# More Functions and Features for Calculation fields

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/more-functions-and-features-for-calculation-fields/9232>\
**Category:** Flow Production Tracking\
**Created:** [July 2, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/more-functions-and-features-for-calculation-fields/9232 "2020-07-02T17:18:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ben\_xzj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/ben_xzj/32/289_2.png) [@Ben\_xzj](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Ben_xzj)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/more-functions-and-features-for-calculation-fields/9232/2 "2020-07-06T10:51:52Z")

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Hi @Romey,

Thanks for posting and your awesome user case.

Since its release, the calculate fields has been useful for some basic calculation cases in the grid. We have re-visited this module and add date/date fields in the calculated fields option.

> [@8.13 Release Notes](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/8-13-release-notes/8728):
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> Release date: June 1, 2020 In this release we’ve focused on calculated fields & task dependencies. Date support in calculated fields We’ve added the ability to work with dates and date fields when creating calculated fields: Math functions can now be used with date fields A new today() function can be used to provide a floating date A new DATE(year, month, day) function can be used to provide a fixed date Introducing Three New Task Dependency Behaviors The goal o…

But yes, it’s not as strong and robust as it should be. I think calculating with Level List Field is a good use case we could think of. You could follow the post below to submit your use case as feature request. Remember to describe all your use case as detailed as you can.

> [@How do I submit an idea or feature request?](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-submit-an-idea-or-feature-request/253):
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> If you’ve got an idea or need for a feature, you can submit it directly to our product team over on [our public roadmap](https://shotgunsoftware.com/roadmap). When you submit an idea, your feedback is delivered to our product team and the product owner of that area of Shotgun will review and determine next steps. The best ideas are the ones that explain why this would be useful in your workflow and how you would use it. This helps the product team to understand if there is a need to be filled. While the roadmap is the best place …

Cheers,  
Ben

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