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Can NetSuite populate fields when importing PO?
When importing PO using smbXML, custom item fields that are not specified in the import file appear blank. Is this always the case? Is there any way to force Netsuite to populate custom item fields once I only provide the item reference either with XML or CSV import?
Specific example:
<purchaseItemList> <purchaseItemLine> <itemRef><name>ITEM-3</name></itemRef> <quantity>2</quantity> <rate>24.45</rate> <description>ITEM DESCRIPTION</description> <departmentRef><name>Department-name</name></departmentRef> </purchaseItemLine> </purchaseItemList>
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