The Zoho Recruit formula fields allow you to define fields that can be populated with dynamically calculated data based on the values returned from other standard or custom fields. For example, in the Candidates module, if you have added a candidate's Date of Birth, you can have their Age calculated automatically.

Availability

Profile Permission Required: Users with the Field-level Access permission in their profile can access this feature.

A formula field is made up of three elements: Functions, Arguments, and Operators.

A Function expresses the dependence between two quantities, one of which is an input and the other of which is an output. In other words, a function performs a specific operation on values that you specify and generates a new value. To compose a function, you need to type the function name, followed by a set of parentheses which contain the information about the operation to perform. The values within the parentheses are called arguments.
Examples: Abs(); Ceil(); Timepart()

An Argument is a piece of information within a function that specifies the values to act or produce. Arguments appear within the parentheses and are separated by commas (argument 1, argument 2, etc.). The types of argument in a function can be texts, numbers, field references, or even other functions.
Examples: Abs(-27.05), Max(12,6,10)

An Operator is a special symbol such as "+" or "%", that acts on the arguments (literals, numbers, fields references) in the formula and returns a new value.
Examples: Abs(+27.50), (32*25)