Which functionality is available for testing in the Release Preview environment?

The NetSuite Release Preview environment is designed to allow customers to test their existing business processes, customizations, and workflows against an upcoming release. Core data management functionalities, such as CSV Import, are available for this purpose. This enables users to test how new features and changes will affect data handling and migration processes. However, certain features are intentionally disabled in Release Preview to prevent accidental interaction with production data, manage system resources, or because they require special provisioning that is not supported in this temporary environment.

A. Outlook Integration: External integrations are typically limited or disabled in Release Preview to prevent unintended data synchronization with live, production third-party systems.
B. Payroll: Payroll is explicitly unavailable for testing in Release Preview. This is to prevent accidental processing of live payroll runs and because of the feature's complex, region-specific configurations.
D. Scheduled SuiteScript: By default, scheduled scripts do not run automatically in the Release Preview environment to conserve system resources. They must be triggered manually for testing purposes.

1. NetSuite Help Center, SuiteAnswers. (2024). Release Preview Guide. Answer ID: 9452. The section "Unavailable Features and Tasks in Your Release Preview Account" explicitly lists "Payroll" as unavailable. It also notes limitations on features that interact with external systems.

2. NetSuite Help Center, SuiteAnswers. (2024). FAQs: Release Preview. Answer ID: 10090. This document confirms that certain features are not available, stating, "You cannot test SuiteSuccess Payroll in your Release Preview account."

3. NetSuite Help Center, SuiteAnswers. (2024). Testing Scheduled Scripts in Release Preview. Answer ID: 45202. This article clarifies, "By default, scheduled scripts do not run automatically in Release Preview accounts... To test a scheduled script in a Release Preview account, you must manually trigger the script."

4. NetSuite Help Center, SuiteAnswers. (2024). CSV Import Assistant. Answer ID: 7332. This document describes the CSV Import Assistant as a core data import tool, the functionality of which is fundamental to testing data handling in any NetSuite environment, including Release Preview. It is not listed as a restricted feature.