# \#object-calculation

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## [Button Bars as Layout level calculations...are there performance advantages?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/button-bars-as-layout-level-calculations-are-there-performance-advantages/732)

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**Author:** [@tonywhitelive](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/tonywhitelive)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/button-bars-as-layout-level-calculations-are-there-performance-advantages/732 "2023-09-29T15:04:26Z")

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Hi All, Button Bars (FileMaker 14 and above) provide Layout Level calculations. Cool! There are lots of use cases where Button Bars calculations can replace field calculations… Has anyone done performance comparisons? …