Finding Subrecord Details in the Records Browser
As with records, you can find important information about subrecords in the SuiteScript Records Browser. The Records Browser has details on each subrecord type. It also includes information about record types that can be parents to subrecords. For more information, see the following sections:
Finding Details About Parent Record Types
Every subrecord instance must have a parent record. An instance of a subrecord exists only to provide information about an instance of a record.
The parent record has a field that holds or references the subrecord. To create a subrecord, you need to reference this field. These fields are always identified in the Records Browser as fields of type summary. For example:
Summary fields can be on the parent record's body or in a sublist. Knowing where the field is helps you create the subrecord correctly. In the reference page for each record type in the Records Browser, the Fields table lists all of the record type’s body fields. The tables listed under the heading Sublists shows sublist fields. See also Body Field Subrecords and Sublist Subrecords.
In some cases, the values set for other fields on a record can affect the availability or behavior of the summary field. For example:
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On an assembly build record, the availability of the inventorydetail summary field varies depending on the value of the record’s item field. The summary field is available only if the item field references a serialized or lot-numbered assembly item. For an example of working with this record-subrecord combination, see Creating an Inventory Detail Subrecord on a Body Field Example.
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On a vendor bill record, the landedcost summary field is available only if the landedcostperline body field is set to true. For an example of working with this record-subrecord combination, see Creating a Landed Cost Sublist Subrecord Example.
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On a sales transaction, the value of the shippingaddress summary field is affected by the shipaddresslist field. For general details about shipping and billing addresses, see Scripting Transaction Shipping and Billing Addresses. For a script example, see Using SuiteScript 2.x to Create a New Shipping Address Example.
Finding Details About Subrecord Types
The Records Browser has a reference page for each subrecord type, like record types. Subrecords are listed alphabetically alongside records.
Each subrecord has a label below its internal ID.
The reference page displays a subrecord's scriptable fields and sublists, like record types.
In the UI, subrecord sublists usually don't have labels. But the Records Browser shows the name of each sublist.