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6 years ago
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Simple SUM of two columns not working (only null values returned)

Hi,   I am having a strange problem in the query editor (in Power BI). I want to add a new column that is the SUM of two columns in the same table:       It's really strange, if...
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    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    The + operator is returning a null because the [PAS] field is null ( number + null = null). This behavior is standard for all operators within PQ (+,-,/,*) and sql. You can override this behavior with List.Sum. List.Sum ignores nulls by definition.

     

    List.Sum( { [Services Proactive], [PAS] } )