The NetSuite Business Operating System for Vertical-Specific Application Development

NetSuite revolutionizes the development community's ability to take advantage of Software as a Service through the Business Operating System (NS-BOS). NS-BOS provides a unique development environment for the creation of business applications that are both created on and complement the power of one system: NetSuite. The NS-BOS platform provides more than access to an underlying infrastructure; it provides access to an award-winning set of business management functionality. A rich set of development and testing tools allow developers to develop new applications and whole vertical solutions using this core NetSuite platform.

The NetSuite BOS Developer Program provides the first and only Business Operating System for SaaS Developers. It revolutionizes the value proposition for application customization and creation for developers, solution providers and ISVs who create business solutions for the NetSuite application suite. This developers section is your gateway to the many methods you can use to create customer and industry-specific applications and solutions tailored to your customers need.

Join the NetSuite BOS Developer Program

By joining the vibrant NetSuite BOS Developer community, you will be able to foster innovation and provide unique solutions for your customers. NetSuite invites you to join the NetSuite BOS Developer Program, contribute to the NetSuite BOS Developer program and participate in our SuiteSource open source code library.

In the following section, you will find an extensive set of materials including documentation, interface descriptions, and sample code relating to the NetSuite BOS Development Platform. This information details the core NetSuite technologies available within the application including SuiteScript, SuiteTalk Web Services, SuiteScript D-Bug , and SuiteBuilder. In addition, NetSuite's Suitebundler allows developers on the NS-BOS platform to package and distribute their custom applications and workflows.

High-End Customization without the Headaches
NetSuite addresses a major shortcoming of traditional application customization by automatically carrying forward customizations with each new release. Most mid-market or enterprise products are highly customizable — but at a high cost. The customization typically requires significant consulting resources since many of the systems' customizations must be made via product-specific programming language.

Customization of these systems is typically complex to install and even more complex to upgrade. The bane of customizations has long been the requirement for specialized migration and maintenance, thus making any upgrade an expensive time and resource-consuming drudgery. Consequently, companies all too often postpone upgrades as long as possible, or even to make the decision to switch to alternate products or platforms rather than upgrade.

NetSuite's approach extracts the data and metadata for customizations from built-in functionality. This enables companies to have seamless customization migrations handled by NetSuite so you can carry forward your changes with the latest capabilities of NetSuite — without cost, and headache free.

Build and Share SuiteFlex Innovations via Open Source
NetSuite, in partnership with our users, partners and developers, offers SuiteSource — a collaborative open source directory — for sharing SuiteFlex customizations, integrations, and applications with other members of the NetSuite community.