how to update a Date/Time field by script?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

To update a Date/Time field by script in NetSuite, you can use the SuiteScript API. Here are some examples based on the conversations provided: 1. For SuiteScript 1.0, you can use the

nlapiSetFieldValue

function to set the value of a field on a record. Here is an example of how to set the "weekof" field on a timesheet record:

javascript
var timeSheet = nlapiCreateRecord('timesheet');
timeSheet.setFieldValue('employee', employeeId);

// set the desired "weekof" date
var weekofDate = nlapiAddMonths(nlapiDateToString(new Date()), -1);
timeSheet.setFieldValue('weekof', weekofDate);

// set other fields as needed
// ...

var timeSheetId = nlapiSubmitRecord(timeSheet);

In this example, a new timesheet record is created and the "weekof" field is set to the date of last month. The date should be passed in the format of a string. 2. For SuiteScript 2.0, you can use the

setValue

method to set the value of a field on a record. Here is an example of how to set a custom "Time of Day" field:

javascript
var executionTime = format.format({
    value: now,
    type: format.Type.TIMEOFDAY
});

In this example, the

format.format

function is used to format the current date and time (

now

) to the "Time of Day" format. 3. For updating a specific field of a specific record, you can use the

nlapiLoadRecord

function to load the record, then use the

nlapiSetFieldValue

function to set the value of the field, and finally use the

nlapiSubmitRecord

function to submit the changes. Here is an example:

javascript
var rec = nlapiLoadRecord('salesorder', 36209);
var currentDate = sysDate(); // returns the date
var currentTime = timestamp(); // returns the time stamp in HH:MM:SS
var currentDateAndTime = currentDate + ' ' + currentTime;
rec.nlapiSetFieldValue('memo', currentDateAndTime);
nlapiSubmitRecord(rec, true);

In this example, the "memo" field of a sales order record is updated with the current date and time. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******