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Lenihan
Helper III
9 years ago
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countblank for 20 columns

Hi, 

In excel, I had a column that would review 20 columns, and if there was a blank in any of them it would flag the row that there is missing data.

The formula I used in a new column was: 

=IF(COUNTBLANK(A2:S2)>0,1,0)  and if it equaled 1, it meant at least one column was blank. 

 

But - I can't figure out how to do the same in Power BI For Desktop. It has a countblank function but it can't compare multiple columns. Do I need to create 20 additional columns each month or is there a simple way to do this?

 

Thanks!

 

Rob

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  • Vvelarde's avatar
    Vvelarde
    9 years ago

    Lenihan

     

    hi, in Query Editor

     

    Select your 20 columns, Replace Value 

     

     

    2.  Go to Add Column --Statistics-CountValues

     

     

    3. Add the Flag Column

     

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  • Vvelarde's avatar
    Vvelarde
    Community Champion
    9 years ago

    Lenihan

     

    hi, in Query Editor

     

    Select your 20 columns, Replace Value 

     

     

    2.  Go to Add Column --Statistics-CountValues

     

     

    3. Add the Flag Column

     

    • Lenihan's avatar
      Lenihan
      Helper III
      9 years ago

      Thanks Victor - that worked like a charm. I wasn't aware of those options when editing data - this will help me with other things too :)