Filter query "column ne null" not working as expected with multiple OR operator

[Rixmcx]

Hello all, I have an email address column that uses the formatting below to convert it to a live email

{ "$schema": "http://columnformatting.sharepointpnp.com/columnFormattingSchema.json", "debugMode": true, "elmType": "div", "children": [{ "elmType":"a", "txtContent":"@currentField", "attributes":{ "href":{ "operator":"+", "operands":[ "mailto:", "@currentField" ] } } }] }\

in the grid view there is a failure message when there is no email, in a standard view it's empty

When I try to add the filter query; email ne null to my filter I get different results, when I place it at the end it's ignored when I place it at the beginning it removes 3 of the 11 nulls.

substringof('Director',Title) or substringof('Secretary',Title) or substringof('General',Title) or substringof('State',Title) or substringof('Officer',Title) or substringof('Commissioner',Title) or substringof('Chairperson',Title) or substringof('Chancellor',Title) or substringof('Controller',Title) or substringof('Chief',Title) or substringof('Lieutenant Governor',Title) or substringof('President',Title) or substringof('Superintendent',Title) or substringof('Undersecretary',Title) or substringof('Acting',Title) and field_E_x0020_MAIL_x0020_ADDRESS ne null

thanks for any help, the nulls may not even be a problem since the variable is being used in the cc line of an email

[Rixmcx]

The answer came to me while posting this, it was very simple. I needed to add the "and field_E_x0020_MAIL_x0020_ADDRESS ne null" to each one of the OR's. Maybe not the most elegant solution but it works.

[v-xiaochen-msft]

Hi @Rixmcx ,

Glad to see you solved the issue.

You could mark your own reply as a solution.

Best Regards,

Wearsky

[Rixmcx · Accepted solution]

substringof('Director',Title)and field_E_x0020_MAIL_x0020_ADDRESS ne null or substringof('Secretary',Title) and field_E_x0020_MAIL_x0020_ADDRESS ne null or substringof('General',Title)and field_E_x0020_MAIL_x0020_ADDRESS ne null

Thw working filter query