Four releases. The first squeeze comes in 2027.
Oracle hasn’t published calendar dates. NetSuite names releases by year, so 2027.1 is the first release of 2027.
2.1 becomes the standard for new and existing scripts. Find the scripts that need updating and plan the work.
SuiteScript 1.0 support drops to critical issues only. For anything else, Oracle will ask you to convert the script to 2.1 first.
2.0 and 2.x scripts run as 2.1 by default. Untested scripts run as 2.1 for the first time.
Every script must be on 2.1, new and existing, to keep working.
Why it can’t wait for 2028
Custom scripts often run the parts of NetSuite your business built for itself: approvals, integrations, scheduled jobs. When a script stops working, the process it runs stops with it.
A 1.0 script that needs Oracle’s help, short of a critical issue, has to be converted first. The process it runs can stay broken until then.
A script that enforces an approval or a validation rule can quietly stop enforcing it.
A rewrite while the process is down, maybe without the person who built the script.
All scripts need to be updated to 2.1 to keep working.ORACLE NETSUITE, ON RELEASE 2028.2 · SUITEANSWERS 1047412
Every step, and how to do it
- What’s changing, release by releaseOracle’s timeline in plain language, with what Oracle says to do at each step.
- What happens if you waitHow the risk builds, and what it means for the business.
- Phase 1: take inventoryTwo ways to list every script that isn’t on 2.1, with no code.
- Phase 2: test 2.0 and 2.x scriptsOracle’s server-script test preferences, step by step, plus how to test client scripts.
- Phase 3: convert 1.0 scriptsWhat a rewrite involves, with a before-and-after example.
- Phases 4 and 5, plus a worksheetThe 2028 releases, and a script inventory worksheet to fill in.
Who it’s for
Find every script that isn’t on 2.1, test what can be tested, and line up the rest.
What changes in each release and what it means for the business, before you set the 2027 plan.
An owner and a plan for every script, in one worksheet.
Questions
Is this checklist from Oracle?
No. DataOngoing wrote it from Oracle’s public notice, SuiteAnswers 1047412 (last updated 09/16/2026). Oracle’s dates and instructions are marked as Oracle’s; the step-by-step how is ours. It isn’t produced or endorsed by Oracle.
When is 2027.1?
Oracle hasn’t published calendar dates. NetSuite names releases by year, so 2027.1 is the first release of 2027.
Does this apply to client scripts?
Yes. Every script has to be on 2.1 by 2028.2. Oracle’s test preferences cover server scripts only, so the checklist shows how to test client scripts separately.
Do I need a developer to use it?
Not to start. Phase 1, listing every script that isn’t on 2.1, needs no code. Converting 1.0 scripts does need development work.
What happens after I sign up?
You download the checklist right away. We may follow up by email about SuiteScript. If you’d rather not hear from us, just say so.