# Bug: The null value in table data break column filter function

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-the-null-value-in-table-data-break-column-filter-function/76310>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-the-null-value-in-table-data-break-column-filter-function/76310 "2023-07-13T10:21:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-the-null-value-in-table-data-break-column-filter-function/76310/1 "2023-07-13T10:21:50Z")

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Hi,  
If in the dataset there is a value with null, it breaks the filter by column feature of the table, and clicking on the filter icon doesn't open the filter popup.  
 ![carous](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/8/38d6fc301728d30a19d7d9f55830d8c60a09db60.gif)

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**Author:** ![Emma\_Ngo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/emma_ngo/32/44559_2.png) [@Emma\_Ngo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emma_Ngo)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-the-null-value-in-table-data-break-column-filter-function/76310/2 "2023-07-18T22:08:44Z")

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Hi [nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian),  
That is interesting. You could reach out to [IA support](https://support.inductiveautomation.com/hc/en-us) about this.

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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-the-null-value-in-table-data-break-column-filter-function/76310/3 "2023-07-19T05:55:15Z")

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Hi Emma,  
I will. I post it here so the community knows about this problem and don't waste their time to figure it out like me.

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**Author:** ![Emma\_Ngo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/emma_ngo/32/44559_2.png) [@Emma\_Ngo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Emma_Ngo)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-the-null-value-in-table-data-break-column-filter-function/76310/4 "2023-07-19T21:10:54Z")

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Thank you [nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian) for your contribution to the Ignition community. We really appreciated that.