SuiteScript 2.x Portlet Script Type

Portlet scripts are run on the server and are rendered in the NetSuite dashboard. The following portlet script types are supported:

Simple Form — A data entry form that can include a submit button embedded into a portlet. This type supports the N/portlet module that can refresh and resize the portlet, as well as use record-level client script to implement validation. See N/portlet Module.
Inline HTML — – An HTML-based portlet that is used to display free-form HTML such as images, Flash, and custom HTML.
Links and Indents — – A portlet that consists of rows of formatted content.
Simple List — – A standard list of user-defined column headers and rows.
Dashboard SuiteApp Portlet – You can designate that a portlet script should be used for a SuiteApp portlet. A SuiteApp portlet is a specialized type of custom portlet that provides direct access from users’ dashboards to a SuiteApp installed in their account. This type of script is called a Dashboard SuiteApp portlet script. If a Dashboard SuiteApp portlet is included in a SuiteApp, a user can add a SuiteApp portlet to their dashboard from the Personalize Dashboard menu. For instructions, see SuiteApp Portlets. This type of portlet is supported for installed SuiteApps that include a dashboard component. A SuiteApp portlet script not only provides content for SuiteApp portlets. It also enables you to include your choice of graphics as branding for the icons that are shown for SuiteApp portlets in the Personalize Dashboard window.

To view content produced by a portlet script that is not intended for a SuiteApp portlet, a user must add a custom portlet to their dashboard and select the script in the portlet setup. For more information, see Custom Portlets and Adding a Portlet to a Dashboard.

The following image shows a simple form portlet and a links portlet (labeled Search Engines) displayed on the NetSuite dashboard.

Simple Form Portlet and Search Engines sample.

You can use SuiteCloud Development Framework (SDF) to manage portlet scripts as part of file-based customization projects. For information about SDF, see SuiteCloud Development Framework.

You can use the Copy to Account feature to copy an individual portlet script to another of your accounts. Each portlet script page has a clickable Copy to Account option in the upper right corner. For information about Copy to Account, see Copy to Account.

You can use SuiteScript Analysis to learn about when the script was installed and how it performed in the past. For more information, see Analyzing Scripts.

See the following for more information about the Portlet Script type:

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