
Our Approach to NetSuite Engineering
Your ERP runs finance, inventory, order management, and procurement, so changes to it deserve the same care as any production software. We treat NetSuite customization as engineering work: written in code, tracked in Git, and reviewed before it ships.
Beyond Administration
Most NetSuite partners are staffed with administrators. They’re good at configuring saved searches, building workflows, and adjusting forms. That’s valuable work, and it’s part of our NetSuite consulting services too.
But when you need a Map/Reduce script to process thousands of transactions nightly, a RESTlet to power a custom integration, or a Suitelet to give your warehouse team a purpose-built interface, you need engineers. We write SuiteScript and design around NetSuite’s governance limits, so scripts hold up with production data volumes.
mr_invoice_pending_orders.js
/**
* @NApiVersion 2.1
* @NScriptType MapReduceScript
*/
define(['N/search', 'N/record'], (search, record) => {
const getInputData = () => search.create({
type: search.Type.SALES_ORDER,
filters: [
['status', 'anyof', 'SalesOrd:F'], 'and',
['mainline', 'is', 'T']
]
});
const map = (context) => {
const { id } = JSON.parse(context.value);
record.transform({
fromType: record.Type.SALES_ORDER,
fromId: id,
toType: record.Type.INVOICE
}).save();
};
return { getInputData, map };
});
Structured Delivery, Not File Cabinet Uploads
At many shops, NetSuite changes are made by hand, one environment at a time. Over time scripts get overwritten, changes go untracked, and no one is sure which version is running in production.
We use the SuiteCloud Development Framework with Git-based source control and automated deployments through GitHub Actions. Every customization is versioned, reviewed, and deployed through a repeatable pipeline.
File cabinet uploads
- Write the script on a laptop
- Upload it to the file cabinet
- Create the script record and deployment by hand
- Repeat every step in production
SDF and Git
- Scripts and their records live in Git as an SDF project
- Every change gets code review on a pull request
- GitHub Actions deploys it to sandbox
- The same project deploys to production, with history to roll back
AI Changes the Math
NetSuite customization has always had a cost problem. SuiteScript development is specialized, the talent pool is small, and projects tend to grow in scope and timeline. AI brings that cost down.
We use AI throughout development for code generation, code review, integration mapping, and documentation. Our engineers still design every solution and make every architecture decision, while AI handles the repetitive work that used to take most of a project’s hours. Custom NetSuite development now fits timelines and budgets that weren’t realistic before.
Weeks, not months
We consistently deliver in weeks what comparable firms estimate in months.
What You Get
- Customizations that fit: built around your processes instead of a generic template
- Integrations: NetSuite connected to your ecommerce, shipping, payment, and warehouse systems through their APIs
- Performance under load: scripts designed around governance limits from the start
- A system you can maintain: documented code in source control that your team (or your next partner) can pick up and extend
- Lower cost: AI handles the boilerplate, so your budget goes to the work that needs an engineer
Tell us what you’re building
Send a few details about the project and we’ll get back to you.
Prefer to talk? Call (909) 257-7390.
