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Formula References

References pull values from cells, badges, record metadata, parent records, child records, linked records, or cell properties.

Everyday References

What you needUseExample
A cell by name{{Price}}{{Price}} * {{Quantity}}
A cell by positionA1A1
The current cellCURRCELLIF(CURRCELL > 100, "High", "OK")
The current recordCURRRECC@CURRREC!{{Price}}
A badge valueB@BADGE_NAMEB@Priority

Record Metadata

Access the record's metadata like created date etc using special syntax.

MetadataSyntaxExample
Record titleM@NAMEM@NAME
Assigned userM@ASSIGNEDM@ASSIGNED
Follow-up dateM@FOLLOWUPM@FOLLOWUP
Record statusM@STATUSM@STATUS
Type nameM@TYPENAMEM@TYPENAME
Type IDM@TYPEIDM@TYPEID

Connected Record References

Use connected-record references when a formula needs values from child records, parent records, or linked records.

What you needSyntaxExample
Values from child recordsC@CURRREC!REFSUM(C@CURRREC!{{Amount}})
Values from child records of one typeC@CURRREC!N@TYPENAME!REFSUM(C@CURRREC!N@Invoice!{{Amount}})
Values from parent recordsA@CURRREC!REFA@CURRREC!{{Budget}}[0]
A value from a linked recordDYNREF(REFERENCE_RECORD_POS, REF)DYNREF(A7, {{Address}})

Cell Properties

Use P@ when a formula needs to read a cell property.

A1!P@BACKGROUND_COLOR