SuiteTalk (Web Services) Platform Guide - NetSuite

Records, Fields, Forms, and Sublists in Web ServicesWorking with Records in Web Services44Web Services. For more general information on sublists in NetSuite, see What is aSublist? in the NetSuite Help Center.In addition to standard records, SuiteTalk also supports custom objects and their metadata (seeCustomization in the NetSuite Help Center for more details). Using the SuiteTalk API, anapplication external to NetSuite can query a NetSuite account to obtain metadata about thecustom objects that have been implemented in the account. This allows you to build and shipoff-the-shelf, generic applications that will work with any account. For example, a SuiteTalkpoint-of-sale application can be designed to determine (during runtime) all the custom fieldsapplied to a NetSuite CashSale record, so that it can then import CashSale records with thenecessary custom fields set.Business RecordsA NetSuite business record is a top-level record used in all operations other than the login andlogout operations. These records represent specific business functions such as creating acustomer or updating an opportunity. For a list of all supported business records, see WebServices Supported Records in the NetSuite Help Center.Business record fields are populated and sent through SOAP during a Web service request orresponse. Business records are also returned in get and search operations.Search RecordsSearch record types encapsulate the available search criteria for a given NetSuite businessrecord type. A NetSuite search record is defined as a top-level record that is used in the requestportion of a search operation. Any field defined within a search record must be of one of thefollowing logical types.TypeStringIntDoubleBooleanDatetimeMultiSelectRefMultiSelectEnumDescriptionCorresponds to the SearchStringField typeCorresponds to the SearchTextNumberField typeCorresponds to the SearchDoubleField typeCorresponds to the SearchBooleanField typeCorresponds to the SearchDateField typeCorresponds to the SearchMultiSelectField typeCorresponds to the SearchEnumMultiSelectField typeFor complete details on using the search operation, see search. Also see the following topics,which describe all search types that can be used when constructing Web services searches.• Which SuiteTalk objects are used in a basic search?• Which SuiteTalk objects are used in a joined search?• Which SuiteTalk objects are used in advanced search?SuiteTalk Platform Guide