Advanced Localization Features Overview

The purpose of this SuiteApp is to create the following localized printable transactions that comply with tax regulations and meet common business needs of NetSuite users. To achieve this, the SuiteApp delivers advanced PDF/HTML templates. To learn more about these templates, see Setting Up the Advanced Localization Features Templates.

• Invoices

• Credit Memos

• Sales orders

Additional features of the Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp work in conjunction with these PDF/HTML templates, making them available for customization.

Note:

The additional features only work with the templates provided by this SuiteApp and do not automatically interact with any other existing invoice, credit memo or sales order layout.

With the following additional features you can:

• Fill in additional fields added to Subsidiary and Customer records. The content of these fields will then be used on printed transaction forms. To learn more, see New Fields on Subsidiary and Customer Records.

• Create Transaction Bank Details records with the content to be used on printed invoices, credit memos or sales orders. These records can be assigned to subsidiaries, customers, or individual transactions. To learn more, see Transaction Bank Details.

• Create Method of Payment records to specify the texts to be printed (at customer or transaction level). To learn more, see Method of Payment.

• Create Tax Compliance Text records with tax-related texts. To learn more, see Tax Compliance Text.

• Customize your template’s color scheme and layout. To learn more, see Color Scheme and Layout.

• Replace the default texts with your customized texts (for every supported language). To learn more, see Labels and Texts Customization.

• Set the invoice locking level for each subsidiary. This will prevent users from editing an invoice that has already been approved or sent to a customer. To learn more, see Invoice Locking.

• Print transaction drafts and view the printing history of every transaction (containing the original of the printed transaction and all subsequent copies). To learn more, see Printing Transactions.

Known Limitations of the Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp

The currently known limitations of the Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp are as follows:

• If you print an invoice, a credit memo or a sales order created before the Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp installation, the Issuer (the subsidiary) entry on it will remain empty. The Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp cannot identify the issuers retrospectively.

• The Item Groups feature is currently not supported. Any item group printed on an invoice, a credit memo or a sales order will contain incomplete information. To learn more about this feature, see Item Groups.

• The Custom Text field under the Labels and Text subtab on Customize Document Template page is limited to 200 characters.

  Note:

  For duplicate custom text the character limit of the Custom Text field is 175 characters including spaces and special characters.

• The Service Period feature is available for item groups that have service items with the Reference Start/End Lines On Picking Ticket box cleared on an item record. If the Reference Start/End Lines On Picking Ticket box is checked then the service period dates are not available for the service items. For more information about service period dates, see Service Period.

• Supports accounts only with 170 or less subsidiaries.

The following limitations are applicable only for the transactions which have accounting period closed before Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp version 1.04.0 update:

• Invoices, credit memos and sales orders from closed periods with the Allow Non-GL Changes box not checked can only be printed with the following limitations:

  Note:

  You should enable Allow Non-GL Changes permission to avoid the limitations. For more information, see Accounting Period Management. Role with Allow Non G/L Changes permissions is required.

  • If the original document has not been printed before closing the period, all its printouts are marked as originals, not as duplicates.

  • The Preview PDF and Print a PDF Copy buttons do not work, so it is not possible to print drafts and copies.

  • The printing history does not get updated and may therefore display incorrect data.

Related Topics

Enabling Required Features for Advanced Localization Features

Installing the Advanced Localization Features SuiteApp

Setting Up the Advanced Localization Features Templates

Roles and Permissions Setup for Advanced Localization Features

ALF Additional Features and Configuration

Printing Transactions

General Notices