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AskAGuruLive with Alex about SuiteBuilder (August 19, 2026)
Greetings, everyone! This is Alex, one of your SuiteBuilder Gurus here in the NetSuite Support Community. š I will be live today to answer your questions from 1 PM to 2 PM ET. Before we start, here are some of our house rules: Post your questions by commenting below. 1 comment = 1 question. Some questions may be complex soā¦
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Global Search - internal ID
Greetings, Is there a way I can create an internal ID or a custom/native field with a randomized number that I can search globally? We need a field that can be globally searchable that's not a name, ideally a number, so I assumed internal ID would be the easiest, but I cannot seem to find it on the workflow or filter andā¦
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New To NetSuite | Workflow: Create a Created By: field for Transactions
New To NetSuite | Workflow: Create a Created By: field for Transactions. Ever wondered if itās possible to have a field that automatically sets the employee that created the transaction? In this topic, we will tackle how to create a Workflow that will automatically set the employee who created the transaction on a customā¦
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NetSuite Admin Tip | A User Reports Missing Access to a Custom Record: Permissions to Check First
When a user cannot access a custom record, the issue is often related to role permissions, custom record settings, form access, or navigation setup. Reviewing these areas first can help admins identify the cause more quickly. Scenario A user reports that they cannot see or open a custom record in NetSuite. The issue mayā¦
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New to NetSuite | Understanding the Difference Between SuiteBuilder and SuiteCloudĀ
When learning NetSuite customization, two terms you may often see areĀ SuiteBuilderĀ andĀ SuiteCloud. They are related, but they are not the same. Both help extend NetSuite, but they are used forĀ different typesĀ of work. What Is SuiteBuilder? SuiteBuilder isĀ mainly usedĀ for configuration and customization inside NetSuite. Itā¦
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NetSuite Admin Tip | A New Admin Inherits Old Customizations: Review Fields, Forms, Record, & Script
When a new adminĀ inheritsĀ a NetSuite account, old customizations can be difficult to understand. Fields, forms, custom records, workflows, and scripts may have been created by different people over time, and not all of them may still be needed. A structured review can help the new admin understand what exists, what isā¦
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NSC | A Customer Onboarding Team Needs Checkpoints: How to Track Them in SuiteBuilder
Customer onboarding often includes multiple steps before a customer is fully ready for normal processing. If these steps are tracked manually or outside NetSuite, teams may miss updates, duplicate work, or lose visibility into progress. SuiteBuilder can help by adding simple tracking fields or records to capture onboardingā¦
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New to Netsuite | A Custom Record Needs Sequential Numbers: How to Enable Auto-Numbering
When custom records are used for internal tracking, it can be helpful to assign each record a unique sequential number. This makes records easier to identify, search, reference, and audit. Auto-numbering helps reduce manual entry and keeps record IDs consistent as new custom records are created. Scenario A company uses aā¦
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New to Netsuite | A Vendor Needs Compliance Tracking: How to Build a Vendor Custom Field Setup
Scenario A company needs to track vendor compliance details in NetSuite, such as whether a vendor has submitted required documents or passed an internal review. Examples of compliance details may include: compliance status document expiration date review date reviewer compliance notes Without a structured field setup,ā¦
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New to NetSuite| Testing a New SuiteBuilder Customization That Includes Forms, Fields, and Records
When a new customization is built in SuiteBuilder, it is important to test all parts together before using it in production. Even if the form looks correct, the fields or record setup may still behave differently than expected. This guide focuses only on the SuiteBuilder side of testing, including: custom forms customā¦