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What happens if you create a formula referencing a field on another object?

Users cannot see the field unless they have access
The field will not be displayed in page layouts
Users can see the field even without access to that record
It will send notifications to all users

The correct answer is: Users can see the field even without access to that record

When you create a formula that references a field on another object, the formula can display values based on the referenced field regardless of the user's access to the record from which the field originates. This means that users can see the value produced by the formula even if they do not have visibility into the actual record. The formula evaluates and returns the value based on the logic defined, and it does not enforce record-level security in the same way as a direct field reference. In other contexts, user visibility of fields and record-level security come into play, but in the specific case of formula fields referencing another object, the value rendered by the formula is available to users irrespective of their access rights to the original record. This allows for flexibility in displaying necessary information without directly exposing the underlying data, which can be particularly useful in complex data modeling scenarios.