050-SEPROGRC-01 · Question #4
When will a calculated field's value be recalculated?
The correct answer is C. When a record is saved, assuming fields affecting the calculation have been edited. A calculated field recalculates its value at save time, but only when one or more of the source fields that feed into its formula have been edited during that session.
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When will a calculated field's value be recalculated?
Options
- AWhen a report is run
- BWhen a record is opened
- CWhen a record is saved, assuming fields affecting the calculation have been edited
- DWhen a user logs into the system, assuming the user has access to the application housing the
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A5% (2)
- B14% (6)
- C79% (34)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
A calculated field recalculates its value at save time, but only when one or more of the source fields that feed into its formula have been edited during that session.
Running a report reads and displays already-stored field values; it does not invoke the recalculation logic for calculated fields.
Opening a record renders the most recently saved calculated value but does not trigger the recalculation process.
The platform recalculates a calculated field's value when a record is saved, specifically because this is the point at which edited data is committed and dependent computations can be reliably resolved. The conditional requirement - that fields affecting the calculation must have been edited - prevents unnecessary recalculation on every save, improving performance when no relevant data has changed.
User login has no relationship to field-level recalculation and does not cause any application's calculated fields to be recomputed.
Concept tested: Calculated field recalculation trigger conditions on save
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