Centers Overview

The flexible NetSuite user interface adjusts automatically to different users' business needs. For each user, NetSuite displays a variable set of tabbed pages, called a center, based on the user's assigned role. Each NetSuite center provides, for users with related roles, the pages and links they need to do their jobs.

Each tabbed page of each center displays a collection of real-time data called a dashboard. Dashboard data is displayed in a variety of dynamic data display windows called portlets. NetSuite allows individual users to personalize their own dashboards, and allows administrators to publish personalized dashboards to other users.

When a user logs in to NetSuite, the system determines the user's last used role and account, or the user’s default role if indicated, and displays the associated center. If a user has multiple assigned roles, the user’s roles are displayed under the Change Roles list in the upper right corner of the page. For more information, see Roles and Accounts. When a user changes roles, the interface refreshes to display a different center as needed.

NetSuite includes several standard centers. Each standard center is designed to make the most-used links easy to find for the roles that use that center. For example, the Accounting Center's tabbed pages provide data and links that are relevant for Accountants, Bookkeepers, Payroll Managers, and Clerks.

To review a list of standard centers and their related roles, see NetSuite Standard Centers.
To understand the special NetSuite Account Center and the special roles that can access it, see The NetSuite Account Center.
To understand the design of standard centers, see the following:
- The Classic Center
- The Sales Center
  
  Note:
  If the standard Sales Center does not meet your needs, see The Enhanced Sales Center SuiteApp.
- The E-Commerce Management Center
- Pages Common to all Centers

For users with business needs that do not match the setup of the standard centers, NetSuite supports customization of the user interface in the following ways:

Create custom centers with custom tabs and links. See Creating and Editing Custom Centers.
Add custom tabs to standard or custom centers. See Creating Center Tabs.
Add custom links to standard or custom centers. See Creating Center Links.
Create custom roles that use custom centers. See Customizing or Creating NetSuite Roles.

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