Defining custom fields

Many businesses will start a NetSuite implementation with the idea that you must help them make the system look just like their current ERP application. Doing that is not generally a good idea, since NetSuite works very differently from most older ERP systems, but we can still accommodate the most important of the client's requests with features such as custom fields. We can add new custom fields either to most native records or to our custom record types. NetSuite offers a range of field types, from plain text (in various lengths) to lists, numbers, dates, passwords, and more. Review the Help page called Field Type Descriptions for Custom Fields to see the full list, and keep most of these in your head at all times so you'll know how you can solve any problem that comes your way. For instance, if a client says they want to add a Standard Discount field to the sales order, know whether they should use a decimal number or a percentage field. If they...