# If-Then-Else column does not detect empty template cells

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/if-then-else-column-does-not-detect-empty-template-cells/34487>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/if-then-else-column-does-not-detect-empty-template-cells/34487 "2021-11-14T03:24:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/if-then-else-column-does-not-detect-empty-template-cells/34487/1 "2021-11-14T03:24:33Z")

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Hi, friends  
I combined all the completeness of the If-Then-Else column in the template column. However, the next If-then-Else column cannot detect an empty cell from the template column. Why is that so?

 ![Screenshot 2021-11-14 101133](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/9/5984e254b776ec624e32f2646c6df9a46add66b6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/if-then-else-column-does-not-detect-empty-template-cells/34487/3 "2021-11-14T03:44:23Z")

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Can you show how your template column is defined?  
It looks like there might be a bit of whitespace there, so it’s _always_ going to be not empty.

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/if-then-else-column-does-not-detect-empty-template-cells/34487/4 "2021-11-14T03:53:24Z")

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That’s right @Darren_Murphy , it’s working. Thank U.  
And you @Dilon_Perera , who has tried to help

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/if-then-else-column-does-not-detect-empty-template-cells/34487/5 "2021-11-15T03:54:01Z")

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