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Anonymous
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4 years ago

Replacing nulls with Error

Hi, I have a relatively simple problem to solve but can't find the solution anywhere.

How can I replace null values in a particular column with Error values?

Thanks!

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    If you literarily want to show "Error" this word

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      4 years ago

      No I do not want to show Error as a string, I want to specify an error as the cell value........

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        4 years ago

        Hi Anonymous 

         

        I am not sure why you want an error, but you can do like this, transform your current column

        Table.TransformColumns(yourPreviousStep,{{"yourColumn", each if _=null then Text.PositionOf(_,"a") else _}})

         

  • v-henryk-mstf's avatar
    v-henryk-mstf
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    4 years ago

     

    The first thing to note is that a field can only have one data type. If it is a numeric type, then the null value cannot be converted to error (text type).

    If the field type is text, then the easiest way is to use replace value in the power query.

     

    If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.


    Best Regards,
    Henry


    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      4 years ago

      I want to replace null values with error values - not a string that displays "error"........