What would be really useful is also having reusable functions across formula fields. That would allow to overcome current UI-level limitations of presenting data while not requiring creating redundant formula-level piece of functionality over and over like this one: ToText(Year(Deadline)) + If( …

We have a feature in the backlog specifically to allow custom formatting when converting dates to text, so do you have other examples of reusable functions that are lacking?

Hey Chris, yes. Also money. [image] Option for 0 decimal places with Money format Number field Get Help It would be cool if I could put this into a function and re-use across formula fields… [image] Option for 0 decimal places with Money format Number f…

That seems like a specific feature request related to showing decimals on UI with zero dp (without changing how many dps are stored). Anything else?

I got one! Knowing the suffix of a number 1 → “st”, 2 → “nd” 3 → “rd”, etc. Relevant for dates, but could also be for other cases.

But I think the point here is not 1000 different ‘specific feature requests’ but the ability to solve our specific feature requests and then re-use it multiple times. I find myself using the same building blocks multiple times in formulas – and it would be great to just re-use them instead of having…

Yeah, I get that. I am just thinking about the items that I already know might be in the backlog which might help. User-definable reusable formula functions would require a significant change in the technical implementation of the formula service, so I think it’s unlikely to happen any time soon, s…

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myg_ge October 21, 2025, 12:22pm 3

Hey Chris, yes. Also money.

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