so you can check on it or collect the converted file later. - Action **Create Content File** Creates a file on Zamzar from text content you supply, so it can be converted or downloaded later. Returns the stored file with its id, name and size. - Action **Delete conversion job** Deletes a conversion job from Zamzar. Returns the job that was removed. - Action **Delete file** Deletes a file stored on Zamzar. Returns the file that was removed. - Action **Find Converted File** Looks through the files stored on Zamzar and returns the ones whose name matches the text you supply. Use it to locate a converted file after a conversion job has finished. - Action **Get conversion job** Returns a single Zamzar conversion job, including its current status and any converted files it produced. - Action **Get file** Returns the details of a single file stored on Zamzar, including its name, format and size. - Action **List conversion jobs** Returns the conversion jobs in your Zamzar account, most recent first. - Action **List formats** Returns every source format Zamzar can convert from, along with the target formats each one can be converted into. ## Each app on its own - [ **PPM Express** PPM Express is Product Portfolio Management platform to easily integrate and orchestrate your existing...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ppm-express) - [ **Zamzar** Zamzar is a file conversion tool supporting over 1,200 different conversion types including all the popular...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zamzar) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PPM Express - [ **PPM Express to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-salesforce) - [ **PPM Express to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-slack) - [ **PPM Express to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-stripe) - [ **PPM Express to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-shopify) - [ **PPM Express to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PPM Express to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ppm-express-to-trello) ## More into Zamzar - [ **HubSpot to Zamzar** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zamzar) - [ **Salesforce to Zamzar** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zamzar) - [ **Slack to Zamzar** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zamzar) - [ **Google Sheets to Zamzar** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zamzar) - [ **Gmail to Zamzar** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zamzar) - [ **Google Calendar to Zamzar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zamzar) Questions ## PPM Express and Zamzar, answered ### ### What can start an automation from PPM Express? Any of PPM Express's 8 triggers in the catalog, including Idea Created, Key Date Created, Key Date Updated and Project Created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zamzar when something happens in PPM Express? Any of Zamzar's 9 actions, including Create Content File, Convert File, Find Converted File and Get conversion job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zamzar to PPM Express? Yes. When something happens in Zamzar, your agent can act in PPM Express too. This page covers both directions: Zamzar's triggers and PPM Express's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PPM Express or Zamzar? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use PPM Express and Zamzar without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.