A common growing pain we noticed among NetSuite customers is that scripts and integrations were not regularly monitored. Scripts usually fail because of changes in the business process, resulting in new scenarios. Integrations fail because systems are out of sync and can’t communicate properly, such as a GL Account changed in NetSuite but not reflected in your procurement system.

So, you use NetSuite and Postman to explore your ERP data. Using NetSuite SuiteQL and Postman it’s a walk in the park. You even got used to reading the “Pretty” JSON response in the console. But something is missing. You would prefer to look at the data in a tabular fashion. Maybe copy/paste the data into excel for further manipulation. Maybe take a quick snapshot of the data and share it.

This portlet displays the differences in data over selected time intervals for up to three KPIs in a single chart.. Adhering to the three basic principles of creating the underlying saved searches (link to blog), these can be used as KPIs elsewhere in NetSuite.

Sometimes we forget how the little things in life are so very powerful. Sometimes this is true of your SaaS ERP provider, like NetSuite… they provide the goodies, we just forget to use them.

NetSuite ERP allows a unique opportunity to extend it seamlessly to support your current and future business requirements. Some extensions are configuration based, others customization leveraging NetSuite SuiteScripts and Web Services.

Recently Jay Swaminathan spoke with ISACA Silicon Valley Chapter about Revenue recognition for SAAS companies with a focus on NetSuite and internal controls.