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Why can't you use "Employee" {employee} in i saved transaction search?

I get error field not found if I use a formula and the field is not in the list of available fields in the result set.

What are you expecting to see on a transaction that relates to an employee???
Are you trying to see who created it?
If so look at createdby.

There is a standard field on transactions where you can enter an employee. We are developing a workflow using that field

What happens if you try and use "employee"?

but I can see it if I run &amp;xml=t on the transaction URL

it's a record field on the transaction but it's it's not a valid search column.
<https://debugger.eu1.netsuite.com/help/helpcenter/en_US/srbrowser/Browser2022_2/script/record/transaction.html>

So I guess in answer to your original question, you'd have to ask NetSuite why they don't expose that field as a valid search column. :disappointed:

I'll be honest I had never noticed that field before and do wonder what it's purpose is...

I think it's used for the "standard" PO approval flow from Netsuite