What should be added to the Results tab of a Transaction search to show the total number of Sales Orders created?

To determine the total number of Sales Orders, a summarized search must count a unique identifier for each transaction. The Document Number field serves as a unique identifier for each Sales Order. By applying the Count summary type to the Document Number field on the Results tab, the search will return a single row with the total number of unique document numbers, which corresponds to the total number of Sales Orders that meet the search criteria.

A. Field: Sales Rep, Summary Type: Maximum This configuration would return the name of the Sales Rep that is last alphabetically among all results, not a count of orders.
B. Field: Sales Rep, Summary Type: Total Total is not a valid Summary Type in NetSuite saved searches. The correct term is Sum, which is used for numeric fields and is inappropriate for counting records using a text field like Sales Rep.
D. Field: Document Number, Summary Type: Sum The Sum summary type is used to add numerical values. Applying it to the Document Number field, which is a text field, would result in an error or a meaningless calculation, not a count of the orders.

1. NetSuite Help Center. (2023). Defining Summary Types.

Section: Summary Types for Search

Content: This official documentation describes the available summary types. It specifies that Count "Returns the number of unique values for the selected field in the search results." This directly supports using Count on a unique field like Document Number to get a total number of records. It also defines Sum as returning "the total of all values," which is inappropriate for counting.

2. Oracle NetSuite. (2023). SuiteAnswers, Saved Search Formulas and Tips. Answer ID: 10092.

Section: "To count the number of transactions:"

Content: This official support article provides a direct example of how to count transactions. It instructs the user to set the Summary Type to Count and use a field like Internal Number (or Document Number) on the Results tab. This confirms that option C is the standard, documented procedure.