NetSuite 2025.1 Release Notes: Key Updates and Enhancements

NetSuite release 2025.1

NetSuite 2025.1 introduces a suite of new features, enhancements, and changes across various platforms that will drive better customization, security, and developer productivity. As organizations increasingly rely on ERP solutions to streamline operations and scale efficiently, these updates offer invaluable tools for improved flexibility and tighter integration.

In this post, we’ll break down the most significant updates, so you can make informed decisions about your NetSuite environment, from SuiteBuilder customizations to SuiteCloud SDK security enhancements.

1. SuiteBuilder: Streamlined Customization with Enhanced PDF/HTML Templates

NetSuite’s SuiteBuilder continues to empower businesses to tailor the platform to their exact needs. In 2025.1, one major improvement is the update to the BFO (Brava File Output) library for Advanced PDF/HTML Templates. With this update, BFO 1.2.10, security is enhanced, and users can now embed files directly within PDF documents. This is a critical enhancement for businesses that require secure, high-quality PDF outputs for invoices, reports, and contracts, all while maintaining compliance with industry standards.

If your organization relies on custom reporting or client-facing documents, this update will significantly improve the integrity and functionality of your generated PDFs.

2. SuiteCloud Development Framework: New Custom Objects and Improved Role Management

For CTOs overseeing development teams, the SuiteCloud Development Framework (SDF) remains a cornerstone for driving tailored solutions on NetSuite. The 2025.1 release adds two new SDF custom objects—prompt and textenhanceaction—which expand your ability to automate prompts and text-enhancement actions.

Moreover, changes to audience fields in script deployments and Single Page Applications (SPA) introduce better control over who can access and interact with various scripts. The new logic allows for the specification of internal versus external roles, ensuring your team can fine-tune script and SPA access with granular precision.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the changes:

  • Script Deployment: Audience settings now distinguish between internal and external roles, allowing for more secure and flexible script deployment configurations.
  • SPAs: Similar changes ensure that SPAs are targeted to the right audience, giving your team full control over who can view or interact with these applications.

These updates provide critical enhancements for companies scaling their NetSuite customizations and scripts.

3. SuiteCloud SDK: Better Security with New Credential Management

In 2025.1, SuiteCloud SDK introduces Secure Credentials Storage, using PKCS#12 encryption to safeguard your credentials. This is a game-changer for companies handling sensitive integration tasks. The new system ensures your credentials are encrypted and stored securely, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

Why This Matters: For businesses with multiple integrations or those managing third-party services, this new security feature will give you peace of mind, knowing your credentials are tightly controlled. SuiteCloud SDK tools now require a secure passkey, which can be auto-generated for browser-based authentication or manually set for machine-to-machine communication.

These security improvements will help mitigate risks associated with storing sensitive credentials and authentication data.

4. SuiteScript: Changes to Audience Settings and Removal of Ext JS Library

For development teams using SuiteScript to build custom functionalities, the 2025.1 update brings both essential changes and the removal of the Ext JS library. The removal could affect any customizations relying on Ext JS, which was previously unsupported but still used in many custom solutions. If your custom scripts are tied to this outdated library, you will need to refactor them to ensure compatibility with NetSuite 2025.1.

Audience Settings Update: Another critical update relates to audience settings for scripts and SPAs. Previously, selecting “all roles” would include both internal and external roles. Now, only internal roles are selected unless explicitly specified, providing more security and control.

These changes allow for more detailed control over script and SPA access, reducing the risk of unintended exposure to external parties.

Additionally, SuiteScript Generative AI APIs now provide methods to interact with large language models (LLMs), such as llm.evaluatePrompt() for more refined AI-driven capabilities. This is a valuable update for businesses leveraging AI to improve workflow automation and decision-making.

For more insights into SuiteScript updates, visit SuiteScript 2.x meet Generative AI.

5. SuiteTalk Web Services: Behavioral Changes and New SOAP Schema

For organizations relying on SuiteTalk Web Services for data integration and API access, the 2025.1 release introduces a behavioral change regarding the order of complex type elements in SOAP responses. This update reorders complex elements so that parent elements now precede child elements. This change could impact existing integrations, so CTOs should review their integration strategies to ensure seamless continuity.

Along with this update, the Araxis Merge Diff File is available to compare the schema changes between version 2024.2 and 2025.1. This file is essential for developers ensuring that custom integrations remain intact and fully functional after the upgrade.

For further technical details, check out the Araxis Merge Diff File Guide.

6. Taxation Features: SuiteTax Enhancements

NetSuite’s SuiteTax is getting some important updates in 2025.1, with a focus on invoice time items and expense report detail items preferences. Additionally, there are Brazil Reports Enhancements and upgrades to the SuiteTax Latam Engine. These updates are crucial for organizations operating in Latin America, where tax regulations are more complex and dynamic.

SuiteTax enhancements ensure that your business remains compliant with local tax requirements while reducing the manual work needed for reporting and invoicing.

Conclusion: 

NetSuite 2025.1 brings much-needed enhancements to the platform, improving customization, security, and developer tools. For CEOs and CTOs, these updates signal an important shift toward more secure integrations, refined control over user roles and access, and powerful new customization capabilities—empowering your business to scale faster and more securely.

If your organization is looking to leverage these updates for better customization or integration, it’s time to start planning your migration and development strategies for the 2025.1 release. Find detailed NetSuite 2025.1 release notes here to dive deeper into each update and understand how these enhancements can transform your operations.

For more details, visit NetSuite’s official release notes or reach out to your NetSuite consultant to discuss how these features can impact your business.

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