This article is relevant if you are a NetSuite administrator and you are seeking to activate your custom plug-in implementation but the plug-in appears to not be available or has disappeared.
Background
NetSuite Plug-in Implementations is a powerful framework for implementing specialized logic specific to a NetSuite account. The technology is a less understood part of the NetSuite customization platform. To configure (manage) a plug-in, similar to the way you deploy conventional NetSuite scripts against specific records, you need to get to the Customization, Plug-ins, Plug-in Implementations option in the Classic menu. However, you may become confused to find that your specific plug-in does not show in the menu as expected.
Solving the NetSuite Plug-in Visibility Concern
Given we have developed a number of plug-ins for our clients, we now have a number of experiences activating plug-in technology in our many NetSuite accounts. For example, the following articles represent NetSuite enhancements we have created via plug-in technologies:
- Prolecto GL Reclasser
- Prolecto Record Import Export Manager (RIEM)
- Prolecto Record State Manager (RSM)
With our technology becoming more widespread, our team has stumbled into this issue a number of times. One of our senior consultants finally figured it out. The key to solving the visibility challenge is to ensure that a list filter setting is modified to show all plug-ins. It’s not at all obvious but the related pictures show what needs to be done. Click each image to understand the pathway.
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I have a plugin type, a plugin implementation and have changed the active plugin to the custom implementation but when I try to load it through the plugin findImplementations, it’s length is always 0. I can’t figure out why.
So the reason why it wouldn’t load is because you have to go to the Script record where the plugin is to load and add it as a custom plugin. This is key and not very well documented in Netsuite.