Update Employee

Update an employee’s record.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Oracle Netsuite documentation.

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Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
Account Number	The account number assigned by the organization, your payroll service or your benefits provider.
Comments	Additional information about the employee.
Department	The department the employee belongs to.
Email	The employee’s email address.
First Name	The employee’s first name. Note: This parameter is required for employees using Online Bill Pay.
Give Access	Give the employee access to NetSuite.
Hire Date	The date the employee was hired.
I-9 Verified	Indicates if the employee has completed an I-9 form.
ID	The ID of the employee to update.
Include in Payroll	Select to include the employee in Payroll.
Is Inactive	Select to inactivate the employee record.
Is Job Manager	When selected, add the employee to the Project Manager dropdown list in the Primary Information section of project records.
Is Job Resource	When selected, the employee will be added as a resource on projects and tasks.
Is Sales Representative	When selected, the employee will be listed as a sales representative.
Is Support Representative	When selected, the employee will be listed as a support representative.
Job Title	The employee’s official job title.
Last Name	The employee’s last name. Note: This parameter is required for employees using Online Bill Pay.
Phone	The employee’s phone number. Note: This parameter is required for employees using Online Bill Pay.

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Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Additional Information	A JSON object containing additional employee details. For example: { “basewage”: 12345, “entityId”: “id” } This object should follow employee record structure as defined in NetSuite’s API documentation. Note: Specifying existing parameters (e.g., First Name) is forbidden when using this parameter.
Alien Number	The employee’s alien number. Note: This parameter is required when the employee work status is Alien authorized to work.
Birthdate	The employee’s date of birth.
Default Address	The employee’s default address.
Default Billing Address	The employee’s default billing address.
Default Shipping Address	The employee’s default shipping address.
Driver’s License Number	The employee’s driver’s license number.
Employee Status External ID	The external ID of the employee status.
Employee Status ID	The ID of the current status of the employee.
Employee Status Ref Name	The reference name of the employee status.
Fax	The employee’s fax number.
Mobile Phone	The employee’s mobile phone number.
Office Phone	The employee’s office phone number.
Salutation	The employee’s salutation, such as Mr. or Ms..
Social Security Number	The employee’s social security number in the format 123-45-6789.