NetSuite technical integration

Integration options

NetSuite emphasizes REST APIs as the preferred integration method. Choose based on your technical requirements.

REST API integration (recommended)

Use OAuth 2.0 authentication with NetSuite’s REST API:

const handleEmployeeHire = async (employeeData) => {
  const employee = await netsuiteAPI.get(`/employee/${employeeData.id}`, {
    expand: ['department', 'location', 'subsidiary', 'supervisor']
  });

  const workflow = await fetch('https://api.tallyfy.com/v1/workflows', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TALLYFY_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      template_id: 'netsuite_onboarding',
      name: `Onboarding - ${employee.entityId}`,
      data: {
        employee_id: employee.id,
        full_name: `${employee.firstName} ${employee.lastName}`,
        email: employee.email,
        subsidiary: employee.subsidiary.name,
        department: employee.department.name,
        location: employee.location.name,
        supervisor: employee.supervisor.name
      }
    })
  });

  return workflow.json();
};

SuiteScript integration

Build native NetSuite scripts that trigger on record events:

/**
 * @NApiVersion 2.1
 * @NScriptType UserEventScript
 */
define(['N/https', 'N/record'], function(https, record) {
  function afterSubmit(context) {
    if (context.type === context.UserEventType.CREATE) {
      const employee = context.newRecord;

      https.post({
        url: 'https://api.tallyfy.com/v1/workflows',
        headers: {
          'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_KEY',
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
          template_id: 'employee_onboarding',
          data: {
            employee_id: employee.id,
            name: employee.getValue('entityid')
          }
        })
      });
    }
  }

  return { afterSubmit: afterSubmit };
});

Data mapping

Common NetSuite fields to map to Tallyfy workflow variables:

NetSuite Field	Tallyfy Variable	Description
id	employee_id	Internal record ID
entityId	entity_id	Employee number
firstName + lastName	full_name	Employee name
email	email	Email address
subsidiary.name	subsidiary	Legal entity
department.name	department	Department name
location.name	location	Office location
supervisor.name	manager	Direct manager
title	job_title	Job title
employeeType	employee_type	Employment type

iPaaS alternatives

If SuiteScript development is not available:

• Celigo: NetSuite-native integration platform
• Workato: Enterprise automation with NetSuite recipes
• Boomi: Dell Boomi AtomSphere with NetSuite connectors
• MuleSoft: Anypoint Platform with NetSuite support

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