NetSuite Admin Tip | SuiteQL: Summarizing Sales Orders by Status

As a NetSuite administrator, keeping track of sales order statuses is essential for monitoring order fulfillment, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring smooth operations. Whether you’re analyzing open orders, pending approvals, or completed transactions, having a clear summary of sales order statuses helps you make informed business decisions.

An efficient way to gather this data is through SuiteQL. The following query organizes sales orders by status and provides a count for each category, giving you a clear overview of your order pipeline.

SQL Query Breakdown

SELECT
    BUILTIN.DF(Transaction.Status) AS Status_Description,
    COUNT(*) AS Order_Count
FROM
    Transaction
WHERE
    Transaction.Type = 'SalesOrd'