Joining Employees and Vendors in Purchase Order Using SuiteQL

When working with SuiteQL to analyze Purchase Orders, you may want to include additional information about related Entities (e.g., Vendors) and Employees (e.g., Sales Reps). However, not all Purchase Orders are associated with an Employee, so it’s important to structure your joins correctly. This guide demonstrates how to build a SuiteQL query that pulls Purchase Orders along with: The Entity (Vendor) information — always required. The Employee information — if available. INNER JOIN vs LEFT… Continue reading Joining Employees and Vendors in Purchase Order Using SuiteQL

Benefits of Using External ID While Uploading Transaction Data in NetSuite

When you’re importing transactions like vendor bills or customer invoices in NetSuite, using an External ID can make the process much smoother. Here’s how it helps: Group Multiple Lines into One Transaction If a bill or invoice has many lines, giving all those lines the same External ID tells NetSuite they belong to one transaction.… Continue reading Benefits of Using External ID While Uploading Transaction Data in NetSuite

Display Values from the Transaction Record Using SuiteQL BUILTIN.DF

When working with the Transaction record in SuiteQL, some fields return internal values that are not easily understood at a glance. For example: The Status field may return a single-letter code. Fields like Entity, Employee, and LastModifiedBy return internal IDs. The Type field displays abbreviations like SalesOrd or PurchOrd. These internal values are meaningful to the system but not very useful to end users or admins reviewing query results. To… Continue reading Display Values from the Transaction Record Using SuiteQL BUILTIN.DF

Connecting Google Analytics with Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)

In today’s data-driven world, organizations need seamless access to web analytics data to make informed business decisions. Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) allows users to connect to various data sources, including Google Analytics, to analyze website traffic, user behavior, and marketing performance. This article guides you through the step-by-step process of integrating Google Analytics with OAC,… Continue reading Connecting Google Analytics with Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)

Capture User’s IP Address in a Suitelet

When building Suitelets, you may occasionally need to capture the IP address of the user accessing the page—whether for security auditing, regional customization, or analytics and tracking purposes. Fortunately, NetSuite includes the client’s IP address in the request headers when the Suitelet is accessed through a web browser. By referencing the ns-client-ip header, you can easily extract and log the IP address… Continue reading Capture User’s IP Address in a Suitelet

Resolve Error: “Report Execution Error” When Generating Financial Reports Using

Financial reports are the backbone of any organization’s decision-making process, providing critical insights into financial health, performance, and strategic planning. However, accessing and generating financial reports can sometimes be hindered by execution errors, especially when dealing with custom role permissions. Such errors can be frustrating for users, potentially delaying important financial analysis and reporting. Administrators… Continue reading Resolve Error: “Report Execution Error” When Generating Financial Reports Using

Workflow: Disallow Edits to Approved Purchase Orders

As a NetSuite Administrator, this guide demonstrates how to build a Workflow that restricts unauthorized users from making changes to Purchase Orders once they have been approved. By doing so, this helps protect the accuracy of important information, improves overall control and reduces mistakes. It also helps the business workflow to be organized and efficient… Continue reading Workflow: Disallow Edits to Approved Purchase Orders

Reconciliation Rules Hierarchy

Reconciliation rules are predefined guidelines within accounting systems that automate the process of matching financial records, such as bank statements and general ledger accounts. These rules help identify discrepancies and resolve conflicts, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data. Implementing reconciliation rules offers several benefits, including increased efficiency and time savings by reducing manual… Continue reading Reconciliation Rules Hierarchy

Setting Proper Sales Order Forms in SuiteCommerce

There are instances where you Bill a Sales Order that was created from your SuiteCommerce webstore with Payment method Invoice selected, it creates a Cash Sale record instead of Invoice record in the NetSuite UI. This could be due to the forms that was set in Checkout Preferences (Commerce > Websites > Website List > Edit Website record > Shopping tab > Checkout Preferences).  If you have set the Sales Order Type field to a custom form,… Continue reading Setting Proper Sales Order Forms in SuiteCommerce

Tick the ‘Send Transactions via Email’ Preference on Entity Records

Emailing transaction details is a convenient way to provide users with important information about their activities, purchases, or account changes. Many people have easy access to email, and it allows them to receive and review transaction details at their own convenience. Users can easily file and store these emails for future reference, enabling them to… Continue reading Tick the ‘Send Transactions via Email’ Preference on Entity Records