classification
masterThe class segment: one row per class, hierarchical through parent. The analytics id is classification; the NetSuite UI calls it "Class".
`subsidiary` on this record is a MULTISELECT (a class can serve several subsidiaries) — it is NOT an equality filter, so no subsidiary anchor is emitted here. The normalized link is a separate class-to-subsidiary map record, which this catalog does not carry.
hasSubsidiary is false by design: the `subsidiary` column is authored below for completeness, but it holds several ids at once, so `subsidiary = <id>` would silently drop every class shared across subsidiaries. Search for the record by either name: the record id is classification, the label everywhere else is Class. transactionline.class points here.
What the badges mean
- master
- Data class: what the record holds — master data, transaction documents, control/configuration, or a documented convenience record. NetSuite has no product-family or schema axis, so this is the whole classification.
- Subsidiary-scoped
- The record carries a
subsidiarycolumn that partitions its rows, so the generated SQL anchors it. On a few records the column is a multiselect rather than a scalar foreign key — the table notes say which (see the quirks guide). - Location-scoped
- The record carries a
locationcolumn — an org segment in NetSuite before it is a warehouse — and the generated SQL anchors it the same way. - View
- A documented convenience record rather than a stored one. Land the records it stands in for instead of assuming it extracts as-is — the table notes say where the rows actually live.
Structural facts — how the record is partitioned, not a trap by itself
Join & extract hazards — verify before you rely on this
'T'/'F' string.Fields
8 fields · 1 key
8 fields.
| # | Field | Description | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | id | Internal ID | NUMBER | Primary-key field |
| 2 | name | Class name | VARCHAR | |
| 3 | fullname | Full hierarchical name | VARCHAR | |
| 4 | parent | Parent class (internal id) | NUMBER | |
| 5 | subsidiary | Subsidiaries — MULTISELECT, not a scalar foreign key | VARCHAR | |
| 6 | isinactive | Inactive | VARCHAR | |
| 7 | includechildren | Subclasses roll up | VARCHAR | |
| 8 | externalid | External ID | VARCHAR |
Field provenance: hand-curated. 1 key field.
Boilerplate SQL
Starting point for reading the Connect-landed copy of classification on Databricks — dates are real DATE/TIMESTAMP columns and need no conversion, and the partition anchors are already in place. This record carries no modification stamp, and the snippet says so where the watermark would otherwise go. Set your Unity Catalog location, schema, and filter values below; they’re substituted into the SQL and the copy button.
3 parameters not filled: <catalog>, <schema>, <id>
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-- Table : classification — The class segment: one row per class, hierarchical through parent. The analytics id is classification; the NetSuite UI calls it "Class".
-- Purpose: Column-selected read of classification — auto-generated from field metadata
-- Grain : One row per id
-- Caution: `subsidiary` on this record is a MULTISELECT (a class can serve several subsidiaries) — it is NOT an equality filter, so no subsidiary anchor is emitted here. The normalized link is a separate class-to-subsidiary map record, which this catalog does not carry.
-- Notes : Auto-generated skeleton for NetSuite data landed in your lakehouse from a SuiteAnalytics Connect (or SuiteQL) extract — it never addresses live NetSuite. Identifiers are lowercase as NetSuite2.com renders them. Select-type columns hold numeric internal ids: BUILTIN.DF() display resolution exists only at extraction time, so decode ids by joining the landed list records; see quirks #display-values. Check-box columns arrive as 'T'/'F' strings; see quirks #tf-booleans.
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SELECT
t.id AS "Internal ID",
t.name AS "Class name",
t.fullname AS "Full hierarchical name",
t.parent AS "Parent class (internal id)",
t.subsidiary AS "Subsidiaries — MULTISELECT, not a scalar foreign key",
t.isinactive AS "Inactive", -- 'T'/'F' string — compare = 'T', or CAST via CASE; see quirks #tf-booleans
t.includechildren AS "Subclasses roll up", -- 'T'/'F' string — compare = 'T', or CAST via CASE; see quirks #tf-booleans
t.externalid AS "External ID"
FROM <catalog>.<schema>.classification t
WHERE
1 = 1 -- no partition column on this record; the filters below are optional
-- AND t.id = <id>
-- no lastmodifieddate on this record — there is no watermark column, so incremental extraction must full-refresh it (see quirks #deletes)
ORDER BY t.id;Verified August 2026 · Analytics Browser 2021.1 · corroborated 2025.2
Select columns hold internal ids, not display text — see decoding display values.
Relationships
Diagram of 1-hop neighbors — join details below. Document-link edges are highlighted; they chain one document to the next and are the joins newcomers most often get wrong.
Join details
ON budgets.class = classification.id
More Foundation tables
- consolidatedexchangeratePeriod consolidation rates: one row per accounting book, posting period and from/to subsidiary pair, carrying the current, average and historical rate flavors side by side.
- currencyThe currency list: one row per currency the account transacts in, with precision, base/anchor flags and a default rate.
- currencyrateDated transaction exchange rates: one row per base-currency / transaction-currency pair per effective date, with a rate type.
- departmentThe department segment: one row per department, hierarchical through parent, used to stripe transaction lines for reporting.
- locationThe location master: stocking sites, stores and virtual locations, hierarchical through parent, carrying the inventory-availability, bin and warehouse-management switches that decide how stock behaves at a site.
- subsidiaryThe OneWorld legal-entity master: one row per subsidiary, hierarchical through parent, each carrying its own base currency, country and fiscal calendar.