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Custom Column return value based on two other columns

Hi,

Hoping y'all can help me.

Basically i want to create a custom column that picks up a value from Column 3 based on whether Column 1 and Column 2 contains something. Essentially the custom column will return Column 3 if Column 1 is NULL but at the same time if Column 2 is NOT NULL.  

 

it's pretty straight forward to pick up a value from Column 3 if Column 1 is NULL but i can't seem to do it if Column 2 is NOT NULL(As ignore when it contains NO VALUE/IS BLANK).  See screenprint below:Capture.PNG

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mahoneypat
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You will have to replace the empty/blank cells in Column2 with null, but then you can use this expression

 

= if [Column1] = null and [Column2] <> null then [Column3] else null

 

Pat

 





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mahoneypat
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You will have to replace the empty/blank cells in Column2 with null, but then you can use this expression

 

= if [Column1] = null and [Column2] <> null then [Column3] else null

 

Pat

 





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Anonymous
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Thank you Pat 🙂 

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