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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Event Worksheet Formulas

Reference: Event Worksheet Formulas

When gathering pricing information from suppliers, you can use formulas to calculate different outputs based on their provided data. You can create both simple and complex formulas.

Basic Formulas

Regular formula building supports these basic operations:
  • Add
  • Subtract
  • Multiply
  • Divide
You can build out formulas using these operations by referencing any column set as a numeric or currency field column.
When you begin building a new event worksheet, it automatically includes these columns:
Column
Field Type
Title
Text
Unit of Measure
Text
Quantity
Numeric
Price
Currency
Extended Priced
Formula (Quantity * Price)
You can edit and delete columns to customize your event worksheet.
You can also create calculated columns by setting your column type to
Formula
. Select column header names as variables to pull into the formula. Enter numbers and functions, or select from the function options.

Advanced Formulas

To perform more complex calculations, you can use advanced formula options in the Formula Builder, including these functions:
Function
Description
Format
ABS
Calculates the absolute value of the input.
ABS(value)
AVG
Calculates the average of a set of values.
AVG(value1, value 2, …)
FLOOR
Rounds a number (towards zero) to the nearest specified multiple of significance.
FLOOR(value, significance)
IF Statements
Calculates a value based on specified conditions.
IF(something is true, then do something, otherwise do something else)
MIN
Calculates the smallest value from a supplied set of numeric values.
MIN(number1, [number2], …)
MAX
Calculates the largest value from a supplied set of numeric values.
MAX(number 1, [number2], …)
POWER
Calculates a value raised to a specified power.
Power(value, to the power of)
ROUNDDOWN
Rounds data down to a given number of digits.
ROUNDDOWN(value, number of digits)
ROUNDUP
Rounds data up to a given number of digits.
ROUNDUP(value, number of digits)
SQRT
Calculates the square root of the entered value.
SQRT(value)
SUM
Calculates the sum of a series of values.
SUM(value 1, value2, …)
You can also use these symbols in the Formula Builder:
Math Operators
Comparisons
+
<
-
>
*
< =
/
> =
%
< >
^
! =
|
=
&
To ensure that your formulas are working properly, use the
Preview
button on your event worksheet. Preview mode enables you to enter supplier data and test your formulas.