I’m actively building systems using Custom Objects and Object-Based Workflows (Beta) and wanted to submit a feature request related to number fields.

Current behavior:

In object-based workflows, when updating a Number custom field (including on associated records), the workflow action only allows setting a static value or inserting a variable. There is currently no option to:

increment

decrement

perform basic arithmetic (e.g. +1 / −1)

This applies even when updating number fields on associated custom object records.

Impact:

This limitation makes it impossible to support common real-world use cases such as:

Tracking counts of associated records (e.g. active enrollments per student)

Maintaining balances or totals without external systems

Enforcing “ANY / ALL” logic patterns when aggregation is not available

As a result, builders are forced to choose between:

unsafe temporary state changes, or

manual processes that reduce automation value

Requested enhancement:

Allow object-based workflow actions to support basic arithmetic operations on Number fields, such as:

Increase by X

Decrease by X

Set value using simple expressions

This could be scoped initially to:

Number fields only

Object-based workflows (Beta)

Same-record or associated-record updates

Even limited support (e.g. increment/decrement by 1) would unlock many important automation patterns and significantly improve the viability of Custom Objects for production use.