diff --git a/api/src/common.ts b/api/src/common.ts
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+export function values_present(values: any[]) : boolean {
+	/**
+	 * Function determines if there are any undefined or null values present
+	 */
+	return values.filter((val) => val === undefined || val === null).length > 0
+}