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NetSuite Database Tables and SuiteAnalytics

How Oracle NetSuite's database tables and SuiteAnalytics work, and how to build on them.

Updated November 1, 2026

Build a Robust, Limitless NetSuite Database Solution

NetSuite has many effective data management policies. Its infrastructure offers peace of mind as you know if you are using this, your data is fully replicated, backed up, and readily available whenever you need it. The businesses which use NetSuite more tend to enjoy less risk in data management policies and processes.

NetSuite offers many redundancy levels for making sure that you get continuous access to the data you have. Moreover, synchronization and replication in the data centers give you confidence in disaster recovery procedures as well.

NetSuite SuiteSuccess Wholesale Distribution is the right platform for wholesale distributors. Here are some beneficial features that you will gain out of it.

Redundancy

- The best feature of NetSuite is redundancy as it incorporates various levels for protection against any failure.

- Redundant systems assume the processing without any interruption automatically and prevent any network or service from failing.

Backups

- Backups are a core NetSuite feature as they give the ability to restore the data reliably.

- On different locations, it allows the automatic storing of production data.

Scalability

- It is scalable, serving tens of thousands of customer organizations.

- Data centers can design to accommodate spikes and surges for scaling to address transaction and volume information.

Oracle NetSuite Database Tables Archetypes

When NetSuite data is accessed through a third-party SQL driver (such as CData's), table metadata is extractable during the run time and is based on different predefined schemas from NetSuite and your account information. Through NetSuite data extraction, custom fields and tables can be listed and available like any other table. There are different types of tables that have unique features. Examples of table database archetypes are outlined below:

Entity Tables

In NetSuite database tables, entity tables represent entities. These are items on standard lists and these can show up in any child list or be referenced via internal_ID. Entity tables typically contain aggregate columns. For example, an Account table has a SubsidiaryListAggregate column, and this will include the XML format list of all subsidiaries linked with the account. If you modify the XML list, you can update the aggregate.

A few examples of this table are:

Account NetSuite Table Account
Customer NetSuite Table Customer
Department NetSuite Table Department
Employee NetSuite Table Employee

Transaction Tables

In NetSuite, transaction tables represent the transactions. The transaction works operationally the same as entities, but there is a requirement of specifying line items for inserting to work for some transactions. These can be made specific through the ItemListAggregate field.

A few examples of this table are:

Estimate NetSuite Table Estimate
Invoice NetSuite Table Invoice
SalesOrder NetSuite Table SalesOrder
WorkOrder NetSuite Table WorkOrder

Child List Tables

There are many tables for which there can be lists existing as a part of any given entry. That is represented as an XML aggregate column on the table directly. These child lists are accessible as their tables, with every row representing only one entry. For enabling, set the driver's IncludeChildTables property to true.

While inserting a child table, many items can be specified by affixing a #number to the column before executing the SQL statement.

Simple Tables

Many tables are used with a WHERE clause when the data is exported. There is a limitation that some tables don't have this ability in NetSuite Database tables. These are simple tables that do not return much data.

Custom Tables

Custom tables are specified for custom entities created in NetSuite. These work just as entity and transaction tables, but they do not have aggregate columns.

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