When users don't select a designation in Give, have it show as None in reports

In our transaction reports, I have noted for years that for the payroll and payroll match designation fields, if the user doesn't choose a designation it shows up as a blank vs. being populated with None. In other programs, like incentives and volunteer match and cc & cc match, if the user doesn't select a designation, it shows up as None in reporting. Having that one program have blanks in that column/field makes for inconsistent reporting. It would be great to have it show as None if the user doesn't select anything. Please see a most recent transaction report (not attached for confidentiality reasons).

  • Lisa Maloney-Vinz
  • May 21 2025
  • Reviewed: Voting Open
Client Name Ecolab
Employee Name Lisa Maloney-Vinz
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    Michael Van Natta commented
    28 May 13:46

    Hi Lisa, thank you for the submission. This is odd as the option for 'none' as a designation was sunset a few years back, the default value if a user doesn't select a designation should all be defaulting to 'General Support'. This sounds more like a bug if you are seeing blanks in reporting like you described, or possibly just very old payroll pledges who are set to continue until cancelled without any changes over the years. Could you email me the transaction report where you are seeing these blanks please?
    Thanks,
    Michael.VanNatta@blackbaud.com