SuiteScript is the NetSuite platform built on JavaScript that enables complete customisation andautomation of business processes. Using the SuiteScript APIs, core business records and userinformation can be accessed and manipulated via scripts that are executed at pre-defined events.For example, field change, form submit, before read, before write, or Web requests. They canalso be scheduled to run at specific times.
SuiteScript is comprised of several components enabling the most useful customisation in SaaS:
- Suitelets—extensions to SuiteScript let you build a custom interface thatis hosted within the NetSuite framework. Suitelets allow for completely custom HTML, Flashor NetSuite-based front-end development that can be build from scratch or by leveragingrevolutionary SuiteScript UI Objects. Suitelets can also serve as the back-end for externalHTML interfaces, providing complete flexibility in developing application extensions toNetSuite.
- SuiteScript UI Objects —Serve as extensions which let you build a custominterface that runs invisibly within the NetSuite framework.
- Portlet SuiteScript—scripted Dashboard portlets allow for listing of anyNetSuite content on the Dashboard or inclusion of external data-feeds via RSS, HTML orFlash, as well as Web 2.0 mashups (e.g. instant messaging, maps, blogs, more) via embeddedInline HTML fields, or iFrames.
- Scheduled SuiteScript—facilitates business process customisation viaJavaScript extensions and allow for records to be processed as a scheduled batch to automateworkflows such as re-assignment of stale leads, drip-marketing or scheduling of collectioncalls based on days overdue.
- User Event SuiteScript—SuiteScript can be used to enforce data validationand business rules. User Event SuiteScripts are triggered as users work with records anddata changes in NetSuite as they open, edit or save records.
- Client SuiteScript—field-level calculations, alerts and business logic arefacilitated by SuiteScripts which run within the user's browser as they work with data andrecords within NetSuite. Additionally Server SuiteScript APIs can be invoked via the ClientSuiteScript code to apply business logic beyond a single record.
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FAQs
SuiteScript is the NetSuite platform built on JavaScript that enables complete customisation and automation of business processes. Using the SuiteScript APIs, core business records and user information can be accessed and manipulated via scripts that are executed at pre-defined events.
What is the difference between Suitelet and SuiteScript? ›
SuiteScript UI object has elements for creating NetSuite custom page elements like fields sublists, buttons, forms, columns, etc. Backend Suitelets : Backend Suitelets do not used to create custom pages, it executes backend logic, which can then be utilize by other parts of a custom application.
What language is SuiteScript? ›
Based on ECMAScript-standard JavaScript, SuiteScript is a full-featured programming language for developing custom business logic and data objects to orchestrate user events, automate scheduled processes, run map/reduce queries, customize workflow actions and much more.
What is the API of SuiteScript? ›
SuiteScript is a JavaScript API that enables you to programmatically access most NetSuite records, custom records, and event/trigger points. This API is a standard NetSuite feature.
How to access SuiteScript? ›
To enable SuiteScript:
Go to Setup > Company > Enable Features. Click the SuiteCloud subtab. Under SuiteScript, check the Client SuiteScript or Server SuiteScript box (or both, depending on the scripts you want to run).
What is SuiteScript used for? ›
SuiteScript is the NetSuite platform built on JavaScript that enables complete customisation and automation of business processes. Using the SuiteScript APIs, core business records and user information can be accessed and manipulated via scripts that are executed at pre-defined events.
What is the difference between 1.0 and 2.0 SuiteScript? ›
In SuiteScript 2. x, a mass update script includes the each entry point. There is no equivalent event type in SuiteScript 1.0. The rec_type and rec_id parameters used in SuiteScript 1.0 mass update scripts are replaced with params.id and params.
How do I create a SuiteScript? ›
Creating a Script Record
- Go to Customization > Scripting > Scripts > New. ...
- In the Script File list, select the appropriate SuiteScript (. ...
- After you have selected the file, click Create Script Record. ...
- Enter a name in the Name field.
- In the ID field, optionally enter a custom ID for the script record.
To add the SuiteScript library file:
- In NetSuite, go to Documents > Files > SuiteScripts.
- Next, click the link to the SuiteScript 2.0 API (or SuiteScript 1.0 API) file:
- A . zip file of the API is downloaded to your browser Downloads folder.
- Extract the API files as needed and add them to your IDE.
NetSuite business objects are programmatically accessible as REST resources in a standard JSON format that exposes CRUD operations, business logic, high-performance query features such as SuiteQL and an OpenAPI 3.0 definition that provides rich object metadata.
To execute a single script using SuiteScript 2.1:
- In your script file, include the following JSDoc comment block at the beginning of the file: Copy. ...
- Add other JSDoc tags (such as @NScriptType ) as appropriate. For more information, see SuiteScript 2. ...
- Upload and deploy your script.
In order to work with a 2.0 module in the console, we need to import it into the console context first. We do that using the require function: Note this looks a little like a normal module definition, except we use require instead of define, and we don't need to define a callback function.
How to debug a script in NetSuite? ›
To use the Script Debugger and the 2.1 Script Debugger, you must be using a role with SuiteScript permission (Full level). Note: The 2.1 Script Debugger is fully supported when using NetSuite in the Chrome browser. Other browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari, have limited or no support.
What is the use of Suitelet in NetSuite? ›
NetSuite Suitelet is a server-side script which create web application that can be hosted in the NetSuite platform. Suitelets are part of NetSuite's SuiteScript API and can be used to do almost anything that web frameworks do.
What is the difference between SuiteTalk and SuiteScript? ›
In summary, SuiteScript is primarily used for customizing and extending NetSuite's functionality within the platform itself, while SuiteTalk is used for integrating NetSuite with external applications and systems.
What is the difference between readFileSync and readFile async? ›
readFile() and the fs. readFileSync() method. The first method will read the file content in a non-blocking asynchronous manner and return the content in a callback function. The readFileSync() method, on the other hand, will read the file synchronously i.e, code executions are blocked until this process is completed.
What is the difference between async and sync workflow? ›
The differences between asynchronous and synchronous include: Async is multi-thread, which means operations or programs can run in parallel. Sync is a single-thread, so only one operation or program will run at a time. Async is non-blocking, which means it will send multiple requests to a server.
