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Update a project portfolio setting

API Reference

Required scope: project_portfolio_settings:write

An existing project portfolio setting can be updated by making a PUT request on the URL for that setting. Only the fields provided in the data block will be updated; any unspecified fields will remain unchanged.

Returns the complete updated project portfolio setting record.

OpenAPI definition

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            "description": "The project associated with this setting.",
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            "description": "When true, the portfolio members gain access to the project.",
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            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProjectPortfolioSettingCompact"
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                "description": "The time at which this project portfolio setting was created.",
                "type": "string",
                "format": "date-time",
                "readOnly": true,
                "example": "2012-02-22T02:06:58.147Z"
              }
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              "code": "const Asana = require('asana');\n\nlet client = new Asana.ApiClient();\nclient.authentications.token.accessToken = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>';\n\nlet projectPortfolioSettingsApiInstance = new Asana.ProjectPortfolioSettingsApi(client);\nlet body = {\"data\": {\"<PARAM_1>\": \"<VALUE_1>\", \"<PARAM_2>\": \"<VALUE_2>\",}}; // Object | The updated fields for the project portfolio setting.\nlet project_portfolio_setting_gid = \"1331\"; // String | Globally unique identifier for the project portfolio setting.\nlet opts = { \n    'opt_fields': \"created_at,is_access_control_inherited,portfolio,project\"\n};\nprojectPortfolioSettingsApiInstance.updateProjectPortfolioSetting(body, project_portfolio_setting_gid, opts).then((result) => {\n    console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + JSON.stringify(result.data, null, 2));\n}, (error) => {\n    console.error(error.response.body);\n});",
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