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Joining on columns with NULL values

Troubleshooting


Problem

When joining on 2 tables in a column with NULL values, there is a NULL value in Table A and a NULL value in Table B but values do not display.

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Historical Number

104390

Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay

Software version:
Cognos 8 BI Framework Manager 8.1, Cognos 8 BI Report Studio 8.1, Cognos ReportNet 1.1MR2, Impromptu 6.0

Operating system(s):
Solaris, Windows

Document number:
108915

Modified date:
09 May 2025

UID

swg21336744

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