Protection Policy

• Only applies when applications are installed from the ServiceNow App Store
• Sets the level of protection for the application file
• Protection policies safeguard intellectual property by making the file read-only or Protected (not visible)

Protection Policy options include:
None - Script Include logic is viewable and editable by anyone.
Read-only - Script Include logic is viewable but not editable.
Protected - Script Include logic is not viewable.

Protection policies do not prevent other developers on the application development instance from viewing or editing a Script Include.

Protection policies are not applied when application are published and migrated to an instance using an Update Set.

For the instance on which an application is developed, use Access Controls and/or roles to restrict User ability to see and edit Script Includes. Protection policies do not apply in this case.