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Troubleshooting
Problem
When concatenating strings in Impromptu, where a field may be null, the results are not consistent across data sources.
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Historical Number
103731
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay
Software version:
Cognos 8 Migration Tools 8.1, Cognos ReportNet 1.1, Cognos ReportNet 1.1MR2, Cognos ReportNet 1.1MR3, Impromptu 6.0, Impromptu 7.3
Operating system(s):
Solaris, Windows
Document number:
108883
Modified date:
09 May 2025
UID
swg21336718
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