# Formulas in workflow?

**URL:** <https://community.noloco.io/t/formulas-in-workflow/642>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [May 4, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.noloco.io/t/formulas-in-workflow/642 "2024-05-04T21:59:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![esben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@esben](https://community.noloco.io/u/esben)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.noloco.io/t/formulas-in-workflow/642/1 "2024-05-04T21:59:22Z")

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I’m trying to set up a workflow that has a few different actions. One is adding a number to an existing number/variable. Basically, the workflow is triggering an order and so the client’s balance should increase. I can’t get the formula to work using the variables. What am I missing?

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