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Replace BLANKS with 0

Sarath27
8 - Asteroid

Hi All,

 

Column Name - Count

Data Type - Int32

 

I want to replace BLANKS with '0'.

 

Please assist. Thanks

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niklas_greilinger
11 - Bolide

Hello @Sarath27 ,

have you tried using the Data Cleansing Tool? This tool provides the option to replace Blanks with 0.
Data_cleansing.png

binu_acs
21 - Polaris

@Sarath27 The int datatype cannot hold the blank values, if there is no data it can hold the NULL values. if you want to replace the NULL with 0 you can use the imputation tool

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Sarath27
8 - Asteroid

But in my case, its not null. Its only BLANKS. How can I change BLANKS to zero.

binu_acs
21 - Polaris

@Sarath27 Can you check the datatype of that field? also, try the below formula

toNumber(Trim([Field]))

Sarath27
8 - Asteroid

@Niklas I tried, but it didnt work.

Sarath27
8 - Asteroid

@binu_acs Pls refer this screenshot fort this issue and kindly assist me in this.

 

binu_acs
21 - Polaris

@Sarath27 Seems that no records are coming through from your filter tools, Can you check the condition again and make sure that the records are satisfying the condition

Sarath27
8 - Asteroid

Yes. For now there are no records satisfying the condition.

 

But for this case, zero records.

binu_acs
21 - Polaris

@Sarath27 If there are no records you cannot apply any formula. If the Data Type is an integer then a default 0 or NULL will be assigned to the field value, int will never allow blank values to that field, it will through an error.

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