Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Join us for an expert-led overview of the tools and concepts you'll need to become a Certified Power BI Data Analyst and pass exam PL-300. Register now.

Reply
Alicia83B
Helper I
Helper I

Date Diff between Created Date and Closing Date

I am trying to calculate the length of time between an opportunity created date and closing date. I am using the below measure, but I get an error  "Too few arguments were passed to the DATEDIFF function. The minimum argument count for the function is 3. I have never used this function before and have followed what I have seen in other formum examples with no resolution. Can someone direct me on how to correct the error?

 

Time to Close (Days) = DATEDIFF(MIN(Opportunities[createdtime]), MAX(Opportunities[closingdate], DAY))
 
Thank you in advance for looking at my post. 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

@Alicia83B No, forget about the DATEDIFF, you don't need it, use the actual formula I provided. It is a 100% complete formula. Dates are decimal numbers where the integer portion is the number of days since 12/30/1899. So all you have to do is subtract them and multiply by 1. to make sure you return a number instead of a date.



Follow on LinkedIn
@ me in replies or I'll lose your thread!!!
Instead of a Kudo, please vote for this idea
Become an expert!: Enterprise DNA
External Tools: MSHGQM
YouTube Channel!: Microsoft Hates Greg
Latest book!:
Power BI Cookbook Third Edition (Color)

DAX is easy, CALCULATE makes DAX hard...

View solution in original post

5 REPLIES 5
Greg_Deckler
Super User
Super User

@Alicia83B Try:

 

Time to Close (Days) = ( MAX(Opportunities[closingdate]) - MIN(Opportunities[createdtime]) ) * 1.

Also, you are missing a ) right before ", DAY" and so then have an extra ) at the end.

 



Follow on LinkedIn
@ me in replies or I'll lose your thread!!!
Instead of a Kudo, please vote for this idea
Become an expert!: Enterprise DNA
External Tools: MSHGQM
YouTube Channel!: Microsoft Hates Greg
Latest book!:
Power BI Cookbook Third Edition (Color)

DAX is easy, CALCULATE makes DAX hard...

@Greg_Deckler  Hi Greg, thanks for the reply. This did not work. I have a red swiggly line under the ) before *1

@Alicia83B Did you miss the leading ( ? Also, probably need single quotes around your table names:

Time to Close (Days) = ( MAX('Opportunities'[closingdate]) - MIN('Opportunities'[createdtime]) ) * 1.



Follow on LinkedIn
@ me in replies or I'll lose your thread!!!
Instead of a Kudo, please vote for this idea
Become an expert!: Enterprise DNA
External Tools: MSHGQM
YouTube Channel!: Microsoft Hates Greg
Latest book!:
Power BI Cookbook Third Edition (Color)

DAX is easy, CALCULATE makes DAX hard...

@Greg_Deckler  Below is what I have for the measure. Still not working. 

 

Time to Close (Days) = DATEDIFF( (MAX('Opportunities'[closingdate]) - MIN('Opportunities'[createdtime]) ) * 1)

@Alicia83B No, forget about the DATEDIFF, you don't need it, use the actual formula I provided. It is a 100% complete formula. Dates are decimal numbers where the integer portion is the number of days since 12/30/1899. So all you have to do is subtract them and multiply by 1. to make sure you return a number instead of a date.



Follow on LinkedIn
@ me in replies or I'll lose your thread!!!
Instead of a Kudo, please vote for this idea
Become an expert!: Enterprise DNA
External Tools: MSHGQM
YouTube Channel!: Microsoft Hates Greg
Latest book!:
Power BI Cookbook Third Edition (Color)

DAX is easy, CALCULATE makes DAX hard...

Helpful resources

Announcements
Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.

June 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - June 2025

Check out the June 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

June 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - June 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.