This is a quick and easy method to create custom screens and fields using the custom record which can replace custom Suitelets for simple custom screen development.
Here is an example. To create a custom email window and track the usage we created a custom record and configured fields accordingly. Workflows are implemented to support the save action so that upon save of the custom record, email will be generated automatically.
Advantages of this method
– easy to build
– better UI performance
– less coding and
– effective usage of system notes and workflow history for error tracking
