# How to get a Null Date field to show in Data Table

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-null-date-field-to-show-in-data-table/173923>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-null-date-field-to-show-in-data-table/173923 "2019-03-26T12:18:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ek9boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@ek9boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ek9boy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-null-date-field-to-show-in-data-table/173923/1 "2019-03-26T12:18:24Z")

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Is there a way to get a null Date field to show in a data table

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-null-date-field-to-show-in-data-table/173923/2 "2019-03-26T13:53:09Z")

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Perhaps you can use scripted fields to map your null date field to something and then show it?

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/scripted-fields.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/scripted-fields.html)

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-a-null-date-field-to-show-in-data-table/173923/3 "2019-04-23T13:53:09Z")

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