NetSuite Automation

Automate Oracle NetSuite ERP operations including creating customers and sales orders, running SuiteQL queries, upserting records by external ID, and inspecting record metadata for comprehensive business management.

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/netsuite

Setup

This skill requires the Rube MCP server connected at https://rube.app/mcp.

Before executing any tools, ensure an active connection exists for the netsuite toolkit. If no connection is active, initiate one via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS.

Core Workflows

1. Create Sales Orders

Create customer orders with line items including item references, quantities, and pricing.

Tool: NETSUITE_CREATE_SALES_ORDER

Key Parameters:

• entity (required) -- Customer reference: {"id": "<internal_id>"}
• item (required) -- Container with items array, each containing:
  • item (required) -- Item reference: {"id": "<internal_id>"}
  • quantity (required) -- Units to order (non-negative)
  • rate -- Unit price (optional if item has default pricing)
  • amount -- Total line amount (alternative to rate)
  • taxcode -- Tax code reference: {"id": "<internal_id>"} (required if SuiteTax enabled)
  • description -- Line item notes
• tranDate -- Transaction date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• memo -- Header memo
• orderStatus -- "A" (Pending Approval) or "B" (Pending Fulfillment)
• otherrefnum -- External reference or PO number

Example:

Tool: NETSUITE_CREATE_SALES_ORDER
Arguments:
  entity: {"id": "1234"}
  item: {
    "items": [
      {"item": {"id": "56"}, "quantity": 10, "rate": 25.00},
      {"item": {"id": "78"}, "quantity": 5, "rate": 50.00}
    ]
  }
  tranDate: "2026-02-11"
  memo: "Q1 bulk order"
  orderStatus: "B"

2. Run SuiteQL Queries

Execute ad-hoc SQL queries against NetSuite data with server-side paging.

Tool: NETSUITE_RUN_SUITEQL_QUERY

Key Parameters:

• q (required) -- SuiteQL SELECT statement
• limit -- Rows per page (default varies)
• offset -- Zero-based index of first row (must be a multiple of limit)

Examples:

Tool: NETSUITE_RUN_SUITEQL_QUERY
Arguments:
  q: "SELECT id, companyname, email FROM customer WHERE isinactive = 'F' ORDER BY companyname"
  limit: 100
  offset: 0

Tool: NETSUITE_RUN_SUITEQL_QUERY
Arguments:
  q: "SELECT id, entitystatus, total FROM transaction WHERE type = 'SalesOrd' AND trandate >= '2026-01-01'"
  limit: 50

3. Create and Manage Customers

Create new customer records with subsidiary assignment and contact details.

Tools:

• NETSUITE_CREATE_CUSTOMER -- Create a new customer
• NETSUITE_GET_CUSTOMER -- Retrieve customer by internal ID
• NETSUITE_UPDATE_CUSTOMER -- Update existing customer (PATCH semantics)

Key Parameters for NETSUITE_CREATE_CUSTOMER:

• body (required) -- JSON object with customer data. Required fields:
  • subsidiary -- Object with id (subsidiary internal ID)
  • Either companyName (for businesses) or firstName + lastName (for individuals)
  • Optional: email, phone, isPerson (set to "T" for individuals), comments
• replace -- Comma-separated sublist names to fully replace (e.g., "contacts,addressbook")

Example:

Tool: NETSUITE_CREATE_CUSTOMER
Arguments:
  body: {
    "companyName": "Acme Corp",
    "subsidiary": {"id": "1"},
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "phone": "555-0100"
  }

4. Upsert Records by External ID

Create or update records idempotently using an external identifier. Essential for sync workflows.

Tool: NETSUITE_UPSERT_RECORD_BY_EXTERNAL_ID

Key Parameters:

• record_type (required) -- Record type name, e.g., "customer", "salesorder", "customrecord_myrec"
• external_id (required) -- External ID value (letters, numbers, underscore, hyphen only)

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