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Anonymous
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NETWORK DAYS

Hi community,

On Powerquery, I have two columns containing a start and end date, but I will like to  calculate the number of working days, in a custom column.  I would really appreciate any help with this.

Thank you.

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bhanu_gautam
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@Anonymous  , Try using this method 

 

  1. Open the Power Query Editor.

  2. Select the table that contains your start and end date columns.

  3. Go to the "Add Column" tab and click on "Custom Column."

  4. In the "Custom Column" dialog box, provide a name for the new column (e.g., "WorkingDays").

  5. Use the following formula to calculate the working days:

     

    M
    WorkingDays = List.Difference( List.Dates([StartDate], Duration.From([EndDate] - [StartDate]) + #duration(1, 0, 0, 0)), List.Dates([StartDate], Duration.From([EndDate] - [StartDate]) + #duration(1, 0, 0, 0), #duration(1, 0, 0, -1)), (a, b) => Date.ToText(a) = Date.ToText(b) ), WorkingDaysCount = List.Count(WorkingDays)

     

     

    Please accept as solution if it helps 




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bhanu_gautam
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Super User

 , Try using this method 

 

  1. Open the Power Query Editor.

  2. Select the table that contains your start and end date columns.

  3. Go to the "Add Column" tab and click on "Custom Column."

  4. In the "Custom Column" dialog box, provide a name for the new column (e.g., "WorkingDays").

  5. Use the following formula to calculate the working days:

     

    M
    WorkingDays = List.Difference( List.Dates([StartDate], Duration.From([EndDate] - [StartDate]) + #duration(1, 0, 0, 0)), List.Dates([StartDate], Duration.From([EndDate] - [StartDate]) + #duration(1, 0, 0, 0), #duration(1, 0, 0, -1)), (a, b) => Date.ToText(a) = Date.ToText(b) ), WorkingDaysCount = List.Count(WorkingDays)

     

     

    Please accept as solution if it helps 

@Anonymous




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bhanu_gautam
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@Anonymous  , Try using this method 

 

  1. Open the Power Query Editor.

  2. Select the table that contains your start and end date columns.

  3. Go to the "Add Column" tab and click on "Custom Column."

  4. In the "Custom Column" dialog box, provide a name for the new column (e.g., "WorkingDays").

  5. Use the following formula to calculate the working days:

     

    M
    WorkingDays = List.Difference( List.Dates([StartDate], Duration.From([EndDate] - [StartDate]) + #duration(1, 0, 0, 0)), List.Dates([StartDate], Duration.From([EndDate] - [StartDate]) + #duration(1, 0, 0, 0), #duration(1, 0, 0, -1)), (a, b) => Date.ToText(a) = Date.ToText(b) ), WorkingDaysCount = List.Count(WorkingDays)

     

     

    Please accept as solution if it helps 




Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! And Kudos are appreciated

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