How to make two ISNOTBLANK functions with OR

Iโ€™m hoping someone can help me with the proper formatting for this.
I am attempting to do something along the lines of OR((ISNOTBLANK[Payments],ISNOTBLANK[Driver Notes:])) but it isnโ€™t working.
Thanks in advance

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OR((ISNOTBLANK[Payments]),ISNOTBLANK[Driver Notes:]))
here after [payment ]) close bracket was missing for first isnot blankโ€ฆ
maybe thatโ€™s the issue

Expression โ€˜OR((ISNOTBLANK[Payments]),ISNOTBLANK[Driver Notes:]))โ€™ could not be parsed due to exception: Number of opened and closed parentheses does not match.

OR((ISNOTBLANK[Payments]),(ISNOTBLANK[Driver Notes:]))

Unable to find table โ€˜ISNOTBLANKโ€™

So the syntax can be confusing, but hereโ€™s a useful primer โ€ฆ

  • For functions, use a regular ( ) parenthesis. So CONCATENATE(โ€œKevinโ€, " ", โ€œBaconโ€)
  • To get the value of a column, put the column name in square brackets. So [Name] is the value of the column Name in the context of some specific row
  • To get a set of values in a particular column of a table, use TableName[ColumnName]. So Employees[Name] produces a list of all names of employees

So in light of this, @WillA108 the error in your formula is that you are using the last of those three patterns when actually you want to use the first of them.

Try
OR(
ISNOTBLANK([Payments]),
ISNOTBLANK([Driver Notes])
)

Btw, I always try to break up a formula into multiple lines so it becomes easier for me to read later, match the parentheses, etc.

Thank you!

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