A percent is stored as a number divided by 100, meaning that 100% is represented as 1; 90% as 0.9, and so on. When determining whether to use the whole value, or the decimal value in Salesforce Flows, the following behavior can be expected.
Results of Percentage Fields in Flows:
| When ... | The value... | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Pass a numerical value into an sObject variable’s percent field | Doesn’t change | 100 remains 100. When saving this value to a new or existing record, the percent value is 100%. |
| Pass the value of one sObject variable’s percent field into the percent field of another sObject variable | Doesn’t change | 100 remains 100. When saving this value to a new or existing record, the percent value is 100%. |
| Reference an sObject variable’s percent field into a formula | Divides by 100 | 100 becomes 1. When saving this value to a new or existing record, the percent value is 1% . |
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