How to subtract with Forall

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When I do a forall with a sum to add 1 to each value, it works perfectly.

Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value,1)))

But if I do -1 to subtract, I am getting an error.

Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value,-1)))

I can't find if there is an actual subtract function?

How do you subtract using the forall function?

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WarrenBelz 153,779 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @lardo5150 ,

Just move the bracket

Set( var_hours, ForAll( CollectHours, Sum(Value)-1 ) )

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@WarrenBelz , sorry, I should have put the full formula.
If(CurrentTimeZone.Text = "UTC-7:00",Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value)-1)));
I am still getting an error with this.
The formula contains 'ParenClose' where 'Eof' is expected

Again, the same one works for adding a 1.
If(CurrentTimeZone.Text = "UTC-6:00",Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value,1))));
That -1 seems to be giving me trouble.

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ok, it is not the formula. Playing around I found this.
I made the subtract formula first and it took.
I then added my others, and the little red squiggly showed up on a different formula that was working before.
So here is what I have. I must be doing something wrong.

So essentially what I want to happen...
I get the current time zone of the user, which I have validated works.
I then run some if statements. The one that matches gets set.
What am I doing wrong here?
If I use two of the formlas, it works. when I add the third (and I still have to do pacific) it breaks.

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I dont understand the error yet, but I think I fixed it.

If(CurrentTimeZone.Text = "UTC-8:00",Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value)-2)));
If(CurrentTimeZone.Text = "UTC-7:00",Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value)-1)));
If(CurrentTimeZone.Text = "UTC-6:00",Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value,1))));
If(CurrentTimeZone.Text = "UTC-5:00",Set(var_hours,ForAll(CollectHours,Sum(Value,0))));

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Hi @lardo5150 ,

I have just run the below on a test list I have here adding a numeric field and received the expected result

If( User().Email = "xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.com", Set( var_hours, ForAll( TestFields, Sum(NumberTest) - 1 ) ) )

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