i have a custom record that could contain 5000 lines or more. i want to create a script to create purchase orders in 500 line increments so if i have 5000 lines then the script will create 10 purchase orders each has 500 lines. what is the best way to do that

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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. ****** To create purchase orders in 500 line increments from a custom record that could contain 5000 lines or more, you can use a Map/Reduce script in SuiteScript. Here's a high-level approach: 1. Input Stage: In the getInputData function, you can load your custom record and get all the lines that you need to create purchase orders for. 2. Map Stage: In the map function, you can process each line from the input stage. Here, you can group your lines into chunks of 500. Each key-value pair that you emit from this stage should contain a unique identifier for the group (key) and the lines that belong to that group (value). 3. Reduce Stage: In the reduce function, you can create a purchase order for each group of lines. Since each group contains 500 lines, this will result in creating purchase orders in 500 line increments. 4. Summarize Stage: In the summarize function, you can handle any errors or summarize the results of the script. Please note that adding lines to a record does not consume governance points, so you should be able to add up to 500 lines in a single script execution without hitting the governance limit. However, if you are hitting the governance limit, it might be due to other scripts or workflows that are executing when you save the record. Also, keep in mind that NetSuite might have some performance issues when dealing with records that have a large number of lines. This is not a hard limit, but it's something to be aware of. Finally, if you need to create a large number of records, you might want to consider using the SuiteTalk API or CSV imports, as these methods are better suited for handling large volumes of data.