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A formula is an algorithm that derives its value from other fields, expressions, or values. Formulas can help you automatically calculate the value of a field based on other fields (from Salesforce doc). Formulas can be used in many areas of Salesforce other than just Formula Fields, such as Validation Rules and criteria for Workflow Rules and Approval Processes.

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Formula field for duration as time

The difference between two time fields is a number so you would have to create a number type formula field. … divide by 1000 To get minutes: 1000ms/sec * 60sec/min = divide by 60,000 To get hours: 1000ms/sec * 60sec/min * 60min/hr = divide by 3,600,000 To get it in a time format (hh:mm), you could make your formula
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Error: Syntax error. Missing ')' in Formula field

https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=custom_field_time_overview.htm https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=formula_using_date_datetime.htm&type=5 You'll need to enclose the text in TIMEVA …
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Concatenate IF statement responses

As a note, I'd analyze why you're doing this and whether you really need it. You should be able to select the different combination of picklist values in reports/list view filters. Either way, you c …
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process builder check if two days and return true/false

You are returning dates from your conditions instead of true/false as you say you'd like to do. The syntax is IF(logical_test, value_if_true, value_if_false) As noted in the doc, replace value_if_tru …
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How to adjust this Validation Rule formula?

The Name corresponds to the label of the role in the UI. You can see that type of information in UserRole. Required. Name of the role. Corresponds to Label on the user interface. What you're looking …
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LEN() formula in Flow Builder not working as expected

In this screen, your formula is about denoting whether the input is valid (true) or not (false). NOTE The formula expression must return a Boolean value (true or false). … If the formula expression evaluates to true, the input is valid. If the formula expression evaluates to false, the error message is displayed to the user. …
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Salesforce Date Formula doesn't show proper results

There's an ADDMONTHS function that would make this simpler assuming your duration and period fields are whole numbers. I will point out the highlighted point about how it will function if the month i …
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Adding additional criteria to Process Builder formula

There's some good resources: Formula Operators and Functions Use Formula Fields && Advanced Formulas trailheads The Build Formula insert actions within the Process Builder (see below). … Your original formula used CONTAINS correctly (but your additions did not) and the same format/syntax applies even if using a field instead of a custom metadata value. …
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Increase size of an image formula field

expects CASE(expression,value1, result1, value2, result2,..., else_result) and IMAGE expects IMAGE(image_url, alternate_text, height, width) Likewise, what you're trying to accomplish with the above formula … in the following terms to match with the parameters above For a given field (expression), depending on its data (value) - return a format (result) to be used within IMAGE If I format your existing formula
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Formula in Flow - send email if Status hasn't changed in the past 5 days

I'm not sure your existing formula makes sense. … Then, in this flow you could add a formula to check how many days the Status has been unchanged {!$Flow.CurrentDate} - {!Record.Last_Status_Changed_Date__c} > 5. …
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Assign Field based on Alpha Split of Contact Last Name

A formula isn't really scalable (ex. when you have more conditions, more counselors, to make frequent changes, etc), but if you simply have 4 conditions - it can work. …
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Still problems with fixed known issue regarding hyperlinks in a dashboard graph: _HL_ENCODED_

And the following, when a formula field references another formula is not yet fixed. …
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I am Receiving Error on Formula Number Field

I presume you copied this formula from that site and then replaced the fields. It seems the minus sign (-) is actually an en dash instead of a hyphen-minus which is causing the generic issue. … You can copy and paste from that article or your formula into a ASCII Text to Hex Code Converter and see the difference when compared to typing on your keyboard. …
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Time-to-Text conversion in Flows

Also, converts picklist values to text in approval rules, approval step rules, workflow rules, escalation rules, assignment rules, auto-response rules, validation rules, formula fields, field updates, … As such, based on Flow not supporting it, your only workaround is what you mentioned - creating a custom formula field on the object that will support time field and provide Flow with the output. …
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How to reference Choice Value in formula instead of its label?

Now you can refer to the variable you created to display the value of the choice in your formula as UPPER({!Hold_Choice_Value} + '_PRODUCT_A') …
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