NetSuite Development Accounts
NetSuite development accounts are isolated from your production account, in which you can develop and test new applications and customizations without worrying about affecting your production account.
The best time to begin using development accounts is at the start of a new project. It can be difficult to migrate to a development account if you are already in the middle of a development project in your sandbox. You should finish existing projects in your sandbox, and start new projects in a development account.
You need multiple sandbox accounts if you have multiple large projects which need distinct accounts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Uses for Development Accounts
Development accounts have the same features and NetSuite-provisioned SuiteApps as your company's production account, but do not contain any production data.
Examples of users who might find development accounts useful, include:
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SuiteApp developers
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SDN Partners
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Contractors who need limited system access
For information about acquiring one or more development accounts, contact your NetSuite account representative.
You can populate development accounts with only the data you need for development and testing purposes. Because development accounts do not contain any production data, you can also let outside partners develop something for you.
Do not enter sensitive information or any real customer data, such as contact information or credit card numbers, in development accounts. Transactions will be processed and invoices will be generated.
Email messages sent from development accounts are delivered to the logged-in user.
Benefits of Development Accounts
Development accounts provide ideal places for:
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Creating new applications and customizations.
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Testing customization elements before deployment.
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Fixing issues with existing customizations.
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Trying out third-party integration features.
Actions you take in development accounts, such as transaction entries, record deletions, and form customizations, have no effect on your NetSuite production account. However, development accounts are not guarded from external touch points in the same way as sandbox and Release Preview accounts can be. For example, in sandbox and Release Preview, you can specify how you want email to be handled in these accounts. You cannot configure email delivery from a development account in a similar manner. Email messages sent from development accounts are delivered to the logged-in user.
Development accounts are never refreshed, unlike sandbox accounts, so you never have to worry about your work in progress being accidentally overwritten by a refresh. Administrators can also change the name of each development account at Setup > Company > Company Information to help distinguish between accounts.
You cannot access SuiteAnswers from your development account. Instead, refer to the NetSuite Help Center by selecting the Help icon from within your development account.