Setting Your Script to Run With Administrative Privileges

Sometimes a script needs to do something the initiating user's role can't. In these cases, you can execute the script as Administrator so it can read or change restricted records-or perform other high-privilege tasks-without failing.

Choose Administrator in the deployment's Execute as Role field only when the script needs full privileges, regardless of who's logged in.

For example:

• A script that creates follow-up tasks after a sales order is saved and needs to read employee records-data many sales roles can't access.

• Bundle installation scripts always need Administrator rights.

• Scripts that run without a NetSuite session-like web store scripts or Suitelets marked Available Without Login-when they need NetSuite data. For more information, see Setting Available Without Login.

To run a script as Administrator:

1. Go to Customization > Scripting > Script Deployments

2. Edit the deployment you want to change.

3. In Execute as Role, select Administrator.

4. Click Save.

Important:

Because the Administrator role gives unrestricted access, use it sparingly and only when other roles can't meet the script's needs.

Related Topics:

• Executing Scripts Using a Specific Role
• Script Types That Support Execute as Role
• Setting Available Without Login

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