Operators in Formula Expressions

Operators are used with Fields and values to create Expressions.

Expressions are used in Formula Fields, as:

• Validations
• Formulas in Computed Fields
• Filter Expressions in the Developer Suite

Available operators are:

Operator	Name	Description	Examples
!=	Not Equal	Evaluates if two numbers/strings/boolean values are not equal in value, and returns TRUE if the numbers/strings/boolean values are not equal	Is the listed price not equal to $100? Listed_Price != $100
&&	Logical AND	Compares two Logical Boolean expressions, and returns TRUE if both conditions are TRUE	Is the total amount greater than $10,000 and the requested delivery date in the future? total_amount > 10000 && delivery_date > TODAY (NOW())
>	Greater Than	Evaluates if a number is greater than another number, and returns TRUE if the condition is met	Are sales greater than the quota of $10,000/month? Quota> 10000
>=	Greater Than or Equal To	Evaluates if a number is greater than or equal to another number, and returns TRUE if the condition is met	Are sales greater than or equal to the quota of $10,000/month? Quota>= 10000
<	Less Than	Evaluates if a number is less than another number, and returns TRUE if the condition is met	Are sales less than the quota of $10,000/month? Quota< 10000
<=	Less Than or Equal To	Evaluates if a number is less than or equal to another number, and returns TRUE if the condition is met	Are sales less than or equal to the quota of $10,000/month? Quota<= 10000
( )	Parentheses or Brackets	Creates groups of expressions Evaluates the expressions between the open and closed brackets before evaluating the parts of the expression outside of the brackets	Multiply the price by the number of units, then apply a discount to the resulting value (Number_of_Units * Price) - Discount
*	Multiply	Multiplies two numbers	Multiply the total amount due by a discount amount Total_Due * Discount_%
+	Plus or Concatenate	Has two functions: Calculates the sum of two numbers Joins multiple text strings into one text string	Returns the sum of the tax and shipping: (SubTotal * Tax) + Shipping Creates a value formatted for Sorting (by last name) LASTNAME + ', ' + FIRSTNAME
-	Minus	Calculates the difference between two numbers	Calculate the number of units yet to be delivered Quantity_Ordered - Quantity_Received
/	Divide	Divides a number by another number	Divide a yearly sales quota by 12 to find a monthly quota amount Quota/ 12
=	Equal	Evaluates if two numbers are equal in value, and returns TRUE if the condition is met	Is the price equal to $100? Price=$100
||	Logical OR	Compares two Logical Boolean expressions, and returns: TRUE if either of the conditions are TRUE	Is the total amount is greater than $10,000, or is the requested delivery date in the future? total_amount > 10000 || delivery_date > TODAY (NOW())