Published at: 2026-09-17

Percent

Overview

The Percent field stores and displays numeric values in percentage format. It applies to business metrics such as profit margin, discount rate, and completion rate. The field automatically appends a percent sign to the input value. Percent fields interact with Number and Amount fields in formula calculations.

Specifications

Property	Description
Use cases	Profit margin, discount rate
Display format	Automatically includes the percent sign

Configuration guidelines

Default value: You can enter plain text or use a formula to calculate the value.

Default value and required settings

Default value

The Percent field supports the following default value configurations:

Fixed text: Enter a fixed text value as the default.
Calculation formula: Use a formula to dynamically calculate the default value, such as Completed Quantity / Total Quantity * 100. The system calculates the value automatically when you edit related fields on the front end. The fields used in the calculation must be defined Number or Amount fields on the current object.

[!NOTE] The default value is auto-populated when a new record is created on the front end. You can modify it manually after population. After you change the default value formula, existing records are not recalculated.

Required settings

Field-level required: Set “Required” to “Yes” on the field configuration page. This applies across all scenarios (front-end entry and back-end import). The system blocks saving if the field is empty.
Layout-level required: If the field is required only in specific business scenarios, set it as not required in the field properties, and then select “Required” in the specific page layout editor.
Conditional required: If the required condition depends on the value of another field, configure validation rules.

Limitations

Percent fields interact with Number and Amount fields in calculation formulas.