N16300GC10 practice question 15 of 25

Which criteria are required for a field to be available for Mass Update? (Choose two.)

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Answer options
A: For custom fields, the field must not be stored and must have a sourcing relationship.
B: For standard fields, the field must have dependencies on other fields.
C: The field must be displayed on the preferred form for the record type being updated. Correct answer
D: The field must support inline editing. Correct answer
Correct Answer:
C. The field must be displayed on the preferred form for the record type being updated.; D. The field must support inline editing.
Explanation

For a field to be available in the Mass Update tool, two primary criteria must be met. First, the field must be present on the preferred form for the specific record type being updated. The Mass Update page dynamically populates the list of available fields based on the configuration of this preferred form. Second, the field must support inline editing. This capability ensures that the field's value can be changed directly without requiring the full record page to load, a characteristic that the Mass Update engine relies on for bulk processing.

Why Incorrect

A. Custom fields that are not stored are dynamically calculated and cannot have their values set directly, making them ineligible for mass updates.
B. Fields with dependencies on other fields are often excluded from mass updates because the dependent logic may not execute correctly in a bulk context.

References

1. Oracle NetSuite Help Center, SuiteAnswers. Making Fields Available for Mass Updates. Answer ID: 10068. This document explicitly states the two primary requirements: "To make a field available for mass updates, you must ensure that: The field is available for inline editing... The field is displayed on the preferred form for the record type."

2. Oracle NetSuite Help Center, SuiteAnswers. Limitations of Mass Updates. Answer ID: 10069. This article clarifies that certain fields are unavailable for mass updates, including "fields whose values are dependent on other fields on the same record," which directly contradicts option B. It also implicitly supports the requirement for stored fields by listing non-storable data types as limitations.

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