Set Up Extension Developer Tools

  • Before create an extension, must download the extension developer tools and extract them to create a top-level development directory
  • Use the latest theme and extension developer tools found in the appropriate SuiteBundles folder in your NetSuite File Cabinet. SuiteCommerce and SCA 2019.1 and Later – Use the latest theme and extension developer tools found in the appropriate SuiteBundles folder in your NetSuite File Cabinet

Before downloading the extension developer tools, complete the following tasks:

  • Verify that you have SuiteCommerce or SuiteCommerce Advanced installed as described in Install your commerce website applications
  • Verify that you have SuiteCommerce Extension Manager installed as described in Install your commerce website applications
  • Set up your developer environment as described in install node.js , gulp.js

To download and extract the extension developer tools:

  1. Login to NetSuite account.
  2. In NetSuite, go to Documents > Files > File Cabinet.
  3. Navigate to SuiteBundles/Bundle 390093/.
  4. Download the .zip file you find there:ExtensionDevelopmentTools-21.2.x.zip (where x equals the latest minor release).
  5. Extract the .zip file to a location in your local environment. This becomes your root development directory for your custom extensions.The .zip file extracts into a directory of the same name, but you can rename this directory to suit your need
  6. Open a command line or terminal window.
  7. Access your root development directory created previously.
  8. Enter the following command to install additional Node.js packages into this directory:npm install

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