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Option to not display numeric value 0?

  • March 20, 2025
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Theo Neeskens
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We are migration multiple large applications to Thinkwise.
In the financial applications that the users are used to, amounts of zero are blank/not displayed in the user interface.
Is there a simple way of achieving this?
(Looking for a very lightweight solution, as we would need to implement this on hundreds of columns...) 

(We are on Universal GUI)

Best answer by Anne Buit

Hi Theo,

I’m sure you’re aware of the heavyweight solution with expression fields, views and such.

So, the most lightweight solution I can think of is… (drumroll) weaving a conditional layout which makes the value 0 the same color as the background! 😅

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Anne Buit
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  • March 20, 2025

Hi Theo,

I’m sure you’re aware of the heavyweight solution with expression fields, views and such.

So, the most lightweight solution I can think of is… (drumroll) weaving a conditional layout which makes the value 0 the same color as the background! 😅


Theo Neeskens
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  • March 20, 2025

Yes if it was only a handful of columns I know plenty solutions. Conditional layout still too heavy :-). I will supply the end users with jars of Tipp-Ex. Or ask Thinkwise for a GUI enhancement.


Robert Jan de Nie
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In my opinion this should be a non-SQL solution based on a domain property (empty-when-zero). This way the application/view/data source can still work with the value 0 while not bothering the users with that value. 


Arie V
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  • March 26, 2025

In my opinion this should be a non-SQL solution based on a domain property (empty-when-zero). This way the application/view/data source can still work with the value 0 while not bothering the users with that value. 

That sounds like an Idea! Please raise one 😉