Formula and validations

Question 1

How can you create a custom formula field and use the formula editor

Answer 1

setup>object manager>pick object>fields and relationships>formula

Question 2

Why are formula fields so useful?

Answer 2

You can use them to calculate values using fields in a record.

Outline at least one use case for formula fields

calculating amount of days b/w closed date and current date

Question 3

what is a roll-up summary field

Answer 3

calculates values from a set of related records such as those in a related list

Question 4

how do you create a roll-up summary field and enable field level security

Answer 4

setup>object manager>account>fields and relationships>roll-up summary>give access to people you want

Question 5

2 use cases for validation rules

Answer 5

don’t want a certain field to be left blank

want to make sure the value is a certain amount of characters long

Question 6

list the elements of a validation rule

Answer 6

label, formula, error message

Question 7

How do you create a validation rule

Answer 7

setup>object manager>object>validation rules>label, formula, error message.

Question 8

what is a validation rule

Answer 8

verifies that the data entered by users in records meet the standards you specify before they can save it