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Manage Records: How to Create a Contact Record with ExtendSync Google

ExtendSync Google | Know how to create Contact record in Gmail

Updated over 2 weeks ago

With ExtendSync Google, you can create and save new Contact records directly from your inbox, without switching to NetSuite.

ExtendSync follows the permissions set in your assigned NetSuite role. Your NetSuite Administrator must enable each record type you’re allowed to create or update.

Step 1: Open Gmail and Access ExtendSync

  1. Launch Gmail in your Chrome browser and ensure the ExtendSync add-in is installed and active.

  2. Click on on the side panel and look for the ExtendSync icon.

  3. Open an email that contains the prospect information you want to save.

Step 2: Create the Contact record

πŸ’‘ Tip:

It's strongly recommended to have an existing parent record (Customer, Prospect, Lead, or Vendor) before creating a contact.
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This ensures that the new contact can be properly linked to a parent record. If a parent record does not exist, follow this guide to create one before proceeding with the steps below.

If your organization can create a contact without a parent, that is perfectly fine.

  1. Look for the email address and click on the + sign then choose Contact.

  2. ExtendSync will attempt to identify key details from the email, such as:

    • First Name

    • Last Name

    • Email Address

  3. Select all the mandatory and preferred fields. To customize your form, click on the Configure field button to update the form layout. Click here to learn more about customizing form.

  4. Enter values in all necessary fields, ensuring mandatory fields are completed, such as:

    • Company (if not marked as Individual or is Person)

    • Subsidiary (Mandatory for NetSuite One-World Users)

Step 3: Save the Contact

  1. Click Save to create the record in NetSuite.

  2. ExtendSync will process the request and confirm when the record is successfully created.


Common Errors and FAQs

πŸ”΅ Contact is not showing in the Quick add section

  • Quick add section is linked to the Configure Records filter.

    Step 1: To fix this, go to the Menu button > Settings> Configure Records Filter.

    Step 2: Search for prospect or scroll down to Entity and tick the Contact.

    Step 3: Click back and the setting will be saved.
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    πŸ“˜ Learn how to configure record filters in ExtendSync
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πŸ”΅ Can a custom form be set when creating a record?


πŸ”΅ Why are Custom fields not showing?

  • By default, only standard NetSuite fields are displayed. If your record includes required custom fields, validation will fail unless those fields are added manually.
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    To fix:

    1. Ask your NetSuite Admin to grant permission to view your custom fields.

    2. Once permissions are updated, reload the ExtendSync add-in and add the fields using Configure Fields.

    πŸ’‘ Note: Each user must configure their own form layout in ExtendSync.


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