New Release v4.8.3 - Improved LogEntry__c Formula Fields for Limits

[jongpie]

For each transaction limit returned in the Limits class, LogEntry__c has 3 fields: "limit name" used, "limit name" max, and a "limit name" formula field that shows "Used / Max". This is helpful for quickly checking how much of each limit has been consumed. However, for some limits with a large max value (such as Heap Size), the formula field does not format the numbers (which is apparently quite difficult to do in a formula field), so you end up with values like "12425 / 6000000" which can sometimes be hard to read at glance, it makes it hard to tell what percentage of the limit has been consumed, as shown in this screenshot:

To help with this, 2 changes have been made to all of the limits formula fields on LogEntry__c:

1. Added a flag indicator based on the percent of the limit used, using somewhat arbitrary-but-sensible ranges:
   • 90% or more of a limit consumed: a red flag is displayed
   • 80-90% of a limit consumed: a yellow flag is displayed
   • Less than 80%: a green flag is displayed
2. Added percentage calculation based on the limit used: to make it easier at a glance to know how much of a limit has been consumed, each field now displays the percent used in parenthesis

With these changes in place, the limits are now much easier to understand at a glance - the colored flags help indicate if there are any limits to be worried about (red & yellow flags), and the percentage calculation tells you exactly how close you are to a particular limit:

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