Writing formula with boolean operators

Hi,
I need to write a formula that will, for a key figure, recognize if the cell is blank and if so convert it to zero. So for example,
if (keyfig = ' ') , then (keyfig = '0')
How do I do this using the boolean operators supplied to us for writing formulas and calculated key figures????
Thank you!

Hello CM,
Have a look at this:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/23/17f13a2f160f28e10000000a114084/content.htm
Please, remember to use the search option on this forum, as I think that a lot of threads already mention this.
Hope it helps,

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