Chapter 3: Mastering Formulas
In this chapter, we'll discover what a formula is and where it is used across the Salesforce platform. We'll dig into its syntax and all of the available building blocks (that is, functions) that the formula framework delivers. Then we'll learn how to build a custom formula field using the custom formula editor wizard.
We'll cover the following topics in this chapter:
- How to define a formula's syntax
- Available formula functions
- How to build a formula field
Defining the formula syntax
A formula can be defined as a list of ingredients with which something is made, which is also a way to describe a recipe; and indeed, a formula is nothing more than a collection of values mixed together to get a resulting value that ...
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