Filling blank cells with 0

akki · 2022-09-27T06:58:33+00:00

There was an error rendering this rich post.

Hi Team,

I've recently started domo to build reports and I'm trying to fill 0 in below blank cells in one of my reports.

The thing is, in my dataset there's no data for August month for the highlighted rows. I believe that's why I see blank in Domo. Till here it's fine.

Now, I'm trying to display 0 in these blank cells.

Initially, I used the property under General to fill empty cells with 0 value. But, this just fills 0 in the columns where I'm doing calculation as well.

I believe before empty cells are filled with 0 value, empty cells are ignored during calculation phase and hence after that, domo fill all empty cells with value 0.

I tried below formulas for calculated_count, but this also gave me the same result:

case when `count` is null then 0 else SUM(`count`) end

ifnull(count, 0)

coalesce(sum(`count`), 0)

coalesce(length(`count`), 0)

But none of them worked to give 0 in empty cells.

I've gone through multiple posts regarding this.

For example: https://dojo.domo.com/main/discussion/55174/filter-to-show-blank-cells

this suggests to use a case statement to filter out blank cells.

I added a calculated field, with formula: CASE WHEN `count` IS NULL THEN 'Blank' ELSE 'Not Blank' END

After that, I added this field in filters section and when I try to see available options in newly created filter, I see only "Not Blank" coming. I was expecting two values: Blank and Not Blank

Not sure, if there's something that I'm missing out.

Let me know, if any other information needed from my side.

Comments

RobSomers

@akki Are your values actually null or just blank? These are two different things. In your case statement for your filter, try the following and see what happens:

case when 'Count' = '' then 'Blank' else 'Not Blank' end

akki

@RobSomers I believe values are blank because for highlighted rows, data does not exist in August month in my dataset.

I tried using case when `count` = '' then 'Blank' else 'Not Blank' end

Even then, I get only one option in Filter (Not Blank)

ST_Superman

Do you actually have a row of data in your dataset for August? With a null or blank value? Or is the issue that there is no data at all for August?

akki

No, there is no row of data in my dataset.

akki

I've prepared a sample data. After importing this sample data, I'm creating a pivot table like this

Here, year_val and month_name are calculated fields.

year_val: YEAR(`date`)

month_name: MONTHNAME(`date`)

Just wanted to know, if I can populate something in blank cells of count column, before I can start any computation on count column.

Sample_data.xlsx

akki

Sorry for the typo. I meant, No there is no row of data in my dataset for August as you'll notice in the sample excel attached in my last comment.

jaeW_at_Onyx

@akki given the nature of pivot tables, you will see a row for outcomes 5 and 4 since they exist for the month of september, but to your point there is no data there.

even if you wrote

coalesce( sum(`value`), 0 )

you wouldn't see a value in August because there literally is no data there.

in order to show a value in August, you need a row in your dataset that includes outcome5 and August. once the data is there, coalesce... will work.

akki

Okay thanks @jaeW_at_Onyx

I was thinking the same, that data needs to be present in dataset so that I can do any computation on it.

Quick Links

Find more posts tagged with

Table

Beast Mode

Other Categories

Product Ideas
Have a Domo product enhancement idea? Submit or upvote on ideas in the Ideas Exchange.
Ideas Exchange
Suggest & vote on new features you would like to see implemented in the Domo Product.
Data Connections
Ask questions about Connectors, Workbench, Cloud Amplifier and get best practices from Domo peers
Connectors
Connectors, Custom Connectors, Writeback
Workbench
Ask questions about Workbench, a secure, client-side solution for uploading your on-premise data to Domo.
Cloud Integrations
Ask questions about Cloud Integrations and Federated Data connection to your data warehouse or lake.
Data & ETL
Ask questions about Magic ETL, SQL DataFlows, DataFusion, Dataset Views and get best practices from Domo peers
Magic ETL
Ask Magic ETL questions and get answers from Domo peers
SQL DataFlows
Ask SQL DataFlow questions and get answers from Domo peers
Datasets
Ask DataFusion and Dataset Views questions and get answers from Domo peers
Visualize & Apps
Ask questions about Beast Mode, Cards, Charting, Dashboards, Stories, Variables and get best practices from Domo peers
Dashboards
Ask Cards, Dashboards, and Stories questions and get answers from Domo peers
App Studio
Ask questions about building apps in App Studio.
Pro-code Components
Ask questions about pro-code components and Domo Bricks and get answers from Domo peers.
Charting & Analyzer
Ask questions about charting and Analyzer and get answers from Domo peers.
Calculations & Variables (Beast Mode)
Ask questions about using calculated fields and Variables (Beast Modes) in Analyzer.
AI & Data science
Ask questions about DomoAI and get answers from Domo peers.
Domo AI & AI Chat
Ask questions about AI Chat and AI assistants.
Managing AI
Ask questions about managing AI with AI Playground, AI projects, AI models, and more.
Jupyter Workspaces
Ask questions about Jupyter Workspaces, Notebooks, and file share.
Automate
Ask questions about App Framework, Workflows, Domo Bricks, Domo Developer, API and get best practices from Domo peers
Workflows
Ask questions about Task Center, building automations with Domo Workflows, and executing JavaScript or Python code with Code Engine.
Alerts
Ask questions about managing alerts in Domo and get answers from Domo peers.
Distribute
Ask questions about Domo Everywhere, Scheduled Reports, Mobile and get best practices from Domo peers
Domo Everywhere
Ask questions about embedded analytics with Domo Everywhere.
Reporting
Ask questions about Scheduled Reports, Report Builder, and Slideshow Publications.
Manage
Ask questions about Governance Administration, Approvals, Teams, Alerts, and Buzz and get best practices from Domo peers
Governance & Security
Ask questions about People, Groups, Roles, Sandbox, Activity log, Buzz, Teams, Approvals and PDP and get best practices from Domo peers
Navigation & Productivity
Ask questions about navigation, Projects & Tasks, Goals, and Buzz chat.
APIs
Ask APIs and Developer.domo.com questions and get answers from Domo peers
Add-ins & Plugins
Ask questions about plugins, Microsoft add-ins, and other third-party software integrations.
Domo Community Gallery
Watch how our Customers are using Domo to solve their complex problems.
Product Releases
Domo support and product teams are here to live-answer questions about the most recent product releases. Please post questions in this Forum board for all users to benefit (rather than submitting a support ticket).
Domo University
Questions or discussions related to Domo University, trainings and certifications
Community Forums
Getting Started
Welcome to Domo's Community Forums! You'll find everything you need to get started in this category.
Community Announcements
Get the latest from Domo's Community Team.
Social Groups
Archive
Old or outdated content that could still be found helpful.