Sometimes, you may be unable to complete automated fetches/deployments of a SuiteCommerce extension due to external environment constraints, issues, or development tool errors. If you encounter one of these situations, here's how you can manually fetch SuiteCommerce extension changes.
Confirm Node Version and Repo Setup
The first step should always be to confirm that your node version and repo setup is correct. Given you still cannot fetch the latest extensions, the following can be done to ensure a successful manual Extension Change.
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How to Manually Fetch SuiteCommerce Theme Changes
Step 1: Make a copy of all edited files in the current repo, and store them somewhere else safely on your computer.
Step 2: Navigate to the current NetSuite Environment, the customizations are taking place.
Step 3: In the Search bar at the top of the page, type in
extensiondev
as a keyword so that autofilled results appear, looking like
Zip File: ExtensionDevelopmentTools-<version>.zip
and navigate to the zip file of whatever version is being used on your site (usually the latest).
Step 4: Download the zip file.
Step 5: Delete all files in the current Extension folder you are working in.
Step 6: Unzip the downloaded
ExtensionDevelopmentTools-<version>.zip
into the empty extension folder.
Step 7: In the command line, navigate to this folder, and run
npm install
Step 8: Get your previously copied files, and paste them over the new extension files to add your changes.
Step 9: With your new changes, run
gulp extension: deploy
Step 10: When the deployment finishes, navigate to NetSuite and activate/reactivate the customized extension.
The copied extensiondev tools from NetSuite should ensure there is no environment desync.
Want to learn more? Check out this article that my teammate Sam wrote back in 2024 on How to Manually Deploy SuiteCommerce Themes and Extensions!
Author: Benjamin Gagliardi
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