Do field formula expressions always execute in the order they are written?

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Tom_153935
Tom_153935 Posts: 76
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Do field formula expressions always execute in the order they are written?

I have a process where I want to pass the value of email-alternate to email-current, then set the value of email-alternate to '' (null string). I have configured a field formula as follows:

For this to work as expected, I need to know that green ALWAYS executes before blue. Can anyone confirm this for me?

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  • Jacob_154284
    Jacob_154284 Posts: 75
    edited April 2020
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    I don't suggest having a dependent field in the same field formula action. Typically I have seen this cause issues and instead I have all non-dependent formulas in one field formula action and then create a new field formula action or set value of text field action for the dependent fields. I'm not sure that these have an order of operations for completing within a single action which is why not having dependent formulas is my current practice.

  • Kevin_102667
    Kevin_102667 Posts: 56 admin
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    @Tom_153935

    The formulas always run in order, but the only way to access the results of an earlier formula within the same step is using the fields['field-name'] syntax.

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