Updating script with specific dates

Stephen, can you give me an example of a record's data as to what is in those two fields?

[Program approved] and [Permanently Rejected] are set up as Date field types. Both fields cannot be populated at the same time, so it�s either one or the other to determine the year.

 

The biggest issue I see so far is when I create a report based on year projects for 2018 will show up as �blank� while other will show �2016� or �2017�, but I know it because those 2018 projects have yet to be marked with a calendar date.

 I would like it to default to the current year of �2018� if it is NULL.

I had previously posted above how to test for null.

F(
IsNull([Program approved]) and Isnull([Permanently Rejected]), "say something",

Date(2017,12,31)>=[Program approved] or Date(2017,12,31)>=[Permanently Rejected],"2018",

Date(2016,12,31)>=[Program approved] or Date(2016,12,31)>=[Permanently Rejected],"2016","2017")

That made all my records 2018.

all my records",  you mean all your records or just the ones with no dates.

I mean "all" of them are now 2018. 

I did use this logic:
IF(not IsNull([Program approved]), ToText(Year([Program approved])),not IsNull([Permanently Rejected]), ToText(Year([Permanently Rejected])))
It works fine, but in my reports, it would show the following on the filter of the left hand of the report.

Stephan, I'm, really not understanding your question.

what does this mean

It works fine, but in my reports, it would show the following on the filter of the left hand of the report.

Did you see the attachment in my last post? I have attached it again to this post.

I see a Dynamic Filter on a field called Program Year.  I don't know what that field represents in your data.  What is your question?

Program Year is determined by either [Program approved] or [Permanently Rejected]. Do you see the Dynamic Filter it has "Blank" for a year? It is because [Program approved] or [Pernanently Rejected] is "Null".

Will this script below fix that "Blank" in my Dynamic Filter?

IF(not IsNull([Program approved]), ToText(Year([Program approved])),not IsNull([Permanently Rejected]), ToText(Year([Permanently Rejected]))),
IF(
IsNull([Program approved]) and Isnull([Permanently Rejected]), "2018")

Thanks