How is the "actual ship date" field on the sales order populated, and when does it get recorded?

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****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ****** The "Actual Ship Date" field on the Sales Order record is populated by the date of the Item Fulfillment. This means that when an order is fulfilled, the date of that fulfillment is recorded as the "Actual Ship Date". However, it's important to note that if there are multiple Item Fulfillments for a single Sales Order, the "Actual Ship Date" field may display the most recent fulfillment date. This is because the field is located at the header level of the Sales Order, not the line level. In cases where you have blanket sales orders for a whole year and ship accordingly, this could potentially cause confusion as the "Actual Ship Date" would update with each new fulfillment. For Cash Sales, the equivalent field is the "Ship Date" field. This is a standard available field for cash sale records, although it might be hidden by default. Also, you can set up the default expected number of days of shipment in Setup > Accounting > Shipping. Once the Item Fulfillment is created (shipped status), the actual ship date shows up on the Sales Order beside the expected ship date. Please note that these behaviors might vary depending on your specific NetSuite setup and configurations.