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MeWorkingman Small formula won't save: Compiled formula is too big to execute
I know that Salesforce formulas suffer from the tendency to explode in size if formulas include other formula fields but I have an extremely tiny formula that includes no other formula fields and the stupid thing compiles to 6,547 characters. Can anyone explain why? Here is the formula:
IF(ISBLANK(Fax_Received_on_Number__c), "Unknown",
CASE(RIGHT(Fax_Received_on_Number__c,10), "0005551111", "000-555-1111",
"0005552222", "000-555-2222", "000-555-3333"))
Fax_Received_on_Number__c is a simple text field that is 40 characters long. It is not a required field and no default formula is defined for the field.
How in the world does that simple formula grow so big when it's compiled?
This is strange as I tried same and it work for me. And the Compiled Size is only 334 characters.
Thanks
Ankit Arora
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A little more info: This field has been edited a number of times so I wondered if maybe there was some bug in Salesforce such that multiple edits build up the compiled size for some reason. So I deleted the field and recreated it. Once I recreated it, the formula saved successfully. A real head scratcher...
Thanks for sharing this, but may be some problem at back end. And its good that it is resolved now.
Thanks
Ankit Arora
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This is indeed a bug, and I've been afflicted by it several times recently. Deleting and creating is not so terrible if the formula is referenced in only a couple places, but I have some referenced in a dozen places.
I am now pushing the matter with SF support, but they are saying I need Premier Support to get bugs fixed with Formulas. Wish me luck.