NetSuite's API doesn't allow disabling of tabs. May I ask what the underlying requirement is? Why do you need to disable a tab in certain situations? I can think of one very good reason: You need to control access to data on a specific tab based on criteria other than roles. And, in some cases, I'd like to hide a tab that…

You probably need some more logic to clear the field ONLY one time -- when the invoice is created from the sales order. Otherwise, every time you edit the Invoice the field will be cleared. HTH.

If no other way is possible then the following script will render the Id on the record. Thanks for the freebie Steve. Very helpful.

Did you try using {id}? Thanks, Yang You're the man Yang!!! :D Works like a charm. Many thanks.

NetSuite has created two new Enhancement Requests (ER) related to this need: [LIST=1] [*]Enhancement 40100 - Provide autogenerated numbering for tasks[LIST] [*]CRM Tasks as well as Project Tasks[/LIST] [*]Enhancement 102384 - [LIST] [*]In addition to the ability to moniEntity Records > Ability to see entity's internal ID…

How do I specific the column width on a Packing Slip printout? I have added a field to Item Fulfilment and it gets printed on the packing slip, however, the column width is too small to fit in the entire data. Where is the screen to customise the column width of the field printed on the packing slip? One option is to NOT…

Mathieu, Thanks for the suggestion. It's very confusing. After some testing, here is what I have learned: [LIST] [*]On the PO Form Web Page, the "Item" field displays the Item Name/Number field [*]On the PDF, the "Item" field changes depending on the data available:[LIST] [*]If the Vendor Item Code is available, it…

Thanks Robert! I owe you one! :D I want to also include the Attention and Addressee fields, so I'll see if I can figure this out and post the formula.

Robert, Trying this formula didn't work for me. Bob, Worked perfect for me. Be sure you copy the formula EXACTLY as it is above, and include the line breaks. || is an SQL operator for concatenation. If you know VB, it's the same as the & operator. Single quotes tell SQL to treat the characters between a pair of single…

If you're referring to the native NetSuite fields, then no, you can not change the popup help. We definitely need to capabilty.

I agree, we need horizontal lines between line items on all transactions printed as PDF.

I got the following to work, with one problem: on Transaction Forms (like Invoices) it is displayed as RIGHT aligned. On Entity forms it is displayed as desired, LEFT aligned. '<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:150%;' || CASE {custbody_customer_tier} WHEN '1' THEN ' color:red">' ELSE ' color:navy">' END || ' Tier: '…

cwalsh, You can quickly and easily tell whether or not you can customize a form by editing the form in the Administrator role. The form can be customized if you see a "Customize" button. There may also be buttons for "New Body field" and/or "New Column field". A little research and study will go a long way. Check out the…

Thanks Evan.

Anyway.. yeah, non-stored fields don't work for merges. They should. Agreed. It is these kind of inconsistencies that make development much more difficult and frustrating than it should be, particularly when these type of limitations are not clearly documented. We waste a lot of time trying to make something work that…

. . . but beware if you plan on merging this data into a letter merge (possibly even email or fax) it will not work. You will get a blank value. Steve, Is that because it is a non-stored value?

Maybe its just me but wouldn't it be really useful to be able to specify a custom field of type Date/Time rather than having to create two different fields, set them separately and then glue them together in suitescript! David It's not just you David. This is a constant thorn in the side! It's beyond me how/why NetSuite…

Thanks, John. While it may not be intuitive or logical to me, I have found that your so right- it is Netsuite- so I will accept it.. What is disturbing is how often the business workflow logic that NetSuite ASSUMED as the "norm" is so often wrong, or at least counter-intuitive to many of us. What is most frustrating is…

I would think that certain things would be above the "enhancement voting" mechanism? It's a no-brainer.

Try making the field display "Outside columns at Top" or "Outside columns at Bottom". You can do this via the "Insert Before" field on the "Display" tab for this custom field. Yang, thanks for pointing out this feature! Is there anything equivalent for positioning built-in text fields?

There isn't any way to add a custom element to the payment voucher pdf template. No idea why it should be different than a transaction pdf layout in this respect. Another one of the many inconsistencies in NetSuite that make it difficult to use. How many users have spent how many hours trying to make something work that…

You may want to try the Setup \ Company \ Printing, Fax & Email Preferences ...under the Printing tab, there are selections there called "Line Spacing" and "Add Extra Space between Items". This will provide more spacing, but IMO too much space -- a whole line. What we really need is spacing by points, and for the spacing…

We are working to address this issue in 2008.2. Thanks, -e Evan, this sounds great! And 2008.2, that would be released in the Q3 or Q4 of 2008? Thanks.

My problem is while I can see the new custom field in the list view on the Item screen, I cannot see the field when I click into the detail of a lot number. I just tested this in our account and it works fine. We are on 2008.1.

We also have a need to highly customize, search, and report on Lot/Serial numbered Inventory items and on Lot/Serial numbered Assembly items. We would be very interested in the NetSuite roadmap for improvements and new features in this area.

NetSuite requires you to enter at least one real (non-description) item on an invoice in order to save it. So here's an alternative approach: Create the Invoice form in Word. In fact, you can start with one of the Word Invoice templates. Using NetSuite Merge fields, you can set it up to pull data form the customer record.…

Kenneth and Miguel, I started a thread on this very topic over a year ago: Best Practices for Internal NetSuite Developers - Consistency I have taken the liberty to quote both of you recently in the above thread. Please feel free to add your own comments there. The more of us that continue to point out to NetSuite the need…

UPDATE: lol! Before I hit submit on this reply, I tried somthing totally off the wall. I checked #1 for the column break and now they ALL list neatly in column 1. Logic? heh... That's a great discovery kmurphy! Valerie, you might want to add this to the Help system. I'm sure a lot of people would find it helpful to know…

Is there a way to get a custom field to dynamically default to the current date and time in one field? Matt, You can achieve this by using a formula field of type "free-text", and set the forumla to TO_CHAR({today}, 'MM/DD/YY HH:MI AM') I'm typing from memory, so you may need to check the {today} field. I believe you can…

According to the help guide - yes, I do read it :) - I should be able to force a line feed after the selected field. To me, that means placing the next field on a new line at the beginning of the line (left side of form). Am I wrong? From the help guide: "6. Check any box in the Column Break column to insert a line break…