Searching an array of items in NetSuite using SuiteScript 2 - netsuite

Question

I am attempting to write a suitescript search that allows me to pass an array of identifiers to a particular field in Netsuite and return the results. I have tried 'ANYOF', 'ALLOF' and "WITHIN' but I keep getting errors
Here is my code so far:
if(params.type=='sku'){
var filter_name = 'itemid';
}else{
var filter_name = 'upccode';
}
var filters = [
search.createFilter({
name: filter_name,
operator: search.Operator.ANYOF,
values: ['HERHR5201','HERHR5202','HERHR5203']
}),
];
var s = search.create({
'type': record.Type.INVENTORY_ITEM,
'filters':filters,
}).run();
s = s.getRange(0,100);
return JSON.stringify(s);
Does anyone know the right sequence to create a multiple search of itemid's? Also, for a bonus, is there a way to have the resultset return the columns I need verses just the ideas? Do I need to createColumn?

Answer 1

You cannot use ANYOF, ALLOF, etc. when filtering a search on a text field. You'll need to create a filter expression with ORs to search on multiple values.
I would do this:
if(params.type=='sku'){
var filter_name = 'itemid';
}else{
var filter_name = 'upccode';
}
var filters = [
[filter_name, 'is', 'HERHR5201'], 'OR',
[filter_name, 'is', 'HERHR5202'], 'OR',
[filter_name, 'is', 'HERHR5203']
];
var s = search.create({
'type': record.Type.INVENTORY_ITEM,
'filters':filters
}).run();
As far as returning specific columns from your search, you'll need to use search.createColumn(), as you point out. So it'd be something like:
//Previous code...
var s = search.create({
'type': record.Type.INVENTORY_ITEM,
'filters':filters,
'columns': [search.createColumn({name: 'internalid'}),
search.createColumn({name: 'upccode'}),
search.createColumn({name: 'itemid'})
/*Other columns as needed*/]
}).run();

Answer 2

The provided answer is correct, however based on your example code provided I am assuming that the search needs to be created somewhat dynamically. Meaning the 'array of identifiers' you mention will not always be the same, nor will they always be the same length. In order to create a search that is completely dynamic based on incoming 'array of identifiers' you would need to get pretty creative. In the below solution I am assuming the function parameter 'params' is an object with a 'type' property, and an arrIn (array of strings) property. The search below uses the formula function 'DECODE', a description of which can be found here.
function execute(params) {
var filter_name;
var itemSearchObj;
var stringArr = '';
var arrIn = params.arrIn;
var i;
var count;
// create search filter type
filter_name = params.type === 'sku' ? 'itemid' : 'upccode';
// create stringArr using incoming arrIn
for (i = 0; arrIn && arrIn.length > i; i += 1) {
stringArr += i > 0 ? ", '" + arrIn[i] + "', 'true'" : "'" + arrIn[i] + "', 'true'";
}
if (arrIn.length > 0) {
itemSearchObj = nsSearch.create({
type: 'item',
filters: [
["formulatext: DECODE({" + filter_name + "}," + stringArr + ")", "is", 'true']
],
columns: [
'itemid', // dont need to get fancy here, just put the internal id of whichever fields you want in the columns
'description'
]
});
count = itemSearchObj.runPaged().count;
itemSearchObj.run().each(function (result) {
// Do things for each result
});
}
}

Answer 3

I found this quite a bit of a curveball as I was overthinking it. The search requires an array:
results = search.create({
type: search.Type.CUSTOMER,
filters: [],
columns: [ search.createColumn({ name: "internalid", sort: search.Sort.ASC }) ]
})
This filter array consists of a search term array and logical operators (AND, OR).
['fieldid', 'is', yourValue], // search term array
'AND' // logical operator
So you can create your own filter array, by pushing in the search terms and logical operators as required.
For example if you want to return the internal id for customer emails in an array:
let email = ['abc#test.com', 'def#test.com'];
let myFilter = createFilter(email);
function createFilter(email){
let filter = [];
email.forEach((result, index) => {
if(index > 0)
filter.push('OR'); // Logical Operator
filter.push(['email', 'is', result]);
});
return filter;
}
Variable myFilter will now equal:
[ ['email', 'is', 'abc#test.com'], 'OR', ['email', 'is', 'def#test.com'] ]
And can be directly referenced as the filter in the search.
let results = search.create({
type: search.Type.CUSTOMER,
filters: myFilter,
columns: [ search.createColumn({ name: "internalid", sort: search.Sort.ASC }) ]
})