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Duplicate onEdit functions: only the last runs

A script with several onEdit functions runs only the last one, so automation for the other sheets silently stops working.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

3 public reports · first reported 23 September 2024 · last reported 25 March 2025

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Spreadsheet users who add several onEdit functions to one Apps Script project find that only the last function runs, so automation for the other sheets silently stops.

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