How to hide the table column or row when the field value is empty

This section explains how to hide a table column or row when the field value is empty using an expression.

Hide the table column when the field value is empty

1. Drag and drop the table, then select the dataset and assign the field values.
2. Select the row and click visibility under the properties panel.

3. You can hide the empty column in the table based on the column visibility expression as follows.

   =IIF(Sum(IIF(Nothing(Fields!FirstName.Value),1,0)) = COUNT(Fields!FirstName.Value) ,FALSE,TRUE)

4. Click Preview at the top-right corner of the Report Designer toolbar to see the output result.

Hide the table row when the field value is empty

1. Drag and drop the table, then select the dataset and assign the field values.
2. Select the row and click visibility under the properties panel.

3. You can hide the empty column in the table based on the column visibility expression as follows.

   =IIF(Nothing(Fields!FirstName.Value) ,FALSE,TRUE)

4. Click Preview at the top-right corner of the Report Designer toolbar to see the output result.