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New to NetSuite | Resolve Error: ECBV > Unable to Fetch Budgets due to an Invalid Operator...

edited Nov 5, 2025 12:52PM in Basic Accounting

If you are having trouble creating Purchase Orders in NetSuite and you are using the Expense Commitment & Budget Validation SuiteApp, you are not alone! Some users have reported issues where they’re unable to save or submit new Purchase Orders, often due to how accounting periods or validation scripts are set up within the SuiteApp. This article will walk you through the possible causes and how to resolve them, so you can get back to business as usual.

Why This Might Be Happening?

When you save a transaction, NetSuite uses the ECBV SuiteApp script to check which accounting period the transaction falls into, then looks for its parent periods in order. For example, if a transaction dated 6/30/2025 should follow this sequence:

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