Missing setTransactionBodyField in Cart Component

Is the setTransactionBodyField method missing in your SuiteCommerce Cart component instance?

When customizing the SuiteCommerce checkout experience, developers often leverage the Cart component to manage cart data. This component provides various methods to manipulate cart lines and apply discounts. However, SuiteCommerce developers may encounter a limitation: the absence of a method to set custom transaction body fields directly within the Cart component. This gap can pose challenges when attempting to capture additional order information, such as special instructions or delivery preferences, during the checkout process.

Check Your SuiteCommerce Version

If so, verify the version of your SuiteCommerce (or SuiteCommerce Advanced) site. If it is older than 2021.1, you should not expect this method in the Cart component.

This is because the setTransactionBodyField method was introduced to the Cart component in the 2021.1 version of the SuiteCommerce release.

Snapshot of NetSuite's Release Notes of SuiteCommerce v2021.1.0.

Snapshot of NetSuite's Release Notes of SuiteCommerce v2021.1.0

Code Sample: Set Custom Transaction Body Field on Cart

One option to get around this issue is to try the following code snippet to set a custom transaction body field on the cart.

if(_.isFunction(cart.setTransactionBodyField)){ cart.setTransactionBodyField({ 'fieldId': 'custbody_old_rx_number' , 'type': 'select' , 'value': String(rxnumber['internalid']).toString() }); } else{ var liveOrderModel = LiveOrderModel.getInstance(); liveOrderModel.set('options', _.extend(liveOrderModel.get('options'), { 'custbody_old_rx_number': String(rxnumber['internalid']).toString() }) ); liveOrderModel.save(); }

Conclusion

While the Cart component in SuiteCommerce does not provide a method to set custom transaction body fields, developers have alternative approaches to achieve this functionality. Understanding these limitations and solutions allows for more flexible and customized SuiteCommerce implementations, ensuring that all necessary order information is accurately captured and processed.

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