Using custom record types to store additional non-standard data
I have had many reasons to create custom records in the past. For instance, a client wants to keep track of warranties on a certain range of products they sell but NetSuite does not have a warranty record type. We can create a new type, consisting of fields, forms, and subtabs, and assign it specific permissions by role very quickly, all via the NetSuite point-and-click interface.
Figure 9.5 – Example of what a Warranty custom record might look like
We can define just the fields we need on that record as well, of course. Using the warranty example again, we might add fields for things such as the item, a serial number, possibly a link to a sale, and a few dates we need to keep track of. If there can be multiple items linked to one warranty, we might want to use the very handy Record is parent feature, to link one field on the parent record type to a field on a related child custom record type. With...