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Filter blank rows after Select Data Operation

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Posted on by Trout_Ninja 4

Hi Community,

 

I'm trying to automate a report and cannot seem to figure out how to remove the first blank row from my .csv output.

I'm running a query against a dataset. Then I'm changing the column names using the "Select" data operation. I'm stuck when trying to filter out the blank row in the output. Here is what my flow looks like in a minimum reproducible example (MRE):

Screenshot 2023-07-28 at 11.41.48 AM.png

 

Here is the output after I send the email:

Screenshot 2023-07-28 at 11.41.56 AM.png

 

How do I filter out that first blank row (row 2)?



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    David_MA 15,615 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    I would filter on the Power BI data rather than the select to see if that works. I would also try using the empty() expression on the value in your filter and check that it returns false.

  • Trout_Ninja Profile Picture
    Trout_Ninja 4 on at

    Thanks David, that worked. The solution I used was to add a filter in the "Run a query against a dataset" step. The syntax I used was:

    EVALUATE
       FILTER(

            __DS0Core,
            NOT(ISBLANK('Table_Name'[Column_Name]))
        )

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