Data Aggregation vs. Data Integration in the Promotional Products Industry
Introduction Anyone working in the promotional products business long enough at some point comes to realize the inherent complexities of producing creative, custom products (i.e. anything you want on anything you wish) for end buyers. When you consider the low barrier of entry to become a distributor, its no wonder why attempting to digitally transform […]
4 NetSuite Item Fulfillment Issues & How to Solve Them
The requirement to create multiple item fulfillment records quickly and easily for a single sales order became an increasing challenge. Now, just to be clear… I’m not talking about having to create five or 10 item fulfillments for different ship-to locations. For some, it meant creating hundreds or even thousands of item fulfillments; one for […]
Improving Operational Efficiencies in NetSuite
Solve Complex NetSuite Problems with eXtendTech We’re excited to announce our first appearance on The Link podcast series hosted by Tavano. Through this collaboration, Sam and Dino discussed the benefits of improving your NetSuite operational efficiencies so you can save valuable time and money. Here’s a quick snippet from Sam to see what this episode […]
NetSuite’s automation capabilities: Your next best new hire
Introduction I’ve mentioned in several of my recent blog articles that in addition to being recognized as the leading cloud ERP platform, NetSuite is also a powerful development platform as well. The power lies in how the software was architected which enables end-users to build their own ad-hoc reports via saved searches. It also gives users […]
Simplifying the Tracking & Management of Royalties
Introduction This article is relevant if you need to easily manage liabilities for royalty payments to your customers and/or third-parties. A use-case for royalties that we frequently see is when goods being sold are customer-owned items. When an item is customer-owned, it holds no value on the books but requires that the quantities are properly […]
Advanced Gift Certificate Management – Setting Expiration Dates on Unused Gift Certificates
Introduction After reading Marty Zigman’s recent article discussing Best Practices for NetSuite Managed Split Tender Gift Certificate Programs, it reminded me of a recent enhancement that we provided to one of our clients related to gift certificate management. For context, this article is relevant if you need to support a gift card program in NetSuite […]
NetSuite Work Order component additions and assembly builds using mobile – eXtendMobile
Audience This article is for organizations running NetSuite who desire the ability to leverage custom mobile solutions to increase productivity and data insights within their operations. Specifically, this article addresses the ability to perform “on the fly” work order component additions as well as assembly builds using a mobile device. Introduction Did you know that […]
Benefits and Challenges of Time Tracking in the Workplace
Time is one of the most precious commodities. Yet, for many, it seems to always go quickly, and if you don’t take steps to make the best of it, it’s gone forever. However, not everyone can appreciate time. That’s why some people can check off multiple tasks before the sun rises, while others barely get […]
Bulk Constitution of Items via Integration
Introduction In a previous blog article, we highlighted an item integration framework that we built. Our framework enables NetSuite users to build ‘connected’ item records from their vendors. The integration allows users to search through their vendors’ product catalogs right from within NetSuite. This allows them to find the items they wish to purchase and/or […]
eXtendMobile for NetSuite – Scan, Update, and Cloud Print on the fly
Audience This article is relevant for organizations that are looking for ways to pull up NetSuite data, perform edits, and update information back to NetSuite using a custom mobile application. We also discuss cloud printing operations within the same mobile app context. Introduction We’ve dedicated a lot of our time into developing a powerful utility […]
