What is the most efficient method in SuiteScript 2.x to determine if a particular record exists?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

The most efficient method in SuiteScript 2.x to determine if a particular record exists is to use the

search.lookupFields

method. This method is faster and uses less governance than other methods such as

record.load

. It does not attempt to load the entire record, which makes it quicker. Here is a sample code snippet:

javascript
var recordExists = function(recordType, recordId) {
    try {
        var fieldLookUp = search.lookupFields({
            type: recordType,
            id: recordId,
            columns: 'internalid'
        });
        return (fieldLookUp.internalid) ? true : false;
    } catch (e) {
        return false;
    }
}

In this function,

recordType

is the type of the record you are looking for and

recordId

is the internal id of the record. The function will return

true

if the record exists and

false

if it does not. ****** 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 most efficient way depends on what you mean by "exists" (known internal ID vs searching by criteria)