netsuite Getting started with netsuite Eclipse SuiteCloud IDE Setup
Example
- Download and install the latest Eclipse IDE
- Install Eclipse one of two ways:
- Eclipse Installer
- Download the zip for your favorite package
- If you don't already have a preferred Eclipse package, Eclipse for JavaScript Developers is recommended
- Install Eclipse one of two ways:
- Install SuiteCloud IDE plugin
- Once installation is complete, launch Eclipse
- Navigate to Help > Install New Software...
- Click Add... to add a new Update Site
- Name: SuiteCloud IDE
- Location: http://system.netsuite.com/download/ide/update_e4
- Note: the location depends on the version of NetSuite you're currently on.
- For example: if you're currently on Release 2017.1 then you should use this url instead: http://system.netsuite.com/download/ide/update_17_1
- Select "SuiteCloud IDE" site in the Work With dropdown
- Proceed through the install wizard
- Restart Eclipse when prompted
- Configure the SuiteCloud IDE plugin
- When Eclipse restarts, you will be prompted to set up the SuiteCloud plugin with a master password and default NetSuite account
- After completing this set up wizard, navigate to Preferences > NetSuite
- Here you will find all of the SuiteCloud IDE preferences
- [Optional] If your primary use for Eclipse is NetSuite development, navigate to Preferences > General > Perspectives and make the "NetSuite" Perspective your default
- Create a new NetSuite project
- Right-click in the NS Explorer window and select New > NetSuite project
- Follow the wizard for the project setup of your choosing. The project types are as follows:
- Account Customization: A project that leverages the SuiteCloud Development Framework for building custom objects, records, and scripts for customizing a NetSuite account.
- SuiteScript: A project used exclusively for writing scripts.
- SSP Application: A SuiteScript Server Pages application, used typically in conjunction with SiteBuilder or SuiteCommerce for NetSuite-backed E-Commerce applications.
