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NSC | Workflows: Understanding Before Record Submit vs After Record Submit
Overview
When building workflows in NetSuite, trigger timing plays an important role in how actions behave during record processing.
Two commonly used workflow trigger timings are:
- Before Record Submit
- After Record Submit
Understanding the difference between these triggers helps administrators control when workflow actions execute and avoid unexpected behavior.
Scenario
An administrator created a workflow to update transaction data automatically during record processing.
However, some workflow actions triggered too early, causing fields to update before the record was fully saved.
Solution
The issue was related to the workflow trigger timing.
Before Record Submit
- Executes before the record is saved to the database.
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