Updating SuiteCommerce templates or SMT code in NetSuite can be a confusing process—especially when changes don’t reflect as expected. Whether you’re editing frontend templates or managing CMS content, understanding the correct workflow is crucial to ensuring your changes are applied and visible on your live site. This article outlines the proper methods for updating SMT… Continue reading How to Update SMT Code in NetSuite: A Developer’s Guide
Category: SuiteCommerce
Unified Commerce with SCA: One System, Many Markets
One of the lesser-known strengths of SuiteCommerce Advanced is how it handles multi-subsidiary and multi-language storefronts within the same platform. Many developers new to SCA assume it’s just a “website builder” on top of NetSuite, but the reality is that it’s tightly connected to the ERP backbone—giving it a level of flexibility that most standalone… Continue reading Unified Commerce with SCA: One System, Many Markets
Checkout Error: “Please Select Shipping Method” — Even After Selection
Problem Overview Customers encounter the error message “Please select shipping method” at checkout—even after making a selection—especially when their customer record lacks a configured default shipping method in NetSuite. Root Cause When processing an order, SuiteCommerce Advanced evaluates shipping method preferences in a hierarchical manner: Default Shipping Method defined on the item record. Customer-specific shipping… Continue reading Checkout Error: “Please Select Shipping Method” — Even After Selection
Items were successfully added to the category but were not visible on the website.
Root Cause: The Commerce Category was not configured in the website’s Search Index settings—specifically, it was missing from the Sort Fields and Facet Fields. Resolution Steps: Go to Setup > SuiteCommerce Advanced > Search Index Configuration. Under the relevant website configuration: Add Commerce Category to the Sort Fields. Add Commerce Category to the Facet Fields.… Continue reading Items were successfully added to the category but were not visible on the website.
Understanding Payment Processing Profile Limitations in SuiteCommerce Advanced
When configuring payment processing in SuiteCommerce Advanced (SCA), it’s essential to understand the rigid hierarchy that governs how profiles are applied. Despite the presence of multiple configuration points, only one truly dictates behavior at runtime—and it cannot be bypassed. 🧩 The Core Constraint: Website-Level Binding Each website record in NetSuite can be associated with only… Continue reading Understanding Payment Processing Profile Limitations in SuiteCommerce Advanced
Mastering Mixins in SCSS: Simplify Your Stylesheets
What Are Mixins in SCSS? Mixins in SCSS allow you to define reusable blocks of styles that can be included in multiple selectors. Think of them as functions in programming: you define a set of styles once, then reuse them wherever needed, often with customizable parameters. This reduces repetition, keeps your code DRY (Don’t Repeat… Continue reading Mastering Mixins in SCSS: Simplify Your Stylesheets
Regenerating a Consumer Key and Secret
To regenerate a consumer key and secret: Go to Setup > Integration > Manage Integrations. Select the record for which you want to generate a new consumer key and secret. The record opens in view mode. Click the Edit button. Click the Reset Credentials button. The system displays a popup message asking if you are sure you want to reset… Continue reading Regenerating a Consumer Key and Secret
How to Populate a Sales Order Field Before Order Creation in SCA
Automating field population in a NetSuite sales order before creation enhances efficiency and data accuracy in SuiteCommerce Advanced (SCA). This article explains how to set a custom field, such as a user’s department, in a sales order during the order creation process using SCA’s framework. By integrating with the checkout wizard, the field is populated… Continue reading How to Populate a Sales Order Field Before Order Creation in SCA
Address Field Discrepancy Mitigation: SCA Extension Specification
Overview This custom SuiteCommerce Advanced (SCA) extension aims to resolve address field inconsistencies by aligning frontend input behavior with NetSuite’s record structure. It improves data integrity, streamlines checkout UX, and reduces downstream sync issues. 🧩 Extension Scope Objective: Create a modular extension to standardize address inputs across guest and logged-in user flows, ensuring compatibility with… Continue reading Address Field Discrepancy Mitigation: SCA Extension Specification
Restricting XEDIT Modifications to Approved Sales Orders in NetSuite
This article describes a User Event Script that prevents users with a specific role from modifying approved sales orders via Inline Editing (XEDIT) in NetSuite. The script throws a custom error message as a browser alert when such modifications are attempted . And the error can be shown as an alert 📜 Script Definition /**… Continue reading Restricting XEDIT Modifications to Approved Sales Orders in NetSuite