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Overview In the first part of this blog we demonstrated how to create and setup custom records in NetSuite. In this second part you will learn how to manipulate custom records and use them in the context of transactions. See part 1 of the blog series here: How to Create Custom Records in NetSuite – Step by Step Instructions: Part I If you recall, in our business scenario we said that: The webinars will be held once per week and after each webinar the list of the attendees and the webinar's rate / fee will be imported into NetSuite. Based on this information, we will be able to bill our attendees. When we bill our attendee we will mark that attendee as billed, so that we do not double-bill our clients. Also, we will link the invoices that were created to our attendee records for reference and reporting purposes. Step 1. […]

This is part 1 in a blog series of 2. See part 2 here: How to Create Custom Records in NetSuite – Step by Step Instructions: Part II Overview In NetSuite, Custom Records are essentially everything and anything. My bet is that whenever you need a process or a functionality that is not available in NetSuite out-of-the-box, custom records can help you! Custom Records are dynamic and customizable building blocks that allow you to create custom fields, lists and special links with other NetSuite records and transactions. Here are some advantages of using Custom Records in NetSuite: Advantages Description Flexibility and Interactivity Custom records can be almost anything. They are easy to format and configure. They can also be tied to almost any record in NetSuite. Highly Integrated When you create Custom Records, NetSuite will treat them like any record in the system. Each new record is assigned a standard form […]