Amounts Are Showing Either Negative or Positive on the Saved Search Results

Applies To

Product: NetSuite 2020.2

Scenario

When working on a Transaction Saved Search, users may sometimes see negative amounts.

Solution

For amounts to show as negative on a Saved Search results, the nature of the account impacted as well as the impact of the transaction being pulled up have to be considered. When the impact of the transaction is the opposite of the Account’s Normal Balance, negative amount will be shown on the Saved Search Results.

In other words, when the impact of the Transaction on the Account resulted to an increase, amount will be shown as Positive on the Saved Search results. On the other hand, when the impact of the Transaction on the Account resulted to a decrease, amount will be shown as Negative on the Saved Search results. Below is a summary of the behavior per Account Classification:

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