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How to Remove Error in Date Field
If you are wanting to change all null values to a specific date (like 11/11/2011), then a simple replace values would work where you are replacing all null values with your ficticious date. You can also add a custom column with the following statement:
if [Your Date Column] = null then "11/11/2011" else [Your Date Column]
If you are trying to convert everything to a date and are receiving an error message, you can also try the following statement in a custom column (if your date column is currently text because of bad data):
try Date.FromText([Your Date Column]) otherwise (however you want the errors handled)
If you are wanting to change all null values to a specific date (like 11/11/2011), then a simple replace values would work where you are replacing all null values with your ficticious date. You can also add a custom column with the following statement:
if [Your Date Column] = null then "11/11/2011" else [Your Date Column]
If you are trying to convert everything to a date and are receiving an error message, you can also try the following statement in a custom column (if your date column is currently text because of bad data):
try Date.FromText([Your Date Column]) otherwise (however you want the errors handled)
As a follow up question I need the query to not error out on blank date entries. Blank date entries are valid as I'm looking at ticket history and am scaning tickets that are not yet 'closed'. I am going to use the closed ticket date field as a filter in order to display what tickets were closed during that period.
What's the best way to get around having a blank closed date value that is causing errors in my query for any record where the closed date is blank?
Thanks!