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bbotros77
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a function to pick the next value if the first value is empty.

Hello 

I need to create a Syntax for a column to check the values (text format) in 4 columns and if the first is empty pick the second , if second is empty pick the value in the third and so forth ..if all are empty I can just have the word "Blank"

 

what functions should i use 

thanks

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amitchandak
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@bbotros77 , You can have measure like

 

calculate(firstnonblankvalue(Table[COlumn], Sum(Table[Value]) , filter(all(table), Table[Column] >= max(Table[COlumn]) ))

 

 

Value is column having blank values

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