Forum Discussion
Available time for each worker
- 6 years ago
Hi Anonymous
I have taken a look at your case, and I think it is doable.
1. Open power query, and sort the table by Worker ID, Deadline, Task ID and Days, in that order. It should look like this(notice the small numbers next to the sort symbol):
2. add an index column in power query, rename it to e.g. index, close and apply your changes
3. Create your [New Start day]-column like this:
new start day = VAR _worker = [Worker ID] VAR _endDay = [endDay] VAR _startDay = [startDay] VAR _task = data[Task ID] VAR _index = data[Index] VAR _overlappingTasks = CALCULATETABLE ( ADDCOLUMNS ( SUMMARIZE ( data, [Task ID], data[startDay], data[endDay], data[Index] ), "numberOfOverlappingDays", DATEDIFF ( data[startDay], _endDay, DAY ) ), FILTER ( ALL ( 'data' ), [Worker ID] = _worker && [startDay] < _endDay && _task <> [Task ID] && _index < data[Index] ) ) VAR _numberOfOverlappingDays = SUMX ( _overlappingTasks, [numberOfOverlappingDays] ) RETURN data[startDay] - _numberOfOverlappingDays4. In order to display which workers who are available for a new task, first create a table of dates like this
Dates = CALENDAR(DATE(2019,1,1),DATE(YEAR(TODAY())+1,6,30))5. Then create a table with the number of days a duration can last(rename the column from [value] to [duration]):
Duration = GENERATESERIES(1,15)
6. Create a measure like this:Available workers = VAR _start = CALCULATE ( MAX ( Dates[Date] ) ) VAR _duration = CALCULATE ( MAX ( 'Duration'[Task duration] ) ) VAR _end = _start + _duration VAR _worker = CALCULATE ( SELECTEDVALUE ( data[Worker ID] ) ) RETURN COUNTROWS ( FILTER ( data, ( _start <= data[new start day] && _end > data[new start day] ) || ( _start < data[new end day] && _end >= data[new end day] ) || ( _start <= data[new start day] && _end >= data[new end day] ) ) ) + 06. Create a table in the report with the worker ids, and use [Available workers] as a filter for this table(in the filter pane of the visual). If [Available workers] returns 0 then the worker is available
7. Add slicers to the report page for the Date and Duration(using the columns from the tables created in step 4 and 5.
I have attached the updated report
Cheers,
Sturla
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This is not clear. What's the algorithm for this calculation?
The algorithm should be something like:
SWITCH([Overlap],
5, adjustedEndDay=endDay,
4, adjustedEndDay=(startday-1 of the above task),
3, adjustedEndDay=(startday-1 of the above task),
2, adjustedEndDay=(startday-1 of the above task),
1, adjustedEndDay=(startday-1 of the above task),
DATE(1900,1,1)In the above example it can only handle 5 overlaps and I'm not sure if there is any way to find "startday of the above task".
As lbendlin pointed out above, I'm using this tool for something it's not built for. However, I was hoping to reduce the number of tools we are using. Right now we are doing the process management in Excel, and it's a pretty messy document with a lot of macros. It breaks easily and we spend a lot of time debugging it.
- Anonymous6 years agoNot applicableHi there.
Would you care to paste an Excel screenshot of some simple example of the above code in action, please? I mean I'd like to see this algorithm working in reality. Just a very simple example if you don't mind.
Thanks.- Anonymous6 years agoNot applicable
Anonymous
I have a stripped down version of the excel document which we use now (I have removed most parts because the contain critical data, so the macros doesn't work anymore) - Also sorry for any leftover Danish in the document.I have taken a screenshot of the current Excel document so you don't have to download it:
As you can see we have a list of task, with a deadline, how long it takes to perform the task, a start day, and end day, a buffer (this particular worker is way behind schedule) and remaining days from today to deadline.
This document does not use the algorithm is proposed above.
I hope this helps visualizing what I'm trying to achieve.- Anonymous6 years agoNot applicableOK. That's good. One last thing we need here... would you add the column(s) that results from your algorithm? I'd like to see the output of your calculation. You will, of course, do it manually. Just put the right output of the calc on the spreadsheet and paste here. Thanks.
By the way, I can't download files due to my company's policy.