Hey all, quick questions on how Inbount Shipments ...
# generale
Eytan Daniyalzade
04/06/2021, 6:19 PMHey all, quick questions on how Inbount Shipments vs. Purchase Orders are typically managed on NetSuite, specifically on AFA:
• How common is it to use Inbound Shipments instead of updating the Purchase Order due date to track On Order?
• Would we expect the following fields on the Purchase Orders to be updated when Inbound Shipments are updated:
◦ Receive By
◦ Received Units
• Lastly, is there a way to go from Purchase Order to the Inbound Shipments that contain that PO
Thanks in advance!
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Mark C
04/06/2021, 8:46 PMInbound Shipments are... insane. I have other words, but let's go with that. They're not transactions, not quite lists, but a weird hybrid placeholder record with valuable information.
There's no way to link an Inbound Shipment to the PO. Well, you can read the 'solution' at #79543, but it's awful at best.
I've tried a few things w/ inbound shipment saved searches and workbooks to get reports done, but without scripting, I don't think there's a good solution right now to do anything with the actual records.
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al3xicon
04/08/2021, 4:27 PMIs that a SuiteAnswer ID? When I type it in it takes me here: https://netsuite.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/79543
al3xicon
04/08/2021, 4:27 PMJust wondering if there is another article to review, I'd be interested in seeing it.
al3xicon
04/08/2021, 4:28 PMFWIW, I did recently create my own custom field for the PO record that links to Inbound Shipments, using summary saved searches. Not sure if that's what the solution @Mark C references was also doing - but it only provides a clickable link for users, not an actual data link that can be used for searches/reports.
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Mark C
04/08/2021, 6:21 PM75943. I fat-fingered the code. https://netsuite.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/75943
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al3xicon
04/08/2021, 6:38 PMThanks! And LOL their suggested workaround is to copy and paste the URL into the PO. Wow.
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