Guides related to Calculations
Help Guides provide in-depth explanations of key features, with step-by-step detail, to help you get the most from your automation.
Calculations - Introduction and Basic Examples Help Guide
Calculations allow builders to derive new values from form inputs, such as working out dates, totals, ages, or text variations like pluralisation, improving accuracy and saving time for fillers. Using the Calculation Builder tool, formulas can be created with simple syntax similar to Excel or HTML, applied to number, date, or text fields, and set as hidden or read-only depending on whether the filler needs to see the result. Examples include inserting today’s date, adding 14 days, summing amounts, counting repeats, and conditionally returning words like “child” or “children” based on the number entered.
Calculations - Advanced Examples Help Guide
Advanced calculations provide powerful tools to manipulate data in forms, covering areas such as extracting address components, comparing dates, concatenating text, and applying IF–THEN–ELSE logic. Builders can perform operations on options, numbers, strings, and repeats, including finding minimum or maximum values, calculating sums, identifying specific repeat instances, or validating text formats. These examples allow complex document automation, reducing manual effort and ensuring accuracy by tailoring outputs to precise conditions and data inputs.