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Luizcarlospf
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5 years ago
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Overwrite empty columns by default values

  To put it in context: I have 2 related tables, but not all lines are related. When I go to view all the values of the tables in an array, I have empty values (names) As you can see in the i...
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  • timg's avatar
    timg
    5 years ago

    Hi Luizcarlospf,

    The clean solution to this would be to add a record in your [seller name] column with an unused ID (e.g. -1) and "not registered" as seller name. Then to map all the records who currently do not have a seller associated with them to that new ID. Below you'll find an example:

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    Hope that helps!

    Regards,

    Tim

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5 years ago

Hi Luizcarlospf,

The clean solution to this would be to add a record in your [seller name] column with an unused ID (e.g. -1) and "not registered" as seller name. Then to map all the records who currently do not have a seller associated with them to that new ID. Below you'll find an example:

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2

Hope that helps!

Regards,

Tim

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    Luizcarlospf
    Helper I
    5 years ago

    the whole problem is the relationship  between the tables that I am using. There are sales unrelated to the seller. changing the tables would be impossible due to the large number of empty values. I need a solution with filter or metrics to just change the empty value for some standard name

    • timg's avatar
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      Solution Sage
      5 years ago

      Hi,

      Regarding my earlier solution, within Power query you could use the replace value function replace all empty values at once. 

      However, if this is not a fitting solution in this case, you could create a calculated column in the sales table and have it filled with the RELATED() value from the seller table and use a SWITCH() to replace the blanks with a different value.

      Regards,

      Tim