NetSuite is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed to streamline and automate business processes. It provides a comprehensive suite of applications that integrate various functional areas, including financial management, inventory management, order management, procurement, project management, and more.
From a technical perspective, NetSuite is built using a multi-tenant architecture, where multiple customers share the same instance of the software while maintaining data isolation and security. This architecture allows for efficient resource utilization and scalability, as it eliminates the need for individual software installations and infrastructure maintenance.
NetSuite offers extensive customization capabilities through SuiteBuilder, SuiteFlow, and SuiteScript. To further expand these capabilities and to make life easier for people who use Netsuite, a number of extensions or plugins are available. Not only do these extensions speed up your business processes, they also serve as assisting tools to developers who are working with Netsuite customizations.
Here are the top 5 chrome extensions for Netsuite:
NetSuite JSON Viewer is a helpful Chrome extension designed to enhance the NetSuite user experience by providing a convenient way to view NetSuite records in JSON format. This extension simplifies the process of understanding and analyzing NetSuite records by converting the data into a readable format. With a single click, users can stringify the current NetSuite record and instantly view its JSON representation. The JSON viewer presents the data in a well-structured and easily readable format, making it easier for users to analyze the record’s structure, values, and relationships. This Chrome extension offers a valuable tool for developers, administrators, and users who work extensively with NetSuite records and require a quick and efficient way to access and comprehend JSON data.
The NetSuite Customization Viewer is a powerful Chrome extension that provides users with an insightful view into the scripts deployed to their NetSuite records. By clicking on the extension icon while viewing a record in NetSuite, users are presented with a detailed list of all the scripts deployed to that particular record. Users can easily navigate through the list, examining the specific details of each customization, including their names, types, and associated script actions. This enables the user to always have a tab of the number and type of scripts deployed on a record. It also allows them to undeploy or redeploy a script on a record at will.
This is a useful Chrome extension that simplifies the process of identifying and locating specific fields within NetSuite records. With this extension installed, users can simply hover over any field in NetSuite, and the Field ID Finder will display the corresponding field ID. This feature is particularly beneficial when working with custom fields or when searching for specific fields to use in scripts, workflows, or other customizations. It also allows the user to search for a field using the id of the field by pressing ‘Ctrl + Shift + F’ or ‘Command + Shift + F’ on a Mac.
Netsuite transaction tree is one super useful Chrome extension that allows the user to see a transaction along with all its related transactions. Along with that, it also allows the user to delete one or all selected related transactions with one click. Using this extension is easy, just install it with a click and a link with the text ‘Transaction Tree’ will appear on all eligible transactions. Clicking the link will give a popup with all the child and parent transactions of the current transaction. Each related transaction has a checkbox next to it and selecting them gives the user an option to delete or open them.
NetSuite Search Export is a highly convenient Chrome extension that empowers users to effortlessly retrieve the SuiteScript code associated with a saved search in NetSuite. By simply installing this extension, users gain the ability to extract the underlying SuiteScript code of any saved search within NetSuite. With a single click, users can access the code and easily copy it for further analysis, modification, or integration with other scripts or workflows. This extension streamlines the process of understanding and working with saved searches, providing developers, administrators, and users with a quick and efficient method to obtain the SuiteScript code, ultimately facilitating customization, automation, and optimization of NetSuite’s search functionality.
There are many other plugins and chrome extensions for Netsuite available in the Chrome Webstore. These plugins will enable a Netsuite administrator or developer to get a better insight at many records, perform tasks seamlessly and minimize efforts for many tasks.
About the Author
Arbaz Khan
Software Engineer - Folio3
Arbaz Khan is a bronze-medalist software engineer having experience working with NetSuite. He loves reading books, watching movies and well, and writings blogs