I am receiving the error {"type":"error.SuiteScriptError","name":"WRONG_PARAMETER_TYPE","message":"Wrong parameter type: options.entity is expected as object. " when using the mergeEmail method in the render module. I have my entity set up the exact same way it is in the code example on SuiteAnswers, using entity: { type: 'customer', id: customerId }. How do I troubleshoot?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

Based on the conversations, it seems like you're encountering an error because the

entity

object you're passing to the

mergeEmail

method is not being recognized as a valid object. This could be due to a few reasons: 1. Incorrect Entity Type: The

type

property of the

entity

object should be one of the following: 'Contact', 'Case', 'Customer', 'Employee', 'Partner', 'Vendor', all transaction types, or all custom records. If you're using 'lead' or 'entity' as the type, it might not be recognized as a valid type. 2. Incorrect Entity ID: The

id

property of the

entity

object should be a valid ID of an existing record in your NetSuite account. If the ID does not exist or is not associated with the specified type, it might cause an error. 3. Incorrect Usage of Null Values: If you're not using certain properties in the

mergeEmail

method, you should omit them instead of setting them to

null

. According to the conversations, setting unused properties to

null

might cause an error. Here's an example of how you might use the

mergeEmail

method:

javascript
var mergeResult = render.mergeEmail({
    templateId: 218,
    entity: {
        type: 'customer',
        id: customerId
    }
});

In this example, only the

templateId

and

entity

properties are used. The

entity

object has a

type

of 'customer' and an

id

of

customerId

, which should be a valid ID of a customer record in your NetSuite account. If you're still encountering the error after checking these points, you might need to use a different method to pass data to your email template. One of the conversations suggests using a

TemplateRenderer

to add your data. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******

If AI Stanley's example doesn't work, first make sure the ID is an integer like 1234, not a string like "1234". If that still doesn't work, I have had success doing it the heavy way and putting a Record object in for Entity (which usually means having to load that record, which is why I call it the heavy way). There might be a lighter way that doesn't require you to load the whole record, but I don't know it yet.

The integer was 1000% the issue, thanks so much!!!

You're welcome 🙂