Map Values for Custom Fields in the Mapper

While invoking the Oracle NetSuite Adapter to create, retrieve, or update any record in the Oracle NetSuite application, you can map values for the custom field types exposed by that particular business object in the mapper.

Overview

Based on the type of custom field invoked, you can provide the details (internalId and scriptId) of the custom field being mapped and the value to map to that custom field. For example, DisplayOrder from the source schema is being mapped to a custom field defined by the internalId of 4567 and scriptId of custentity23.

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Note the following details:

• You can map the value of any custom field you may have added to your business object in Oracle NetSuite.

• Each concrete type extending a customField above is a repeating element. Therefore, any number of these types can be mapped (that is, you can repeat BooleanCustomFieldRef if you need to map two or more Boolean custom fields).

• The Oracle NetSuite Adapter does not currently discover and show the custom field directly for you to select. Therefore, you must specify scriptId and internalId for each custom field before mapping its value.

• You can obtain scriptId and internalId in the Oracle NetSuite application under the Customization > Lists, Records, & Fields subheading.

Finding internalId and scriptId for a Particular Custom Field

1. Log in to the Oracle NetSuite Application.

2. Look under Customization > Lists, Records, & Fields.
   
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Finding Which Field Falls Under Which Custom Field Type in the Mapper

The field types you see in the mapper are mapped to the field types you see in the Type column of the Custom Entity Fields table of the Oracle NetSuite application.

XML Schema Type	Custom Field Type in the Oracle NetSuite Application User Interface
LongCustomFieldRef	Integer
DoubleCustomFieldRef	Decimal Number
BooleanCustomFieldRef	Check Box
StringCustomFieldRef	Free-Form Text Text Area Phone Number E-mail Address Hyperlink Rich Text
DateCustomFieldRef	Date Time of Day or Date/Time (both in one field)
SelectCustomField	List/Record Document
MultiSelectCustomFieldRef	Multiple Select

Mapping Two or More Fields of the Same Type

Use the repeat element functionality in the mapper to map two or more fields of the same type (for example, Boolean).

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Handling List Type Fields Such as SelectCustomField and MultiSelectCustomField

Both SelectCustomField and MultiSelectCustomField have lists associated with them.

For SelectCustomField and MultiSelectCustomField in the mapper, the value field is an object type that primarily takes two attributes:

• typeId: the internalId of the associated list.

• internalId: the internalId of an item in the associated list.

For SelectCustomField, the value element is nonrepeatable because only one item can be selected. For MultiSelectCustomField, the value is a repeatable element enabling you to select multiple items. In the following example, two items are selected for a MultiSelectCustomField.

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In the previous example, the Advertising Preferences (internalId : 16 / scriptId : custentity1) custom field is mapped and provided with two selections: Mail (internalId : 3) and Phone (internalId : 4) from the associated Advertising Preferences list (typeId : 2). To get these IDs, you open the associated list in the Oracle NetSuite application by going to Customization > Lists, Records, & Fields > Lists, drilling down, and grabbing the internalId of each entry in the associated list.

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