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"Null" value in Business rules

  • April 21, 2023
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Hi

I’m Using the Windows DQ Analyzer - free version.

I have used the business rules functionality, but I have been wondering what the idea behind the “null” value is? And what makes data fall into the “null” value?

Br.

Gregers

Best answer by anna.spakova

Hello @Gregers, 

I believe null stands for empty values, so how many records have missing values for the attribute. In your case all records have the value populated.

EDIT: I just noticed it’s for a business rule “attribute” is not empty. So in this case the null result doesn’t make sense probably, but it can happen that you have a DQ check (e.g. value is bigger than XX) when result cannot be true or false, because the value is actually empty.

Kind regards,

Anna

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  • April 24, 2023

Hello @Gregers, 

I believe null stands for empty values, so how many records have missing values for the attribute. In your case all records have the value populated.

EDIT: I just noticed it’s for a business rule “attribute” is not empty. So in this case the null result doesn’t make sense probably, but it can happen that you have a DQ check (e.g. value is bigger than XX) when result cannot be true or false, because the value is actually empty.

Kind regards,

Anna