Why can I not access a Public cache key from another script?

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N/cache

module in NetSuite SuiteScript allows you to store and retrieve data by using cache keys. The scope of the cache can be set to

cache.Scope.PRIVATE

or

cache.Scope.PUBLIC

. When the scope is set to

cache.Scope.PRIVATE

, the cache is only accessible within the script where it is created. However, if you're trying to access a public cache key from another script, you may encounter issues. This is because even though the cache is set to

public

, it is not globally accessible across all scripts. The public cache is only accessible to scripts that are part of the same script deployment record. So, if you have two different scripts that are not part of the same script deployment record, they cannot access each other's public cache keys. This is a limitation of the

N/cache

module in SuiteScript and is designed to prevent potential conflicts and security issues. If you need to share data across different scripts, you might need to consider other methods such as using SuiteScript APIs to store and retrieve data from custom fields or records.