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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic operators perform basic math operations on 2 expressions of the same field type resulting in a numeric value.
Example: You can calculate the gross profit margin percentage using the values of a [total_revenue] and [total_cost] field:
(([total_revenue] - [total_cost]) / [total_cost]) * 100
Operator
Meaning
Example
+
Addition
[amount] + 10
Add 10 to the value of the [amount] field.
-
Subtraction
[amount] - 10
Subtract 10 from the value of the [amount] field.
*
Multiplication
[amount] * 100
Multiply the value of the [amount] field by 100.
/
Division
[bytes] / 1024
Divide the value of the [bytes] field by 1024 and return the quotient.