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sffc
Helper I
4 years agoDATEDIFF Incorrect Conversion Output
The DATEDIFF calucation is outputting incorrect values as can be seen in the screen capture below. Is there a specific reason why that anyone is aware of, or is there a more accurate method to get t...
- 4 years ago
I've only got working results also.
See updated PBIX attached. Page 2.
The first place I'd be looking is the data types for the dates and see if there are any conversion issues/locale issues, but I doubt that is going to account for such significant differences.
- 4 years ago
Add custom column:
= Duration.Days([DecommissionDate]-[DateFirstUse]))
Power BI doesn't like calculated date columns with a SQL datasource. Adding a custom column in Power Query produces correct calculations for all values.
ALLUREAN
Solution Sage
4 years agoNot sure that will help, but the last .[Date] should be .[Day]. It will be good if you provide some file if not contain any sensitive info
sffc
Helper I
4 years agoI must've changed that having to retype some of the table names, but I changed it to .[Day] and still get incorrect results.