What are two characteristics related to formulas? Choose 2 answers

Salesforce formulas are dynamic calculations based on other fields. A core characteristic is that they are computed at runtime whenever a record is accessed or a report is run; the calculated value is not stored in the database, which conserves storage. Another key feature is their ability to create cross-object formulas, which can reference and pull data from related parent objects. This allows for the display of information from a parent record (like an Account Name) directly on a child record's page (like a Contact).

1. Salesforce Help Documentation

"Formula Fields": This document states

"A formula is an algorithm that derives its value from other fields

expressions

or values... Salesforce recalculates the value of a formula field every time the field is displayed." This supports the runtime calculation aspect (Answer A).

2. Salesforce Trailhead

"Formulas and Validations" Module

"Get Started with Formulas" Unit: This module explicitly states

"Formula fields... are read-only and are not stored in the database." (Supports Answer A). It also confirms that a formula "can't reference itself." (Refutes Answer B).

3. Salesforce Help Documentation

"Build a Cross-Object Formula": This guide details the process and capability of formulas to "display the value of a field from a related object on a detail page

list view

or report." This directly supports the functionality described in Answer C.

4. Salesforce Help Documentation

"Considerations for Deleting Fields": This source clarifies field dependencies

stating

"You can’t delete a field that’s referenced in... a formula." This directly refutes the claim made in Answer D.