NetSuite: How ‘Only Show Last Subentity’ Affects Server Values

NetSuite provides user preferences, accessible via Home > Set Preferences, titled 'Only Show Last Subentity' and 'Only Show Last Subitem'. When either of these preferences is enabled, the system modifies how entity and item names are displayed. Instead of the full hierarchical name, such as '[parent] : [child]', only the '[child]' portion will be visible in the user interface.This display setting has a significant impact on server-side script execution. Specifically, when a server-side script utilizes the nlapiGetFieldText() function to retrieve the text value of a field affected by these preferences, it will return only the '[child]' name.Developers must account for this behavior in their NetSuite scripts. It is crucial not to assume that field text values will always include the parent entity or item name when these preferences are active. Code should be robust enough to handle scenarios where only the child name is returned.