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EaglesTony
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3 years ago
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Bug using NETWORKDAYS

Hi,

 

  I am trying to get the difference between a Start and End Date to complete an item, excluding weekends.

 

  I have a Start Date of 10/23/2021 and End Date of 10/24/2021, this should be 1 day. I also have a Start Date of 11/12/2022 and End Date of 11/12/2022, this should be 0 day.

 

  I have:

DaysToCompleteExcludeWeekends = NETWORKDAYS(TimeInStatus[StartDate], TimeInStatus[EndDate]) - 1
 
  However for the first example it is giving me -1 for both examples above.

 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Hi EaglesTony ,

    In the case of the formula, the hidden <weekend> parameter is the default, and the formula determines that Saturday and Sunday will not be calculated.

    NETWORKDAYS function (DAX) - DAX | Microsoft Learn

     

    For the first record, the start date is Saturday and the end date is Sunday. There is a one day difference between these two dates, but this day is on Sunday, so it will not be counted, so it returns 0, then subtracts 1 to return -1.

    Also for the second record, the difference between the two dates is 0 days, so it returns 0, and then subtracts 1 to return -1.

     

    Best Regards,
    Gao

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4 Replies

  • I was thinking about this and the psuedo logic would be along these lines, but not sure how to code it in DAX:

     

    If Start Date and End Date are both NOT on a weekend use NetworkDays
    If Start Date AND End Date are both on a weekend use DateDiff
    If Start Date is on a weekend and End Date is not on a weekend use DateDiff
    If Start Date is NOT on a weekend and End Date IS on a weekend use DateDiff

    • DT5577's avatar
      DT5577
      New Member

      It seems that Networkdays has a bug. I have included holidays table to skip those days as well.

       




  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    Hi EaglesTony ,

    In the case of the formula, the hidden <weekend> parameter is the default, and the formula determines that Saturday and Sunday will not be calculated.

    NETWORKDAYS function (DAX) - DAX | Microsoft Learn

     

    For the first record, the start date is Saturday and the end date is Sunday. There is a one day difference between these two dates, but this day is on Sunday, so it will not be counted, so it returns 0, then subtracts 1 to return -1.

    Also for the second record, the difference between the two dates is 0 days, so it returns 0, and then subtracts 1 to return -1.

     

    Best Regards,
    Gao

    Community Support Team

     

    If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

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    • DT5577's avatar
      DT5577
      New Member

      Did this work? I do not think the Networkdays works as intended. Please advise.