I know you can set the externalid via chrome conso...
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I know you can set the externalid via chrome console like this on a customer:
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nlapiSubmitField('customer', '<netsuite internal customer id>', 'externalid', '<my new external id value>')
is this possible for account?
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yeah it just works the same?
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nlapiSubmitField('account', 254, 'externalid', 'myText');
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huh, I was getting an error - let me take a second look. Thanks!
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permissions error? you likely need to be an admin but I assume you are
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details: 'Please enter value(s) for: Number'
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oh its a mandatory field and its null
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ahhh, yes
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so you can't update the externalid and submit without also setting all mandatory fields