Creating a NetSuite REST Real-Time Data Source

Published: Jun 24, 2025

Creating a NetSuite REST Real-Time Data Source

Published: Jun 24, 2025
  1. On the left side options column expand Data Sources and click on Realtime Triggers. 
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  1. On the Realtime Triggers page click the Create Realtime Trigger button. 
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  1. On the New Realtime Trigger page click the NetSuite REST Real-Time Data Source button. 
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  1. The NetSuite REST Real-Time Data Source page opens. 
  1. Enter a Name for the data source. 
  2. Connection – Select the connection to be used from the dropdown list. 
  3. Click the Validate button – This will verify the Connection is successful and enable the other fields. 
  4. Role Type – Select the Role Type the data source will be using.
  5. Return Fields – Select the fields that will be returned for the source.
  6. Tracking Fields – Select the fields that will be tracked to trigger the Real-Time source.

Selecting no columns will return all columns.

  1. Log Action – Use this option to select what should be logged when the trigger runs. The options are: 
    • Always Save 
    • Save Failures 
    • Save Successes 
    • None 
  2. Include child items – Mark this checkbox to include child items for the Return Fields. For example, Sales Orders will include Sales Order Line fields.
  3. Click Save to save the real-time data source. 
  4. Register button

This button will become active after an Integration Process (mapping) is created that uses the data source. After the Integration Process is created, the user will need to go back to the data source in order to do the registration. You can click the Register button on the Integration process to bring you back to the data source setup window.

  1. Click what you need to Trigger the real-time source on, either Creates, Updates, or Deletes.
  1. Once the Register button is clicked, a message will be displayed that has an attachment with the SuiteScript to install in NetSuite. Instructions on how to manually create the real-time trigger within NetSuite, can be found in this article.

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