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Formulas are expressions that are used to calculate and display values based on the data in your records. Formulas can be used in various contexts, such as formula fields, validation rules, workflow rules, and so on. Some of the characteristics related to formulas are:

• Formulas are calculated at runtime and are not stored in the database. This means that every time a record is viewed or a report is run, the formula is evaluated based on the current data in the record. This ensures that the formula results are always up to date and accurate1.
• Formulas can reference values in related objects. This means that you can use formulas to access data from parent or child objects, or even from objects that are indirectly related via lookup or master-detail relationships. For example, you can use a formula field on the Opportunity object to display the account owner’s name by referencing the Owner.Name field on the Account object2.
• Formulas cannot reference themselves. This means that you cannot use a formula field or variable as part of its own definition. For example, you cannot create a formula field called Total Amount that adds itself to another field. This would create a circular reference and cause an error3.
• Fields that are used in a formula field cannot be deleted or edited without editing the formula. This means that if you want to delete or change a field that is referenced by a formula field, you have to modify the formula field first to remove or update the reference. Otherwise, the formula field will become invalid and display an error. References: 1: Formula Operators and Functions by Context - Salesforce Developers (3) 2: Cross-Object Formulas - Salesforce Help (4) 3: Tips for Working with Formulas - Salesforce Help (5) : Considerations for Deleting Fields - Salesforce Help (6)

The Order Number field should be defined as an External ID and Unique field in Salesforce. This is because the Order Number is a unique identifier that comes from an external system and needs to be matched with the corresponding order records in Salesforce. An External ID field allows you to use the Order Number as a foreign key for data integration and upsert operations. A Unique field ensures that no two order records have the same Order Number in Salesforce. References:

• Order Fields - Salesforce
• Order | Salesforce Field Reference Guide | Salesforce Developers
• Allow Standard Order Number Field to be Overwritten - Salesforce
• How to Create Number Field Type in Salesforce

Change sets are the native way to move metadata customizations between sandboxes and your production environment1. They have the following characteristics:

• Change sets can only be used between related organizations, such as those that are linked by a deployment connection2. You cannot use change sets to deploy metadata to unrelated organizations, such as those belonging to different customers.
• Change sets can only deploy metadata, not data. You cannot use change sets to transfer records, such as accounts, contacts, or custom objects records, from one organization to another2. To move data between organizations, you need to use a data loader tool or an API.
• Sending a change set between two orgs requires a deployment connection to be established between the source and the target org2. The deployment connection allows the source org to upload outbound change sets and the target org to receive inbound change sets. The target org can then deploy the change set to apply the metadata changes.
• Change sets can deploy custom settings data only if the custom settings are defined as hierarchy and not list. Also, the custom settings data can only be deployed to other sandboxes, not to production3.
• Deployment is done in a one-way, single transaction. The source org sends the change set to the target org, but the target org does not send any confirmation or feedback to the source org. The deployment is either successful or fails as a whole, and it cannot be undone2. References:
• Everything You Need to Know About Salesforce Change Sets
• Deployments by using change sets - Salesforce Tutorial
• Using Change Sets To Deploy Apex - Salesforce Developers

To check the code coverage of a class after running all tests, the developer should view the code coverage percentage of the class using the Overall Code Coverage panel in the Developer Console Test tab1. This panel shows the code coverage for each Apex class and trigger in the organization, as well as the overall code coverage. The developer can also view the line-by-line code coverage for a class by opening the class and selecting the All Tests option from the Code Coverage menu2. The blue lines indicate the lines that are covered by tests, and the red lines indicate the lines that are not covered by tests. References:

• 1: Testing and Code Coverage | Apex Developer Guide
• 2: Checking Code Coverage - Salesforce

A developer should use the Salesforce CLI to script the deployment and unit test execution as part of continuous integration. The Salesforce CLI is a powerful command line interface that simplifies development and build automation when working with your Salesforce org. You can use the Salesforce CLI to perform various tasks such as creating and deploying metadata, running Apex tests, retrieving debug logs, and managing orgs1. References:

• Salesforce CLI
• Certification - Platform Developer I - Trailhead
• SALESFORCE CERTIFIED PLATFORM DEVELOPER I