nlapiSubmitField and record.submitFields(options) are not Setting the Value of Custom Fields on Inbound Shipment Records

Scenario

As per Issue: 505122, the SuiteScript API nlapiSubmitField does not set the value on custom fields applied to the Inbound Shipment record. However, the following workaround can be used to overcome this limitation till the issue is resolved.

Solution

1. Load the required Inbound Shipment record;
2. Set the value of the custom field;
3. Submit the record;

Sample code:

SuiteScript 1.0

var rec = nlapiLoadRecord('inboundshipment',shipmentId);
rec.setFieldValue('custrecord_ml_has_been_sent','T');
nlapiSubmitRecord(rec);

SuiteScript 2.0

require(['N/record'],function(record){‌
var rec = record.load({‌type:record.Type.INBOUND_SHIPMENT,id:1});
rec.setValue({‌fieldId:'custrecord11',value:true});
rec.save()
});