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The Records Browser defines the schema for all scriptable record types; it is an extremely critical reference tool for every SuiteScript developer. When you need to know how to reference a particular field on a specific record type in your script, the Records Browser is your guide. Direct Link Oth...

You browse the Records Browser first by Record Type, i.e. "Sales Order", "Invoice", "Employee". There is no searching capability within the Records Browser, so all navigation is done manually. Record Types are organized alphabetically, so you first click on the first le...

Each schema provides you with an overwhelming amount of information about each record type. It is important to know how to break down all of this information. At the top of the schema is the name of the Record Type followed by the Internal ID of the record type; this internal ID is the programmatic...

As stated previously, there is no searching capability built in to the Records Browser. Once you've navigated to the appropriate Record Type, if you don't already know a particular field's Internal ID, the easiest way to find it is to use your browser's Find function (usually CTRL+F) to locate the f...

The Required column of the schema indicates whether this field is required to save the record. If this column says true, then you will need to provide a value for this field when saving any record of this type.

The nlapiSubmitField column is a critical piece to understand. This column indicates whether the field is available for inline editing. If nlapiSubmitField is true, then the field can be edited inline. This greatly impacts how this field is handled when trying to use the nlapiSubmitField or record.s...