How to Programmatically Approve Purchase Orders or Requests in NetSuite

To programmatically approve a Purchase Order or Purchase Request in NetSuite, the Approval Status field must be updated. This field typically utilizes descriptive string values or internal IDs to indicate the approval state, rather than simple boolean values. For instance, common values include 'Pending Approval', 'Approved', or 'Rejected'. For reference, the various statuses a Purchase Order can take, in a logical progression, include: Pending Supervisor Approval Pending Receipt Pending Billing/Partially Received Received Pending Bill Fully Billed Rejected by Supervisor Closed When scripting, ensure the correct descriptive string or internal ID is passed to the Approval Status field to achieve the desired approval state.