If Field is Empty in Salesforce - if-statement

I have a report in Salesforce where I would need to use an "if"-logic, but I don't know if it's possible.
I have two columns. Column A (object1) and column B (object2)
Column A is sometimes empty, but column B always has a value/text.
I want to apply an if-logic that says "If column A is empty, show text of column B/object 2 in that case".
Is it possible to do this?
At the end I should see a report where column A is never empty.
I appreciate any help I can get.

Read up about BLANKVALUE function. You can use it in a normal formula field (if there's clear relation between A and B) or in a report's row-level formula.
This is a terrible idea for any real application - but here's providing Account's City if Contact's City is blank.

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how to list values in a field of a big query table?

this is my code. I want to find data on the vaacine for covid-19, yet I don't know how the vaacine is taged in the filed. how can I list al the values possible that I will be able to chooze what value I am intrested in?
myCODE:
SELECT
COUNT(*) as ArticleCount,
EXTRACT(DATE FROM DateTime) AS DATE,
FROM gdelt-bq.covid19.onlinenewsgeo
WHERE
Title like______________
GROUP BY DATE
ORDER BY DATE asc
yet I don't know how the vaacine is taged in the filed
So you have some column having some data (limited set of values).
Then you simply
select distinct column_name from table_name;
Then You could group or count where ...where column_name in ('val1', 'val2')
Tell me if I could help in any other way :)) (or wrongly got Your needs, question to be answered, etc... :) )
EDIT:
#Yishai of course title could have variety, multiple of values which are not limited as I previously stated.
So, first You could make them LOWER(...) How to lower case entire column data in Google Cloud BigQuery
Then, You should split them with " " space for example https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/string_functions#split
Then, UNNEST https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/arrays#flattening_arrays
Then get DISTINCT :)))
Then, analyze - which keyword is the one wanted by You (or, how many).
Then, see which title(s) (LOWERcased, ofc) contain (having) some values (like, having - any SQL the BigQuery support - but that is easier).
We deconstructed the problem, so You should make it, I hope. :)

Sorting Virtual/Created Column in Interactive Grid

I'm not quite sure whether the description for the column I'm working on is proper, so bear with me.
I got an Interactive Grid that I'm adapting, and it's supposed to work such as this:
It should select a name on the first column (an autocomplete field), followed by 3 columns, each with a checkbox. I need to order the data in the grid by the name in the first column. Problem is, I can't use an "order by" in the select statement, so I need to use APEX's "Column sorting".
The column for the name, however, isn't shown in the list to select the order by value. I only get the 3 checkboxes as an option to order it.
I tried having a copy of the name column, but this time, hidden (and not an autocomplete field), but it doesn't work either. Is there a workaround for this?
The IG will only allow you to sort by columns that have been enabled for sorting. By default, only columns of certain data types and maximum lengths are enabled for sorting, but you can override this for each column in your IG definition.

Is there a way that POWERBI does not agregate all numeric data?

so, I got 3 xlsx full of data already treated, so I pretty much just got to display the data using the graphs. The problem seems to be, that Powerbi aggregates all numeric data (using: count, sum, etc.) In their community they suggest to create new measures, the thing is, in that case I HAVE TO CREATE A LOT OF MEASURES...Also, I tried to convert the data to text and even so, Powerbi counts it!!!
any help, pls?
There are several ways to tackle this:
When you pull a field into the field well for a visualisation, you can click the drop down in the field well and select "Don't summarize"
in the data model, select the column and on the ribbon select "don't summarize" as the summarization option in the Properties group.
The screenshot shows the field well option on the left and the data model options on the right, one for a numeric and one for a text field.
And, yes, you never want to use the implicit measures, i.e. the automatic calculations that Power BI creates. If you want to keep on top of what is being calculated, create your own measures, and yes, there will be many.
Edit: If by "aggregating" you are referring to the fact that text values will be grouped in a table (you don't see any duplicates), then you need to add a column with unique values to the table so all the duplicates of the text values show up. This can be done in the data source by adding an Index column, then using that Index column in the table and setting it to a very narrow with to make it invisible.

Conditional/cascading/dependent drop-down list

I am essentially trying to do that this guy is trying to do:
Excel drop-down list using vLookup
I've gone through the steps and since my data set has about 400 different drop down options I am hoping there is an easier way than naming ranges. I have a list of about 400 different account names. Each of these account names is tied to a household and identified by the household ID number. A household can have anywhere from 1-5 account names. I would like for my drop down menu to be able to identify a household ID number and then provide the drop down with the account names associated with it.
Example:
Where household Id number is the identifier.
I've gone here as well http://sites.madrocketscientist.com/jerrybeaucaires-excelassistant/data-validation/dynamic-indirect and am trying to find a way to save on some of the manual work.I am a total newbie so thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
Let's pretend you have three worksheets. The first worksheet, Sheet1, is the sheet that your users will be looking at and it has the drop down lists. We'll say that the cell containing the first drop down option is in B1 (the one with about 400 different options) and the cell containing the dependent drop down is in B2:
On your second sheet, which we'll call MasterList, is all of the data options and the corresponding data. Row 1 is a header row; Row 2 and down is the actual data:
On your third sheet, which we'll call DropDownLists, is where the magic happens. It first needs to have a list of all the unique data options. I've put that in column A. You can get the unique data options from your master list through whatever means you prefer (Advanced Filter, Pivot Table, formula, VBA, etc). That list of unique data options is the basis of your drop down list for Sheet1 cell B1. Then in cell B2 of DropDownLists and copied down as far as needed to guarantee it will grab all data associated with the selected Data Option, use this formula (adjust sheet names and ranges to suit your actual data):
=IF(OR(Sheet1!$B$1="",ROW(B1)>COUNTIF(MasterList!$A$2:$A$10000,Sheet1!$B$1)),"",INDEX(MasterList!$B$2:$B$10000,MATCH(1,INDEX((MasterList!$A$2:$A$10000=Sheet1!$B$1)*(COUNTIF(B$1:B1,MasterList!$B$2:$B$10000)=0),),0)))
This makes your DropDownLists sheet look like this:
Lastly, we need to make that list (data based on the selected Data Option) a dynamic named range. I named it listFilteredData and defined it with this formula:
=DropDownLists!$B$2:INDEX(DropDownLists!$B:$B,MAX(2,ROWS(DropDownLists!$B:$B)-COUNTBLANK(DropDownLists!$B:$B)))
Then for Sheet1 cell B2, use Data Validation and define the list with =listFilteredData and you will get results as shown in my example.
Practice with this.....it will get what you need.
Your data will have to sorted for this to work.
Sorted Data
Data Validation for Shows
Data Validation for Episodes
This formula in the data validation box
=OFFSET($A$1,MATCH($E$4,$A:$A,0)-1,1,COUNTIF($A:$A,$E$4),1)
Enter the array formula to find the Duration
Must be confirmed with Ctrl & Shift & Enter
=INDEX($C$4:$C$18,MATCH(1,(E4=$A$4:$A$18)*(F4=$B$4:$B$18),0))

Countif comparing dates in Tableau

I am trying to create a table where it only counts the attendees one one type of training (rows) if they attended another particular training (column) AFTER the first one. I think I need to recreate a countif function that compares the dates of the trainings, but not sure how to set this up so that it compares the dates of the row trainings and column trainings. Any ideas?
Edit 3/23
Alex, your solution would work if I had different variables for the dates of each type of training. Is there a way to construct this without having to create new variables for each type of training that I want to compare? Put another way, is there a way to refer to the rows and columns of the table in the formula that would compare the dates? So, something like "count if the start date of this column exceeds the start date of this row." (basically, is there something like the Excel index function in Tableau?)
It may help to see how my data is structured -- here is a scrubbed version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YR1Wz-pfGHhBxDQDGYgmemLGoCK0cSvKOeE8w33ZI3s/edit?usp=sharing
The "table" tab shows the table that I'm trying to create in Tableau.
Define a calculated field for your condition, called say, trained_after, as:
training_b_date > training_a_date
trained_after will be true or false for each data row depending on whether the B training was dated later than the A training
If you want more precise control over the difference between the dates, use the date_diff function. Say date_diff("hour", training_a_date, training_b_date) > 24 to insist upon a short waiting period.
That field may be all you need. You can put trained_after on the filter shelf to filter only to see data rows meeting the condition. Or put it on another shelf to partition the data according to that condition. Or use your field to create other calculated fields.
Realize that if either of your date fields is null, then your calculated field will evaluate to null in that case. Aggregate functions like Sum(), Count() etc ignore null values.