Sample Script to upload a file to the File Cabinet using Object Assistant APIs

This simple script will upload a file into the File Cabinet, specify the folder container, then attach the file to the Customer record, using Object Assistant APIs.

1. Create a .js file with the code below:

function uploadAssistant(request, response){ var assistant = nlapiCreateAssistant("Sample File Upload Assistant", true); assistant.setOrdered( true ); assistant.addStep('fileupload', 'Upload File on the File Cabinet').setHelpText("Please select the file that you want to upload on the File Cabinet"); assistant.addStep('finishupload', 'File Uploaded').setHelpText("The file has now been uploaded"); if (request.getMethod() == 'GET') { if ( !assistant.isFinished() ) { // If initial step, set the Splash page and set the intial step if ( assistant.getCurrentStep() == null ) { assistant.setCurrentStep(assistant.getStep( "fileupload") ); assistant.setSplash("Welcome to the File Upload Setup Assistant!", "<b>This sample assistant will allow you to attach a File to a Customer record."); } var step = assistant.getCurrentStep(); if (step.getName() == "fileupload") { var entityField = assistant.addField('entity', 'select', 'Customer', 'customer'); entityField.setLayoutType('normal', 'startcol') entityField.setMandatory(true) var folder = nlapiCreateRecord('folder'); var myparent = folder.getField('parent'); var folderList = myparent.getSelectOptions(); var folderField = assistant.addField('custpage_folder', 'select', 'Folder',null); for (var i=0; i<folderList.length; i++) { folderField.addSelectOption(folderList[i].getId(),folderList[i].getText()); } var fileField = assistant.addField('file', 'file', 'Select File'); fileField.setMandatory(true) } } response.writePage(assistant); } else { assistant.setError( null ); /* 1. if they clicked the finish button, mark setup as done and redirect to assistant page */ if (assistant.getLastAction() == "finish") { assistant.setFinished( "You have completed the File Upload Assistant." ); assistant.sendRedirect( response ); } else if (assistant.getLastAction() == "cancel") { nlapiSetRedirectURL('tasklink', "CARD_-10"); } else { if (assistant.getLastStep().getName() == "fileupload" && assistant.getLastAction() == "next" ) { var entity = request.getParameter("entity") var file = request.getFile("file") file.setName("file" + "-" + file.getName()) /*Get the id of the Folder that you have selected*/ var folder_id = request.getParameter("custpage_folder"); /*set the folder where this file will be added.*/ file.setFolder(folder_id) /*create and upload the file on the file cabinet using the nlapiSubmitFile*/ var id = nlapiSubmitFile(file) // now attach file to customer record nlapiAttachRecord("file", id, "customer", entity) // now navigate to customer record response.sendRedirect('record', 'customer', entity) } } }}

2. Navigate to Customization > Scripting >  Scripts > New.
3. Select Suitelet for Type.
4. Fill out the Name and ID fields.
5. Under Scripts tab, select New from the Script File field and upload the script from Step 1.
6. Fill out the Function field.
7. Click Save and Deploy.
8. In the Script Deployment page, set the following:
    - Deployed = T
    - Status = Released
    - Log Level = Debug
    - Execute as Role = Administrator
9. Under Audience tab, mark the Select All checkbox next to the Roles selection.
10. Under Links tab, set the following:
    - Center = Classic Center
    - Section = Setup
    - Category = Custom
    - Label = File Upload Assistant
11. Click Save.

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