Exploring Transactions, Items, and Inventory Assignments offers businesses a detailed perspective on how inventory is managed across various processes. This approach enables businesses to track transactions effectively, analyze item movements, and review inventory assignments across storage locations. By understanding these elements, businesses can optimize inventory operations, improve accuracy, and ensure seamless flow throughout their supply chain.
In NetSuite SuiteQL, you may need to generate queries that combine details from transactions, transaction lines, and inventory assignments. The following query is a practical example that retrieves detailed information, including the transaction display name, transaction number, items, item types, inventory numbers, bin locations, and quantities.
SELECT
t.trandisplayname,
t.transactionnumber,
tl.item,
tl.itemtype,
ia.inventorynumber,
ia.bin,
ia.quantity
FROM
transaction AS t,
transactionline AS tl,
inventoryassignment AS ia
WHERE
tl.transaction = ia.transaction AND
t.id = tl.transaction;
Query Breakdown:
Selected Columns:
- t.trandisplayname: Retrieves the transaction’s display name, offering a readable label.
- t.transactionnumber: Provides the unique identifier for the transaction.
- tl.item: Fetches the item associated with the transaction line.
- tl.itemtype: Indicates the type of the item, such as Inventory, Non-Inventory, Service, etc.
- ia.inventorynumber: Returns the specific inventory number for items tracked by lot or serial.
- ia.bin: Captures the bin location where the inventory is stored.
- ia.quantity: Shows the quantity assigned to the inventory line.
FROM Clause:
- Tables transaction, transactionline, and inventoryassignment are used to pull data from relevant areas within NetSuite.
JOIN Conditions:
- tl.transaction = ia.transaction: Links the transaction line to the inventory assignment using the transaction identifier.
- t.id = tl.transaction: Joins the main transaction record to the transaction line data.