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Anonymous
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Copy the value of a column based on condition

i have a following table.

 

column1    Column2

     2                0

     5

     6                0

     12

 

if column2 having null value copy the column1 value. if column2 having 0 value return 0

 

 

expected output

   0

   5

   0

  12

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MattAllington
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In power query, goto add column, custom column and write a formula (Case sensitive)

 

= if [column2] = null then [column1] else [column2]



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous,

Another method is to create a calcualted column using DAX below.

Column = IF(ISBLANK(YourTable[Column2]),YourTable[column1],YourTable[Column2])

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Regards,
Lydia

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous,

Another method is to create a calcualted column using DAX below.

Column = IF(ISBLANK(YourTable[Column2]),YourTable[column1],YourTable[Column2])

Capture.PNG

Regards,
Lydia

MattAllington
Community Champion
Community Champion

In power query, goto add column, custom column and write a formula (Case sensitive)

 

= if [column2] = null then [column1] else [column2]



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.

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