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Salesforce Plat-Dev-201 Exam - Topic 4 Question 10 Discussion

Actual exam question for Salesforce's Plat-Dev-201 exam

Question #: 10
Topic #: 4

[All Plat-Dev-201 Questions]

What are two characteristics related to formulas?

Choose 2 answers

AFormulas are calculated at runtime and are not stored in the database.

BFormulas can reference themselves.

CFormulas can reference values in related objects.

DFields that are used in a formula field can be deleted or edited without editing the formula.

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Suggested Answer: A, C

A: Formula fields are calculated at runtime based on the formula definition and are not stored in the database.

C: Formula fields can reference fields from related objects, allowing cross-object calculations.

Why not other options?

B: Formulas cannot reference themselves; doing so would result in a circular reference error.

D: If a field used in a formula field is deleted, the formula field will break, and Salesforce will prevent deletion until the formula field is updated.

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Formula Fields Documentation

by Lorrine at May 12, 2026, 06:51 AM

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Teddy

27 days ago

I think A is definitely one of the characteristics since formulas are calculated on the fly, but I'm not sure about the second one.

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