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Reference choice value in formula

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The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskI need a formula field on the Opportunity object that shows 'High Value' if the 'Deal Type'…+
I need a formula field on the Opportunity object that shows 'High Value' if the 'Deal Type' picklist is 'New Business' and 'Amount' is over $100,000, otherwise show 'Standard'.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptBefore I build this 'Deal Status' formula, help me think through the 'Deal Type' picklist…+
Before I build this 'Deal Status' formula, help me think through the 'Deal Type' picklist values. We've got 'New Business', 'Renewal', and 'Expansion'. I want to make sure the formula is robust enough to handle future additions without breaking, and also that it clearly reflects what sales reps actually care about for reporting.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentThe 'Deal Status' formula I just created isn't working right. It's showing 'Standard' for a…+
The new 'Deal Status' formula is showing 'Standard' for a 'New Business' opportunity with an amount of $120,000.
The 'Deal Status' formula I just created isn't working right. It's showing 'Standard' for a $120,000 'New Business' deal, but it should be 'High Value'. I've double-checked the picklist value spelling and the amount threshold. I'm worried I've missed something subtle about how picklist values are referenced in formulas, and I can't afford a miscategorized deal before the Q4 board meeting. What's the most likely reason for this, and what's the quickest way to diagnose it?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternI'm constantly fixing formula fields that misinterpret picklist values, especially when new…+
I keep having to debug formula fields that don't correctly interpret picklist values, especially after new values are added.
I'm constantly fixing formula fields that misinterpret picklist values, especially when new ones are introduced or existing ones are slightly altered. It's a time sink and leads to bad data. What habit should I change to ensure my formulas are more resilient to picklist changes and easier to maintain long-term?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from Salesforce's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.