determine if any values are null, if true then false, else true - sql-server

Question

I currently have a select statement that checks several columns to see if they have data. if any of them are null then i want a bit set to false. if none of them are null then i want a bit set to true. here's what i currently have:
select
cast(
case when ChangeOrderNumber is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when ClientName is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when QuoteNumber is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when ClientNumber is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when ServiceLine is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when ServiceLineCode is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when GroupLeader is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when CreatedBy is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when PTWCompletionDate is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when BudgetedHours is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when BudgetDollars is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when InternalDeadlineDate is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when ProjectDescription is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when Sales is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when Coop is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when PassThrough is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when POStatus is null then 0 else 1 end *
case when PONumber is null then 0 else 1 end as bit
)
as Flag
from t
now, that code works, but it's a bit lengthy, i was wondering if anyone knew of a better way to do this. please note that there are several data types being checked.
further details:
this code is in a view that is being looked at in an application for processing change orders. before a change order can be processed it must meet some data quality checks. this view shows if any of the required data is null.

Answer 1

Just add them up since NULL + "something" is always NULL ...
CREATE TABLE #test(column1 int,column2 varchar(4),column3 float)
INSERT #test VALUES(2,'2',2)
INSERT #test VALUES(0,'1',0)
INSERT #test VALUES(null,'1',0)
INSERT #test VALUES(1,null,0)
INSERT #test VALUES(0,'1',null)
INSERT #test VALUES(null,null,null)
SELECT CASE
WHEN column1 + column2 + column3 is NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, *
FROM #test
from a post I created over 3 years ago ...
Keep in mind that if you have characters that are not numbers that you have to convert to varchar ...
INSERT #test VALUES(0,'abc',null)
Here is the conversion, no need to convert the varchar columns
SELECT CASE WHEN CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),column1)
+ column2
+CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),column3) is NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END,*
FROM #test

Answer 2

I think I might go with this solution unless someone comes up with a better one, inspired by #Alireza:
cast(
case when (ChangeOrderNumber is null or
a.ClientName is null or
a.QuoteNumber is null or
ClientNumber is null or
ServiceLine is null or
ServiceLineCode is null or
GroupLeader is null or
CreatedBy is null or
PTWCompletionDate is null or
BudgetedHours is null or
BudgetDollars is null or
InternalDeadlineDate is null or
ProjectDescription is null or
Sales is null or
Coop is null or
PassThrough is null or
POStatus is null or
PONumber is null) then 'false' else 'true'
end as bit) as Flag

Answer 3

Please use IIF() (need to be sql server 2012 or later) I really recommend:
IIF(column1 is null, '0', '1')

Answer 4

What about this one?
select not(a is null or b is null or ...)

Answer 5

You could invert the logic.
SELECT
CASE WHEN ChangeOrderNumber IS NOT NULL
AND ClientName IS NOT NULL
AND QuoteNumber IS NOT NULL
....
THEN 1
ELSE 0
END [Flag]
FROM t

Answer 6

Create a HasValue function that takes in a sql_variant and returns a bit. Then use bitwise AND in your SELECT clause.
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.HasValue(#value sql_variant) RETURNS bit
AS
BEGIN
RETURN (SELECT COUNT(#value))
END
GO
SELECT dbo.HasValue(ChangeOrderNumber)
& dbo.HasValue(ClientName)
& dbo.HasValue(QuoteNumber)
...
as [Flag]
FROM t

Answer 7

Or this:
declare #test1 char(1)
declare #test2 char(1)
declare #outbit bit
set #test1 = NULL
set #test2 = 'some value'
set #outbit = 'True'
select #test1
select #test2
If #test1 + #test2 IS NULL set #outbit = 'False'
Select #outbit

Answer 8

Much simpler -- just use the COALESCE function, which returns the value in the first non-null column.
SELECT Flag = CASE
WHEN COALESCE (column1, column2, column3, ...) IS NULL THEN 0
ELSE 1
END
FROM MyTable