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DeveloperMetadataVisibility
An enumeration of the types of developer metadata visibility.
To call an enum, you call its parent class, name, and property. For example,
SpreadsheetApp.DeveloperMetadataVisibility.DOCUMENT.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
DOCUMENT
Enum
Document-visible metadata is accessible from any developer project with access to the document.
PROJECT
Enum
Project-visible metadata is only visible to and accessible by the developer project that
created the metadata. Do not use project-visible developer metadata as a security mechanism or
to store secrets. It can be exposed to users with view access to the document.
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