Returns a list of items that were returned the most frequently in the previous year.
-- Contributor: Tim Dietrich (timdietrich@me.com) -- Additional Info: https://timdietrich.me/blog/netsuite-suiteql-returned-items/ SELECT TransactionLine.Item, BUILTIN.DF( TransactionLine.Item ) AS ItemName, Item.Manufacturer, SUM( TransactionLine.Quantity ) AS TotalQuantityReturned FROM Transaction INNER JOIN TransactionLine ON ( TransactionLine.Transaction = Transaction.ID ) INNER JOIN Item ON ( Item.ID = TransactionLine.Item ) WHERE ( Transaction.Type = 'RtnAuth' ) AND ( Transaction.Void = 'F' ) AND ( Transaction.Voided = 'F' ) AND ( Transaction.TranDate BETWEEN BUILTIN.RELATIVE_RANGES( 'LY', 'START' ) AND BUILTIN.RELATIVE_RANGES( 'LY', 'END' ) ) GROUP BY Item, BUILTIN.DF( TransactionLine.Item ), Manufacturer HAVING SUM( TransactionLine.Quantity ) > 0 ORDER BY TotalQuantityReturned DESC, ItemName ASC
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