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title: Filtering on empty fields
description: Most filter operations do not return empty fields in their result set. You can create a filter that displays records with an empty field value in addition to records that match the initial filter conditions.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/t\_FilteringOnEmptyFields.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Condition builder, Create a condition statement using the condition builder, Common UI elements, Working in Core UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Filtering on empty fields

Most filter operations do not return empty fields in their result set. You can create a filter that displays records with an empty field value in addition to records that match the initial filter conditions.

## About this task

For example, when viewing all records that are assigned to the Hardware group, to include records with an empty **Assignment group** field, complete the following steps.

## Procedure

1.  Create the filter condition **\[Assignment group\] \[is\] \[Hardware\]**.

    **Note:** This condition does not return those records where the **Assignment group** field is empty.

2.  Click **OR** next to the original filter condition.

3.  Create another filter condition of **\[Assignment group\] \[is empty\]**.

4.  Run the filter.


**Parent Topic:**[Condition builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/c_ConditionBuilder.md)

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