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I need to label some polygons with 2 fields using only one label:

The first being a field in the attribute table named "Bio-Code" the second one being optional if a cell in the field "BBT-Code" is filled with numbers.

The first field and second field should be separated by a slash "/" (not the slash used as operator)

example

I have yet not been successful at creating an appropriate expression. Could you point out where I have made mistakes?

Bio_Code
/
CASE
WHEN "BBT_CODE" IS '12500' THEN '12500'
WHEN "BBT_CODE" IS '12714' THEN '12714'
WHEN "BBT_CODE" IS '715212' THEN '715212'
WHEN "BBT_CODE" IS '715222' THEN '715222'
WHEN "BBT_CODE" IS NULL THEN 'None'
END
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    If you use Single labels instead of rule-based, you could try the following expression: if("BBT_CODE" is not NULL, "Bio_Code" || ' / ' || "BBT_CODE", "Bio_Code") – Joseph Nov 4 '19 at 10:54
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    @Joseph has it correct, this is way easier. – Erik Nov 4 '19 at 10:58
  • hmmm, thanks :) This leads to another question which I am struggling with: How do I make these 2 labels placed next to each other? The "offset" function seems to be working with the background only... Also QGIS shows only 1 label even if I use the "placement" function and chosing "around centroid" for one label and "offset from centroid" for the other... – Antje Holderbach Nov 4 '19 at 11:20
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    @AntjeHolderbach Joseph's solution does create a single label, not two, therefore I don't understand your question. If it is important, maybe ask a separate, new question? – Erik Nov 4 '19 at 12:22
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    I misunderstood @Joseph and after some more thinking the penny finally dropped and I tried what he was suggesting and it worked like a charm :) – Antje Holderbach Nov 5 '19 at 8:42
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If you use Single labels instead of rule-based, you could concatenate more than one field using ||. Couple this with an if statement, you could try the following expression: 

if("BBT_CODE" is not NULL, "Bio_Code" || ' / ' || "BBT_CODE", "Bio_Code")
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  • I need to use rule based labeling because I need to have a different couloured background according to a value. See my other question here: gis.stackexchange.com/questions/332720/… – Antje Holderbach Nov 4 '19 at 11:32
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    @AntjeHolderbach as the second answer to your linked question states, you may base your label background on values of the attribute table. – Erik Nov 4 '19 at 12:23
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    this method will work with rule-based labeling just as well as it does with single labels. – csk Nov 4 '19 at 17:15

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