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Enhancing Advanced PDF Templates with Suitelet Scripts in NetSuite

As a NetSuite developer, you might often find yourself needing to insert Suitelet scripts into Advanced PDF templates. This process allows you to generate dynamic content and customize the PDF output according to your business requirements. In this blog post, we will walk you through the steps of inserting a Suitelet script into an Advanced PDF template with the necessary code examples. Step 1: Create a Suitelet Script First, you need to create a Suitelet script that will generate the data needed for your Advanced PDF template. In this example, we'll create a simple Suitelet that retrieves data from a Sales Order record. <---javascript--> /**  * @NApiVersion 2.x  * @NScriptType Suitelet  */ define(['N/record', 'N/search'], function (record, search) {   function onRequest(context) {     if (context.request.method === 'GET') {       var salesOrderId = context.request.parameters.soId;       var salesOrder = record.load({ ...

Netsuite <-> Fastpath Assure

As a Netsuite administrator I usually get follow up from my audit team regarding the changes and activites that have been happening in the Netsuite account. Where I use to track the changes and add supporting ticket for the changes that have been done. In other cases I have to follow up with the other users to get the purpose of the change and business approval. With Fastpath Assure, NetSuite administrators can set up real-time monitoring and alerts for specific events or changes. This ensures that any unauthorized or suspicious activities are immediately flagged, allowing administrators to take swift action to address potential issues and maintain. With Fastpath one can keep track of your most critical businsess settings in Netsuite i.e Company Information, Company Preferences (includes changes to the Accounting Preferences page) & Enable Features. System Configuration :  Configuration and preferences can have a significant impact on how financial transactions flow through the...

ERROR HANDLING AND LOGGING IN SUITESCRIPT

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Error Handling :  1. Try-Catch Blocks : Use try-catch blocks to handle exceptions and prevent script failures. Enclose the code that might throw an error within a try block, and catch and handle the exception within the catch block. javascript :  2. Custom Error Messages : Throw custom error messages to provide meaningful information about the encountered error. You can use the `throw` statement to generate and throw custom errors. javascript : Logging in SuiteScript: 1. Logging Levels : Utilize different logging levels based on the severity and importance of the logged information. NetSuite supports logging levels such as 'DEBUG', 'AUDIT', 'ERROR', 'EMERGENCY', etc. javascript : 2. Logging Variables : Log the values of variables or objects to understand their state during script execution. This helps in troubleshooting and understanding the flow of the script. javascript : 3. Logging Execution Context : Log information about the execution context, su...

Netsuite Csv Import Using Suitescript 2.0

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  As a Netsuite developer we often come across importing few record types that are not supported by suitescript to manage the CRUD operations. This is where we can take advantage of the native CSV import function in netsuite through Suitescript. Here is the step by step approach for the process. Step 1) Create a saved csv import for the record type that you wish to automate using suitescript and add the necessary mappings. You can find how to create a csv import in a separate blog with I am about to publish. Step 2)In the Suitescript 2.0 code add a logic to submit the task of type csv import where you provide the ID of the saved csv import along with the file. Step 3)Once the task is submitted you can check the task status using the task ID. Step 4)Run a loop till the task the gets completed. Scenario : We are in the process of creating matrix items in Netsuite, where we encountered a challenge where in the attributes of the matrix items (Colors, Sizes) may or may not be available...