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Need a function like the oracle NVL function

It is difficult handling null values when aggregating values within custom expressions because a single null values will cause the expression to evaluate as null.

 

I (and others) often use logic like this:

AggregationFunction(  if([value] is not null, [value], "") )

 

This can lead to very complex expressions, especially when the value above is also an expression.  It would be much nicer to have a NVL expression so the above function could be:

AggregationFunction( NVL([value,"") ).

 

 

 

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    • Guest
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      Dec 12, 2019

      Ah! Somehow I had never found that function!

      Yes, we can close this request. Thanks

    • Guest
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      Dec 12, 2019

      Is this not  just using the SN([value],"") to  change a NULL to a value?