Using the Null Keyword
You can use the null keyword to search for records that contain blank fields with null values. In form fields, a null value appears as an empty field in which no value has been specified.
You can use the null keyword in these areas of the application:
- Filter-in-Place mode
- Query form searches
- Saved filters
The null keyword cannot be used for searches of field values in a collection (Edit > Find Value in Collection).
To do a null keyword search:
- In Filter-in-Place mode, specify null in any field in which you can type characters.
- In query forms, you can use the null keyword in any of the primary criteria or additional criteria fields that use the = (equal) or <> (not equal) operator.
Note:
- To find records where a particular field is not blank (null), specify <>null
- The null keyword is not case-sensitive.
- To perform a search in which a field might contain, in whole or in part, the word "null," enclose it in asterisks (*null*).
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