In one of my suitescripts, I am being given an internal ID of a transaction and need to load that transaction record. How can I know what type of transaction record it is (such as a sales order, purchase order, etc.) before I load it?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

You can use the

search

module in SuiteScript to get the type of a transaction record before loading it. Here's how you can do it: 1. Create a search with the internal ID of the transaction. 2. Get the record type from the search result. Here's a sample code snippet:

javascript
var search = require('N/search');

// Create a search
var transactionSearch = search.create({
   type: "transaction",
   filters:
   [
      ["internalid","anyof",yourInternalId]
   ],
   columns:
   [
      search.createColumn({name: "type"})
   ]
});

// Run the search and get the first result
var searchResult = transactionSearch.run().getRange({
   start: 0,
   end: 1
});

// Get the record type from the search result
var recordType = searchResult[0].getValue({
   name: "type"
});

// Now you know the record type before loading it

Replace

yourInternalId

with the internal ID of the transaction you want to load. This script will return the type of the transaction record, such as 'salesorder', 'purchaseorder', etc. Please note that this is a simplified example and you may need to adjust it according to your specific needs. Also, remember to handle any errors that may occur during the search or when getting the record type. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******