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Replacing Null Literals

Julkaisupäivä: Feb 19, 2026
Tehtävä

How to replace the word "Null" (Null literal) with a different string or blank space. 

  

Vaiheet

Option 1: Replace Null literal using Aliasing

  1. Right-click the dimension field containing Null members Select 'Edit Aliases…'
  2. Locate Null and change to the expected string value. Type a space for a blank.

Alternately, to right-click the Null value in view and select 'Edit alias…'

Option 2: Replace a null literal in the primary or only data source

  1. Select Analysis > Create Calculated Field
  2. Name the field, enter the following calculation, and click OK:

    IFNULL([Field Containing The Null Literal], 'string to replace the null literal')

    For example,

    IFNULL([Customer Name], '')

  3. Use the new field you created in place of the original field.

Option 3: Replace a null literal in a secondary data source (when data blending)

  1. From the view, select the primary data source.
  2. Select Analysis > Create Calculated Field
  3. Name the calculation, enter the following formula, then click OK:

    IFNULL(ATTR([Data Source Name].[Field Name])), 'string to replace the null literal')

    For example,

    IFNULL(ATTR([Sample - Coffee Chain (Access)].[State]), '')

  4. Use the new field you created in place of the original field.

If asterisks are shown in the view when blending with the secondary data source, see Troubleshooting Data Blending for more information. 
 

Lisäresurssit
To view options 2 and 3 in action, see the video below. 
Note: Video is silent. 


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ReplacingNullLiterals.twbx

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