NetSuite Tips & Tricks

Using Wildcards in NetSuite Global Search

Wildcards are powerful tools in NetSuite’s Global Search that allow you to search for records using partial information. The most common wildcard in NetSuite is the % symbol.

Date Shortcuts

t: Today’s date – y: Yesterday’s date – T: Tomorrow’s date – m: Last day of the current month – p: End of the current period (if using accounting periods) – l: End of the previous period (if using accounting periods) – +: Increase the date by one day – -: Decrease the date by one day

Global Search Shortcuts

Alt+g (Windows) or Option+g (Mac): Access the global search bar. – Quotation Marks: Search for exact matches. – %: Wildcard search for any characters before or after a specific term. – _: Wildcard search for a single character. – OR: Search for multiple terms.