N/xml Module in NetSuite: Build and Validate XML in SuiteScript

The N/xml module provides utilities for building, parsing, serializing, and validating XML documents in SuiteScript. It is used for SOAP integrations, EDI file generation, and any workflow requiring structured XML output.

Parsing an XML String

define(["N/xml", "N/log"], (xml, log) => {
  const xmlString = "<order><id>123</id><amount>999.99</amount></order>";
  const doc = xml.Parser.fromString({ text: xmlString });
  const idNode = doc.getElementsByTagName({ tagName: "id" })[0];
  log.debug("Order ID", idNode.textContent);
  return {};
});

Building XML with the DOM

const doc = xml.Document.create({ type: xml.NodeType.DOCUMENT_NODE });
const root = xml.Document.createElementNS({ document: doc, namespaceURI: null, qualifiedName: "orders" });
doc.appendChild({ newChild: root });
log.debug("XML output", xml.serialize({ node: doc }));

Key Objects

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