Hey there! I’m the netsuite admin for our company, just fell into the role as we started our journey in Sept ’21 and I’ve become the one ppl come to when they want something done or pulled from NS. I enojoy being the local problem solver and one that can give the info someone needs haha! I am looking to get more education with Netsuite, I get so excited when I work with our consultants and developers on projects and I’m learning I love this kind of work. But where do I begin? What do I pursue? I’ve googled and seen the things oracle offers lessons and classes wise, but are they worth it? Can I be self taught to learn the ins and outs of how NS is all connected? How can I learn the formulas, scripts ect.. ? I don’t have any tech background but totally willing to get schooling and I think our company would be all for backing the journey but my research in google and youtube in a some next steps isn’t posing helpful yet! So open to input and advice! Throw it all out! I’m a layman looking to learn!

Love your enthusiasm! Yes, NS classes are worth it; even if you think you know the material classes provides you with the structure and some additional information. Practical experience is the other component.

Hey Kendra, I would say you are already in a good place being the admin and the local problem solver. That is exactly how I started 9 years ago receiving purchase orders in a warehouse when my company moved to NetSuite. I started building saved searches, and quickly got management's attention. Fast forward today I am an implementation consultant. If you don't already have access, press your company for an LCS pass which will give you access to a library of videos on various NetSuite features. You can be self taught. To learn formulas, you just need to dive in and try things, it's one thing to read how to do something, it's another to apply it. I don't feel learning scripting is necessary for an admin, but if you could do both, you'd be very valuable. What would be helpful for you to learn related to scripting is understand how to handle scripts from an admin standpoint, including reading execution logs, identifying failures, and fully understanding how your scripts manipulate your system.