NSC | How to Choose Between Body Fields, Column Fields, and Line-Level Customization

When customizing transactions in NetSuite, one important design decision is choosing where custom data should live. Some information belongs at the transaction header, while other information belongs on each line.

Making the right choice between body fields, column fields, and line-level customization can improve usability, reporting, and long-term maintainability.

What Is the Difference?

These options are used to capture different types of information on transaction records.

Body Fields

Body fields apply to the transaction as a whole.

These fields are typically used for information that should appear once on the record.

Examples include:

• approval status
• overall request type
• transaction category